» Thu May 03, 2012 9:21 am I'm wondering how I can tell where my Oblivion framerate bottleneck is. I usually cannot get FPS as high as 30, and outdoors is usually in the 10-12 range... yuck!
I'm running a fairly mod-heavy game in 1920x1080 on my widescreen. Large textures of course, HDR, and I've got most of the video sliders high/maxed as well as most of the video-related ini settings. I had tweaked some of the settings for AA and such in the nVidia control panel, but now I've got it at the defaults.
Active Mod Files:
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00 Oblivion.esm01 All Natural Base.esm [Version 1.3.2]02 Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm [Version 4.5b]03 Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm [Version 4.5b]04 Cobl Main.esm [Version 1.73]05 Qarls_Harvest.esm06 Harvest[Containers].esm07 Mart's Monster Mod.esm [Version 3.7b3p3]08 TamrielTravellers.esm [Version 1.39c]09 Armamentarium.esm [Version 1.35]0A Artifacts.esm [Version 1.1]0B Hemingweys Capes Improved.esm [Version 3.0b]0C Better Cities Resources.esm [Version 5.1.1]0D Fundament.esm [Version ision]0E CustomSpellIcons.esm0F HorseCombatMaster.esm10 Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp [Version 3.4.1]11 UOPS Additional Changes.esp12 DLCShiveringIsles.esp** MOBS SI.esp [Version 2.0]13 Better Cities .esp14 FranOBSEConfig.esp [Version 0.5]15 Atmospheric Loading Screens - Original Text.esp16 Natural_Habitat_by_Max_Tael.esp17 All Natural.esp [Version 1.33]18 All Natural - SI.esp [Version 1.3.2]++ All Natural - MMM Patch.esp [Version 1.3]19 Enhanced Water v2.0 HDMI.esp1A Storms & Sound.esp1B All Natural - Real Lights.esp [Version 1.0]1C WindowLightingSystem.esp1D AliveWaters.esp1E AliveWaters - Koi Addon.esp1F AliveWaters - Slaughterfish Addon.esp20 Book Jackets Oblivion.esp++ Cobl Bookjackets.esp21 ClocksOfCyrodiil_BC_OBC_OC_OCLR_Vanilla.esp22 diversegrasses.esp23 DS Tools.esp24 DS Fishing.esp25 DS Cyrodiilic Cooking.esp26 DS Book Improvements.esp27 DS Autosaver.esp [Version 1.0]++ Item interchange - Extraction.esp [Version 0.78]28 Medic!.esp29 More_Vegetables.esp2A Portable Campsite.esp2B Q - More and Moldy Ingredients v1.1.esp++ Qarls_Harvest.esp2C RAEVWD Cities.esp [Version 1.9]2D RAEVWD Imperial City.esp [Version 1.9]2E Willful Resistance.esp2F Enhanced Economy.esp [Version 5.4.3]30 CBMS_V2.esp++ CBMS_V2 DS patch.esp31 DS Battle Music Override.esp [Version 1.0]32 Display Stats.esp [Version 2.0.1]33 DropLitTorchOBSE.esp [Version 2.4]34 DS Time Manager.esp [Version 2.0]35 Get Wet - just droplets.esp36 Lock Bash Omega.esp [Version 1.5]37 Quest Log Manager.esp [Version 1.3.2]38 QZ Easy Menus.esp++ QZ Easy Menus DS patch.esp39 Vacuity.esp [Version 0.2]3A Map Marker Overhaul.esp [Version 3.9.3]3B Enhanced Hotkeys.esp [Version 2.3.1]** Book Jackets DLC.esp** FineWeapons.esp** RustyItems.esp** Roberts Armamentium female.esp3C Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp3D Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp3E Francesco's Optional Dungeon Chest Loot.esp3F Francesco's Optional Dungeon Chest Locks.esp40 Francesco's Optional House Chest Loot.esp++ Francesco's Optional Vendor Tweaks.esp41 Francesco's Optional Leveled Quests.esp42 Francesco's Optional Leveled Arena.esp43 Cobl Glue.esp [Version 1.73]44 Hemingweys Capes Improved for MMM.esp [Version 3.0b]++ ArmamentariumLL.esp [Version 1.35]++ ArmamentariumLLMagic.esp [Version 1.35]++ ArmamentariumLLArmaVendor.esp [Version 1.35]++ Harvest[Containers] - Vanilla.esp45 Mart's Monster Mod for Fran.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]46 Mart's Monster Mod - Additional Enemy NPC Vars.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Imperial Armor.esp [Version 3.7b3p]47 Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Gems & Gem Dust DS Patch.esp48 Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]49 Mart's Monster Mod - Hunting & Crafting DS Patch.esp++ Mart's Monster Mod - Looting NPCs & Creatures.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4A Mart's Monster Mod - Zombies for Body Meshes.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Durability & Damage.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4B Mart's Monster Mod - Fran's leveled quests.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Less Bone Loot.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Less Rats.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Less Reavers.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Roads.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4C Mart's Monster Mod - No Carrion Rats.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - No Skeep.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4D Mart's Monster Mod - Safer Quest Locations.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4E Mart's Monster Mod - More Wilderness Life.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]4F Mart's Monster Mod - Extra Wounding.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Friendlier Factions MMM+Fran.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]50 Mart's Monster Mod - Farm Animals.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]51 Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse WaterLife.esp [Version 3.7b3p3f]52 MMM - Playable Undead Armors.esp [Version 1.7]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Slof Horses Complete.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ Mart's Monster Mod - Diverse Runeskulls Loot G&GD.esp [Version 3.7b3p3]++ TamrielTravellerAdvScript.esp [Version 1.39c]53 TamrielTravellers4MMM.esp [Version 1.39c]++ Travellers4MMMHostileFactions.esp [Version 1.39c]++ TamrielTravellersItemsNPC.esp [Version 1.39c]54 TamrielTravellersItemsCobl.esp [Version 1.39c]55 Qarls_Harvest addon_MMM.esp++ MMM-Cobl.esp [Version 1.73]++ Artifacts.esp [Version 1.1]++ Artifacts - ArmaCompleteAddon.esp [Version 1.0]56 Region Revive - Lake Rumare.esp57 Trail South East.esp58 Trail WEST.esp59 Trail EAST.esp5A Trail Central.esp5B AFK_Weye.esp [Version 2.32.COBL]5C Rumare-AFK_Weye Patch.esp [Version 2.2]5D road+bridges.esp [Version 4.6.3]++ Hemingweys Capes for NRB.esp [Version 3.0b]5E Faregyl.esp [Version 2.0.8]5F Feldscar.esp [Version 1.0.13]60 Molapi.esp [Version 1.0.1]61 Reedstand.esp [Version 1.0.3]62 Vergayun.esp [Version 1.0.9]63 Villages1.1.esp [Version 1.1c]64 xuldarkforest.esp [Version 1.0.5]65 xulStendarrValley.esp [Version 1.2.2]66 xulTheHeath.esp67 XulEntiusGorge.esp68 xulFallenleafEverglade.esp [Version 1.3.1]69 xulColovianHighlands_EV.esp [Version 1.2.1]6A Trails of Cyrodiil - Colovian Highlands UL.esp6B xulChorrolHinterland.esp [Version 1.2.2]6C xulBeachesOfCyrodiilLostCoast.esp [Version 1.6.4]6D xulBravilBarrowfields.esp [Version 1.3.2]6E xulLushWoodlands.esp [Version 1.3.1]6F xulAncientYews.esp [Version 1.4.3]70 xulAncientRedwoods.esp [Version 1.6]71 xulCloudtopMountains.esp [Version 1.0.3]72 xulArriusCreek.esp [Version 1.1.3]73 xulPatch_AY_AC.esp [Version 1.1]++ AFK_Weye Arrius_Creek Patch.esp74 xulRollingHills_EV.esp [Version 1.3.3]75 xulPantherRiver.esp76 xulRiverEthe.esp [Version 1.0.2]77 xulBrenaRiverRavine.esp [Version 1.1.1]78 xulImperialIsle.esp [Version 1.6.7]79 RegionReviveLakeRumare-ImperialIsle patch.esp [Version 1.3.2]7A xulBlackwoodForest.esp [Version 1.1.0]7B xulCheydinhalFalls.esp [Version 1.0.1]++ xULCheydinhalFalls DS fish script patch.esp7C Villages-CheydinhalFalls patch.esp7D xulAspenWood.esp [Version 1.0.2]7E xulSkingradOutskirts.esp [Version 1.0.1]7F xulSnowdale.esp [Version 1.0.4]80 Feldscar+Snowdale Patch.esp [Version 1.0]81 xulCliffsOfAnvil.esp [Version 1.12]82 xulSilverfishRiverValley.esp [Version 1.0.2]83 xulJerallGlacier.esp [Version 1.0.0]84 xulTheEasternPeaks.esp [Version 1.0]++ NRB4+UL-II Patch.esp [Version 5.0.1]85 TrailsOfCyrodiil - UL merged patch.esp++ NRB4+RR Patch.esp [Version 2.1]++ Better Cities - House price patch.esp [Version 1.0]86 Harvest [Flora].esp [Version 3.0.0]++ Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp [Version 3.0.0]++ Visually Realistic Deadly Lava.esp87 Cultural Secrets.esp88 HUD Status Bars.esp [Version 5.3.2]89 DS Less Predictable Respawn.esp [Version 1.1]8A DS Portable Sorters.esp [Version 1.3]8B DS Storage Sacks.esp [Version 1.3]8C Dungeon Actors Have Torches 1.6 DT.esp8D Exterior Actors Have Torches 1.3 DT.esp8E Kyoma's Journal Mod.esp [Version 3.2.1]8F Class Advantages.esp [Version 1.01]90 P1DkeyChain.esp [Version 5.00]91 kuerteeGoldIsAnInventoryItem.esp++ Enhanced Vegetation [100%].esp92 SPTDiverseGuards.esp93 SPTDiverseGuardsMRAll.esp94 Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp [Version 3.2.0]** VTSoulgems.esp95 Alternative Beginnings.esp [Version 1.2.5]96 BareNecessities.esp97 TFE.esp98 DS Summon Luggage.esp99 DS Realistic Enchanted Item Limits.esp [Version 1.2]9A RefScope.esp [Version 2.1.2]9B Fizzle.esp [Version 3.0]9C Poison Equipper.esp [Version 2.0]9D RshAlchemy.esp9E RshAlchemyRecipes.esp9F Morrowind Lockpicking.espA0 Armorer's Advantage.espA1 Deadly Reflex 5 - Timed Block with no damage or durability changes.espA2 DeadlyReflex 5 - Combat Moves.espA3 Duke Patricks - Near Miss Magic And Arrows Alert The Target.esp [Version 7.1]A4 Phitt's Phighting Phixes.espA5 Bundlement.esp [Version ision]A6 CLS-OldFriends-OBSE.esp++ CLS-OldFriends-OBSE DS patch.espA7 nGCD.espA8 JCN_AV Uncap.esp [Version 1.01]A9 Sneaking Detection Recalibrated.esp [Version 4.0.3]AA SDR Perks And Patches - Oblivion.esp [Version 1.0.2]** Cava Obscura - Cyrodiil.esp** Cava Obscura - SI.esp** Cava Obscura - Filter Patch For Mods.esp++ Item interchange - Placement.esp [Version 0.78]++ Item interchange - Option, Ingredients in Bulk, reduced.esp [Version 0.78]AB Minionz.esp++ Minionz DS patch.espAC bgBalancingEVCore.esp [Version 10.52EV-D]AD moDem's City Life.espAE bgMagicEV.esp [Version 1.7EV]++ bgMagicSpellTomes_for_WryeBash.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgMagicItemSigil.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgMagicEVStartspells.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgMagicEVAddEnVar.esp [Version 1.68EV]AF bgMagicEVPaperChase.esp [Version 1.68EV]++ bgBalancingEVOptionalClasses.esp [Version 9.0EV-U]++ bgBalancingEVOptionalFangs.esp [Version 10.0EV-D]++ bgBalancingEVOptionalMoreEyes.esp [Version 10]** bgBalancingEVOptionalNPCDiversity, TNR Merge Better Redguards.esp [Version 10.0EV-D]B0 bgBalancingEVLAMEAddition.esp [Version 10.51EV-D]++ bgBalancingEVLAMEGlue.esp [Version 10.0EV-D1.62EV]** bgBalancingEVOptionalNPCDiversityLAME.esp [Version 10.5EV-D]B1 Birthsigns Expanded.esp [Version 3.21.]B2 Better Cities Full.esp [Version 5.1.1]B3 Better Imperial City.esp [Version 5.1.1]++ Better Cities Full FPS Patch.esp [Version 5.0.7]++ Better Cities - All Natural.esp [Version 4.9.5]++ Better Cities - Unique Landscape Barrowfields.esp [Version 4.9.5]B4 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Chorrol Hinterland.esp [Version 5.1.0]B5 Better Clocks for Better Cities 2_0.espB6 Better Cities - Unique Landscape Cheydinhal Falls.esp [Version 5.0.0]++ Better Cities - Unique Landscape Skingrad Outskirts.esp [Version 5.1.0]++ TrailsOfCyrodiil-BC patch.esp [Version 4.7.0]++ Better Imperial City FPS Patch.esp [Version 5.0.0]B7 Better Cities - COBL.esp [Version 2.1]++ Better Cities - Unique Landscape Imperial Isle.esp [Version 4.8.1]** [GFX]_Initial_Glow-all.esp** bgMagicEVShader.esp [Version 1.7EV]++ bgMagicLightningbolt.espB8 DS Flaming Arrows.esp [Version 1.2]B9 Shining Flame Atronachs.espBA MiniMap.esp++ NRB4 Standard Road Record.esp++ Cobl Filter Late MERGE ONLY.esp [Version 1.53]++ Harvest Containers Filter patch for mods.esp [Version 1.00]** All Natural - Indoor Weather Filter For Mods.esp [Version 1.3.2]++ Storms & Sound - Filter Patch.esp++ DS Fishing - Filter Patch.esp++ DS Cyrodiilic Cooking - Merged Ingredients.espBB DS Misc Tweaks.esp++ Mart's Monster Mod DS base tweaks.espBC Bashed Patch Kalija.espBD DynamicLeveledLists.esp
My system is:
Core i7 920 @2.66GHz
6GB ram (yes, using the LAA patch on Oblivion)
2x nVidia GeForce GXT260 running in SLI
Win 7 Pro 64-bit
DirectX 11
I'm pretty good about keeping drivers and stuff up to date. I've also gone through and disabled startup of obnoxious processes and such. Sometimes I use GameBooster with Oblivion, but it doesn't seem to make much difference.
I also have a second monitor connected and I wonder if there's a way to have it automatically disabled when Oblivion starts?
So I guess what I need to know is: will getting a newer video card help considerably, or is the game getting CPU-bound and I'm stuck with it for now? And if the former, what should I get? Would it be better to splash on a single really high-end card - one of the latest and greatest - or should I go just a few steps higher than my current GTX260 and get two and SLI them? Where would I get the most bang for my limited bucks?
Thanks!
