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Yup, same here. It was me who added dwemer spider retexture mod into testing after it was officially closed, using my skillz

Wonder how it's going to look in game... I'm not fully convinced by the screens.

Ooh, I forgot to wait for your input, Phaz! Do tell though, what would your suggestion be? I can always cancel the order and buy something else! Whoa! I am not trying to build a new PC here! BTW, I have ThermalTake Frio cooler, I learned long time ago not to use stock ones, unless I want equivalent of a jet engine in my room :) My PSU is also ThermalTake, can't remember the model or wattage... Think it's 650W. Pretty much. Some good quality graphic cards can be really quiet. The one I have has 3 fans and honestly I can barely hear them most of the times. It's only when I manually set them to 100% speed I can hear them, but even then it's not that bad.

I went with Intel Core i5-4590 CPU and MSI Z87-G45 Gaming mobo after all. Total cost £260 with next day delivery. I am planning to sell my current mobo, CPU and also the sound card (as the one on the new mobo should be nice!), so that should get me over a £100 back I'm hoping. If that will be the case, then I'd made quite a nice deal I think!

Sorry Octopuss, I've changed the Mobo to a different one: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z87g45gaming Selected wrong one before.

No no, the driver were COMPATIBLE with W7. They are NOT COMPATIBLE with W8.1. What do you think of this choice? ::EDIT:: Edited the link.

Thanks for your suggestions. I was leaning more towards replacing AMD with Intel to be honest. No, I didn't have the same problems under W7, however the mobo chipset drivers were compatible with that OS. My thinking is that the mobo is a bottleneck for the data traffic (USB soecifically) and that's what's slowing things down while copying/browsing files on an external drive. Strange behaviour, must say I'm puzzled, as I've never seen that before. Other than that my system works perfectly fine. All the other performance is a tad better than W7 I'd say and I already got used to the start screen replacing start menu. I searched the web for answers, and yeah, there were lots of people complaining about different stuff, but couldn't find anyone with the same problem as mine, so the only conclusion that comes to mind that it must be something specific to my rig. And the only thing that I know 100% is not compatible with W8.1 is my mobo...

Hi guys. I have recently purchased Windows 8.1 and after installing it I realised that my motherboard is not compatible with it (confirmed by ASUS tech support). It has also came to my attention that my RAM may not be compatible with my mobo! I admit this is my mistake, as I did not check the qualified vendors list when I purchased the memory. My system specs are as follows: These are the main components, if you need any more info please let me know. Now, moving on to my problem. I am experiencing really bad performance in Windows 8.1 sometimes when copying files or browsing certain folders on my external USB HDD. When I play audio files or listen to online radio, the music sometimes stop and programs crash. I suspect this is due to mobo not being compatible (and hence the lack proper chipset drivers for Windows 8.1). I plan to buy a new mobo, but I am not sure what to go and how to do it. That's where I need your help and suggestions. I was thinking of couple of different scenarios: 1) Buy new AM3 mobo that will be compatible with both Windows 8.1 and my RAM 2) Buy new AM3 mobo that will be compatible with Windows 8.1 and buy new RAM (I read in a few places that Corsair Vengeance doesn't like AMD CPUs and respective mobos) 3) Buy new Intel CPU and new mobo and sell my AMD CPU I am out of the loop when it comes to the latest/recent technologies plus I've never had Intel CPU before (sic! AMD boy since the 90s!) so I haven't got the clue what to look for. I would like to ask for your opinion of which option should I go for - 1, 2 or 3 and also some suggestions when it comes to products themselves. I can do research for AMD related stuff, but Intel... I wouldn't even know where to start. Obviously I would like to keep the cost to minimum and I will also sell whatever equipment I'd be replacing. So thanks in advance to all you hardware wizards out there, I'm counting on your expertise! If you need any more info from me please let me know! ::EDIT:: Let's say that my budget is around £250 (it's actually less than that, but I'll get some money back from selling my current components).

SRO? The SRO file that STEP recommends to download does not contain these textures. UHRP does, but it doesn't improve them (see my compares in the OP).

Sounds interesting! Coming from Isoku, this must be well executed mod as well, I'd guess.

That's not a guide, just a list of enblocal.ini settings for different cards with no explanation or reasoning for the choices, unless I'm not seeing something on my phone. enblocal.ini settings depend on your hardware in a great deal, so any preset values wouldn't be good for all the rigs out there.

Well at least I've managed to ignite a discussion ;)

Due to ENB and imagespaces I would presume? Not an expert though.

@Release Admins: Please have a look at this mod: https://forum.step-project.com/topic/4297-better-dwemer-spider-textures-by-naitrii/?p=68861 I've posted my compares there made with STEP:X profile. It's a clear improvement, no hassle :)

Why aren't we testing this? This is great retexture, should be in STEP. Currently UHRP provides these textures for STEP. It's a quick test, no brainer really. I will be actually able to provide the compares maybe even today. ::EDIT:: Ok, I edited the OP and posted my compares. They were done on my STEP Extended 2.2.8 Profile. To me the choice is clear, I'm keeping this in my load order :)

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/44517/? This mod adds bartering and haggling to standard dialogue options when dealing with merchants. I didn't try it yet, but it looks like a good addition! Compatible with Trade & Barter. Adding this to my neverending "Mods to test" list :)

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/54826/? Self explanatory. Some details:

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/54821/? A retexture of the crystals inside of Azura's Star. Aiyen, care to provide more info? :)

Nope. I thought this was Japanese translation...

No, it's not blurry. But it's still horrible, IMHO

Don't spoil my joy! :D

Hmm... Wouldn't this be against the mandate? I also think that it would create problems for Packs that add extra equipment.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32635/? OMG, YES! Finally! Alduin's Wall was one of the most horrible things in Skyrim! It's of a great importance, it has great significance to the main story and yet it looks absolutely horrendous! Thank you, hellstorm, my hero!

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/33200/? A tool, not a mod. It will come very useful when testing vanilla perk related mods! It provides a MCM interface for easy adding and removing perks. Simple and nice.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/54681/? Want to bring your attention to this. It's a retex of some DB clothing, looks nice on screens, but I didn't see it in game yet (as usual browsing Nexus when I'm bored at work :P )