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I don't have any other d3d9.dll ...

if I use the wrapper version my game won't even load.

Ok, so I eventually reached the point I just submitted to my computer. Somehow ENB does 100%ly not work with my pc, at least not this way. I followed the instructions as far as there were any. -> deinstalled every lighting mod I had active and dynavision. -> installed the newest ENB 0.112 or sth like that. Used the injector version. -> installed superb ENB RL for testing's sake. -> loaded up a new game from an inside location and everything seemed alright (although some really bright surfaces) until I exited the room to outside... -> OMFG! what the hell has happened to skyrim. EVERYTHING is flashing madly. I can't even explain how bad it is. Just imagine every structure blinking on your screen. And, of course I only got 25 FPS. Well that ain't the problem. I rather had a problem with reasoning why everything kept flashing... Has anyone encountered similar problems? I'm kinda freaked out right now...

Yes. As far as I can tell I've gotten z-fighting in areas I didn't have it before applying STEP even without any lighting mods. I guess the z-buffer isn't concepted well enough so it can handle all the additional modded information from extreme quality mountains or the like. it's just really annoying.

well, if you want to set up your laptop OPTIMALLY follow this guide. https://www.tweakguides.com/files/TGTC_7_1.3.zip It's the best one I've found so far.

well... then try this: FIRST OF ALL: Look at your ini and look for all the values you have changed for your personal ini-config. sometimes only opening the skyrim launcher can revert your ini-modifications. 1. have you tried to completely delete RLwC and ENB files from the skyrim folder? Test it. 2. then revert to Vanilla Skyrim, backup everything, revert to original ini-files. NO TWEAKING. Test it. 3. Apply only my tweaks. Test it. 4. Try out different driver versions of your graphic card. Test it. 5. Reapply everything except lighting mods. Test it. 6. Reapply lighting mods. Test it. Yup, it's a lot of work, but that's most likely the only way you can narrow it down onto something specific... I'ld really love to here your insights!!!

Yup used it and we also had some chatting about it. Most of the additional "interesting" features don't work and the scaling of values by always 150% without screenshot documentation is rather useless. Also the tool sometimes really messes up some things. Test it with care.

well either it is caused by this fix or sth else. ^^ have you checked your background processes? ESPECIALLY check for Realtek processes eating up 25% of your cpu. There is an easy fix for that.

Well then that is interesting. have you tried a vanilla skyrim setup yet? at least there I have the least z-fighting. otherwise you would have to know all the different mods and tweaks you applied in the meantime. BUT: it seemed to me, that somehow my z-fighting got worse and worse from time to time whilst I actually didn't change anything. Since this is quite impossible i think i just got a whole lot more sensitive to it. Even as I started a whole new game I was only thinking about z-fighting xD

RLwC is known to amplify the flickering effect unless you use the vanilla lighting option.

I have no clue as how to set up ENB. I just tried it out with the injector not altering ANYTHING and HELL that was the worst skyrim I have EVER SEEN AT ANY TIME...

Thx for the input! :)

Ok, DEACTIVATE any lighting mods. whether it's RLwC or ENB or RCRN. Tell me whether it helped or not.

Updated my guide:

Well, I settled for this one here: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S23A550H-23-Inch-Class-Monitor/dp/B004TPTVJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1337344044&sr=8-2 I like'd the design and the price wasn't too high either (in euros everything is mostly 1.5x as much!)... I'm not going for any 3D-monitor since i really don't like stuff like that. Just no need for it xD

what screen do you recommend? I'm not really budget limited on my monitor, since i wouldn't buy another for the next 5 years probably :D I think 1920:1080 would be a fine resolution, since I don't think my vram could handle a widescreen setup with my current skyrim config.

it's the highest possible resolution ;D

To be honest, I've got my monitor since 6 years and it hasn't failed me once. I don't think the graphical quality can be increased by that much, that I need a new monitor. although I have been thinking about buying a 3d-monitor when the technology is tempting enough and support infrastructure is experienced enough :)

So, I actually kept on my AntiVirus (Avira) because I forgot about it, but I haven't encountered a single problem besides negligible vram stuttering, some z-fighting on whiterun walls and on distant mountains and a little lag drawing my weapons whilst sprinting. Other than that: PERFECT. I think the TerrainManager Values break your game if you overdo the tweaking like me. I actually had them implemented for testing purposes only and forgot about them. Skyrim.ini [General] sLanguage=ENGLISH uGridsToLoad=5 uExterior Cell Buffer=144 uInterior Cell Buffer=12 sIntroSequence= [Display] fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0 fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0 fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096 bAllowScreenshot=1 fNearDistance=25.0000 fSunShadowUpdateTime=0 fSunUpdateThreshold=2.0 fShadowBiasScale=1.0 fDecalLifeTime=900.0000 [Audio] fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0 fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0 fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0 fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0 [Grass] bAllowCreateGrass=1 bAllowLoadGrass=0 [GeneralWarnings] SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information. [Archive] sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, HighResTexturePack01.bsa, HighResTexturePack02.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa [Combat] fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0 fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0 f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7 f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7 [Papyrus] fUpdateBudgetMS=1.6 fExtraTaskletBudgetMS=1.6 fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=1000.0 bEnableLogging=0 bEnableTrace=0 bLoadDebugInformation=0 iMaxMemoryPageSize=8192 iMinMemoryPageSize=256 iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=8388608 [Water] bReflectLODObjects=1 bReflectLODLand=1 bReflectSky=1 bReflectLODTrees=1 [MapMenu] fMapWorldMaxHeight=130000.0000 fMapWorldMinHeight=1500.0000 fMapWorldMaxPitch=400.0000 fMapWorldMinPitch=0.0000 fMapWorldYawRange=3600.0000 fMapWorldCursorMoveArea=0.9000 fMapWorldHeightAdjustmentForce=100.0000 fMapWorldInitialPitch=55.0000 bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1 fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0 fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0 fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0 fMapWorldZoomSpeed=0.0300 fMapLookMouseSpeed=3.5000 fMapMoveKeyboardSpeed=0.003 fMapZoomMouseSpeed=15.0000 sMapCloudNIF=0 [Camera] fOverShoulderAddY=0.0000 fOverShoulderPosZ=10.0000 fOverShoulderPosX=0.0000 fOverShoulderCombatAddY=0.0000 fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=10.0000 fOverShoulderCombatPosX=0.0000 fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=60.0000 f1st3rdSwitchDelay=0.9500 iHorseTransitionMillis=001 fOverShoulderHorseAddY=-72.0000 fOverShoulderHorsePosZ=50.0000 fOverShoulderHorsePosX=35.0000 fActorFadeOutLimit=-100 SkyrimPrefs.ini [General] fBrightLightColorB=1.0000 fBrightLightColorG=1.0000 fBrightLightColorR=1.0000 iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1 bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0 [Imagespace] bDoDepthOfField=1 iRadialBlurLevel=2 [Display] iBlurDeferredShadowMask=16 fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000 fShadowDistance=4000.0000 iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048 iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096 iShadowSplitCount=2 iMaxAnisotropy=1 fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000 fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000 fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=5000.0000 fGamma=1.0000 fDecalLOD2=1500.0000 fDecalLOD1=1000.0000 fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000 fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000 fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000 iTexMipMapMinimum=0 iTexMipMapSkip=0 iWaterMultiSamples=0 iMultiSample=4 iShadowMode=3 bTreesReceiveShadows=1 bDrawLandShadows=1 bFull Screen=1 iSize H=1024 iSize W=1280 fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000 fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000 fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000 fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000 iScreenShotIndex=2 bShadowMaskZPrepass=0 bMainZPrepass=0 iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25 iMaxDecalsPerFrame=500 bFloatPointRenderTarget=1 sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570" bFXAAEnabled=0 iShadowMapResolution=4096 fShadowBiasScale=1.0000 iShadowMaskQuarter=4 iAdapter=0 iPresentInterval=1 iShadowFilter=3 bTransparencyMultisampling=0 bDrawShadows=1 [Grass] b30GrassVS=1 fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000 fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000 fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000 [MAIN] bGamepadEnable=0 bCrosshairEnabled=1 fHUDOpacity=1.0000 bSaveOnPause=1 bSaveOnTravel=1 bSaveOnWait=1 bSaveOnRest=1 fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=500000.0000 [GamePlay] bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1 bShowQuestMarkers=1 iDifficulty=4 [Interface] bDialogueSubtitles=0 bGeneralSubtitles=0 fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000 bShowCompass=1 [Controls] fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.0000 fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125 bAlwaysRunByDefault=1 bInvertYValues=0 bGamePadRumble=0 bMouseAcceleration=0 [Particles] iMaxDesired=750 [SaveGame] fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000 [AudioMenu] fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000 fVal7=1.0000 uID7=0 fVal6=1.0000 uID6=0 fVal5=1.0000 uID5=0 fVal4=1.0000 uID4=0 fVal3=1.0000 uID3=94881 fVal2=0.4000 uID2=466532 fVal1=1.0000 uID1=554685 fVal0=0.8000 uID0=1007612 [Clouds] fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000 fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000 fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000 fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000 [TerrainManager] fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000 fBlockMaximumDistance=500000.0000 fBlockLevel1Distance=140000.0000 fBlockLevel0Distance=75000.0000 fSplitDistanceMult=4.0000 bShowLODInEditor=0 [NavMesh] fObstacleAlpha=0.5000 fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000 fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500 fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000 fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500 fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000 fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000 fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500 fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000 fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000 fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000 fEdgeThickness=10.0000 fPointSize=2.5000 [Trees] bRenderSkinnedTrees=1 uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20 [Decals] uMaxDecals=1000 bDecals=1 bSkinnedDecals=1 uMaxSkinDecals=100 uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60 [LOD] fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultItems=8.6000 fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000 fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000 [Launcher] bEnableFileSelection=1 bShowAllResolutions=1 uLastAspectRatio=2 [BlurShaderHDR] bDoHighDynamicRange=1 [BlurShader] bUseBlurShader=0 [Water] iWaterReflectHeight=1024 iWaterReflectWidth=1024 bUseWaterDisplacements=1 bUseWaterRefractions=1 bUseWaterReflections=1 bUseWaterDepth=1 Nvidia Inspector Settings perfmon results https://www.pic-upload.de/view-14211332/Skyrim_perfmon.gif.html in %: total: Min: 0,0 Avg: 9,364 Max: 26,928 CPU0: Min: 0,0 Avg: 27,430 Max: 71,780 CPU1: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,419 Max: 31,226 CPU2: Min: 0,0 Avg: 21,867 Max: 67,176CPU3: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,072 Max: 8,331 CPU4: Min: 0,0 Avg: 11,588 Max: 81,149 CPU5: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,036 Max: 17,320 CPU6: Min: 0,0 Avg: 13,559 Max: 81,280 CPU7: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,048 Max: 15,760 TESV: Min: 0,0 Avg: 55,538 Max: 148,044 Skyrim Performance Monitor results https://www.pic-upload.de/view-14211338/Screenshot_3.jpg.html Graphics Cards Gainward Nvidia GTX 570 Phantom SLI OC'ed: Core Voltage: 1013 mV (1013 standard) Core Clock: 825 MHz (750 standard) Shader Clock: 1650 MHz (1500 standard) Memory Clock: 2200 MHz (1950 standard) Fan Speed: Custom Fan settings for Max Cooling CPU Intel i-7 2600k @3.4GHz OC'ed: Turbo boost @ 4.4GHz I didn't get a hold of the FPS, but it played REALLY smooth, and my FPS had been capped at 35 anyways. Oh, and before I forget: Steam was in Offline Mode. I have a very weak internet connection and I figured that keeping steam offline might improve my performance! testing with uGrids=7 caused a freeze at the very end of my testing. Too sad...

Well, I cannot say for sure, what causes it, but I have a stable game now. SO freaking awesome. Also the vram stuttering has been decreased by an incredible amount. What I did are the following: -> OC'ed Graphics cards without raising voltage. -> deactivated Distant Detail -> reduced TerrainManager fBlockDistance Values from 1,000,000; 300,000; 100,000 to 500,000; 300,000; 100,000 -> Installed RCRN 3.0 -> Used stereo audio instead of my 7.1 Dolby Sourround Logitech headset. I'll enable Distant Detail again, and use my headset. And I'll increase some reduced settings. I'll turn off Anti-Virus (so far always running in the background). If I am still running my test without problems, I'll post my updated inis, nVidia Inspector config, my perfmon results and skyrim performance monitor results.

Can somebody confirm the whiterun walls z-fighting to be decreased when only upping the uExterior Cell Buffer and keeping the uGridsToLoad at 5? Maybe it's just a placebo, but I thought it got a bit better.

So, new results with TESV.exe and oh wonder another CtD closing in on whiterun after 5 minutes of gameplay. Core results are about the same but TESV.exe had a maximum cpu usage of 140% (explain that somehow) and an average of 65%. This test had been done with OC'ed graphics card and cpu. maybe that's the reason for the 140%...

Ok, so here are the results using all my new settings with ugrids 5 and uexterior cell buffer 144: Total: Min: 0,0 Avg: 9,025 Maximum: 33,303 Core0: Min: 0,0 Avg: 27,33 Max: 92,153 Core1: Min: 0,0 Avg: 1,5 Max: 57,670 Core2: Min: 0,0 Avg: 19,616 Max: 70,312 Core3: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,885 Max: 44,637 Core4: Min: 0,0 Avg: 9,609 Max: 59,157 Core5: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,932 Max: 35,937 Core6: Min: 0,0 Avg: 13,257 Max: 82,737 Core7: Min: 0,0 Avg: 0,678 Max: 26,562 Next time I'll add the TESV.exe process, too.

How do I do that? nvrmind found the setting

Well I'm running through half Skyrim and there isn't a bit increase in CPU usage. I keep getting permanent freezes entering the outerrims of whiterun using a uGrids value higher than 7. Increasing Exterior cell buffer to 100 didn't help a lot could you tell me your settings? I already increased SGSSAA to 4 and use 4xMSAA instead of 2xSSAA. Any other tweaks you did?