Vexzarium

I've found that I do not need the services of MSi Afterburner. My GPU does not need overclocking in any way shape or form for the games I play. And that was my screenshot application. But it uses 2%+ CPU just sitting there, so I've uninstalled it. I could not see wasting my 4690k, which also has been un-overclocked for the same reasons, on a background application for the stray screenshot here and there. I'll just have to move them manually and edit them. Then save them as the format I desire. Some websites do not accept .bmp. I've no clue why.

I can not seem to find the answers anywhere to this. Can I change the default screenshot format? And can I set a specific save location? The default format appears to be .bmp and they save to my Skyrim folder. I'd like them to be .jpg and save to a specific folder for my gaming screenshots.

So I've pushed Uthgerd's GPU to it's limit. Here are my latest benchmarks: https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/6270329

There's never a bad time to build your own.

I've been looking for a game to replace The Elder Scrolls Online... I'm not certain this will be the one. The graphics are a bit disappointing for a FB3 game. Or maybe I'm expecting too much? I'm about to expose my former console loving side... This game reminds me of Forza Horizon. Like a mainstream spinoff of a decent game, which just so happens to be mainstream already. And it should be viewed as such. It's NOT BF:5. It's like Guitar Hero Rocks the 80's. I may give it a spin if I can catch it on a Steam Sale. Or Origin, w/e.

Ha! I'd pay to watch that!

Uthgerd was the first NPC I married in TES:V... so my hands were tied. ;)

Build updated, photo's too. See "Uthgerd" link in my signature.

And her wrists are strong enough to fire two DE 50's.....

I do not have the resolution. But I can offer assurance that ENBoost works perfectly, installed as instructed by STEP, on my 290x Lightning. I use the Wrapper Version. EDIT: I REALLY need to pay more attention to the dates of these posts! lol

It's about 5 fps in Skyrim w/ Vsync off w/ the CPU & GPU OC. But the overall stability is where the overclock really shines. A smooth as butter STEP:Core w/ ENB & uGrids7. Now in The Elder Scrolls Online, it's about 15fps. ESO hits hard on one core, so the CPU OC really shines in games that hit 1-2 threads really hard. Just ordered new case fans. Took the stock 200mm out of the front and put 2 140mm's in it's place. Purchased 2 120mm's for the bottom intake. Took out the crap Thermaltake's I had and purchased 3 140mm's for the top exhaust. All Phanteks' fans.

So a quick update: I realized about a day ago that my Hyper 212 EVO was not installed properly for two reasons: 1)I failed to install the mounting nuts to the mobo in a tight fashion - Fixed 2)Upon initial installation, I struggled to get the bracket lined up with the mounting nuts and pulled it off AFTER MAKING FULL CONTACT WITH THE CPU & THE APPLIED THERMAL PASTE! -Fixed Under heavy load like 7zip, IntelBurnTest, or 95, I'd see temps like 82c on core 1 and 80c on 2-4. After fixing it, my temps have come way down as shown by this simple 7zip operation: Before OC: After OC: The second image in each set is just to show a simple performance difference. The speed of the compression was greatly improved when overclocked. So, yes, the overclock still brings more heat... known fact. But none the less, going from 82c to the low 60's is a decent improvement. Likely do to incorrect thermal paste application and/or the heat pipes not making firm contact to the CPU. Thoughts? Is 62c under 100% load too high? Should I purchase and install something like a X61 Kraken or H110i GT liquid CPU cooler? Mobo stays at a max of 29c unless GPU is under load, and at that point I think it's max is around 40c. And that's a hog 290x Lightning that is overclocked. For a base z97, this ASRock z97 Anniversary ATX has really impressed me. Yes my name is there... no, I don't care. ;)

Thanks... It's been awhile since I've run ELEP. Actually, on my last system was my last go with it. I'll see what she thinks.

Ah, I must have overlooked this element, I'll just leave them maxed then. Thanks. No problem. I use this every time I re-tweak my ini's. Works very well. I just didn't see a need to harass a current thread, or start a new one just to put it out there.

I'm not sure if it can be set to full as I've always followed the guide perfectly. I'm not afraid of my system letting me down, I'm afraid to contradict whatever it is that setting them to half is supposed to do... or fix.

I'm a little confused by this instruction: Under [View Distance] tab, make sure Object Detail Fade is UN-checked and adjust grass to maximum with all other settings approximately half of maximum.https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:Skyrim_Launcher Now, is this for a specific reason or based on the minimum hardware requirements? I'm asking because I'm refreshing a few things in my configuration for Skyrim because my GF thinks ENB's are too "gawdy". So I'm redoing the opening parts from the STEP guide, Launcher, ini's, GPU Driver, and ENBoost. And I intend to add the zFightingFix( https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:Z-Fighting) w/ uGridsToLoad=7. Would it be safe to just allow it to default to "Ultra High" and just drop Anisotropic Filtering to 4. Then proceed with the full ini guide(https://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:Skyrim_INIs)? By the way, I'm 100% stable with STEP installed perfectly, with the full ini guide, and the zFighting + uGrids7. Just wondering if I could leave the Launcher settings maxed as well without conflicting with whatever it's reduction was intended to prevent. EDIT: I've never needed "Support" so I realized after this had already gone through that there is such a place and I've posted incorrectly. P.S. This seems to fix the FoV issue: 1920x1080 Skyrim.ini [Display]fDefaultWorldFOV=81fDefault1stPersonFOV=81 SkyrimPrefs.ini [General]fDefaultFOV=81

I agree, and am willing to admit when I was wrong. Seeing those screenshots above and now after turning AMB:L off and comparing for myself... It looks much better in the default STEP configuration.

Seeing this convinces me that the current STEP layout for textures are significantly better than adding AMB:L. The one that I liked from AMB:L is the bridge texture but I have to ask about the semi distant rocks to the left and right of the bridge. Was that just an unlucky render or does AMB:L produce better detail a distance?

I agree. Seems to be a minimal performance increase with a big fan-speed and noise increase.

RealVision ENB 266b Full

I just found my CPU's max OC at 1.3v... 4.7ghz. Not sure how safe I feel at this level or if 4.4ghz is good enough... Running the burns now. Edit: Never mind, I live near the Silicon Valley and got screwed by the Silicon Lottery... My 4690k will post but is unstable at 4.7, 4.6, and just barely didn't pass the Intel Burn Test on Maximum Setting @ 4.5ghz. All voltages were set to 1.3v. But it passes all burn tests no problem at 4.4ghz @ 1.2v. Too bad really... unless 4.4ghz is good for the 4690k? Knew I should've chosen the 8370 :( jk Edit: Decided to un-overclock everything and give it a go all stock... this thing is still a monster. And now I can run all my fans near dead silent.

I was disappointed by the way the graphics looked in those screenshots, in the actual game the textures look rather nice. And in order to maintain my 60fps w/ a full ENB, I opted for the 1k variants which I'm assuming is what would be suggested in STEP:Core anyhow. I'm sure the 2k versions look even better. I take my screenshots w/ MSi Afterburner in JPG format, for compatibility reasons, at "100%" quality. They seem to be a bit grainy. I suppose I should disable all non-STEP mods and "Shift+F12" with these textures installed for a better look at how they fit in. Here's how I was running this mod: [spoiler=Mod-List]# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer. +RealVision ENB 266b +FNIS Output +Fores New Idles in Skyrim - FNIS +HDT Physics Extensions +LeanWolf's Better Shaped Weapons - All in One Installer +Bashed Patch +STEP - Skyrim Total Enhancement Project +Alternate Start - Live Another Life +When Vampires Attack +The Paarthurnax Dilemma +Non-Essential Children +Traps Make Noise +Skyrim -Community- Uncapper +Run For Your Lives +Gildergreen Regrown +Come together N Out of the way - Nausicaa-S Tweaker +ClamsDropPearls +Auto Unequip Ammo +Fantasy Soundtrack Project +Ultra Realistic Crossbow Shoot Sounds +Ultra Realistic Bow Shoot Sounds +Smooth blades draw and sheath +Realistic wolf howls +Lower Sounding Thieves Guild Door +Improved Combat Sounds +IHSS - Improved Horse Step Sounds +Heart of the Beast - Werewolf Sound and Texture Overhaul +Dragons Shout with Voice +Audio Overhaul for Skyrim 2 +Better Weapon Swing Sounds +Better Horse Pain Sounds +Better Animal Footsteps +White Phial Replacer +Sweet Mother - the Night Mother Improvement +Super Realistic Ore Textures +Soul Gems Differ +Skyrim Redesigned +Silly Level of Detail - Wine Cellar -- SLOD WC +Silly Level of Detail - Potions and Poisons -- SLOD PnP +Septim HD +Pilgrims Delight - High Hrothgar Shrine Retextures +Not Really HD Keys +N-R HD Display Case +Intricate Spider Webs +HQ Paper +HD Sacks Retexture +HD Ore And Ingots +HD Linens +HD Baskets Retex +Gemling Queen Dragon Claws +Enhanced HD Dragon Bones 1k v1.6a +LeanWolf's Improved Enchanter Candle Meshes +Detailed Rugs +Better Shadowmarks +Skyrim Performance PLUS +Running with a bow 3rd person +Female BBB and Male Breathing Idles +Finer Dust +Dawnguard Rune Weapons FXS Replacer +Better Turn Animation only One pose +Animated Clutter +Ultimate HD Torch +Not Really HD Mask of Clavicus Vile +Nightingale Prime HD +New Thinner Torch +Greatsword Sheaths and Scabbards Redux +Skyrim Weapon De-LARP-ification Project +Gemling Queen Jewelry +Elemental Staffs +Closer Quivers and Longer Arrows +Dawnguard Crossbow Explosive Bolts Visualized +aMidianBorn stormcloak officer armour +aMidianBorn imperial light and studded +Staff of Magnus Hotfix +Bonemold Hotfix +aMidianBorn Book of Silence +aMidianBorn - Content Addon +aMidianBorn Blade of Woe +Natural Eyes +Calientes Beautiful Bodies Edition -CBBE- +Remodeled Armor for CBBE Bodyslide TBBP HDT +Better males - Beautiful nudes and faces - New hairstyles +XCE - Dawnguard +XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement +Dawnguard Rewritten - Arvak +Superior Lore-Friendly Hair - HD textures +new children +More Realistic Hair +Frost Atronach HD Retex +Female Vampires Have Fangs +Cover Khajiits +Brows +Better Freckles +Better Beast Races v2 +Bellyaches HD Dragon Replacer Pack +Beards +Bellyaches Animal and Creature Pack +RealVision Plant Patch +Whiterun Trellis Redesigned and HQ +Vivid Landscapes - Tundra Moss Revised +Visible Windows +TreesHD_Skyrim_Variation +Terrain Bump +Skyrim Improved Puddles - SIP +Skyrim Distant Detail +Watercolor for ENB and Realistic Water Two +Realistic Water Two - ENB Textures +Realistic Water Two +Real Wood Textures - Farmhouses +Real Ice +Point The Way +Moss Rocks - Dragonborn DLC Addon +Moss Rocks +Improved Vanilla Mountains HD +Hybrids HD Plants and Herbs Retexture +HQ Snow Texture +High Quality LODs +Farmhouse Chimneys +Enhanced Night Skyrim +Enhanced Distant Terrain +HD Enhanced Terrain +Dragon Glyphs HD - Fixed +Climates of Tamriel - Weather Patch +Project Reality - Climates Of Tamriel-V3 +Skyrim Flora Overhaul +aMidianBorn Solstheim Landscape +aMidianBorn Imperial Forts +aMidianBorn farmhouse and roads stonewall +aMidianBorn Farmhouse +aMidianBorn Landscape +aMidianBorn Whiterun +A Quality World Map - With Roads +aMidianBorn Caves and Mines +Enhanced Distant Terrain 2 +High Quality Food and Ingredients +Tobes Highres Textures +HD Misc +SRO +Serious HD Retexture Skyrim +Enhanced Lights and FX +Static Mesh Improvement Mod +Skyrim Subsurface Scattering Patch for ENB +Skyrim Particle Patch for ENB-All-In-One +SkyFalls + SkyMills +Ultimate HD Fire Effects +Realistic Smoke and Embers +Ruins Clutter Improved +Smaller Cursor +SkyUI-Away +SkyUI +RaceMenu +Main Font Replacement +Lockpicking interface retex +High Quality 3D Map +Better MessageBox Controls +Better Dialogue Controls +ã€Skeleton】XP32 Maximum Skeleton Extended +Realistic Force +Weapons and Armor Fixes Remade +Trade and Barter +Smart Souls +Skyrim Project Optimization +SKSE -Elys- AltF4 +Ragdoll Paralysis +Improved closefaced helmets +Guard Dialogue Overhaul +Fuz Ro Doh +Fast travel timescale fix +DCF plugin +Dead Body Collision Fix +Cutting Room Floor +Consistent Older People +Clothing and Clutter Fixes +Brawl Bugs Patch - Plugins - Modder Resource +Bowlegged jump animation Fix +Appropriately Attired Jarls +Unofficial High Resolution Patch +Unofficial Dragonborn Patch +Distant Decal Fix +Stable uGridsToLoad +skse 1 07 01 *Unmanaged: Dragonborn +Unofficial Hearthfire Patch *Unmanaged: HearthFires +Unofficial Dawnguard Patch *Unmanaged: Dawnguard +Unofficial Skyrim Patch [spoiler=Load-Order]# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer. Skyrim.esm Update.esm Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp Dawnguard.esm Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp HearthFires.esm Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp Dragonborn.esm Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm ClimatesOfTamriel.esm Cutting Room Floor.esp ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp Traps Make Noise.esp RaceMenu.esp CoT-WeatherPatch_DB.esp ClamsDropPearls.esp SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp Beards.esp Auto Unequip Ammo.esp Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp ADS.esp DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp Paralyze.esp DragonShoutVoice.esp NonEssentialChildren.esp RaceMenuPlugin.esp Fantasy Soundtrack Project.esp FSP - Dragonborn Edition.esp EnhancedLightsandFX.esp ELFX - Exteriors.esp ELFX - Dragonborn.esp ELFX - Dawnguard.esp ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp SkyUI.esp TradeBarter.esp Elemental Staves.esp SMIM-DungeonsCliffsIceSkirts.esp FantasySoundtrackProjectCombatMusic.esp Soul Gems Differ.esp GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp Moss Rocks.esp CoT-WeatherPatch.esp CoT-WeatherPatch_NL3.esp Moss Rocks_DB.esp Brows.esp Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp ORM-Arvak.esp Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dragonborn.esp SMIM-FarmhouseFlickeringFix.esp SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp FSP - Dawnguard Edition.esp HearthfireChimneys.esp RealisticWaterTwo.esp AOS.esp IHSS.esp Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp Watercolor_for_ENB_RWT.esp Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp Distant DetailHF.esp ELFXEnhancer.esp RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp Run For Your Lives.esp Point The Way.esp Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dawnguard.esp Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer.esp SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp FSP - Unique Towns & Locations.esp Dead Body Collision.esp SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp PilgrimsDelight.esp The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp Gildergreen Regrown.esp SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp When Vampires Attack.esp aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp imp_helm_legend.esp STEP Core Patch.esp Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp Bashed Patch, 0.esp

I actually have each of his or her mods installed on my current setup. I have the basic STEP:Core line-up of AMidianBorn and I loved Book of Silence so much that I went and tried the rest. This particular mod fit so well into STEP that I figured I'd throw it out there.

I'm currently running this with my STEP:Core/RealVision Hybrid. This mod adds a bit of landscape blending that without it seems to leave the terrain a bit bare around roads and other differing textures. And as with all of Cabal's mods, they look fantastic and have a minimal to no performance hit. Edit: My apologies. I really need to pay attention to the last post date before posting. I was looking to suggest this for STEP:2.2.9.1 or 2.3 and did a search before starting a new thread.

Re-posted images.