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Every Crysis game is terribly optimized. Crysis 3 is probably the worst optimized out of all 3 of the games. I don't even get the appeal of those games. They don't look that great. Metro: Last Light blows Crysis 3 out of the water in terms of graphics and lighting in my opinion, and it runs 10x better. I can get 60 fps in that game with 4xMSAA (supersampling turned off) with one 7970. You can't even get anything higher than 2xSMAA in Crysis 3 without like SLI titans or something. The game looks like a jagged mess without AA. You can barely see clearly 10 ft in front of your character. Not to mention that series had one of the worst stories I have ever seen. That game is just bragging rights for high schoolers building computers and is used for a marketing tactic for new hardware.

We should compare this to SRO. It looks nice but it's way too hard to tell by just going off of the Nexus Screenshots.

I've been using this but i wish they had a black version. I love the quality but I'm not a fan of the purplish color.

I challenge you to name one current game where you think SLI makes a significant difference. I use a single EVGA GTX 680 4 GB after coming from duel SLI MSI GTX 470 1.25 GB. For modded Skyrim it is memory that counts. I have yet to see any game a single GPU (though high powered) can't handle (tosses down the gauntlet). Having SLI with two screaming GPUs only really gives you bragging rights, like having a large penis. Size really does not matter, it is what your do with it that counts.I know you posted this a few months back but I saw your gauntlet laying there and had to pick it up. Im not sure about 1080p gaming but on a 2560 x 1440p monitor I can't think of a game released in the last year or two that doesn't benefit from a second GPU. I have 2 GHz Edition 7970's with a i5 3570k @ 4.8ghz...  Arma 3(Cant max it out), Crysis 3(Cant max it out), Sleeping dogs(cant max it out) ,all 3 Batman Arkham Games(Can't max out the last 2), BioShock Infinite, Dishonored, Tomb Raider, Skyrim using STEP (even with the micro stuttering its about 30fps better than one 7970,) Metro Last Light, Battlefield 3... I could go on but I think that should be sufficient. Im not saying that multiple GPU set up is for everyone.  But a single Titan(6gb of VRAM) on Crysis 3 at full settings averages 45fps at 1080p.  And the lifting is only gonna get heavier from here on out.   Its pretty much a law that you will always end up with more performance for less money if you buy a second card instead of upgrading to any new single card (Unless you're jumping from 3 or 4 generations back in which case the monetary difference will be much bigger). Now there are caveats built into the performance benefit you get from a multicard rig... the configuration can be tedious for some and a few games (such as Skyrim) don't play nice with crossfire/SLI but those instances are getting pretty rare.   I just wanted to make the point that a CF/SLI rig has more use than for bragging rights. And while configuration and driver conflicts can be a headache sometimes (and that is the best argument for getting one high dollar card over 2 cheaper cards,) the performance gain is undeniable. If you are playing games at anything higher than 1080p, currently you're using a CF/SLI config or you are below 30fps on most modern games. Guys, that's great and all but this thread is about the current state of SKYRIM AND SLI/CROSSFIRE. No one's arguing that dual cards will give you better performance in MOST games....but not Skyrim.Â

The author seems unwilling to further develop his mod. In fact, it says on the mod page "If you still got problems after setting .ini, you cannot use this mod... Sorry." Too bad the author can't hand this mod over to someone else willing to work on it. He hasn't even explained how the mod works...extremely frustrating.

HA, guess I spoke too soon. I'm now getting CTDs when bringing up the Skyrim map. Only happens in some places.

You know... I wonderif it has to do with the position in the load order. You know the 128 plugin rule that was posted over on one of the forums.I've had no problems with Safety Load and I've let BOSS sort it in the Load Order. Hopefully that helps. I don't remember who said it but someone before mentioned that the people reporting no problems tend to have 3gb of VRAM or more. I have a 7970 3gb so maybe there is some truth to that. The people I see reporting problems also tend to have 1 or 2 gb of VRAM.

I just dropped ESS. Too many conflicts for such a minor mod.

I figured one of the mods would want to do that. I can if no one else wants to.Â

That mod seems to be the only mod on the nexus to deal with Icicles, besides Realistic Ice and Snow (RIS) https://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/13466/?tab=2&navtag=%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D13466&pUp=1 I like RIS but the DoF from my ENB messes up the Icicles for some reason with this mod.

I'm not too big of a fan of the Skyrim HD icicle texture to be honest. I wish the mod page had pictures of icicles in an exterior light. The ones around the College of Winterhold especially.

Do any of the Big Three Texture Packs handle Icicles textures?

I will try this when I am home next.

Yea. Exactly. Has anyone contacted the author about this and linked him/her to this thread?

I should add 'Carry Weight' to my list of questions for people that crash. That could have something to do with it.Â

How do you carry 800 lbs of items. Mine is like 300 max.

Going off of MSI Afterburner, I've noticed no change in MAX VRAM with or without ENBoost and/or Safety Load. It always gets up to just above 3 GB but under the 3092 level. Like max 3013.Â

Perhaps. I use just about all 3 of my VRAM when in a large exterior cell.Â

The VRAM issue is an interesting theory. I too have a 3gb. 7970 and no crashes so perhaps we can investigate this further.Â

Anyone with an AMD crashing?

Well so far the only pattern I see in three people is Nvidia. Let's get some more responses.

Thanks man. I'm gonna need like 3 or 4 more responses to see if there's anything in common.

Still none, here... I would like to understand more about how it works so that the differences between people's results could be clearer. Edit: Also using SkyUI. I want to see if I can create any correlations between hardware/software and CTDs with this mod. I'm just taking shots in the dark here. I don't have a concrete theory yet. For everyone who is having CTDs issues with this mod, can you please provide the following details?: 1.) AMD or Nvidia? 2.) How much GPU VRAM do you have? 3.) How much system RAM do you have? 4.) Are you using ENBoost? 5.) Are you using default ugrids?

I've been using this with SkyUI, yea. I haven't had any crashes....yet...weird. Hopefully version 1.2 works for everyone.

Am I the only one NOT getting Artifacts and CTDs with this mod? I feel like there are no more success stories.