Skipping Post Processing if ENB options were selected in earlier steps.

[Badfrog88]

Following a clean re-install of Skyrim AE, I've been reinstalling the Step Guide and had intended to include everything. Because of this I have installed the ENB options in all the steps prior to Post Processing. Now I'm not so sure I want to install/run an ENB with this build. Is it safe to jump to Step 05 or do I need to remove and reinstall the mods with the Post Processing (blue) flag? I am getting between 91-115 FPS in Riften with my new 144 Hz monitor.

[DoubleYou]

It is best to not install the ENB options when not using an ENB, so yes, you would reinstall those ones without the ENB options.

[Badfrog88]

Ok. Thanks.

[Halde]

Is lower fps more noticeable on 144 Hz screens? I run the game on a laptop (my only computer), and runnning between 35-50 FPS in exterior (30-35 in aspen), which is smooth running. Maybe I'm just not used to running 100 FPS on a high end screen, but on my own, it's hard to tell a difference between 40-50 and 90-100 fps.

[z929669]

1 hour ago, Halde said:

Is lower fps more noticeable on 144 Hz screens? I run the game on a laptop (my only computer), and runnning between 35-50 FPS in exterior (30-35 in aspen), which is smooth running. Maybe I'm just not used to running 100 FPS on a high end screen, but on my own, it's hard to tell a difference between 40-50 and 90-100 fps.

The monitor max refresh frequency should have no impact on rendered game visuals at frequencies < monitor refresh rate (144 Hz in your case). Regardless of your monitor refresh max, any rate < around 50 FPS can cause some render glitching when lots is happening on the screen. Just running around will look OK at 30 FPS, but lots of additional motion from spellcasting and NPCs running around will likely cause visual glitching at < 50 FPS. The same is true for rates exceeding your monitor refresh rate.

[Mousetick]

45 minutes ago, Halde said:

Is lower fps more noticeable on 144 Hz screens?

Put simply: if the GPU can't output frames as fast as the monitor can display them, it doesn't matter if the monitor is 60 Hz or 144 Hz. 35-50 fps looks and broadly feels the same whether the monitor is 60 or 144 Hz.

Without going into details: A higher refresh rate monitor actually makes the low fps and sudden fps drops less noticeable*, assuming you can notice them in the first place. If the monitor provides some kind of variable sync (G-Sync, FreeSync, Adaptive Sync), these effects can be completely suppressed.

(*) stutter/lag with V-Sync ON, tearing/banding with V-Sync OFF.