Let's start by my system specs: I5 3570k Stock, Gtx 660 ti 3GB edition, 8 GB Ram, Z77 Mb, hx850w, crappy hdd.
So, onto the problem. I installed all the mods, checked load order with BOSS, cleaned the install with TES5Edit, then onto some testing. I started at Riverwood, run a few minutes through it's nearest forest (to load some textures), through Riverwood again, until just outside Whiterun where I stop, look at a distance and the game freezes.
While the game is working it's perfect, some minor hiccups, tree/texture popping and some late shadows, this is probably because of my slow hdd, but no big deal. However, after a few minutes of gameplay the game freezes just outside Whiterun (same location) at around 2650 vRam and just over 2.8 Ram usage, all this with uGridsToLoad=7.(If I load the game and go straight to the freeze location it doesn't freeze.)
Changed to uGridsToLoad=5, did same exact test, game freezes (same location) but just for like 1.5 seconds then keeps on working. Ram usage never gets passed 2.6gb now, vram 2.3 gb.(Did both tests multiple times, same results)
SO, could I be running out of vram, even tough I don't have the obvious BIG frame drops and crazy textures going on? or is this freeze related to ram?, because I read that skyrim may crash if over 3gb ram usage. HELP! as my PC is pretty new and I can still return this graphics card for a 670 4gb edition "IF" the problem is vram!
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Alright, how do I explain the situation.....
Let's start by my system specs: I5 3570k Stock, Gtx 660 ti 3GB edition, 8 GB Ram, Z77 Mb, hx850w, crappy hdd.
So, onto the problem. I installed all the mods, checked load order with BOSS, cleaned the install with TES5Edit, then onto some testing. I started at Riverwood, run a few minutes through it's nearest forest (to load some textures), through Riverwood again, until just outside Whiterun where I stop, look at a distance and the game freezes.
While the game is working it's perfect, some minor hiccups, tree/texture popping and some late shadows, this is probably because of my slow hdd, but no big deal. However, after a few minutes of gameplay the game freezes just outside Whiterun (same location) at around 2650 vRam and just over 2.8 Ram usage, all this with uGridsToLoad=7.(If I load the game and go straight to the freeze location it doesn't freeze.)
Changed to uGridsToLoad=5, did same exact test, game freezes (same location) but just for like 1.5 seconds then keeps on working. Ram usage never gets passed 2.6gb now, vram 2.3 gb.(Did both tests multiple times, same results)
SO, could I be running out of vram, even tough I don't have the obvious BIG frame drops and crazy textures going on? or is this freeze related to ram?, because I read that skyrim may crash if over 3gb ram usage. HELP! as my PC is pretty new and I can still return this graphics card for a 670 4gb edition "IF" the problem is vram!
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