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= Troubleshooting = | = Troubleshooting = | ||
== Strange things happening? == | == Strange things happening? == | ||
== STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING? == | |||
=== PERFORMANCE TIPS === | === PERFORMANCE TIPS === | ||
While ENB does greatly enhance your game, these additional effects also take a toll on performance. How much of an fps decrease you will experience depends on your system specs, inis, texture mods, and a host of other variables. This is why it is virtually impossible to estimate how much any ENB will affect you personally. That being said, there are some things you can do to improve your performance. | |||
First and foremost it is important to keep your pc in top gaming condition. Like anything else, if you take care of it then it will take care of you. Some simple ways to do this: | |||
*Make sure that you defragment your hard drive, unless it's an SSD (These should NEVER be defragmented). Not only will this help improve performance with gaming but also with anything else that you do with your pc. | |||
*Disable all unnecessary programs running in the background while gaming in order to free up more resources. Anti-virus programs are especially resource intensive and aren't needed while playing. (If you disable your anti-virus program while gaming remember to enable it again when you finish.) | |||
*Keep Steam in offline mode. This is just one more thing depleting your resources that really isn't needed. | |||
*There are also a few fairly good "booster" programs that help some people. I'm not going to recommend any in particular. If you do choose to use one of these do some research first. This is a good policy for anything including mods. | |||
*Your GPU settings play a tremendous role in determining quality and performance. Striking the right balance in these settings is essential in achieving a beautiful game with smooth playable frame rates. Nvidia users are welcome to try our recommended GPU settings as shown in the screenshot located in our [http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/21912 Countervibe ENB] downloads. (I will try to add AMD settings after consulting with experienced AMD users). | |||
*Be realistic with your ini settings. Overtweaked inis can and will cause performance issues if your system is not capable of handling the additional strain. | |||
*High resolution texture mods also affect your performance. Careful consideration and experimentation should be used when adding these with ENB in order to find the right balance of quality and performance that best fits your system. | |||
*Some of the more fps intensive effects can also be disabled in the enbseries.ini in order to improve performance at the cost of some quality. Instructions on how to disable these effects can be found in the Configuration section of this guide. | |||
If after following these performance tips and disabling the fps intensive effects in the enbseries.ini as shown in the Configuration section you are still unable to achieve playable frame rates your system may not be capable of running ENB. At this point you may wish to consider upgrading your pc. | |||
= Final Checklist = | = Final Checklist = |
Revision as of 03:43, September 1, 2012
Template:Notice A comprehensive guide for properly setting up ENB for n00bs to gurus -- by Staind716 & S.T.E.P. Team
- Updated: 3:43:54 1 September 2012 (UTC)