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any suggestions on what I should do so I can use this ENB without getting 99% VRAM usage when my VRAM is under the max?

You can't. Everybody gets that. 

 

 

Alright, then the VRAM usage is completely ruled out, lol.

 

Here is my load order too, I also have many texture mods which don't appear in my load order.

 

 

 

00  Skyrim.esm
01  Update.esm
02  Dawnguard.esm
03  HearthFires.esm
04  Dragonborn.esm
05  ApachiiHair.esm
06  AzarHair.esm
07  OblivionHairPackAIO.esm
08  RaceCompatibility.esm  [Version 1.60a]
09  actorEvents.esm
0A  ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
0B  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm
0C  OBlHairFinal.esm
0D  Schlongs of Skyrim - Core.esm
0E  SexLab.esm  [Version 1.23]
0F  SexLabAroused.esm
10  SPIKE.esm
11  TravellersOfSkyrim.esm
12  ZaZAnimationPack.esm
13  FixedEyeAdaption.esp
14  Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp  [Version 1.3.3c]
15  Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp  [Version 1.2.4]
16  Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 1.1.2]
17  Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.5]
18  Chesko_Frostfall.esp
19  SplashofRain.esp
1A  ExpandedSnowSystems-CoT.esp
1B  ADS.esp
1C  AOS.esp
1D  BardSoundsMalukah.esp
1E  Clanking Armor.esp
1F  IceBreaker's Improved Reverb-v0.02-Cleaned.esp  [Version erb]
20  Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp
21  Thundering Shouts.esp
22  realrainCoT.esp
23  mintylightningmod.esp
24  Further Dark Dungeons for ENB Ice.esp
25  Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp
26  fantasy music overhaul.esp
27  skyrimsoundtrackexpansion.esp
28  Weapons and Armor fixes.esp
29  Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp
2A  Skyrim Shadow Striping Fix.esp
2B  StaticMeshImprovementMod.esp
2C  StaticMeshImprovementMod-DragonbornTernFix.esp
2D  StaticMeshImprovementMod-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp
2E  ApachiiHelmetWigs.esp
2F  Catsofskyrim.esp
30  Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
31  DATGRASS.esp
32  Dead Body Collision.esp
33  Dogsofskyrim.esp
34  fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp  [Version 1.0]
35  filled_pots.esp
36  FishingInSkyrim.esp
37  Hunterborn.esp
38  Hunterborn_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
39  Hunterborn_Frostfall-Patch.esp
3A  HunterTraps.esp
3B  ImprovedFishBASIC.esp
3C  ItemRewardsForBounties.esp
3D  kuerteeProfessions.esp
3E  lanterns.esp
3F  Lost Art of the Blacksmith.esp
40  LoversComfort.esp
41  MF_RadiantProstitution.esp
42  Portable Campsite.esp
43  RE_RealEstate.esp
44  Riverwood trader sells clothes.esp
45  SexLabProcreation.esp
46  SexLab Dangerously Nude.esp
47  SexLab Theft and Seduction.esp
48  SexLabConsequences.esp
49  SexLabSquirt.esp
4A  SexLab_DibellaCult.esp
4B  SexLabDefeat.esp
4C  Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
4D  SkyrimCoinReplacer.esp
4E  SkyrimImprovedPuddles.esp  [Version 1.1]
4F  Smoking Torches.esp
50  TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp
51  CrowdedCities.esp
52  Destructible_bottles.esp
53  Footprints.esp
54  LoversLoad_Screens_Lore.esp
55  vAutosaveManager.esp
56  SkyUI.esp
57  iHUD.esp
58  Customizable Camera.esp
59  BAMM.esp
5A  1nivWICCloaks.esp  [Version 2.3]
5B  hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
5C  Immersive Weapons.esp
5D  imp_helm.esp
5E  isilNarsil.esp
5F  Kaw's Claws.esp
60  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer.esp
61  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dawnguard.esp
62  Remodeled Armor - Vanilla Replacer - Dragonborn.esp
63  Remodeled Armor - Underwear.esp
64  Smithing Perks Overhaul - Balanced.esp
65  Complete Crafting Overhaul.esp
66  HarvestOverhaulDawnguardDragonborn.esp  [Version 2.0]
67  HarvestOverhaulCreaturesDawnguardHearthfireDragonborn.esp
68  DeadlyDragons.esp
69  SkyRe_Main.esp
6A  SkyRe_HarvestOverhaulDawnguardDragonbornPatch.esp
6B  SkyRe_Survivalism.esp
6C  ArmorDisguises.esp
6D  Convenient Horse Herding.esp
6E  Dice Game in Taverns.esp
6F  Hunting in Skyrim.esp
70  Inconsequential NPCs.esp
71  MoreStables.esp
72  OBIS.esp
73  OBISDB.esp
74  PumpingIron.esp
75  Radiance.esp
76  Rooq_Bathing_TwoCell_HearthFires.esp
77  sanguinesDebauchery.esp
78  SKY.esp
79  BetterDocks-MergedPlugins.esp
7A  Sweet&Sexy Lingerie.esp
7B  WhiterunFortified.esp
7C  WhiterunREVISION.esp
7D  RRBetterWhiterunInt.esp
7E  alcoholiceffect.esp
7F  Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp
80  BetterQuestObjectives.esp
81  BetterQuestObjectives-SkyRePatch.esp
82  Civil War Overhaul.esp
83  FSS-No pause between lines.esp
84  Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
85  Headtracking.esp
86  Lawrens RNG Guards.esp
87  LearnAlchemyFromRecipes.esp
88  Mercy.esp
89  SC07SexLabRandomAttack.esp
8A  SexLab Romance.esp
8B  SexLab Solutions.esp
8C  Skysan_GlassNTGBow.esp
8D  Convenient Horses.esp
8E  TheChoiceIsYours.esp
8F  TheChoiceIsYours_Dawnguard.esp
90  BetterQuestObjectives-TheChoiceIsYoursPatch.esp
91  Skyrim Unlimited Rings And Amulets.esp
92  Waterbreathing Breathless Emerge.esp
93  xazPrisonOverhaul.esp
94  zzEstrus.esp
95  EstrusChaurus.esp
96  Skyrim unleashed_items.esp
97  Skyrim unleashed_npc.esp
98  Skyrim unleashed_crafting.esp
99  Skyrim unleashed_enchantments.esp
9A  Skyrim unleashed_leveling.esp
9B  Helgen Reborn.esp  [Version 104.1]
9C  SoS - The Dungeons.esp  [Version 1.23]
9D  SoS - The Wilds.esp  [Version 1.13]
9E  SoS - Civilization.esp  [Version 1.02]
9F  ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp
A0  ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-1.esp
A1  PrivateNeeds.esp
A2  SkyrimHeartRate.esp
A3  Werewolves.esp
A4  BuryTheDead.esp
A5  Realistic crime report radius.esp
A6  SkyRealism - Detection Durations.esp  [Version 1.1.]
A7  Duel - Combat Realism.esp
A8  MountedCasting.esp
A9  The Dance of Death - Ultimate Edition.esp
AA  ArcheryDummyXP.esp
AB  Crimson Tide - Blood.esp
AC  Sneak Tools.esp
AD  Sneak Tools Vanilla Hoods.esp
AE  Sneak Tools Vanilla Masks.esp
AF  dD-No Spinning Death Animation.esp
B0  Sit Anywhere.esp
B1  _NewHair.esp
B2  mortenhairs.esp
B3  _zzSimsHair.esp
B4  _zzSimsHair2.esp
B5  SGEyebrows.esp
B6  TheEyesOfBeauty.esp  [Version 8]
B7  Improved Freckles Skyrim.esp
B8  3DNPC.esp
B9  RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
BA  RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
BB  RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
BC  Hunterborn_RND-Patch.esp
BD  RND_USKP-Patch.esp
BE  RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
BF  kuerteeSimpleMultipleFollowers.esp
C0  ApprenticeOfThuum.esp
C1  HothFollower.esp
C2  Inigo.esp
C3  UFO - Ultimate Follower Overhaul.esp
C4  UFO - Dawnguard AddOn.esp
C5  UFO - Heartfire AddOn.esp
C6  BetterQuestObjectives-UFOPatch.esp
C7  My Home Is Your Home.esp
C8  SlavePackRiekling.esp
C9  FollowerWander2.esp
CA  CerwidenCompanion.esp
CB  FollowerWander2Serana.esp
CC  moveit.esp
CD  Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp  [Version 2.3.1]
CE  BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp
CF  CharacterMakingExtender.esp
D0  EnhancedCharacterEdit.esp
D1  SkyRe_Races.esp
D2  SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp  [Version 1.6]
D3  ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
D4  TTYM - Think to Yourself Messages.esp
D5  Immersive Interiors.esp
D6  getSnowy.esp
D7  Purewaters.esp
D8  PurewatersDG.esp
D9  PurewatersDB.esp
DA  RND_PureWaters-Patch.esp
DB  WATER.esp
DC  WATER Plants.esp
DD  WATER DG.esp
DE  WATER DB Waves.esp
DF  RND_Water-Patch.esp
E0  SKSE Hotkeys.esp
E1  WetandCold.esp
E2  WetandCold - Ashes.esp
E3  Unique Region Names.esp  [Version 2.1]
E4  ReProccer.esp
E5  Loadout.esp
E6  DovahkiinTakesAction.esp
E7  RegnPiercings.esp
E8  HarvestingAnimation.esp
E9  Riverwood Enhanced BETA.esp
EA  Realistic Teeth Dawnguard Serana Vampire Fix.esp
EB  Devious Devices - Chastity.esp
EC  SexLab RND.esp
ED  AngrimApprentice.esp
EE  SDpatch - dawnguard.esp
EF  SDpatch - dragonborn.esp
F0  SDpatch - frostfall.esp
F1  KhajiitArgonianCustomBodyMesh.esp
F2  SexLab sx3.esp
F3  Sexy_LoadScreens2.esp
F4  Immersive Skyrim.esp
F5  SGHairPackMaster.esp
F6  PCEA DG DLC for SkyRe_Races.esp
F7  PrivateNeeds-RND.esp
F8  PrivateNeeds-Sexlab.esp

Posted

Alright, then the VRAM usage is completely ruled out, lol.

 

Here is my load order too, I also have many texture mods which don't appear in my load order.

 

Try disabling "SMIM". Shouldn't really be a problem, but I had a few issues with crashes when I started using ENBs recently (think it might've been an issue with the Anisotropic Filtering), they're working fine now though.

 

I don't think playing with "Dat Grass" for normal gameplay is a good idea, it's very heavy.

 

I'm not sure how well Audio Overhaul for Skyrim works with Icebreaker's Improved Reverb, they both do reverb. I'd also suggest using the compatibility patches for AOS + CoT/SkyRe/Improved Combat Sounds etc. It'd be faster to just disable AOS first and see if it works.

 

Try disabling the Whiterun mods (even though you had the problem with Riften as well) like Whiterun fortified/Whiterun revision.

 

Try disabling Crowded cities, if it does what I think it does the extra amount of NPCs could be giving your game a hard time. 

I'm not sure how the Footprints mod works, but if it has to run checks on every single NPC in the vicinity I wouldn't recommend using it with lots of NPCs.

 

 

 

I'm not certain about any of these things, it's just a few that I think could be causing the problems.

Posted

I ran into the same problem.   Are you using high quality map and textures?  Are you using skyrim flora overhaul?

Removing these could help with your problem.  They fixed mine.

 

-- Try the map first.  I could still use flora overhaul.. I simply removed it to help with my CTD's near whiterun.  The whiterun area has ALOT of stuff it needs to load.

 

-- Check this http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/1029363-infinite-load-screen/  the second post by prod80 is particularly helpful

Posted

I don't get it. Why is it so bad to have high VRAM usage? It just means you get everything possible from your rig.

Also, if you're going to use ENBoost, don't run "Texture Optimizer" stuff as ENBoost dynamically compresses textures on the fly. That's what Boris himself adviced.

ILS/CTD's are just a Skyrim's "feature". No one knows what causes them.

Posted

I don't get it. Why is it so bad to have high VRAM usage? It just means you get everything possible from your rig.

Also, if you're going to use ENBoost, don't run "Texture Optimizer" stuff as ENBoost dynamically compresses textures on the fly. That's what Boris himself adviced.

ILS/CTD's are just a Skyrim's "feature". No one knows what causes them.

 

Spontaneous human combustion.. duh!

Posted

I think you should pick 1 water mod between WATER and Pure Waters

Posted

maybe it helps:

 

ballsy, on 23 Oct 2013 - 03:05 AM, said:

Crimson Tide is outdated, and has reported lots of CTDs, issues, whatever for a long time now. 

 

but  you have lots of mods (you really use all these hairs mods?), see what you really want/need, and clean your LOAD order

Posted

This game is going to drive me insane - I went back through and manually removed most of the mods you guys suggested, none really worked, so I decided that I would just disable everything and go back through and add one by one to test which ones would cause a CTD. I have no been through everyone but the loading is extremely inconsistent, not to mention that alot of my necessary mods (like character extender) spin my game into infinite loading. I am not sure what I am going to do, I took most of your guys' advice, chose one water mod, disabled the sounds mods, got rid of all the hairs that I didn't need, and even tried using different texture optimizers ext.

Posted

i had  problems a few time ago, i uninstalled the game, deleted the skyrim folder, the ini and the prefs files, re-installed, added mods one by one, checked each time :

-the data folder (i use nmm... (most of the time)i deleted read me files, pics....everything unecessary).

-if it worked well ingame (interiors, exteriors, fight, autosave....a bit of everything i think).

 

i lost my 130h savegame, but it worked for me.

 

If you don't know what to do, you can try this

 

ps : i have a 9600gt (512 vram) and i don't have infinite load screen, i disabled shadows, optimized textures (textures.bsa on max setting), i can run an enb (i found a config, yes ^^), i have ctd's, but it's normal with my computer i guess ;)

 

good luck!

Posted

Do you use the same save when you disable mods? If  yes, that's a nono, mods add many scripts that if you remove said mods they'll still work and look for those mods messing your save.

 

In oblivion you could disable mods and scripts would stop, skyrim once you add a script mod, chances are you'll have some left. :(

 

Do a new game save, with the most needed mods only, no Loverslab mods or many hair etc, and see how it goes.

 

Arthmoor himself said save cleaner shouldn't be used ever. If you use it, do a backup first, but tbh if you really really need it in like 10 hours then chances is your save gone bad.

Posted

Vram can cause 2 things.

 

1: when entering a cell and the screen keeps loading without hardrive working you know this is a vram issue.

 

2: while being out in the open and start running. it has to render many things at once. if you crash to desktop without warning then this too is vram issue. You just run out of memory so boom out of the game you go.

 

btw do not mistake vram for freezes or other errors. the only 2 things where vram is issue. is the above 2 points. any other error is something else causing it.

 

Also many save games can also cause the dreaded infinite loading. But that is also vram issue because it needs to load every single one of them in memory and it runs out of it before the game is loaded.

Posted

Oh yah good call. After like 40 saves, copy them to an other folder, keeping 1-2 last ones. Repeat after 40.

 

40 is just a random number, works for me though.

Posted

Thank you for the continued support on this thread, I would like the discussion to continue on this thread, for anyone else who may be having this issue.

I feel that this is a could place for not only me, but other to read and solve there problems.

Any other suggestions?

 

Currently my game is somewhat stable while exploring, but towns are nearly inaccessible. I will update my load order as I have changed alot to mess with optimization. 

I started a clean save and am going from here. Also, my main issue is infinite loading screens and random freezing while exploring on some occasions.

Posted

Well, i feel you have too many mods, specially scripted heavy ones and many mods that change the same things and maybe overlap. An empiric rule i follow is use 1 mod/per thing i want to change. Ex. only 1 mod for water, only 1 mod for combat changes (okey sometimes 2..), 1 mod for music overhaul etc.

 

From the mod list you have on first post i'd try to have a new game save without these, to test stability : 

 

Some hunter mods (i feel you have too many), some hair mods (can always install more when you feel like it, if they are just textures/meshes they can probably be instal/uninstalled without causing problems anyways)

 

most of city enhancement mods, some game overhaul mods (unless you're sure they don't have have serious conflicts between them),crafting overhauls (same as game overhauls). The kuerte's proffesion mod is fine, i really trust his mods but do you really need that +20 hps buff. 

 

Schlongs of Skyrim (reported to cause problems)

Anything Sexlab

Chesko_Frostfall.esp (very awsome mod that i love but uses many scripts nonstop)

28  Weapons and Armor fixes.esp

29  Weapons and Armor fixes - Hacks.esp (i don't think they cause problems but i feel they're somehow reduntant, unofficial patches fix many, and some of WAF fixes i think they were intended)
DATGRASS.esp (HUGE FPS hit)
CrowdedCities ( reported to cause lag in many cities, i don't think it causes you the infinite screen problem but i would test without,since you have problems in cities mainly)
Footprints.esp
SkyRe_Survivalism.esp (if you disable Frostfall there's no need for it)
 
 
In short in my opinion, for testing, it's better to make a mod list of like 30 mods that you just MUST have then play a bit, see if  it's stable and okey, then add some more mods, repeat, till you find the golden balance.
 
Deffinitely clean the update.esm and dlcs with Tes5edit, many people reported it makes game much more stable for them. And if possible use Wrye Bash (304 is the best for me)  instead of any other mod manager.
 
 
Edit: Weapon and armor fixes might be prerequisites for other mods. if they are, then keep it. gluck ^

 

 

 

Posted

Thanks to all the advice from you guys, I managed to cut my VRAM down to 1,300 MB and I still cannot leave the Bannered Mare.

So guess this isn't a VRAM thing, whilst leaving the Bannered Mare, I simply get a infinite loading screen.

Any further advice?

 

Dunno if its been told here already or you know it yourself but your also limited to max 3.1gig mods installed nomatter how powerfull your rig is even with 6gig vram this is absolute limited ammount, its a math thing you can't surpasses.

 

So far if i had a CTD i always manage to get rid of by removing one by one mods untill i find problem.

 

Its nice all these monitors or boost programs but if you go over limt this game engine can handle no progg in the world will prefend CTD.

 

Little search on the net will show many tips and ways how to handle skyrim with mods, But some rules are like absolute laws of physics you can't change them nomatter what.

Posted

I have VRAM issues as well (2 x 1GB Crossfire and I'm heavily modded, so it's a slideshow), but I hope to solve them by brute force with a 4GB R9 290x later this week.

 

But the #1 reason I've found for unsolvable CTDs is the custom skeleton.  I'm having to reinstall the XP32 skel frequently, and that tends to help with odd CTDs.

 

Also, clean out anything that has massive scripts.  I was suffering frequent "transition" CTDs due to the full version of SOS.  Busting down to SOS-Lite fixed those right up.  A CTD when transitioning from a small area to a larger one is often caused by SOS "Schlongifying" armors in the new area, so SOS-Lite is better in that case.

 

Also, for sanity's sake, run BOSS again.  Sometimes I find that the order is shuffled by NMM or some other tool, and I didn't know about it.  Check Wrye Bash to make sure everything's green, and you don't have out-of-order masters.

 

Finally, check my post here for other tools to clean out your scripts and other cruft:  http://www.loverslab.com/topic/15574-skyrim-savegame-bloat-remover/?p=347566

 

Unless somethig have changed but xfire 1gb each videocard still stay one gb it wont go up suddenly to 2gig it just dont sorry.

 

4GB brute force? your still limited to the 3.1gb max mods install above you get CTD.

Posted

I think another big issue is too many scripts.

 

You've got a lot of mods that interact with NPCs, too, so that could be a huge town issue.

 

For example let's take Wet and Cold, it checks for weather right, on every single NPC. Then multiply that by Climates of Tamriel's many weathers, then multiply that by Inconsequential NPCs, Interesting NPCs, lots of NPCs, etc. It's too much stuff trying to happen at once. Is Footprints.esp the footprints in the snow mod? Multiply that one in there, too. Lanterns of Skyrim? It's probably checking every NPC for time of day and to put a lantern on them with Chesko's Wearable Lanterns.

 

I've never used SoS, but I'm assuming it does the same checks on every male NPC. Frostfall is repeatedly checking your char for weather and distance from heat sources, what types of gear you have on, etc.

 

Personally my game has run much better ever since getting rid of Frostfall, I just use my imagination on how cold my character would get. Same with RND, I got rid of that, too, and just feel it's time when my character should eat and sleep. I've gotten rid of Flora Overhaul and my game has run MUCH better without it - first of all that mod has a ton of dirty edits that needed to be cleaned through tes5edit, and I can almost assure you that that is a huge cause of infinite loading for exterior cells when combined with like any other mod(I'm assuming Dat Grass especially, a 1-2 punch).

 

If anything, even when your Skyrim actually runs, I'd bet that many of the scripts don't fire and get skipped over, so you're missing out on the maximum experience of many of the plugins you're actually using.

Posted

Unless somethig have changed but xfire 1gb each videocard still stay one gb it wont go up suddenly to 2gig it just dont sorry.

 

4GB brute force? your still limited to the 3.1gb max mods install above you get CTD.

Yes, crossfire/sli VRAM's does not stack. Actually, it looks like those multi-gpu configs are a waste of money. Troubles, bugs with new games(like no performance gain), and the most awesome part is stuttering and "fake high fps".

 

3.1gb is not a problem with ENBoost anymore.

Posted

Disable SexLabProcreation.esp and it should work, I had a lot of CTD with this mod...

 

this works fine for me previously, and i m trying to install it again but got stuck at the weight scalin(another topic)

 

So definitely not procreation the issue

Posted

Good news! After taking most of the precautions and advice you guys provided, I no longer get infinite loading screens in towns! Well, I haven't tried in all the towns yet... But Whiterun and Windlehelm work find. Unfortunately I still get random freezes. What will happen is I will hear the audio all fine, then everything will freeze, the audio continues though, its extremely strange.

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