Rayblue Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I don't know whether to laugh or facepalm, or why you worry so much about it, but let me point you to the right direction: http://wiki.step-project.com/Main_Page Anything you need to know, it's there, including setting up ENB... and your PC is more than enough to run it.
Mana Yakushima Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I don't want to push the hardware. Blasphemy!
Captain Cobra Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I don't want to push the hardware. If there's anything flaky about your system, just running Skyrim or other video games will show it. Save yourself the heartbreak and headaches, stress test.
lidowxxx Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 If you want to play the game with better and more enjoyable graphics, ENB is your best bet, but it will stress your whole system, especially your video card a lot harder than the vanilla game. Installing ENB is nothing more than a few times of copy/paste of some files and a little .ini file editing, it definitely doesn't require you to go through walles of texts to just understand the basics. Once you get the hang of it, switching ENBs won't take more than a few minutes of your time. I wouldn't worry about breaking your video card or anything, they are designed to handle graphical intensive programs and games, as long as you don't go crazy with overclocking and voltage tweaking, they should last you a long time before you consider upgrading to new parts. If you really want to play safe, just don't overclock anything(although it would be a big waste with that 4770K).
quin666 Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I live in Argentina (That's South America, the dreaded Third World) and I bought this thing back in december: Intel i7 4770k Gygabyte B85M-HD3 Seagate 1 TB SATA 3 16 GB RAM (Generic, it seems) Sapphire ATI 7850 2GB VRAM 850 Watt CPU 80 Plus Certified Windows 7 64 Professional Any suggestions of mods I can try? I would like to run this "ENB" thing, but 1) I have no idea how to install it 2) I really don't like going through a rocketry course/walls of text just to play a game, and 3) I don't want to push the hardware. Before After Really have ask yourself is this what you really want with current pc? Is this really ok? Nothing wrong with not pushing hardware, but you really deserve best. And make sure use fraps or whatever program use test fps while install enb and hd mods. I don't want to push the hardware. Blasphemy! No! No! No! No! Smiley face not enough!
Mana Yakushima Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Pushing things could be an expensive and annoying exercise if they break, considering the high import tariffs, restrictions and the amateuristic and self taught knowledge of the people who pass as PC techies here where I live. Your curiosity will get the best of you, eventually....
Guest airdance Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I gave another look and at "ENB" it looks so complicated, and more importantly, with so many opportunities to screw up the game (Extract this, put that other thing over there, edit these values, run this bat, do not use those programs, etc.) that I'll be discarding it. What a real pain, sincerely. If I wanted to land on the moon, I'd try Kerbal Space Program. Gaming shouldn't be a chore. If gaming isn't a chore, then you are doing it wrong.
Guest Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I gave another look and at "ENB" it looks so complicated, and more importantly, with so many opportunities to screw up the game (Extract this, put that other thing over there, edit these values, run this bat, do not use those programs, etc.) that I'll be discarding it. What a real pain, sincerely. If I wanted to land on the moon, I'd try Kerbal Space Program. Gaming shouldn't be a chore. That's about as apt a description of modding as any You say all that now and so did I once. But as mummy bear says to junior, if you really want to get at the big juicy fishies you've got to get your paws wet. The thing about modding is that there's always something out there to make the process less painful - seek and thou shalt find. Think of it like Nexus Mod Manager for ENBs. It allows you to maintain all those loose enb files in their own folder structure. You unpack your enb files somewhere like your desktop, then run this jar file and the GUI will take all the strain out of the process by allowing you to pick those files you just unpacked, then add the enb binary file required, and finally the palette BMP file. And then you have a preinstall that will load and unload all those files on demand. You describe it as something very complicated but it really isn't, it just takes some familiarity and practice with how everything hangs together.Believe me, we've all been there. I'm an amoeba when it comes to complicated computer whizz bangery and I'm all over modding like a wet dress.
PandaSong Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 ENB stuff really isn't that complicated at all! I've walked a couple of my friends through installing it their first time too. Use a preset that you like and make sure to read the readme that (usually) comes with it. I also suggest using this thing in case you end up deciding to try different ones or just want a simple uninstall. But like someone said. Stress test it. Go go, push your PC to the limits and see how much it can take graphic wise for Skyrim.
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