Which of these mods are most demanding for my pc?

[theskyrimman]

Hi,

 

I recently did a re-install of skyrim. Firstly, I installed all the DLC and the Official High Resolution Pack followed by FNIS, TES5Edit, SKSE and LOOT. I though I had all the utilities I needed to I started to mod. Anyways, I got a bit carried away and installed  a bunch without checking the effect each had on my performance. Of these mods I have installed, which ones would be best for me to remove and increase performance?

 

My PC is not so powerful...

 

i3 - 4150 @3.50GHz

8gb of Memory

Geforce GT 730

 

 

I copied this from Wyre Smash:

Active Mod Files:

00  Skyrim.esm

01  Update.esm

02  Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp  [Version 2.1.0]

03  Dawnguard.esm

04  Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp  [Version 2.1.0]

05  HearthFires.esm

06  Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp  [Version 2.1.0]

07  Dragonborn.esm

08  Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp  [Version 2.1.0]

09  Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

0A  ETaC - RESOURCES.esm

0B  ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

0C  HighResTexturePack01.esp

0D  HighResTexturePack02.esp

0E  HighResTexturePack03.esp

0F  Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp  [Version 1.1.9]

10  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp

11  RaceMenu.esp

12  CoT-WeatherPatch.esp

13  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp

14  ClimatesOfTamriel-Sound.esp

15  ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hazardous.esp

16  ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp

17  ETaC - Complete.esp

18  RelightingSkyrim-NoScripts.esp

19  Skyrim Radioactive.esp

1A  RaceMenuPlugin.esp

1B  ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-2.esp

1C  CoT-WeatherPatch_NL2.esp

1D  CoT-WeatherPatch_DB.esp

1E  RelightingSkyrim_DB.esp

1F  Book Covers Skyrim.esp

20  DeadlySpellImpacts.esp

21  ClimatesOfTamriel-Sound-Dawnguard-Patch.esp

22  ExpandedSnowSystems-CoT.esp

23  CoT-WeatherPatch_ESS.esp

24  Smoking Candles.esp

25  Smoking Torches.esp

26  SplashofRain.esp

27  Supreme Storms - Cot Version.esp

28  CoT-WeatherPatch_SupStorms.esp

29  Tamriel Reloaded Trees.esp

2A  Tamriel Reloaded.esp

2B  immersive roads.esp

2C  ETaC - Dragon Bridge South.esp

2D  Prometheus_No_snow_Under_the_roof.esp  [Version 2.3]

2E  DawnofSkyrim-AllMajorCities.esp

2F  EpisodeParallax.esp

30  Tamriel Reloaded Flora.esp

31  RelightingSkyrim_DG.esp

32  Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

33  Immersive Orc Strongholds.esp

34  BHTNF_Eli.esp

35  SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp

36  Skyrim Radioactive - Windhelm Docks.esp

37  SDO Full-LOD - The Morthal Swamp Light.esp

38  Skyrim Radioactive - Solitude Docks.esp

39  ScottishBanneredMare.esp

3A  Immersive Whiterun.esp

3B  Tamriel Reloaded Mountains.esp

3C  Immersive Solstheim.esp

3D  WetandCold.esp

3E  WetandCold - Ashes.esp

3F  WetandCold - Holidays.esp

40  SDO Full-LOD - Waterfall Effects.esp

41  RealisticWaterTwo.esp

42  RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

43  RND_USKP-Patch.esp

44  Improved Fish - RND Support.esp

----> MISSING MASTER: ImprovedFish.esp

45  FNISspells.esp

46  RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp

47  RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp

48  Cloaks.esp

49  1nivWICCloaks.esp  [Version 2.3]

4A  1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp  [Version 2.3]

4B  RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp

4C  RelightingSkyrim_HF.esp

4D  SDO Full-LOD - Whiterun Trundra Creeks.esp

4E  SMIM-Merged-All.esp

4F  RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp

50  SDO Full-LOD - Giant Campfires.esp

 

Thanks.

 

[Mister X]

Well, I would say it's not the ONE mod, that instantly overloaded your rig, it's the bunch of mods, that all together push down your framerate.

And what should I say? Just set priorities: I have all DLCs, incl. HRDLC (+ any Unofficial Patch), CoT, Realistic Water 2, ELFX, Sounds Of Skyrim, and some Texture Enhancements (eg aMidians Book of Silence).

I use the SKSE memory patch + ENBoost and I get normally at least 45 frames, on my Quad Core 2.2GHz + nVidia Geforce GTX 560M (1.5GB VRAM).

 

So either you just did the shitload on your rig and took the quality option everywhere or you should check out some of the memory and performance boost tips for Skyrim.

I even got 30 frames at the stables of Whiterun, when I've added Tamriel Reloaded HD + the Parallax Enabler (without effects) for ENB. Though, then I had only 10-15 at Windhelm harbor

[theskyrimman]

Basically at the moment im getting 35 fps indoors, 25 in a city like Whiterun and 10-15 fps out in the wilderness. Have I gone too far with mods like Dawn of Skyrim and Immersive Whiterun? Could you suggest any FPS boosters?

[Nergui]

While all that eye-candy is nice, you're going to have to cut down on graphics mods if your PC isn't up to the task. To improve performance, start with the high res texture packs and then move onto any other graphical mods you think you can live without.

 

The High res texture packs can be replaced with these which will have much less impact on performance

Optimised Vanilla Textures

If you must use the high res texture packs

Bethesda performance textures

 

Realistic Lighting Overhaul may not look as pretty as the lighting mods you're currently running, but may have less impact on performance.

[Mister X]

Bethesda Hi-res DLC Optimized also is worth to mention imho. Also, STEP gives a nice recommendation for the different settings, depending on your hardware.