First off BIG Mahlo to Hayden, Helifax and dopefish
The Gods of widescreen gamers around the world... pizzas and beers are on me guys.
I've been using HaYDeN's Eyefinity/Surround App Fix v0.91 with Skyrim v1.3.10.0. Simply because of the very easy interface. That said I have come across things that you may or may not be aware of.
- During Race creation the cursor does not allow the head to rotate around for better viewing.
- Some mods (just a few) have issues with the app activated.
Umm..yup I think that's it so far. I want to try Helifax and dopefish's fix but I've been enjoying the game so much that I keep forgetting. At the same time I'm testing out so many mods it's so easy to test and quit and test again. Only down side is that newer mods are coming out that requires Skyrim v1.4 or newer. So I may have to try Helifax and dopefish's fix after all.
These are my specs and game setting I'm running. If you guys see anything that you thing I need to adjust please let me know and I'll give it a try.
Rig Specs:
MB: Asus POG Rampage II Extreme, X58 Express
CPU: Intel i7 920 D0 @ 4.2GHz, 1.22v
RAM: Corsair Dominator GT CMG6GX3M3A2000C8 (12GB)
GPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 6990, 4GB, DDR5
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-Ray
HD Primary: Western Digital VelciRaptor 600GB 10000 RPM
HD Storage: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB (x4)
PSU: PC Power & Cooling, SILENCER 910
Monitors: Samsung 245T 24" (x3)
Driver Data:
Mobo: Full Update ASUS ROG Drivers
GPU: Catalyst 12.1 / Catalyst Profile 12.2 CAP 1
Game Data:
HaYDeN's Eyefinity/Surround App Fix v0.91 (NOTE: The app is a WIP and this latest fix works with Skyrim v1.3.10.0. Waiting for his next update.)
Skyrim v1.3.10.0 (NOTE: This is due to the Widescreen Fix app limitation.)
Nexus Mod Manager v0.14.2 (NOTE: My Skyrim game is heavily modded with almost everything to make the game look beautiful and I'm still trying other mods.)
My Skyrim Options Settings
Antialiasing:
8 Samples - 1920x1200 Single Screen
Off (best performance) - 5760x1200 Triple Screen Eyefinity (NOTE: I'm still testing some settings but oddly enough I don't see much of a change graphically from Off or with any Samples selected.)
Anisotropic Filtering: NOTE: For me this is the biggest performance hit of all the settings
8 Samples - 1920x1200 Single Screen
Off (best performance) - 5760x1200 Triple Screen Eyefinity (NOTE: Same notation as Antialiasing setting but come with a hefty performance hit.)
Advanced Details
Texture Quality: High
Radial Blur Quality: High
Shadow Detail: Ultra
Decal Quantity: Ultra
FXAA: Checked
Reflect Land: Checked
Reflect Trees: Checked
Reflect Objects: Checked
Reflect Sky: Checked
View Distance
Object Fade: 15
Actor Fade: 15
Grass Fade: 7
Specularity Fade: 20
Light Fade: 35
Item Fade: 15
Distant Object Detail: Ultra
Object Detail Fade: Checked
The game has been heavily modded with environmental high resolution textures, I really wanted Skyrim to look as beautiful as possible and have fun too so I have a lot of fun mods I'm trying....exploding chicken anyone!!! Despite all the added mods the game with the settings above runs pretty smooth.
45-100+ fps. avg. 60 fps - 1920x1200 (I have actually seen Fraps hit over 300+ fps in some in-game spots, very cool)
20- 80+ fps. avg. 35-45 fps - 5760x1200 (funny even when I dip to 20 fps I have not experienced too much choppiness it seems to feel very smooth)
I've been reading in other forums that a lot of guys are trying mods then the game crashes and a lot of them keep saying "my computer can't handle this". Will let me tell you that may not always be the case. Even with my setup I'll come across a mod that just messes everything up. So for those of you who thinks that it may be their hardware it may just be the mod. I could basically try anything on this and once in a while one mod would crash me. Easy fix....NEXT MOD!!! Anyways just my $0.02 and I hope this info helps.
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