ElderlyJunior810

That's what I thought so at first, however due to ENB, the fps immediately dropped from 50ish fps outdoor to 40fps and sometimes even lower than that. Checking my CPU usage at that moment, it was high but not reaching the max capacity and thats when I realized the computing speed is not fast enough for ENB. Taking a step forward, I also planned to purchase the VR version of the game in the future, and is also the reason why I planned to completely overhaul my current rig :)

LMAO! I don't mean my last sentence to be 'that way' LOL LOL! (1) I see, then all is good! But manually selecting the registry entries would be a chore.. I guess re-install is the only viable way then (2) Oh yeah, almost forgot about that! Thanks! (4) I do have Steam and gog, and the method to just point at their directory is quite useful (never used it before so I didn't know..), so I think that problem is settled As for what I meant by other games, its not a lot, but some classics like Oldrim, Homeworld, X3 games, AOE, etc which I had also extensively modded before (so if possible, I do not want to reinstall them again even though I rarely played them anymore nowadays due to newrim..) and these were all installed via ROMS

PS: So this is another topic related to my other post, but this one is focused more into the technical side of my new rig.. First of all, the only reason why I am willing to spend so much money on a gaming pc was solely, I repeat, solely due to modding Skyrim to the pinnacle! While I do play many other games, modding Skyrim was like a compulsive behavior for me. I really want to see how far the game could go with the power of the modding community that is still alive and kicking even after 9 years of its release (today). In addition, all those high quality mods would be a waste if not enjoyed to the fullest of their potential! Therefore, this arduous journey of saving money just to enjoy an ultra-modded Skyrim began. By the way, this is the meaning behind the color coding below: ---------------- PC PARTS ---------------- Blue: Dirt cheap! (USD$49.00 below) Green: Cheap! (USD$99.00 below) Yellow: A little expensive! (USD$149.00 below) Red: Expensive! (USD$199.00 below) Purple: Very Expensive! (USD$200.00 above) ------------- TOTAL COST ------------- Blue: Dirt cheap! (USD$399.00 below) Green: Cheap! (USD$699.00 below) Yellow: A little expensive! (USD$999.00 below) Red: Expensive! (USD$1,399.00 below) Purple: Very Expensive! (USD$1,699.00 above) ========== OLD SYSTEM SPECS ========== Motherboard: ASUS P8B75 M/CSM (ATX) [LGA-1155] = USD$58.00 Case: COOLER MASTER - MASTERBOX PRO 5 RGB = USD$82.00 CPU: i7-3770 (non-K) turbo'd to 3.8Ghz all the time from the default 3.2Ghz. = USD$105.00 Cooler: ALSEYE ST-90 (6 Heat pipes with radiator, 2 fans at 90x90x25mm + RGB, max 2000RPM) = USD$23.00 RAM: 1600Mhz 8GB x 2 (16GB total) Atermiter brand from Aliexpress with CL 11\11\9 (so it says..) = USD$53.00 OS: Windows 8.1 installed on a 2TB SATA HDD (Seagate Baracuda) 7200RPM with 6Gb/s interface rate. = USD$69.00 GPU: ZOTAC GTX 1060 (6GB of VRAM)= USD$202.00 PSU: EVGA 500W2 (non-modular) = USD$38.00 Total cost: USD$630 Current usage: about 5 months now (still new and in excellent condition, my first build too!) ========== NEW SYSTEM SPECS ========== Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 M (ATX) [LGA-1151] = USD$145.00 Case: Same as old specs (reused) CPU: i7-8700 (non-K) {I planned to turbo it all the way to 4.6Ghz} = USD$363.00 Cooler: Same as old specs (reused) RAM: 3200Mhx 8GB x 2 (16GB total) G.SKILL TRIDENT Z (RGB version) = USD$116.00 OS: Windows 8.1 on a new 480GB M.2 SSD (ADATA XPG SX8200) with 3200/1700MB/s Read/Write speed! = USD$77.00 GPU: Same as old specs (reused) PSU: Same as old specs (reused) Total cost1: USD$701 (new parts only) Total cost2: USD$1,115 (if including the reused parts) With all that in the way, next is that I game my modded Skyrim SE on a 1080P (Full HD) 60Hz monitor (because I don't really see the necessity to game an RPG like Skyrim above 60Hz..). Why didn't I get a 1440P monitor? That's because my GPU's VRAM will cry with a mixture of mostly 2K + some 4K mods on a resolution higher than 1080P. Therefore, here is my current dilemma: With my current rig, I could maintain about 40fps outdoor and 60fps indoor. Reading through the discussion around the net on how to be able to get beyond 40fps outdoor, is to use 1K texture and don't use ENB (which I will not compromise with, because the point here is to enjoy higher visual fidelity..). Thus, I chose the more painful way, which was to spend more money and rebuild my old rig (parts already purchased, no turning back now..). By the grace of miracle however, the money I saved was not enough to buy the i7-8700 CPU yet. Yes, you guys read that right. And, so I got more time to think things through now. Skyrim SE is fairly an old game despite being somehow remastered for 64bit usage. Accordingly, while evidence of it using more than 1 core are pretty much documented already, the game still relies heavily on the first core for most of the time. Hence, I am now doubting my decision to buy an i7-8700 and go for the i7-9700k instead. The former have a monster hyper-threading capabilities with its 12 threads, while the latter has 2 more cores at a 9% faster single core speed. With how the game works, by logic, the latter should be a better choice. At the same time however, I do usually, stream my gameplay to twitch, which requires hyper-threading to work with only 1fps loss (my current CPU does..). So to everyone out there with either of these CPUs (or even both..), what is your take on this? (even better if you mod Skyrim as well..) Secondly, yes the CPU is not the only driving factor for more fps. Faster GPU with more VRAM would definitely increase the fps (possibly even more than a new CPU does..). Back then, my first choice was the GTX 1080Ti because not only was it faster than my current GPU, it also has 11GB of VRAM, insane I must say. However, with the diminishing stocks around the world, I couldn't get a new one easily, thus I decided to just bought my current GPU, which I am happy with, but was entirely mind-blowned that even a 6GB of VRAM was not enough for this game in its fully modded state (this was my first build though, so my underestimation of this game was to blame..). Thus, I would save even more money to buy perhaps, an RTX 2080Ti in the near future, but these current parts that I just bought are my current priority, the GPU will be a headache for next time. So in the end.. What do you guys think, should I go with the i7-8700 (K or non-K does not matter to me much..) or aim for the i7-9700K instead?

Thanks for taking the time to reply! (1) Thank you for the tips! By deleting the old windows installation, do you mean the old C:/ drive in the HDD that would be renamed into something else after the new OS is installed on the SSD? If I want to carry over the 'registry' folder from the old C:/ drive on the HDD and copy paste them into the 'new' registry folder of the C:/ drive on the SSD, would this method work? Formatting the old C:/ on the HDD is of no issue to me, however, if its possible, I really don't want to reinstall all the programs there.. (2) Thanks! Thankfully, all my games are currently installed in the D:/ drive partition of my HDD, so that means they won't be affected at all right? (4) I see, reinstalling steam should be okay, but reinstalling all my games, my bandwidth would be raped in an instant lol. If there is such a way to point to the directory, then all is good! (5) All my games are on the partition D:/ drive of my HDD, so by "Core files".. I'm not sure I understand.. Sorry for being confused, this is my first time!

Thank you for taking your time to reply! (1) Is that so, glad to know! (2) I understand the part about moving them over to another partition, but by 'reformat in the boot partition', do you mean the old C:/ drive in HDD should be reformatted after using SSD as the boot drive, and then copying back the files from the HDD into the new C:/ drive of the SSD? Because if (1) is true, then doesn't that mean that it will automatically change the drive letter for the old C:/ drive in the old HDD into something else? Sorry if I sound confused, because this is my first time of doing this. By the way, my current C:/ drive and D:/ drive are actually in the same HDD through previous partition. This was why I am wondering whether the drive letter will change because both drive were actually in one HDD.. (3) Hopefully I don't need to reinstall them

Hello, so first of all, I just joined the forum today! Yay So going straight to the point (so as to not waste anyone's time), I am currently on this rig:- ================================== Motherboard: ASUS P8B75 M/CSM (LGA-1155) CPU: i7-3770 (non-K) RAM: DDR3 1600Mhz 16GB OS: Windows 8.1 (on a 2TB SATA HDD) ================================== Long story short, I got a fantastic deal for a completely new system, which are:- ================================== Motherboard: GIGABYTE Z390 M CPU: i7-8700 RAM: DDR4 3200MHz 16GB (G.Skill Trident Z RGB) SSD: M.2 2280 480GB (ADATA XPG SX8200) ================================== For a total of about USD$700 (with the CPU being the most expensive of course.. Sigh). Hence, is my current problem: After reading around the net, I do understand that I need a fresh new installation of windows 8.1 onto my new SSD (due to a completely different motherboard and CPU, so OS migration technique using software like 'easeus' for example, will not be possible) and I have no problem whatsoever for installing the new windows 8.1 on my new SSD. However, I plan to use the HDD as well because all of my games (Steam and non-steam) are located there. Therefore, what will happen to the old Windows 8.1 OS residing in that HDD? Reading somewhere on the internet, a user mentioned that the partition for the C:/ drive where the OS resides will change into something like D:/ and that's definitely a problem because my games are in that partition. So my first few questions; (1) Would the two partition merge together to become a new D:/ ? Can I delete the old OS files there? (2) What about the non-OS-related files, software and apps in my old C:/ drive? Can it still be used like normal? Do I need to migrate them over to the new C:/ drive on the SSD (like copy paste)? (3) Would my games (non-steam) inside the D:/ needs to be reinstalled or would they work like normal? (I do know however, that I need to reinstall all the redistributables because it's a fresh OS..) (4) I have my Steam and its folders installed on the old HDD under D:/ drive as well, so do I need to reinstall it? (5) Do I need to know anything else that you think might be crucial? To answer some possible questions that you guys may be wondering; (1) Why am I using Windows 8.1? Short answer is, I just prefer it over windows 10, nothing more, nothing less (albeit with some reasons of course.). (2) What GPU am I using? Currently, a GTX 1060 (6GB), and yes it's a mid range GPU, but I will save up some more money to buy the RTX 2080Ti in the near future (I like that massive VRAM for reasons below) (3) Why such a major upgrade? Due to my compulsive behavior of modding Skyrim SE (yes, this single game turned modding into a passionate hobby of mine lol). PS: My new PC parts hasn't arrived yet (somewhere 6th of October because I just ordered it yesterday.) Edit: I am planning to move Skyrim and the mods to the SSD for obvious reason lol (to speed things up, hopefully the FPS as well, but am not hopeful on that part because I need a new GPU with large VRAM)