Skyrim ENB - Wonder what 5.5gb vram usage looks like?

[exyia]

currently downloading MOAR updated texture packs and still messing around with different ENB profiles - having trouble picking one that I like, but I think I narrowed it down to these 4. Just thought I would share

 

3440x1440 with Skyrim Mod Combiner packed with every hi-res texture possible. vram usage outdoors is about 5.5gb   

 

 

 

 

weather was forced to be full bright sunny day in console, to guarantee a fair picture to each profile

 

I'm leaning towards option 3, but I kind of like the softness of 2 and the white balance in 1. decisions decisions 

[SAV1OUR]

what enbs and what gpu's do you have powering this?

[Excon]

I prefer pic 1 in the first set and 3 in the second set. Pic 3 isnt bad in the first set so over all I would pick option 3

[StuM91]

All are nice, but if I had to choose probably 3.

[YoloSwag]

I like option 1, doesn't smudge the distance too much.

Option 2 looks kinda like LOTR, nothing wrong with that if you like it

 

I've seen some pretty great screenshots on ENB from people who modded their TESV, and some look just amazing, super high-res textures on everything, some have the custom polygons thing and it looks like a different game but so much better than vanilla and I think you did great

 

I saw some kind of hyper realistic vegetation mod on some website the other day, looks really great but it's no longer Skyrim :lol: you know, 'coz its supposed to be desolate, but it really looks so cool  B)

 

BTW, how many FPS are you getting outdoors compared to indoors, and what GPU/s are you using?

[kuddlesworth9419]

I just hope Fallout 4 and the next Elder Scrolls game can be modded this much. When I was playing Skyrim I was using around 3.9GB of VRAM at 1080p but using almost 6GB is insane. It's good for the hardware industry though if games start to demand higher specs. 

[ofr057]

guess your rocking a titan?

I like option 3 the close up detail is good

[Liam-McShane]

The textures are still shit. Skyrim will never look that great in my opinion.

[exyia]

#1 has the "harshest" image to me. it doesn't soften the image like the others, which is fine if you're supersampling the resolution - but I'm not. So the edges of tree leaves nad bushes feel slightly pixelated to me somewhat. But I really like the white balance and slight bloom - bright sunlight is white imo, not yellow...and this one manages to capture that white sunlight feeling without washing out the colors

 

#2 I like because it really softens the image and gives a cinematic effect, but my friend laughed at it and said that would just get old/tiring after a few minutes. he might be right, I've never stuck with any of these "cinematic" styled ENB's

 

#3 seems like a good balance, but for some reason I think it's yellows and/or browns are still a bit too strong (the road in the first pic set looks too brown under natural sunlight imo)

 

#4 I like pic set 2, but for the first image it feels a little washed out and "pastel" colored

 

decisions, decisions. I'll upload more later today, this is fun

[LOST TALE]

I prefer my default skyrim with 2k textures...ez

[YoloSwag]

I just hope Fallout 4 and the next Elder Scrolls game can be modded this much. When I was playing Skyrim I was using around 3.9GB of VRAM at 1080p but using almost 6GB is insane. It's good for the hardware industry though if games start to demand higher specs. 

 

 We can definitely count on Bethesda with these mod support...and the usual order load of mods just to make things run stable :lol:

[kuddlesworth9419]

 We can definitely count on Bethesda with these mod support...and the usual order load of mods just to make things run stable :lol:

I am just worried that Bethesda goes full peasant and makes the game more console like. If either Fallout 4 or the next Elder Scrolls game doesn't have modding support I will flip. Bethesda has so far been one of the only publishers that doesn't f*ck around too much with their customers.

[Dumbpants]

@exyia Have you ever had problems when running the ENB and all the mods with it with a complete power loss? I can't figure out why my computer will just shut off and then turn back on while I'm trying to play with my beautiful Skyrim now.... 

[exyia]

@exyia Have you ever had problems when running the ENB and all the mods with it with a complete power loss? I can't figure out why my computer will just shut off and then turn back on while I'm trying to play with my beautiful Skyrim now.... 

 

hmmm, sometimes but I haven't gotten into actually playing the game yet. I wanted to sort away my mod list first so I could actually quit messing with my mods and enjoy the game. I haven't looked into it yet and it might just be my lazily done OC or having my Power Limit too high on the GPU's

[felixthemaster1]

 

currently downloading MOAR updated texture packs and still messing around with different ENB profiles - having trouble picking one that I like, but I think I narrowed it down to these 4. Just thought I would share

 

3440x1440 with Skyrim Mod Combiner packed with every hi-res texture possible. vram usage outdoors is about 5.5gb   

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weather was forced to be full bright sunny day in console, to guarantee a fair picture to each profile

 

I'm leaning towards option 3, but I kind of like the softness of 2 and the white balance in 1. decisions decisions 

 

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[chilicheeseburger]

I need more vram...

And i like the last option, it looks very cold so it's perfect for skyrim.

[exyia]

OOOPS

 

I hit the vram cap in Windhelm

 

spent most of the night rebuilding the texture pack with upgrades, but I still can't find any other ENBs worth considering other than the 4 posted. I'm still somewhat leaning towards #2 - the cinematic aspect to it really gives a strong atmosphere. and now that I notice the strong browns in the other presets, it's starting to bother me

 

oh well, will play around more later

[Tacitus]

Option 4 looks best imo. The colours look more natural, and more crisp like the air in a cold, mountainous region. It's best mostly because of the colour of the snow, it's pure white, like settled snow on mountains is.

[juretrn]

5.5 GB vram looks like giant textures.

[exyia]

Option 4 looks best imo. The colours look more natural, and more crisp like the air in a cold, mountainous region. It's best mostly because of the colour of the snow, it's pure white, like settled snow on mountains is.

 

oh good point, didn't notice the color of the snow.....

 

hmm, that makes me re-evaluate now....I took option#4 out of the running because it looked a little over "bleached"

 

I swear I'll never end up deciding on an ENB...ever lol

[Tacitus]

oh good point, didn't notice the color of the snow.....

 

hmm, that makes me re-evaluate now....I took option#4 out of the running because it looked a little over "bleached"

 

I swear I'll never end up deciding on an ENB...ever lol

 

It maybe does look a bit bleached, but the first one on my monitor has a red-purple tinge, the second a yellow-green tinge, the third a red tinge and the fourth looks the most natural. Maybe find something with a little more contrast, or slightly darker all round?

[exyia]

adjusted my texture pack and some texture colors are different, and re-calibrated the internal LUT on the LG just to be sure. so posting fresh screens

 

KINEMATIC

KOUNTERVIBE

SERENITY

SOMBER3

SEASONS OF SKYRIM

 

I think Somber3 is last - a bit too much yellow sepia tone that will definitely get old during gameplay (for me personally - would make for awesome screenshots though)

 

I'm not too fond of the brown colors of the Kinematic

 

Kountervibe I like

 

Seasons of Skyrim always looks incredibly balanced, so hard to decide between this and Kountervibe

 

Serenity looks great, but I'm just not sure if I like how much blue it uses. I'm all for retaining the "cold" feel of Skyrim's climates, but part of me thinks it's still too much blue

 

oh, and I've hit the vram cap in some areas

[shiftberry]

the older games usually use too much VRAM if they were visually over-improved or too much oomph on certain visual effects!