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Yeah, I'm planning on paying for the SE. I think I missed the boat as far as buying the original game and DLCs cheaply off Steam for a free SE credit.
Yeah, I'm planning on paying for the SE. I think I missed the boat as far as buying the original game and DLCs cheaply off Steam for a free SE credit.
Apparently I was not playing the new version. After installing the new version, I can say it performs much, MUCH better than the original. TAA is an improvement over FXAA or MSAA. Things are a little bit soft, but not like FXAA, and it fixes most AA issues, unlike MSAA.
My GTX 1070 is at 1Ghz and 75% usage while playing, and have had no dips at all. They must have made big improvements to the engine.
To the OP, definately stay with the i7 for long term value and no the 950 pro isn't worth it for the money, not for just games anyway.
Have it on both my PCs, but so far only tried it with the i5-4690k, 2x GTX 960 4GB in SLI and 1920x1200 60Hz. Had to used Nvidia Inspector to force SLI (just used the existing Skyrim profile in the drivers) and on Ultra (which the game chose) its getting between 55-60 FPS. With only one card it was getting 35-45 FPS. I'll try my i7-4790k/GTX 1070 rig tomorrow and report back. Oh, this was without any mods.
There are often 2 different versions of M.2 cards. 1 that costs the same as their typical Sata connected version, and another that is more expensive, but quite a bit faster. For most purposes, the slower version is perfectly awesome in comparison to an HDD and just as fast as the typical SATA connected SSD. The benefit to using this type of SSD card, is that it is the size of a stick of gum, that is hidden away under my GPU, and it does not require an SATA cord or power.Really? I thought that M.2 would blow a normal SSD out of the water? If that's not the case, I'll stick with the ADATA SP550 480 or 512 whatever.
Apparently I was not playing the new version. After installing the new version, I can say it performs much, MUCH better than the original. TAA is an improvement over FXAA or MSAA. Things are a little bit soft, but not like FXAA, and it fixes most AA issues, unlike MSAA.
My GTX 1070 is at 1Ghz and 75% usage while playing, and have had no dips at all. They must have made big improvements to the engine.
There are often 2 different versions of M.2 cards. 1 that costs the same as their typical Sata connected version, and another that is more expensive, but quite a bit faster. For most purposes, the slower version is perfectly awesome in comparison to an HDD and just as fast as the typical SATA connected SSD. The benefit to using this type of SSD card, is that it is the size of a stick of gum, that is hidden away under my GPU, and it does not require an SATA cord or power.
Skyrim came out in 2011 and was in development at least since 2008. It used a re-jigged Gamebryo engine from Oblivion which is now a decade old. I seriously doubt they made any big improvements, you'd need a new engine for that. More likely they re-jigged it for the last time, slapped it out for full price and are awaiting more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to roll in.
This one costs $315 for 512 gigs....I'm assuming it's the faster one. Samsung 950 Pro M.2
Skyrim came out in 2011 and was in development at least since 2008. It used a re-jigged Gamebryo engine from Oblivion which is now a decade old. I seriously doubt they made any big improvements, you'd need a new engine for that. More likely they re-jigged it for the last time, slapped it out for full price and are awaiting more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to roll in.
Could this game be a reason to upgrade from my G4400 @ 4.45Ghz, and 7950 3GB video card?
How do you get the Remaster Version? Guess I need to buy some Steam cards to put some money into my account. (No way I'm linking my payment method with my acct.)
Wow, thanks Russian. If read time isn't improved with that Samsung 950 Pro then I can DEFINITELY go cheaper. Back to the SP550 for 200 savings.
I used to be a big FPS gamer way way back during the Quake 2 days....haven't gamed much since then at all, aside from Elder Scrolls games here and there. Now that the wife left (and took my old PC), I have a feeling I'll have more free time and slowly get into "twitch" gaming as they say these days.
Looks like I'm going to have to think hard about the gaming / general usage balance I need to achieve with a monitor.
Well, either I had a bad Skyrim install, or the changes they made greatly improved performance.Skyrim came out in 2011 and was in development at least since 2008. It used a re-jigged Gamebryo engine from Oblivion which is now a decade old. I seriously doubt they made any big improvements, you'd need a new engine for that. More likely they re-jigged it for the last time, slapped it out for full price and are awaiting more $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to roll in.
Thanks, I'm interested to see what your experience is like.
I'm having the same experience with the lack of hitching now. I guess it's possible some mods caused it, but I did uninstall all of them, and reinstalled the game to compare, and it still hitched, with the new version smooth at all times.Nailed at 60 FPS and smooth as butter. All the spots that had hitches in the original game are gone. Its also better than Fallout 4. Just guesstimating from my GTX 960 4GB SLI setup I would imagine you could pretty much max it (without mods) @ 1080p 60Hz with a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 480 on up.
Apparently I was not playing the new version. After installing the new version, I can say it performs much, MUCH better than the original. TAA is an improvement over FXAA or MSAA. Things are a little bit soft, but not like FXAA, and it fixes most AA issues, unlike MSAA.
My GTX 1070 is at 1Ghz and 75% usage while playing, and have had no dips at all. They must have made big improvements to the engine.