Added realism

[SnowzSan]

Hey guys n' gals.

I'm looking for some mods that will enhance Skyrim's graphics making them more realistic (don't worry about hardware, I'm good. Two Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GBs in Crossfire) and also add realism to the game. I've run through nexus but there are so many options it's hard to choose which would be the best. I'm hoping your experience can help me in this matter.

I've beat Skyrim over 4 times, lastly on Master and the challenge wasn't really there. I want Dragons that I'm terrified of (and generally try to avoid) and Bandits that don't resemble conscripted farmers for the Al Qaeda in terms of skill. I'm not much into the "eat or die" aspect as I've tried that mod and didn't really enjoy it. But something to make enemies more realistic and the environment to be more immersive in terms of graphics.

Thanks a bunch, guys n' gals.

[Amycus]

Get this mod, as well as the ones that is listed as "recommended" in the description:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/30936/?
Here is an example vid with what these alone make the game look like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVS2HL9_PX8

And then just add these as well, and you are good to go:
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/22745/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17723/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/4955/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35303/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/10168/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35092/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/19660/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11555/?
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/35474/? (pretty much only for the sake of your own player character, but still)
http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17416/? (this last one doesn't really do that much graphic wise, but I still think that it looks quite nice having a lantern hanging from your back. Not to mention useful in darker areas)

[stabbykitteh]

A few more:

Climates of Tamriel: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/17802/?

Lightning During Thunderstorms: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/15506/?
(there's also a compatability patch for CoT)

Shooting Stars: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/25022/?

Lanterns of Skyrim: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/18916/?