High Resolution DLC or Skyrim HD - 2K Textures?

[wepfhwepfhp]

Hello. I want as Vanilla experience as possible. I downloaded the game, made sure there are no files of mods from previous installation, intalled Unofficial Patches and started playing.
My question is, what is better in terms of look/performance ratio? Official High Resolution texture pack, or Skyrim HD - 2K? And if the latter, then what is the look/performance ratio between FULL and LITE versions?

[BoBo]

yes someone who has done this tell us which is better.

[Falro the Great]

Here is a comparison of the two:
2K pack -
Pros: Higher quality, better function, not too taxing on performance
Cons: Doesn't cover as much as the OHRDLC

OHRDLC -
Pros: Covers all the textures in the game, easy installation
Cons: Buggier than an entomologist's workshop, fairly poor performance for what it's worth

Overall, if your computer can easily handle Vanilla Skyrim on Ultra, the 2K pack is definitely worth it. The Official Hi-Res pack is far to buggy and unoptimized for me to reccomend it.

[wepfhwepfhp]

Fairo the Great, but what about 2K pack FULL vs. 2K pack LITE?
It's too buggy? Well, what is Unofficial HRDLC Pack for? But true, it's very unoptimized.

[Dexter]

The high res DLC retextures almost everything in 2K, even things that don't need to be, which makes it very inefficient. I don't think it looks that great either, but it will keep the game as vanilla as possible.

You might want to check out this mod, which tries to optimize the hi res dlc if performance is a concern.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57353/?

It also makes for a decent mod base for other texture mods.

If you use a mod manager, after installing the hi res dlc or optimized version, you can install Skyrim HD 2K to see how it looks and can easily remove it without compromising your other textures.

I personally prefer using Skyrim HD 2K with Vivid Landscapes over the hi res dlc as even the lite versions still look good.