The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Skyrim 60 FPS but very choppy when aiming around
I have had skyrim before on the same pc and rig, and i am using my old saving directory of my skyrim before i formatted my pc, now i installed the game again, used the backed up save files and whenever i move the mouse around, the game seems to be running very choppy, but if i would see a guy running at me or stuff like that, he will be very smooth.
at first i thought its just something about the mouse moving laggy as heck, but then i noticed that if i fall down from stuff or jump, i get the same lag.

i am using Sapphire HD 6850, Core i5 3570K @ 4.2 GHZ and i have 8 gb ram.

I never had this problem before until i installed the game again after formatting my pc.

ALSO: A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO SAY, Whenever i run the game on windowed mode, it runs completely smooth ! and on Full screen with the same Resolution and Video options, it has these problems.


Thanks in advance :)
Last edited by 76561198016405247; Dec 26, 2014 @ 9:42am
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Check your mouse drivers.
76561198016405247 Dec 26, 2014 @ 9:44am 
Originally posted by Hamsterbytes , bits and nibbles:
Check your mouse drivers.

as i said, even if i dont move the mouse i still get the same type of lag if i'm jumping, falling moving from height to height etc..

i play FPS games alot and the mouse moves completely fine.
Fading_Drifter Dec 26, 2014 @ 9:52am 
did you have any mods installed when those saves were current that you dont have installed now? try starting a new game and see if you have the same problems on a fresh character.
la_nague Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:14am 
disable "object detail fade" if its enabled and try again



if it doesnt work, you must reduce view distance because your PC is constantly reloading objects into your GPU memory from harddrrive, which is very slow and will cause stutter.
Last edited by la_nague; Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:15am
76561198016405247 Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:34am 
Originally posted by Omas_:
did you have any mods installed when those saves were current that you dont have installed now? try starting a new game and see if you have the same problems on a fresh character.
Still had this problem, i'm going to to reinstall the game and make a new game without recovering the old game files.

But before that, i'll try doing what la_nague suggested.

btw guys: if i run the game on windowed mode with the same res and all same options, the game works completely fine. and ideas why ?


edit: i already tried running the game on the lowest options and without object detail fade, tried again and had the same problem :(


does anyone have any ideas about why the game works fine on windowed ?
Last edited by 76561198016405247; Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:37am
JungleTears Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:58am 
Originally posted by Holy Diver:
Originally posted by Omas_:
did you have any mods installed when those saves were current that you dont have installed now? try starting a new game and see if you have the same problems on a fresh character.
Still had this problem, i'm going to to reinstall the game and make a new game without recovering the old game files.

But before that, i'll try doing what la_nague suggested.

btw guys: if i run the game on windowed mode with the same res and all same options, the game works completely fine. and ideas why ?


edit: i already tried running the game on the lowest options and without object detail fade, tried again and had the same problem :(


does anyone have any ideas about why the game works fine on windowed ?

To me it was a crossfire thing. I can play on ultra withouth crossfire. But whit it the game will stutter when i watch arround.

Not sure if its 100 % fixed though need to play more

Intel i-7 4820k 3.70 ghz
2x Radeon R9 270 4Gb
16 Gb ram
Windows 8.1
ssd

I heard it could be a processor thing too i have read a article somewhere that a guy fixed this problem by only allowing the game to use 1 core i will look into that if i encounter it again.
Last edited by JungleTears; Dec 26, 2014 @ 10:58am
76561198016405247 Dec 26, 2014 @ 11:03am 
I'm still trying to find a reason of why the game runs completely smooth on windowed with the same settings but on full screen its crap.

I wonder if its a mouse thing anyway.. hmm
JungleTears Dec 26, 2014 @ 11:56am 
Originally posted by Holy Diver:
I'm still trying to find a reason of why the game runs completely smooth on windowed with the same settings but on full screen its crap.

I wonder if its a mouse thing anyway.. hmm

it isnt try with a gamepad you will get the same results.
JungleTears Dec 26, 2014 @ 11:59am 
Originally posted by Holy Diver:
I'm still trying to find a reason of why the game runs completely smooth on windowed with the same settings but on full screen its crap.

I wonder if its a mouse thing anyway.. hmm

Its a shame we ati graphicard users have this problem anyway. I just read on google that some ati users can fix it with disabling antialiasing and the other one dunno what its called in english atm try that. Or type in google something like. Skyrim choppy when looking arround. Plenty of stuff there.

Like i told you in my other post :>
JungleTears Dec 26, 2014 @ 12:03pm 
another thing you may find interesting

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If you're running Skyrim on a PC/AMD machine, this worked really well for me. DON'T use the game's anti-aliasing and anti-filtering routines, use your graphics card routines, instead. Start Skyrim and on the small, pre-launch window go to "Options." Turn off Anti-aliasing and Anti-filtering, and Quit. Then, go to your Catalyst Control Center --> Gaming --> 3D Application Settings. Change "Anti-aliasing mode to 'Override Application Settings" and pick your sample rate (try 8X). Now do the same thing under "Texture Filtering" (i.e. "Override Application Settings") and pick a sample rate. This completely eliminated hitching and stuttering for me
76561198016405247 Dec 26, 2014 @ 12:12pm 
Originally posted by FraGG:
another thing you may find interesting

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If you're running Skyrim on a PC/AMD machine, this worked really well for me. DON'T use the game's anti-aliasing and anti-filtering routines, use your graphics card routines, instead. Start Skyrim and on the small, pre-launch window go to "Options." Turn off Anti-aliasing and Anti-filtering, and Quit. Then, go to your Catalyst Control Center --> Gaming --> 3D Application Settings. Change "Anti-aliasing mode to 'Override Application Settings" and pick your sample rate (try 8X). Now do the same thing under "Texture Filtering" (i.e. "Override Application Settings") and pick a sample rate. This completely eliminated hitching and stuttering for me

Thanks man, but i already tried running the game on the lowest possible video properties (except of lower resolutions).

I dont think it has to do with anti-aliasing in my case, because there is barely a lag difference between the highest anti-aliasing and none.
(keep in mind that my fps is always 60, even when getting these minor frame chops)
JungleTears Dec 26, 2014 @ 12:42pm 
Originally posted by Holy Diver:
Originally posted by FraGG:
another thing you may find interesting

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If you're running Skyrim on a PC/AMD machine, this worked really well for me. DON'T use the game's anti-aliasing and anti-filtering routines, use your graphics card routines, instead. Start Skyrim and on the small, pre-launch window go to "Options." Turn off Anti-aliasing and Anti-filtering, and Quit. Then, go to your Catalyst Control Center --> Gaming --> 3D Application Settings. Change "Anti-aliasing mode to 'Override Application Settings" and pick your sample rate (try 8X). Now do the same thing under "Texture Filtering" (i.e. "Override Application Settings") and pick a sample rate. This completely eliminated hitching and stuttering for me

Thanks man, but i already tried running the game on the lowest possible video properties (except of lower resolutions).

I dont think it has to do with anti-aliasing in my case, because there is barely a lag difference between the highest anti-aliasing and none.
(keep in mind that my fps is always 60, even when getting these minor frame chops)

yes i understand but theres a difference between going anti aliasing with the card or with the software. Its worth a try i guess :>
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