Fallout 4 Quick perfomance guide

Hello People of the Commonwealth
as we all know fallout 4 is horribly optimized in terms of Ram the difference between 1333 and 2133 goes up to 70 % eurogamer has an article on that they started with 1600 ram vs 2133 and got 40% if u go down to 1333 u get 60-70%
and the setting that is most ram heavy is hidden... yep
so lemme show u guys what to do
A lil Warning this will heavily reduce your draw distance but i personnely do not notice it too much so here is what u do

Btw my system
AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE @ 3,5 GHZ
8 GB DDR3 1333 G.Skill generic
AMD Radeon HD 7970

Step 1
Find your fallout 4 ini´s
The ini we are searching for is Fallout4.ini
The setting is in the fallou4prefs.ini too but it doesnt seem to effect the actual setting

Step 2
Search for "Grid"
The line we are searching for is called [General]

Step 3
so now what to set up Quoting DHJudas from the skyrim forums
I dont know why but preloadsizelimit is not standart in the ini... which is pretty bad because it basicly tells the game how much to load the more ram u have the more he can preload the less ram speed intense the game gets.
So why is such a very major setting not in the game like " Ram size " or " Ram speed " ?
i dunno i had to fix it myself and if u found this article save to say u do to

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=128
uGridsToLoad=7-5-3-1
iPreloadSizeLimit=51380224


[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=128
uGridsToLoad=9
iPreloadSizeLimit=84934656

[General]
uExterior Cell Buffer=144
uGridsToLoad=11
iPreloadSizeLimit=126877696

This first one should be your standart. U can tinker with preload as much as u want.
I for example run an entirely different setup
[General]
sLanguage=en
uExterior Cell Buffer=512
uGridsToLoad=3
iPreloadSizeLimit=507510784

For me it raised the minimum FPS from 16 to 33 Tested in Corvega, the boston common and the diamond city market.



ENBOOST

I honestly have to say i dont know what ENBOOST exactly does i havent informed myself to much about it. I know one thing, it works just download the files and extract them where your fallout4.exe is located. Right click Fallout 4 in Steam go to properties then local files then browse local files.
There is your exe YAY!!
http://enbdev.com/enbseries_fallout4_v0283.zip Just download that and extract it into your fallout 4 directory DONE!!

FALLOUT 4 TEXTURE OPTIMIZATION

Fallout 4 textures are pretty horrible they dont look to bad they are just badly compressed use sometimes just wrong formats have resolutions all over the place to a point where u can half the texture size without loosing any detail

http://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/978/?

This webpage has a pretty good guide on how to install the mod.


So thats about it raised the Fps for me by about 220% and i lost visual quality but mostly not that noticable
BTW
http://www.file-upload.net/download-11090990/Fallout4Config.rar.html
My configs just incase anyone wants to use those knowing my specs
Thanks for reading and SEEYA

My Config

Fallout4.INI


[General]
sLanguage=en
uGridsToLoad=3
uExterior Cell Buffer=512
uGridsToLoad=3
iPreloadSizeLimit=507510784

[ScreenSplatter]
bBloodSplatterEnabled=1

[Display]
iPresentInterval=0
bDeferredCommands=1
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=3500.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=2000.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
bNvGodraysEnable=1
bDynamicObjectQueryManager=1
bMultiThreadedAccumulation=1
bMultiThreadedRenderingUNP=1

fSAORadius=108.2
fSAOBias=0.6
fSAOIntensity=7.1

fSunUpdateThreshold:Display=0.5f
fSunShadowUpdateTime=1.0

[HairLighting]
fHairPrimSpecScale=0.02
fHairPrimSpecPow=125.0
fHairPrimSpecShift=0.36
fHairSecSpecScale=1.2
fHairSecSpecPow=160.0
fHairSecSpecShift=-0.40

[SSSSS]
fSSSSSPower = 4.0

[Audio]
bEnableAudio=1

[Interface]
fDefaultWorldFOV=70
fDefault1stPersonFOV=80
fSafeZoneX=15.0
fSafeZoneY=15.0
fSafeZoneXWide=64.0
fSafeZoneYWid=36.0
fSafeZoneXWide16x10=64.0
fSafeZoneYWide16x10=36.0

[MapMenu]
uLockedObjectMapLOD=16
uLockedTerrainLOD=32

[Controls]
fMouseHeadingXScale=.021
fMouseHeadingYScale=.021

[Grass]
iMinGrassSize=20
bAllowCreateGrass=1

[ImageSpace]
bDoRadialBlur=1

[Weather]
bPrecipitation=1

[Archive]
sResourceIndexFileList=Fallout4 - Textures1.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures2.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures3.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures4.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures5.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures6.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures7.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures8.ba2, Fallout4 - Textures9.ba2
sResourceStartUpArchiveList=Fallout4 - Startup.ba2, Fallout4 - Shaders.ba2, Fallout4 - Interface.ba2
SResourceArchiveList=Fallout4 - Voices.ba2, Fallout4 - Meshes.ba2, Fallout4 - MeshesExtra.ba2, Fallout4 - Misc.ba2, Fallout4 - Sounds.ba2, Fallout4 - Materials.ba2
SResourceArchiveList2=Fallout4 - Animations.ba2
sResourceDataDirsFinal=STRINGS\
SGeometryPackageList=Fallout4 - Geometry.csg
SCellResourceIndexFileList=Fallout4.cdx
SResourceArchiveMemoryCacheList= Fallout4 - Misc.ba2, Fallout4 - Shaders.ba2, Fallout4 - Interface.ba2, Fallout4 - Materials.ba2

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=4.5000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=2.5000

[Pathfinding]
fWarpMaxTime=4
iWarpMaxPathFailureCount=3
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=0
bReflectLODLand=0
bReflectSky=0
bReflectLODTrees=0



Fallout4Prefs.ini



[Display]
flocalShadowMapHalveEveryXUnit=750.0000
focusShadowMapDoubleEveryXUnit=450.0000
fShadowBiasScale=1.0000
fDirShadowDistance=3000
fShadowDistance=3000
uiOrthoShadowFilter=2
uiShadowFilter=2
iShadowMapResolution=2048
uPipboyTargetHeight=700
uPipboyTargetWidth=876
iVolumetricLightingQuality=0
bVolumetricLightingEnable=0
bSAOEnable=1
iDirShadowSplits=2
bVolumetricLightingForceCasters=0
iTiledLightingMinLights=40
bComputeShaderDeferredTiledLighting=1
iMaxFocusShadowsDialogue=4
iMaxFocusShadows=2
bForceIgnoreSmoothness=0
fBlendSplitDirShadow=48
bSinglePassDirShadow=1
bEnableWetnessMaterials=1
fTessFactorMaxDistanceScale=100.0000
sAntiAliasing=TAA
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODFadeScalar=3.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2444.0000
fInteriorMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1950.0000
fInteriorMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=2600.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1600
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4000
iMaxAnisotropy=16
iPresentInterval=1
bTopMostWindow=0
bMaximizeWindow=0
bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
bAllowShadowcasterNPCLights=0
iScreenShotIndex=0
fMaxFocusShadowMapDistance=450.0000
bPrecipitationOcclusion=1
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=3
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=10
fDefaultWorldFOV=70
fDefault1stPersonFOV=80
bNvGodraysEnable=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bEnableRainOcclusion=1
bLensFlare=0
bScreenSpaceReflections=1
bMBEnable=0
sD3DDevice="AMD Radeon R9 200 / HD 7900 Series"
iAdapter=0
[Imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
bScreenSpaceBokeh=0
bMBEnable=0
bLensFlare=0
[Pipboy]
fPipboyEffectColorB=0.0000
fPipboyEffectColorG=1.0000
fPipboyEffectColorR=0.0000
[VATS]
fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorB=0.4100
fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorG=0.8200
fModMenuEffectHighlightPAColorR=1.0000
fModMenuEffectPAColorB=0.4100
fModMenuEffectPAColorG=0.8200
fModMenuEffectPAColorR=1.0000
fModMenuEffectHighlightColorB=0.0824
fModMenuEffectHighlightColorG=1.0000
fModMenuEffectHighlightColorR=0.0706
fModMenuEffectColorB=0.0824
fModMenuEffectColorG=1.0000
fModMenuEffectColorR=0.0706
[MAIN]
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=10000.0000
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
[LightingShader]
bScreenSpaceSubsurfaceScattering=1
bScreenSpaceReflections=0
[General]
bGamepadEnable=0
bPipboyCompanionEnabled=0
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
uGridsToLoad=5
fDefaultFOV=80
bAllowConsole=1
[Interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
iHUDColorB=21
iHUDColorG=255
iHUDColorR=18
bDialogueCameraEnable=1
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0300
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.6667
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
[GamePlay]
iDifficulty=5
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=500
[SaveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=4.0000
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=138006
fVal3=0.6500
uID3=1007612
fVal2=1.0000
uID2=94881
fVal1=0.6500
uID1=466532
fVal0=0.6500
uID0=554685
[Water]
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=12500
fBlockMaximumDistance=100000
fBlockLevel2Distance=75000
fBlockLevel1Distance=25000
fBlockLevel0Distance=15000
fSplitDistanceMult=0.5
bShowLODInEditor=0
[Grass]
fGrassStartFadeDistance=3000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=100
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=35
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=20
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15
fLODFadeOutMultItems=1.5
fLODFadeOutMultActors=11
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
uLastAspectRatio=1
[BlurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=0
[BlurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0

[DroopyDick]

But the base setting is lower then what the Engine can use.

[Mikasa Tanikawa]

> iPreloadSizeLimit
Again this nonsense... http://forum.step-project.com/topic/4781-correct-enblocal-settings/?p=107460

[Saucecup]

sick.