Skyrim low(ish) fps

jboom91

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Hey guys I have an i7 3630qm 2.4ghz(3.4 turbo) pc with a gtx 660m graphics card(equivalent of a desktop gts 450) and the intro of the game when riding on the cart my fps is dropping to as low as 25 fps with 99% gpu usage. I am running the game on all ultra with AA off and at 1366x768 resolution.

My problem with this is that other people with my card and other people with cards like the gts 450 seem to be claiming a constant 40+ fps at all ultra on 1080p. Why would I not be getting these numbers? Especially at basically 720p.
 

jboom91

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Drivers are the newest, geforce 320.00 I think, I run with a cooler so the gpu never goes above 70, in skyrim it was only at 65, everything else hovers below 75, average-healthy temperatures.
 

venjhammet

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You should try running the game at least medium (Don't go on Default) and set shadow to low setting. Just a bit sacrifice on visual (Skyrim still looks good on Medium) but you'll be running at 60fps with little dip on fps. And one more thing stay away from HD texture mods.