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Can my PC handle Skyrim?

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  • Intel i5
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May 19, 2014 10:25:51 AM

Specs:
i5 3570k
AMD Radoen 7850
8GB Ram

I seem to receive frame drops in certain places in Skyrim do you know what could be causing this?

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a c 134 À AMD
May 19, 2014 10:30:10 AM

What is your screen resolution and what settings are you using?
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a b À AMD
May 19, 2014 11:09:05 AM

Assuming you're running on ultra at 1080p, it'd be normal for an HD 7850 to drop to ~45 fps in a few places outdoors. I remember looking at benchmarks for an HD 7870 in Skyrim, and at times even that fell to ~55 fps. Skyrim isn't that well optimized, really...

I found you can save performance without noticeably losing quality by using just 2x antialiasing + SMAA, rather than relying entirely on the in-game antialiasing.

Also, the item fade slider only affects tiny clutter objects like bottles and plates, so you can gain a few free fps without really losing quality if you put that at 50%.
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