» Tue May 08, 2012 10:43 am
Hulky, although not officially confirmed, this is a repeatedly observed phenomenom. So yes, we are all aware. Only time will tell if the 1.1 patch will fix it. Since there is already a thread on this (please use search first Hulky!) this will probably be eventually locked.
However, there are two reported work-arounds. The first, and easiest, is to clear you cache on your HDD. When you launch from your HDD, you'll be prompted to re-download the 1.1 patch. Multiple sources are reporting that hi-res hand and weapon textures will then load even if you are running off the HDD.
The second work around involves installing the game on a USB memory stick. Multiple sources report that hi-res hand and weapon textures will always load from a memory stick, and that the load speeds are very fast. However, you must own and dedicate a stick with enough memory.
Please report back if you try any of these work arounds whether you find any success.
Happy Skyrim!