Normally, when framerates drop in any game, the CPU and Memory usage for TESV.exe tends to climb really high, to anywhere from 50-100 for cpu (from the 20-40 normal for CPU) and from 1.2 gig (usual) to max on memory.
However, these recent slowdowns the opposite seems to happen. The CPU usage falls to about 15-03 at the memory usage falls just slightly. The Total CPU usage also falls so it's not being redirected to anywhere else it seems.
These slowdowns seem to last anywhere from 4 seconds to 10 seconds max (usually when walking outside or looking around) before letting up for a while and starting again as I move around outside.
Has anyone had something like this happen to them? This seems to have started ever since I downloaded the new NVIDIA drivers (version 306.97) in hopes of fixing the Transparent Tree issue i've been having (It didn't work btw, I still have that.).
System Specs are as follows:
CPU: AMD 4170 QC 4.20ghz
RAM: 8GB DDR3
GPUS: 2x Geforce 560 SLI
Active Mod Files:
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00 Skyrim.esm
01 Update.esm
02 Dawnguard.esm
03 HearthFires.esm
04 Imp's More Complex Needs.esm [Version 0.24]
05 AOM.esm
06 AP Skyrim.esm
07 ApachiiHair.esm
08 RaceCompatibility.esm
09 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.2b]
0A Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp [Version 1.1a]
0B Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp [Version 1.0a]
0C bardsoundsmalukah.esp
0D Ish's Souls to Perks.esp
0E JBS_banking_redux.esp
0F JK Crafting Breakdown.esp
10 Occupy Skyrim.esp
11 squeaky.esp
12 ts_taleofthetongues.esp
13 Character Creation Overhaul.esp
14 Cloaks.esp
15 DeadlyDragons.esp
16 SoulForge.esp
17 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
18 MoreTraining_50.esp
19 SMEssentialPlayer.esp
1A Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
++ QuickShouts.esp
1B TelekinesisImproved.esp
1C ACE BYOG.esp
1D SkyRe_Main.esp
1E AOM.esp
1F Magicka Sabers.esp
20 Massive Breakdown - SkyRe.esp
21 SkyRe_Combat.esp
22 SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp
23 SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp
24 SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp
25 SkyRe_StandingStones.esp
26 dagi_raht_race.esp
27 SkyRe_Races.esp
28 PC Exclusive Animation Path.esp
29 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
2A IMCN - Overrides.esp
2B SkyrimURWL.esp
2C protectorspells.esp
00 Skyrim.esm
01 Update.esm
02 Dawnguard.esm
03 HearthFires.esm
04 Imp's More Complex Needs.esm [Version 0.24]
05 AOM.esm
06 AP Skyrim.esm
07 ApachiiHair.esm
08 RaceCompatibility.esm
09 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.2.2b]
0A Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp [Version 1.1a]
0B Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp [Version 1.0a]
0C bardsoundsmalukah.esp
0D Ish's Souls to Perks.esp
0E JBS_banking_redux.esp
0F JK Crafting Breakdown.esp
10 Occupy Skyrim.esp
11 squeaky.esp
12 ts_taleofthetongues.esp
13 Character Creation Overhaul.esp
14 Cloaks.esp
15 DeadlyDragons.esp
16 SoulForge.esp
17 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
18 MoreTraining_50.esp
19 SMEssentialPlayer.esp
1A Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
++ QuickShouts.esp
1B TelekinesisImproved.esp
1C ACE BYOG.esp
1D SkyRe_Main.esp
1E AOM.esp
1F Magicka Sabers.esp
20 Massive Breakdown - SkyRe.esp
21 SkyRe_Combat.esp
22 SkyRe_EncounterZones.esp
23 SkyRe_EnemyAI.esp
24 SkyRe_EnemyScaling.esp
25 SkyRe_StandingStones.esp
26 dagi_raht_race.esp
27 SkyRe_Races.esp
28 PC Exclusive Animation Path.esp
29 Bashed Patch, 0.esp
2A IMCN - Overrides.esp
2B SkyrimURWL.esp
2C protectorspells.esp