Ive have loaded most of the http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/11 mods 90% of them, all the texture mods, mostly the HD ones as well. I also use DTOXY as FPS limiter.
On my new system, just upgraded i average 60fps most of the time, ocassionally dropping below 40 and am very happy with stability (10hrs or more no CTD).
Becuase i use SKSE, my MSI Afterburner wont load so have no way of telling VRAM usage.
Im quite a bit into the game as well, level 15

Two questions:
1) If i change UGRIDS from 5, im using now, to 7, would i be ok with system specs or would i run into stability problems.
2) Is there any other program i can use to monitor VRAM usage that is comp with SKSE

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CPU:- Intel I7 2700K (3.5 / 3.9) MB:- MSI Z77a-G43 GPU:- Gigabyte HD7870 (OC)-(12.4) MEM:- Gskill Ares 16g DDR3 OS:- Win7 Ultimate (SP1) SKYRIM:- 1.5.26