How to Prepare your PC for Skyrim: GPU Overclocking, Malware Removal, Defragmentation (Part 2)

Hello everybody! This is my last part of my 2-part mini-series on preparing your PC for Skyrim. If you're a PC gamer and you're planning to play Skyrim, then these videos are for you. I take you through a series of critical optimizations in order for your PC to totally own Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim at higher graphics settings and higher framerates. It's important that you at least consider all of my recommendations in BOTH videos, since every PC gamer should be familiar with all of these procedures.

If you missed Part 1, watch it now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5ILMFo4bkY

In this Part 2, I give you advice on:

6. Set Up System Restore / Restore Point
7. Malware Removal Procedure!
8. Overclock your GPU or buy a new one
9. Defrag

Thanks for watching, and share this with all of your friends who will be playing Skyrim on the PC. Join my chat room to talk about your PC! http://widget.mibbit.com/?channel=%23culveyhouse&autoConnect=true , type in a nickname, and hit Connect!.

Links mentioned in this video:
Malware Removal for Vista and 7: http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=139681
NVIDIA System Tools with ESA Support: http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_system_tools_6.06.html
How to Overclock your GPU: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2010/09/15/how-to-overclock-your-gr...
Smart Defrag 2: http://www.iobit.com/iobitsmartdefrag.html

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[bitteschleigen]

by the way, where are u from?

[culveyhouse]

@bitteschleigen From San Francisco. :)

[Temoki]

I'm very new to GPU overclocking and temperature read outs. How many degrees would you say is hazardous to the GPU because mine is about 45-50 with stock settings.

[culveyhouse]

@Temoki depends on the GPU. Most of them are rated to exceed 100 deg Celsius, even though you really shouldn't let it get that high. Keep your GPU at around 75 C max. 

[prokentsful]

Also, could anyone tell me if a max temperature of about 70 while benchmarking Far Cry 2 on max settings is good for a GTX 560. (not TI)

I overclocked 5%, I'm not sure whether I should go anymore. I just bought the card and I don't want to ruin anything.

[culveyhouse]

@prokentsful 70 degrees C (I assume you mean C?) is perfectly fine. If you mean 70 deg F, then please let me borrow the liquid nitrogen you're using! 

[marinmarinhola]

If I have a cpu water cooling system and about 9 case fans do I need to worry too much about heat?

[sctrgs3207]

Ditto what I commented on Part 1.

Thank you very much for participating in a world where people help others.

Cheers, and best wishes.

[arbaz666]

hey man plz make a video on cpu overclocking because i am using a core 2 duo 2.5 proceesor and i need to overclock it plz

[Pahvilaatikko15]

And a second quest: Where did you get that font to Windows? And how did you install it?

[IceCweam7]

One more thing Culveyhouse where did you get all of those cool background photo's?

[IceCweam7]

Hey Culveyhouse,

Thank you for posting the PC preparation video's for Skyrim! It's like I had a computer expert come to my house and show me step by step on how to tweek my system to run more efficiently. My system is pretty close to your set up with the exception of 8GB of ram. Thank you again and I look forward to more of your "How to video's" in the future!

[IceCweam7]

@miikkii123 32 bit OS (Windows) are usually programmed to recognize only about 2+ to 3+ GB of system ram. Unfortunatly you may need to upgrade to a 64 bit OS as a 64 bit OS can recognize a lot more ram. If you want to stay with your 32 bit system using all of your ram I say talk to a computer professional or google it.

[RexFut]

Culvey,

MGtools and Access Denied in Documents and Settings as well as other files. Why?