WOOOOO the TESV facebook saved my arse. I turn my computer off when i'm at work, and I noticed they said they released 1.3 today so when I get home, i'm unplugging my ethernet cable so I don't get raped by forced update. Might be a good idea for everyone to add them so you can get the heads up before they break it next time.
Also, I need some advice on my setup. I have crossfire and nothing I have tried has fixed scaling for me.
PhenomII x4 940BE oc'd to 3.4ghz
2x 6870, one in a 2.0 x16 and one in a 2.0 x4 (from what I read, this doesn't bottleneck the 2nd card by any more than like 4% compared to a 2.0 x8)
6gb ram at 800mhz ddr2 with tight timings
96gb ssd for os and skyrim
5788x1080 res
11.11c drivers
I get HORRENDOUS stutter (none in non cfx) out doors and indoors near light sources as well as input lag (also none in non cfx). Also, when I get the worst of the stutter, I also get sound stutter.
I have done massive testing to get CF to work with 2x6850. The only way to get positive scaling with these cards, is with certain settings in CCC, this highest settings for AA and AF.
When AA and AF are on ultra in the game, and CCC, you start to see positive scaling, but there is stutter, and the framerate is not great with 1920x1080, but playable.
The problem is that if you want a larger resolution or more fps and lower your AA settings, CF scaling disappears. So it really only useful for lower resolution scenarios where one wants more detail, not more fps.
Its still broken, imo.