Performance, Skyrim runs smoother than NS2

IronHorse said:

Yea the more I think about it, the more I think there's something up with your computer and its not your hardware. You should start a new thread with your dxdiag and ns2 log to start with for further diagnosing

Windows 7 x62
AMD phenom II x3 720 2.8 - unlocked 4th core & overclocked to 3.3 ghz
sapphire's Radeon hd 5750 x2 crossfired
8g of ram

Skyrim: High graphic settings, max anisotropic and antialiasing 1024x1028, FPS avg 30-50

Outside Skyhaven temple: 1 dragon, 2-3 guards, 2 companions, over 15 enemies, at least 3 conjurors who summon additional units.
I ran this scenario twice
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00006.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00005.jpg.html?sort=3&o=8

FPS You can see the average here, spikes a bit but usually high 30'-40's even in this huge event
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/SkyrimFPS.png.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/SkyrimFPS3.png.html?sort=3&o=0

Blackreach: Intense amounts of glow effects, shadowing, and water. Plus a few units.
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00001.jpg.html?sort=3&o=10
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00002.jpg.html?sort=3&o=9

FPS, Lowest point was 19 for a split second, other wise low 40's
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/SkyrimFPS2.png.html?sort=3&o=1

NS2: Lowest possible settings, high priority .bat, texture steaming on, multicore rendering on, 1024x768 fps avg 2-24 ingame 90-120 main menu

Just me and a lerk alone biting. 11 fps
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00031.jpg.html?sort=3&o=5

Alone, outside enemy base, near craigs, alien vision. 9 fps
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00032.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4

Same place without vision, 11 fps
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00035.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3

After round ended 23 fps
http://s880.photobucket.com/user/Baconbits19/media/2013-05-09_00022.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6

additional info like benchmarks for my cpu, the 4th core, and more screenshots can be found at this post
http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/130155/anyone-have-performance-issues-since-build-246#latest