I return from a 5 month slumber and have remodded Skyrim (have done this numerous times, and every time I learn more). I will update this guide with new information very soon, alongside some new advice and more INI tweak removal/changes.

I am also preparing a Skyrim Graphics Guide, designed to improve Skyrim's rendering and general graphics (not textures, that will be part of the eventual complete guide). This will be done through a barebones ENB preset designed to improve Skyrim's shadows, sky (and the sky's unstable reflection onto the water), water (optionally due to its performance hit) alongside other minor improvements. INI Tweaks will be included, in the style of this guide, however alongside many recommended tweaks to change/add to your files. Lastly it will recommend mods that improve the distance rendering in a performance friendly way, or mods that fix rendering issues due to mesh settings, etc.

Once this is done, I will create a complete guide to mod a stable, performant and visually pleasing Skyrim install.

Stay tuned.