Just my opinion, but getting rid of seafoam on the ocean during rough seas is like getting rid of foreplay during sex!:rotfl:Believe me when I say, I don't have a killer rig, but I still run the major mods, especially PE with no probs. Have you tried shutting down all non essential applications befor you play? I use FSautostart myself. This program shuts down all background services and programs, automaticly starts the sim for you, (I use it for all my games), defrags your memory for you, and will restart the terminated applications when you're done.
Another thing I do is keep my rig in tip top shape by regularly running Ccleaner, and defragging with Perfect Disc, especially befor I play. I would try all of the above first, befor eliminating what I consider, some realistic eyecandy
