Should I revert to FS9?

[AchillesP]

Hi to all,

I read all the posts. I am using FSX for more that 1 1/2 year and i can tell you that all those problems are because of bad settings.

I have more that 120 frames on air and more that 35 fps also in big addon airports with a lot of traffic.

* I use almost all settings to max
Blurries are gone at SP2.

Try to delete fsx.cfg and set them from the begging. Do whatever you like but keep in mind four thinks.

1.) Mesh resolution = 10m
2.) Water effects = Low 2.x
3.) Light bloom = off
4.) scenery cast shadows = off

The rest settings can be to max.

Part 1 gives a lot of frames while part 2 gives all the smotheness

Then download my file for fsx

http://www.mycockpit.org/fileshare/s...tryuserid=2266

Go to page 3 and read very carefully shader20plus section.

Do not procced to the other tweaks.

[ryanf]

Hi AchillesP,

Thanks for your advice. I was really hoping that my problems were configuration related rather than just more hardware needed - it makes me feel better about FSX!

I will try the changes your recommend.

thank-you!
/Ryan.

[ryanf]

Well I did some tweaking according to the recommendations and now I can get a pretty solid 35 FPS with higher settings than I had before.

I have not completed all steps or pushed all the sliders as far as the recommendations so there could be more I can squeeze out of it.

Much happier now though!

thanks,
Ryan.

[twisted8]

Hi to all,


Do not procced to the other tweaks.

The other tweaks don't work?

[AchillesP]

Of cource it works but are more advanced and tricky. try them if you like.

The other tweaks don't work?

[Steve A]

I have been following this thread with interest as i have been toying around with Fs9 and the pmdg 737, I'm giving this some serious consideration myself too, Everything just seems to run much smoother, faster, better and so much more stable. I have a water cooled overclocked quadcore pc with top end ddr3 ram, TBH i only project @ 1280x1024 resolution for the forward visuals and the screen is not far from my face so the eye candy Fsx can deliver is lost on my set up because i can see the pixels.

A big factor at the moment is lack of funds for an avionics suite, so when i couldnt get my new efis working correctly with freeFD, something i saw on ian@737ng's site about using the pmdg's gauges. I thought i would give it a try. I might just revert to Fs9 until i can get the things i need to use Fsx happily.

[h20will]

Achilles, what spec is your fsx system? I'm ready to buy a dedicated system for FSX but there seem to be so many conflicting reports on what really is the best setup to go with!

[AchillesP]

Hi,

CPU: Intel QX9770 3.2ghz
Motherboard: Foxconn blackops
Memory : DDR 3 1600 2 gigabyte
O.S. : Windows XP 32 bit
GPU1: NVidia 8800 GTX
GPU2: Ati 4870x2

It seems that Core I7 works much better and gives at least more that extra 10-15 frames compared to my system which is old in our days.

Please note that latest GPU's will not give you any extra benefits.
FSX needs CPU power.

I have approximatelly 50 frames at default KJFK, full traffic and thunderstorm weather.

And I get those frames without any panel (I use project magenta). In this case the frames are less that if you use a panel, because you get more thinks to be displayed. It is totally different than FS9.

Achilles, what spec is your fsx system? I'm ready to buy a dedicated system for FSX but there seem to be so many conflicting reports on what really is the best setup to go with!

[h20will]

Thanks Achilles, really appreciate some respectable advice! Time for a shopping trip....!

[ryanf]

With FSX SP2, latest video drivers and the tweaks from AchillesP, I am now at a solid 45FPS - though I have not pushed the autogen and custom scenery slides high yet.

I am running with an Intel Core Duo E8400 and Windows XP Pro SP3.