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#2832478 - 08/01/09 08:08 AM
Performance guide?
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I recall reading about how to tune FSX but now I cant find it. Can anyone please post a link?
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#2832492 - 08/01/09 08:26 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Sim]
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#2832546 - 08/01/09 09:47 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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Those guides are outdated. Is there something more recent?
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#2832945 - 08/02/09 04:27 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Sim]
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The only tweak guide you really need: http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=29041Continually updated and covers about everything I've seen mentioned as a tweak. It gives you the facts about some of the tweak myths as well. FAC
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#2832975 - 08/02/09 06:03 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: FAC257]
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Outstanding! Thanks a lot.
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#2833082 - 08/02/09 09:46 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Sim]
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Looks better than the one he posted at Simviation.
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#2833093 - 08/02/09 10:05 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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Looks better than the one he posted at Simviation. So basically it's the same info you linked to, just all in one post?
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#2833121 - 08/02/09 10:50 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: DaveSHQ]
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I used that guide and game still having major performance issues... frame rate is all over place and there is severe lag spikes.
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#2833224 - 08/02/09 01:37 PM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Sim]
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I used it (again, after several years), and it worked superbly - again. Much smoother performance, increased fps. The bonus is that using his nHancer settings has improved graphics performance and appearance of a few other sims. And solved a significant previously insoluble problem with the new ArmA 2: tnear distance trees and shrubs were uniformly a sickly whitish grey regardless of nVidia card and in game settings. The FSX settings for nHancer corrected this problem - and improved frame rates.
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#2833239 - 08/02/09 02:02 PM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Eugene]
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Stormtrooper It is basically the same info but all in one spot. I used to have the multiple links in my Favs folder also until this one link panned out to be the best one stop shop. Sim It might help zero in on some help, if you'd post your system specs. FWIW Mine is a very first generation purpose built FSX machine that is for the most part all 2+ year old hardware. By using the tweaks from that post I have no complaints about how FSX performs or looks on this aging system.  E6700 Asus Striker Extreme 680I BFG 8800GTSOC GeForce 190.38 X-Fi Extreme Gamer 2GB Corsair 6400C4D Saitek X52 Windows 7 FAC
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#2833398 - 08/02/09 06:51 PM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: FAC257]
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If you're offering.
I have i7 920 6gigs of ddr3 280gtx running on Win7
Game is running at 1080p rez
Basic install of FSX following by SP1 and then SP2. Modified fsx.cfg as per guide. Some of options / lines were missing so I manually copied / pasted into my config required additions.
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#2833471 - 08/02/09 09:12 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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How many add-ons do you have? Which add-ons? If you fly, for example, Vancouver+ you will get a huge framerate hit. Or Aerosoft's F-16. Other add-ons as well. Or if you have a lot of different add-ons in your folders.
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#2833564 - 08/03/09 04:04 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Legend]
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It's a base install. I have nothing extra installed. I'm trying to fly around Columbus AFB.
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#2833705 - 08/03/09 07:34 AM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: Sim]
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So basically it's the same info you linked to, just all in one post? Yep. A quick glimpse also revealed some new extra info.
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#2835841 - 08/06/09 07:58 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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Just in case someone still feels like helping me out. [SOUND]
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#2836093 - 08/06/09 03:01 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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Sim
Just looking at your .cfg, the two things I would try to play with first would be that FPS locked limit your using. If you already haven't tried it, use a setting around 30-32 and see if that changes anything. Then try the FPS lock at "Unlimited". There was a point in time where higher than neccesary locked FPS rates were creating big fluctuations in FPS rate. FSX should look great and fly smoothly in the 30-32 range and at least worth a test try.
The other setting I would experiment with is the Bufferpool entry. I would take that out completely while trying the FPS lock tests.
You've got a lot of power in that system and just have to find the bottle neck.
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#2836789 - 08/07/09 01:50 PM
Re: Performance guide?
[Re: FAC257]
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Thank you for the reply. I removed bufferpool entree and changed fps to unlimited. Game still experiences studder. FPS would show 70+ and then change to 50 - 20 - 60- 50 - 20 while game experiences light freezes. That is when I'm on a runway just trying to take off in none populated area.
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#2838491 - 08/10/09 01:18 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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Is there anything else I can do?
I turned off light bloom, advanced animation Directx10. No AA.
No traffic
Special details - low
what else can I do to remove micro-stutter?
My system is more than enough to run thing thing...
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#2838544 - 08/10/09 02:48 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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I know this isn't much help at this point, but with that hardware you listed you shouldn't be having to turn all those features off or to lower settings to eliminate stuttering. Specially if you didn't see any improvement after you changed all that.
Earlier when we you were playing with the FPS settings you mentioned trying it at "Unlimited". Have you tried locking it down around the 25-30 FPS mark to see what happens.
FSX performance is almost completely determined by your CPU strength and it's thru put. Given the power of that system of yours it may come down to trying to figure out which of the components aren't in tune with each other.
IMO The bottom line is that if your having to turn down all the settings inside FSX and still can't fly smoothly then that would lead me to start thinking that one or more pieces of your hardware are either not in sync or not quite set up correctly. There might be a simple mhz bottle neck somewhere.
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#2847515 - 08/24/09 08:49 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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Stickied since there are a lot of valuable info in this thread.
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#2949294 - 01/29/10 04:07 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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Yo Gus, that link was excellent!  Do you know if there is one like it for FS9? I like FSX, but it just wont run or look as well as FS9 on my machine. (Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.090804-1435) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: MSI System Model: MS-6741 BIOS: Version 07.00T Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 2800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.8GHz Memory: 2032MB RAM Page File: 306MB used, 3617MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode) AO
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#2949483 - 01/29/10 09:10 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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I like FSX, but it just wont run or look as well as FS9 on my machine. I'm surprised it runs at all on that stone age PC.
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#2949515 - 01/29/10 09:57 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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Hi, 'm surprised it runs at all on that stone age PC. Well ... FSX MUST run on this caveman PC .. as : Minimum System Requirements
* Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista * Processor: 1.0 Ghz * RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB * Hard Drive: 14GB * Video Card: 32MB DirectX 9 compatible * Other: DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones * Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorX/product_info.htmlIf it was not running .. A.O had the possibility for sue Microsoft  OFF
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#2949661 - 01/29/10 01:22 PM
Re: Performance guide?
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Well, If it was not running .. A.O had the possibility for sue Microsoft  OFF LOL! Yo WC, well, I have enough room to load it up again......but I digress...... Nothing wrong with FSX.....just prefer FS9.....I'm old like that..... just trying to tweak it smooth again. After re-formatting this computer, I had to start over again. Lost alot of great add-on planes, and alot of the files are gone from Avsim.......... Gonna take me a minute to read thru this stuff....alot of trial and error....  Thanks WC, AO
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#3005709 - 05/03/10 10:31 AM
Re: Performance guide?
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