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#2574182 - 08/24/08 04:36 PM setting up FSX tutorial (updated 04-21-12)
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over the years a lot of people have asked me to help to configure FSX , so here is a link for a setting up FSX tutorial I wrote



http://www.lockonfiles.com/index.php/topic/37448-setting-up-fsx


Edited by Tom_Weiss (05/19/12 09:02 AM)
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#2574254 - 08/24/08 06:46 PM Re: More FSX tweaks [Re: Tom_Weiss]
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Hey Thomas, thanks for the heads up..but I've been away from FSX for a while. Which file do these go in?

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#2574299 - 08/24/08 08:28 PM Re: More FSX tweaks [Re: Whitehead]
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In MS EXPLORER (only work in MS Explorer)

Type:


%APPDATA%/Microsoft/Fsx

edit with NOTEPAD

Fsx.CFG

if you don't find the entry , simply add them

\:\)
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#2574593 - 08/25/08 11:36 AM Re: More FSX tweaks [Re: Tom_Weiss]
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 Code:
[SCENERY]
SmallPartRejectRadius=2
FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.5


The first one might be harmful in terms of displaying autogen, the latter one should only be used on single core CPUs.


All the other tweaks are good and valid.


Note: Maximum values for trees and buildings is 6000 each. I run those without any performance hit.
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#2664771 - 02/02/09 06:15 AM Better FSX performance
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Anyone know how to improve the performance of FSX without losing too much graphic quality please? I have the Service pack installed
I have a

Intel Core 2
6400 @ 2.13GHz
2GB Ram
Nvida Gforce 7600GT
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#2664783 - 02/02/09 06:33 AM Re: Better FSX performance [Re: Stratos]
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Hello,
since flying with Tileproxy, the performance has been kicked up quite a lot!

Of course a the vegetation and many buildings get lost, but that's okay for me go get a photorealistic satellite terrain with a much better performance.

But if you internet connection speed is too low, so that the loading of the terrain is not fast enough (i'm using DSL 16.000 kbps, which works ok), or prefer the original FSx terrain from other reasons, you might also look here:
http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=92413

Or just google "fsx autogen"

FSX is definitely CPU-limited. It makes practically no difference in performance between flying with my GeForce 7950 GT or my GTX 260.


Edited by Falcon99 (02/02/09 06:39 AM)

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#2664791 - 02/02/09 07:02 AM Re: Better FSX performance [Re: Falcon99]
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I tried TileProxy and my connection is not good enough 6mg, will try your other options. Thank's
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#2664947 - 02/02/09 11:02 AM Re: Better FSX performance [Re: Stratos]
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#2665115 - 02/02/09 03:43 PM Re: Better FSX performance [Re: Heretic]
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From extensive experimentation over the last week or two, I would say that the two key things to do are:

- Turn off Traffic, Boats and Airport Traffic. You can leave AI aircraft active, but get rid of the ground vehicles> I know it's nice to have them, but they are a HUGE hit on your frame-rates (10-15 FPS on my i7 system). Note: Having the sliders at 1% seems to cause exactly the same hit as having them at 100%.

- Turn off Light Bloom. It's a pretty effect, but it has a big, big effect on the FPS.

With those two tweaks, I'm running at a pretty consistent 30 FPS with every other slider set to full (including Autogen and Scenery). With FEX, GEX and UTX, the world looks pretty damn sweet.
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#2674173 - 02/16/09 07:31 PM Re: Better FSX performance [Re: Pizzicato]
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Can someone recommend settings for my rig?

Intel Dual Core 6600 @ 2.6Ghz
XP SP2
FSX + Accelleration Pack + SP2
Nvidia 9800GTX+
2GB RAM
Widescreen 1680x1050 monitor (might at a 4:3 monitor as a second monitor, frame hit for that? Just for gauges, maps, etc).


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