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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: fsx and fps

I just got fsx and I was very dissapointed. In fs9 my fps were OVER 50, but no they have decreased to a mere 8-12 fps. Evil or Very Mad

How is that possible!!!??? Mad

specs:
2.8 ghz pentium d
256 nvidia geforce 6800
1 gig ram
anything else?

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject:

It all depends on your graphics settings. If your graphics are turned up at more than medium, that setup will probably strain to get the frames you're getting. I think another gig of RAM and a higher video card can increase those frames. Or you can just turn down your graphics settings.

What video bus does your motherboard have?

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

Here are just a few articles for you to review. There is a statement from Microsoft in one of the articles that I read several weeks ago that states that "even at lower Display settings, FSX outperforms FS9". They also stated that FSX has been designed to utilize hardware which may not be available for another 4 or 5 years. Therefore, do not expect to move your sliders as far as you did with FS9 and expect to have the same high frame rates. Cool

Checkout this link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927286

http://www.fsinsider.com/Community/News-Articles/What’s-Your-Frame-Rate-Part-II.htm

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:13 am Post subject:

Thanks for the advice skipperdan. I found some tweaks on the website you gave me. I hope they increase my fps Sad

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 4:48 am Post subject:

also just to make mention, that FSX being 15Gigs, and FS9 only being 2.... FSX will eat system resources for breakfast, lunch and dinner compared to what FS9 would eat. Sorry to say, but until Microsoft (or someone else) comes up with a FPS patch, FSX is gonna run slower even on bare bones minimums (with no scenery, low quality graphics, no weather, and no AI) ... that is unless you just got a new computer for christmas that has 50Gig+ Harddrive, P4 Duo Core processor, and a Raedeon 7900 (or higher) graphics card to process all the info FSX wants to steal.

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: FSX/FS9 Framerates:

I use a 2003 nVidia GPU series FX5200,64 bit, 128 MB DDR, Dual DAC's @ 350MHz / 250Mhz Mem. Core bandwitdhs. (AGP 4x-8x) Latest Drivers.

Powerbox: 600 W PS, custom made, AMD XP-2500+ Barton Core CPU at 1.833 GHz, Via KT400 mobo, FSB @ 333, 2.5 Gb DDR PC2700 Micron Ram

FS9: MEDIUM SETS: 27 MAX, Low Sets: 38 FPS
FSX: LOWEST SETS: 25-27, MEd Sets: 12-15 FPS.

Nothing Overclocked.

I have NO problems EVER. It is in the BIOS/CARD SETTINGS, not just the game.

I have written two articles on this issue. NOBODY SEEMS TO USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!

Find these articles. I have given you JEWELS in the ROUGH!

If not interested. PLEASE do not post these "?". THE ANSWERS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN and rewritten so many times, it makes my head hurt.

The secrets are FROM ATI/nVidia.

Now go find these in the Surclaro database on your own. Read them. Reset certain variables to the settings I recommend as TOLD TO ME in WRITING by nVidia/ATI.

Tomcat Driver.
I do not want to sound like a bear, but this is OLD STUFF.

Please read for suggestions from a pro. (not me)

http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/70/07821423/0782142370-2.pdf

td

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject:

Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:45 am Post subject: hey...

Hey, as stated so many times before, FSX was advertised from the beginning as being able to give a Cray the cramps. So I think I've had just about enough of the crying over how poorly the old engines run on the new gas. If you have a legitimate point or question, we're all ears. If you just want to stew over poor performance, you will only create another pointless and excaserbating effort to wrangle out all the ifs, maybes and woulda-coulda-shoulda's.