What will improve FPS in FSX? If you had to change on only which one would improve frame rate the most.A. CPU core speedB. MemoryC. Video memoryD. Memory speedE. Video card brandMy system is running: AMD Athlon 64 3400+ My core speed 1808.0 MHz with a multiplier of 9.0 Bus speed of 200.9 MHz ASUSTEK (Salmon) Motherboard 1 GIG Memory (PC3200) Radeon X700Right now with all set at medium high I get a frame rate of 7-12 FPS.In the back ground I have FsRealtime and ASv6.6 running.

Without a mention of the resolution(s) it's hard to tell. At first sight, the X700 seems the weakest link. Kind regards Jaap

>What will improve FPS in FSX? If you had to change on only>which one would improve frame rate the most.>>A. CPU core speed>B. Memory>C. Video memory>D. Memory speed>E. Video card brand>>My system is running:>> AMD Athlon 64 3400+ My core speed 1808.0 MHz with a>multiplier of 9.0 Bus speed of 200.9 MHz> ASUSTEK (Salmon) Motherboard> 1 GIG Memory (PC3200)> Radeon X700>>Right now with all set at medium high I get a frame rate of>7-12 FPS.>>In the back ground I have FsRealtime and ASv6.6 running.Hii have more or less the system you haveP4 3 Ghz1024 G or ram PC 3200ASUS mobo P5RD1-VM ( not very happy about)ATISapphire X1600 XTNo addons, clean installation of FSXWell am wrong, i have changed only the cloud textures..Well i have reached 15/20 fps only appling modification to the FSX.CFG file, setting the AA and AF in the control panel to:AA= 4XAF=16XAdaptive antialiasing set as perfomance.Of course than i have had to find a compromise with the graphic setting in the game, but i am running with them around half/high setting, low traffic, no bloom, no shadows on the ground, that'it.Was a surprise for me too that i can reach this level that make me enjoy the 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>A. CPU core speedGary