I went through the tuning guides and have FSX running OK, but whenever I get within 30nm of an urban area the fps goes south fast (around 15-20fps). If I up the autogen anywhere past sparse the fps tanks. I've tried going to DX10 and the fps was a little better, but the flickers are pretty bad at most airports. To be honest I thought with the 3.3Ghz quad core the autogen settings would be higher. Any tips given the configuration listed below? Or have I maxed her out? I've tried scaling back the texture settings but it doesn't increase performance at all.Also, a slightly related question. Is there any advantage to using the third party plugin FPSLimiter as opposed to the FSX limiter? System Specs-------------------AMD 940 Phenom II X4 Black Edition - OC'd to 3.30Ghz4MB RAMnVidia 9800GTX+ (Driver 180.50)Windows Vista 64I've also installed nHancer and configured according to the guide. FSX Settings-------------------Full except for AutoGen which is running at sparse. DirectX 9 modeLight Bloom is off.FPSLimiter set to 30fpsFSX Addons-------------------FSX AccelerationREX/GEX/UTX

With your hardware and smart FSX settings you should get ~ 40 to 50 FPS for the default flight Friday Harbour.How much do you get for this flight?

Check Nick 'n' s topic. He has described exactly how to setup your system to get the best performance and quality. Also, I;ve found out myself that the higher your CPU is clocked, the better performance you get. Also setting the FPS limiter to Unlimited is best in FSX (whereas locking it to a certain FPS is better in FS9)

With your hardware and smart FSX settings you should get ~ 40 to 50 FPS for the default flight Friday Harbour.How much do you get for this flight?

I tried last night. Looking at a low of 17fps and a high of 35fps. I'll try tweaking the settings to hit 40, at least I have a target.

Check Nick 'n' s topic. He has described exactly how to setup your system to get the best performance and quality. Also, I;ve found out myself that the higher your CPU is clocked, the better performance you get. Also setting the FPS limiter to Unlimited is best in FSX (whereas locking it to a certain FPS is better in FS9)

Edit... Found Nick's settings. These are the settings I used for my system.I had read the opposite about FSX and the limiter. To be honest I haven't noticed a difference in either because i can't get consistent frame rates above 30 so it's always dangling below that. I'll keep looking for that topic.

I tried last night. Looking at a low of 17fps and a high of 35fps. I'll try tweaking the settings to hit 40, at least I have a target.

Try wih the setting "Performance" in the Nvidia Control Panel, bilinear filtering and antialisaing in the FSX settings.

Turn off aircraft cast reflections on self - That spanked my framerates!

Try wih the setting "Performance" in the Nvidia Control Panel, bilinear filtering and antialisaing in the FSX settings.

Ok report time. I bumped the water settings down to 2.x mid, filtering to trilinear, AA on, nVid Setting to perfomance, and everything else full. 27 to 50fps easy in Friday Harbor. Thanks Relax, I guess the 9800GTX+ isn't enough for full water and anisotropic filtering. Good enough though! One thing though, I had set the nHancer and nVid settings to override the application settings for filtering and AA, but it seems changing the FSX settings still changes the visuals in sim. I thought the driver would override, weird.

Turn off aircraft cast reflections on self - That spanked my framerates!

I'll try this and see if it allows me to bump up the water. Nice Avatar! :( What's the verdict on the FPSLimiter vs FSX Limiter vs no limiter?Thanks for the help folks!

What's the verdict on the FPSLimiter vs FSX Limiter vs no limiter?Thanks for the help folks!

I get MUCH better performance with it on Unlimited. On my system (your may vary), i get an extra 15 - 18 fps boost.Also, where did you change the nVidia to Performance setting? Did that alone make a difference?

I get MUCH better performance with it on Unlimited. On my system (your may vary), i get an extra 15 - 18 fps boost.Also, where did you change the nVidia to Performance setting? Did that alone make a difference?

I set it in the nVidia console. I think the biggest boost was from lowering the water setting and filtering down to trilinear.

I set it in the nVidia console. To be honest I think the biggest boost was from lowering the water setting and filtering down to trilinear.

Got it.Also turn OFF nVidia PhysX. FSX dont use it, and the graphics card can put the extra power to better use!

FYI at my home airport (KCDW 30nm outside of NYC) the fps still drops down to 15-20s, but at least it's not dropping below 15fps. I'm going to try lowering the autogen with the new settings and see if I can at least maintain 25, but I think northern NJ/NYC is too much for my CPU.

FYI at my home airport (KCDW 30nm outside of NYC) the fps still drops down to 15-20s, but at least it's not dropping below 15fps. I'm going to try lowering the autogen with the new settings and see if I can at least maintain 25, but I think northern NJ/NYC is too much for my CPU.

My home airport (EGLL London Heathrow) causes a drop also. Try your scenery complexity settings.You got Service Pack 2 for FSX, yeah?

My home airport (EGLL London Heathrow) causes a drop also. Try your scenery complexity settings.You got Service Pack 2 for FSX, yeah?

Well Acceleration, but same thing yeah.

Well Acceleration, but same thing yeah.

Yep, Acceleration installs SP2.You could try this: http://www.fsstation.com/articles/flight-s...nce-tweaks.html

These are my settings. Iv seen 80+ fps. (Sorry for the abbreviations, its 0230am in London, but i wanted to help you out as i know how frustrating it is!). Should be able to figure it, tho!When i was tweaking my FSX, i started low and adjusted upwards till it strained. Personally, i cant tell 30fps and 60fps! So i settled at 40ish.GRAPHICS TAB:TFR - UnlimitedFiltering - Tri (AA checked)Global Tex Res - HighDirectX 10 - OffLens Flare - OnLight Bloom - Off (framerate killer, this one)Adv. Anim - OnAIRCRAFT:Cast Shads on ground - OffShadows on itself - OffLanding illu ground - OnSCENERY:Level of Detail - LargeMesh Comp - 80Mesh Res - 10 (the highest res for scenery in FSX is 10 - higher setting are for 3rd party addons).Tex Res - 60 or 30Water FX - Mid 2x (Pixel Shaders kick in at 2x - 1x may be better)Scenery comp - Normal or denseAutogen - Normal to dense (worth noting that that Sparse in FSX setting is equal to the Dense setting in FS9)Grounf Scen shad - Off (pointless in my book)Special FX - High, but you might try it offWEATHERCloud draw - 90miCloud detail - Detail clouds can spank framerates. Your call, mate.TRAFFICThis is the biggest killer next from Autogen, and strains the CPU. If you are not fussed about it, turn it off. If its on, anything above 30% i would consider high. Mines on 23%, that gives me plenty for what i need. Also road traffic near airports WILL make your CPU cry. I strongly suggest turning off road traffic, especially when near airports.