Noel,I cant find a download for FPSlimiter.exe i type it into google and its coming up with rapidshare and everything. But when i try that it says no more files. Have you got a link?Also what do you mean by AA resolution and all that?Finally i havent checked the Bufferpools because i dont really understand what i am doing with them. Do i delete them or change them? Also should i back the originals up? And where can i files the bufferpools config file?I really appreciate your help, and im probably coming across as a thick **** but i just really wanna get this sorted. I didnt have this problem before changing the CPU. I have also noticed that it dosent matter what plane i am in anymore add-on or default it jolts. It just seems to be worse on propeller aircraft such as PMDG J41 and default King airs. PMDG 747 and Wilco 737 arent as bad.Shane

Try this link, then click on the Free user button: http://rs487.rapidshare.com/files/16064218...Limiter_0.2.rarYikes, Shane if you are not familiar with AA, resolution, etc, you may want to start from the beginning and search all the FSX setup guides (available here and on other sites). I tell you what you should really consider doing. This would be huge for you, if you are not too experienced in setting up a PC for FSX. For a fee, well worth the cost for you (plus, he guarantees you don't pay unless you are happy), contact this service: www.fs-gs.com and let this guy tune your machine. It will be worth way more than what you would get out of a better video card.

Noel,I downloaded FPS Limiter and ran the setup but the black box flashed for a second and then dissapeared. I dont know what im suppose to do with the files that come with it either.Shane

I would check for newer bios and chipset for your motherboard.

Also, this might be a long shot...But I have my Texture Bandwith Multiplier parameter in my FSX.cfg set to "0" -- Yes, that's right; Zero -- Because anything above that gives me massive stutters, or jitters. Granted, my CPU is overclocked to 3.75GHz... But with SP2/Acceleration... The LOWER your Texture Bandwith Multiplier, the smoother performance you will get because of the changes SP2 made to FSX and how it handles multithreading and other bandwidth related things.

Also, this might be a long shot...But I have my Texture Bandwith Multiplier parameter in my FSX.cfg set to "0" -- Yes, that's right; Zero -- Because anything above that gives me massive stutters, or jitters. Granted, my CPU is overclocked to 3.75GHz... But with SP2/Acceleration... The LOWER your Texture Bandwith Multiplier, the smoother performance you will get because of the changes SP2 made to FSX and how it handles multithreading and other bandwidth related things.

And isn't the trade off having textures update slower? I'm running at 80 and have very good smoothness. Never tried 0 but sounds like it might be interesting.Noel

And isn't the trade off having textures update slower? I'm running at 80 and have very good smoothness. Never tried 0 but sounds like it might be interesting.Noel

From my understanding... The Texture Bandwidth Multiplier is only active if you lock the frames using the frame rate slider in the FSX options menu. So, if you have your frames set to "Unlimited", it doesn't matter what the value is, apparently. This is what I've read, and like most things you should not take it as gospel. You should try it out on your own system and see how it works. If it improves performance, keep it. If not, revert to something else. FSX is trial and error software as far as customizing performance goes, regardless of the hardware. It is also up to the individual user to make their own decisions on what they want from the sim, too.What helps me tremendously is the external Frame Rate Limiter 2.0 program.You set your frames to unlimited in FSX, but use the FRL set at (for example) 30, and it smooths everything out. I rarely drop below 25 FPS even in dense areas flying complex addons like PMDG; 27-31 being my average FPS with the FRL running in conjunction with my personal settings in the Scenery, Aircraft, Graphics and Traffic menus. However, this is just my system, so someone else might get the complete opposite effect (poor performance) on their rig given their hardware configuration. This is what makes FSX trial and error software and a very "personalized" game once it is fine tuned to a users liking.

Shaney I assume you only upgraded your cpu and board and nothing else? If you are using an ati card and there are any clouds around then you will get that jolt. The newer 58xx series apparently doesn't suffer from this problem but ALL of ati's older cards do. I switched from a 4850 to a gtx285 and the difference in smoothness when there was any clouds in the sky was night and day. Try setting the weather to a totally clear sky and see what happens if so.

From my understanding... The Texture Bandwidth Multiplier is only active if you lock the frames using the frame rate slider in the FSX options menu. So, if you have your frames set to "Unlimited", it doesn't matter what the value is, apparently. This is what I've read, and like most things you should not take it as gospel. You should try it out on your own system and see how it works. If it improves performance, keep it. If not, revert to something else. FSX is trial and error software as far as customizing performance goes, regardless of the hardware. It is also up to the individual user to make their own decisions on what they want from the sim, too.What helps me tremendously is the external Frame Rate Limiter 2.0 program.You set your frames to unlimited in FSX, but use the FRL set at (for example) 30, and it smooths everything out. I rarely drop below 25 FPS even in dense areas flying complex addons like PMDG; 27-31 being my average FPS with the FRL running in conjunction with my personal settings in the Scenery, Aircraft, Graphics and Traffic menus. However, this is just my system, so someone else might get the complete opposite effect (poor performance) on their rig given their hardware configuration. This is what makes FSX trial and error software and a very "personalized" game once it is fine tuned to a users liking.

Yes, I have to take some credit for bringing awareness of FPSLimiter.exe to the attention of forum goers. My original post was here: http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtopic=245251&hl= Your comment re trial and error is IMO, 100% apropos.I did not know about what you are saying on the bandwidth multiplier and its relationship to the internal frame lock. Time to go take that for a test drive!Noel

I did not know about what you are saying on the bandwidth multiplier and its relationship to the internal frame lock. Time to go take that for a test drive!Noel

Well, inconclusive, because the flight I just completed was a very heavy processing flight so hard to say because there was so much low level visibility limitation it was hard to tell if textures were blurryish because of setting T_B_M to 0 instead of 80 where it had been. It may be that it is just not used, which i guess is what you were saying if the frame lock is set to UNLIMITED internally. OTOH, this must not be what you are saying cuz I think you said you are putting this setting at 0 intentionally, despite using FSPlimiter and keeping FSX at UNLIMITED internally.