I just wanted everyone to know that the new EVGA gtx480 works perfectly with Nhancer and FSX. HQ and Extremely dense AG.No more flashes. No more black screens. Using the BP=0 and tweak guide I'm rendering smooth fps and sharp scenes.FPS in some sceneries went up significantly. I can run it in unlimited or locked, it stills shows the right fps. In other words it slows down when it has to and maintains smoothness.I don't even see the pauses that I used to experience with FSDreamteam airports. I'm so glad that I waited for this one.Thanks to everyone for their help. I will now enjoy my sim.

I just wanted everyone to know that the new EVGA gtx480 works perfectly with Nhancer and FSX. HQ and Extremely dense AG.

I've seen some reports of people having problems with XP 64-bit, so need to careful there... don't know why this might be.

Maybe I should mention that I have Windows 7 64.The answer could be drivers.

Hi,That sounds great and I must admit I have an incredible itch to update the video board, but I think I'll wait for the GTX485 later this year.

Always good to hear from a happy simmer! Congrats!

DJJose,What was your previous card and how many fps increase in average do you get with the GTX 480 ?Thanks!Alain from Montreal

DJJose,What was your previous card and how many fps increase in average do you get with the GTX 480 ?Thanks!Alain from Montreal

Alain, don't expect much improvement in FPS going from 285. ******* (Bojote) already reported that FPS are not higher, but you can crank up IQ with Nhancer using the BP=0 tweak without worry of crashes, artifacts and so on.

I just wanted everyone to know that the new EVGA gtx480 works perfectly with Nhancer and FSX. HQ and Extremely dense AG.No more flashes. No more black screens. Using the BP=0 and tweak guide I'm rendering smooth fps and sharp scenes.FPS in some sceneries went up significantly. I can run it in unlimited or locked, it stills shows the right fps. In other words it slows down when it has to and maintains smoothness.I don't even see the pauses that I used to experience with FSDreamteam airports. I'm so glad that I waited for this one.Thanks to everyone for their help. I will now enjoy my sim.

How about some screenies?

Alain, don't expect much improvement in FPS going from 285. ******* (Bojote) already reported that FPS are not higher, but you can crank up IQ with Nhancer using the BP=0 tweak without worry of crashes, artifacts and so on.

And... EVEN if you DO use BufferPools, the perfomance is day and night. So, I would say a GTX 480 its more 'miracle tweak' than BP=0 itself ;)

I just wanted everyone to know that the new EVGA gtx480 works perfectly with Nhancer and FSX. HQ and Extremely dense AG.No more flashes. No more black screens. Using the BP=0 and tweak guide I'm rendering smooth fps and sharp scenes.FPS in some sceneries went up significantly. I can run it in unlimited or locked, it stills shows the right fps. In other words it slows down when it has to and maintains smoothness.I don't even see the pauses that I used to experience with FSDreamteam airports. I'm so glad that I waited for this one.Thanks to everyone for their help. I will now enjoy my sim.

I'm so jealous. I'm have my menial 8800GTX and can't keep up with you guys who can afford the latest and greatest. Maybe I can put my family up for hock for 30 days and purchase the 480. Then return the board and get my family back. (Maybe)

I'm so jealous. I'm have my menial 8800GTX and can't keep up with you guys who can afford the latest and greatest. Maybe I can put my family up for hock for 30 days and purchase the 480. Then return the board and get my family back. (Maybe)

Wouldn't that be like that Adam Sandler's movie with a remote control, Click? Like, Pause the family, lets go have some FUN! :( :( :( B)

I will leave my old specs at the bottom for now:As many of you know I have a 1 gig EVGA gtx285 SC. Now I have the EVGA gtx 480 SC.Let me just say that as far as fps go, that was not really a problem. My old card did a great job with fps, it just could not handle the additional load.The gtx480 does give some improvement in certain areas, but in areas like NYC with Manhattan X, KJFK, and KLGA, fps remained in the 20s. Maybe it's smoother. What I can do now is raise the AG from Dense to Extremely Dense and worsen the weather, and experience no artifacts, crashes etc. You can also raise the fps from 25 to 60, even unlimited.At times, with my gtx285, it was amazing. It worked for short flights. But, at airports like Orbx YBBN, despite high fps, I got sudden flashes which caused me to have to restore my system. Thankfully, I have everything backed up.Now I don't have to worry about restoring my system. If you want to increase fps, install the latest drivers, use BP=0 and lower the FFR. If you want the best card for FSX, get a gtx480.I didn't see a reason to wait for a gtx485 when this card gave me the results I wanted.

I will leave my old specs at the bottom for now: :( Should have looked at the fine prints LOLAt times, with my gtx285, it was amazing. It worked for short flights. But, at airports like Orbx YBBN, despite high fps, I got sudden flashes which caused me to have to restore my system. Thankfully, I have everything backed up.Now I don't have to worry about restoring my system. If you want to increase fps, install the latest drivers, use BP=0 and lower the FFR. If you want the best card for FSX, get a gtx480.

That is exactly the reason i asked ! my settings are bringing my card to it's knees and i do not want to compromise :( now to find the approx $550 cdn... maybe i can swing my 285 GTX for $200 ?! :( Alain from Montreal

I'm a 480 believer now, too. Installed an eVGA 1492 superclocked, and am seeing close to 30 fps sustained in my KJFK-KLGA test flight where high teens were the standard with a 285GTX, and low 20s with the 5870. And...I bumped AG from Dense to Very Dense and AA from 8xS to 16xS in the tests as well. No flickering anywhere (supersampling in the 5870 killed that also).The card runs warm but not excessively so--it idles at 48 deg C (ambient temp in the room is 17 deg C) and load temp after 30 min in FSX is stable in the low 70s with the fan set manually to 75%. In a 25 deg C (77 deg F) room, temps are going to hit the mid 80s I think. I use a well-ventilated CoolerMaster HAF932 with a 230mm fan mounted in the side of the case blowing right across the video card.Using the 197.41 WHQL drivers, eVGA Precision 1.9.1 and nHancer 2.5.7...they all installed without a hitch and work well with the 480.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO

I tried a Vapor X and it just did not cut it for me. Thankfully, I was able to return it.To be able to fly in NYC, at night, with thunderstorms all over the place, in the complex sceneries that rendered a slide show, it's simply enlightening. This my friends is not hype. I always tell it like it is! The gtx 480 is the real deal.