Run Procmon and see what happens every 10 sec.. in my case, it was Java trying to do a prefetch..It started happening after a Java update.In your case it may well be something else grabbing control every 10 sec.

This is the first time I have heard of Procmon Bert, it sounds like a good idea.

well, i decided to do a reinstall of everything. even windows. things havent been working the way they should and i think a fresh install should be nice

JakersIt looks like you may have hyperthreading turned on (8 cores above), if so this can cause thread collisions = microstutters.How much RAM do you have 6GB?RegardsPeterH

yeah, i have 6gb. i have hyperthreading off as of like a day ago because i oc'd to about 4ghz.(will go higher when i see if the corsair h100 can fit in my case :( ) anyways. I just reinstalled Windows 7 and I am about to reinstall FSX. I dont have many addons so I plan to install and test FSX after each product is installed. If there are any more stutters after all of that, well, i may just need to go down to the flight school instead of simming lol. i will post back here if i have any more problems.

I am no expert at FSX, but have to say that for me, running FSX on an i7 (2720QM) with InfinityMask set to 12, rather than 14 was key to stopping all microstutters.

Quote 1. Thanks so much, i just flew around. every slider maxed with about 40FPS on the ground and no stutters. 2. ive got an i7950 running at stock Unquote Sliders maxed on a stock 950??? Probably the reason for the stutters. What´s your GPU? If AMD use this trick: AMD installs a service to write to the Event Log called ATIeRecord. If your event logs are huge and/or fragmented, then this service will record while you are gaming, and the recording lag from bad fragmented system files will hammer your performance with lags and stutters. The fix? Disable the service. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atierecord]"eRecordEnable"=dword:00000000 Set to "1" by default which enables it. But more important: You need to overclock, or turn the sliders to the left... BTW, what GPU, is it overclocked?

Quote 1. Thanks so much, i just flew around. every slider maxed with about 40FPS on the ground and no stutters. 2. ive got an i7950 running at stock Unquote Sliders maxed on a stock 950??? Probably the reason for the stutters. What´s your GPU? If AMD use this trick: AMD installs a service to write to the Event Log called ATIeRecord. If your event logs are huge and/or fragmented, then this service will record while you are gaming, and the recording lag from bad fragmented system files will hammer your performance with lags and stutters. The fix? Disable the service. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Atierecord]"eRecordEnable"=dword:00000000 Set to "1" by default which enables it. But more important: You need to overclock, or turn the sliders to the left... BTW, what GPU, is it overclocked?

AMD? Do you mean ATI ?

Im using a GTX470 clocked above a GTX480. My i7-950 is running 4.15ghz. I am reinstalling right now after reinstalling windows. after i finish all that i hope that all the problems are gone.

@Turboblower: Former ATI - now AMD Radeon...@jakers11: Good idea, hope you get it right, do you know this? http://www.simforums.com/forums/topic34141_post198187.html#198187

yeah, thats what im following. i was hoping to fly some vfr tonight but jeez that defrag takes forever. and on a fresh install!

As PFL suggests with ref to your settings. I suggest you follow my previous reply regarding settings within FSX. Once you know how FSX peforms at an acceptable level then you can then look elsewhere for improvements. It's no good chasing hardware if you're expecting too much from your settings. IMO running at max sliders, to be frank, is completely unrealistic, unless you are running the latest processors and kit. I am running the same GPU and CPU as you. I have the i7950 OC to 4.15Ghz on air and the GTX470 running at stock. I never run anything more than dense on the autogen slider and around big airports at normal and get a rock solid steady 30fps locked. Incidentally, I have tried several times OC the 470 to it's max and have found no improvement whatsoever in any area! Perhaps I could suggest you post all your FSX settings. I would be interested in seeing them. Reading between the lines I believe you are expecting too much from the settings and until you adjust those to a more realistic level then you will be chasing yourself in circles.

i reinstalled with my few addons. (mostly freeware, hopefully orbx soon) and i have no stutters. Also I am looking at upgrading hardware not just for FSX but for Battlefield 3 as it will be hardware intensive, well, I know that its hardware intensive but unfortunately they have an NDA on it. Thanks for the help everyone though.