Massive FPS & scenery improvement

[Haito 0]

I have just tried using the nVidia 3d settings manager for fsx and took everything off 'application controlled' and wound everything up to max on both global settings and application settings. The result - instant approx 15 fps improvement from about 17 on takeoff with hills a bit blurry to 30fps (externally limited) plus best scenery quality I've ever had (NZ/Wellington). Very, very happy... Andrew VincentE8600 3.5GHzGTS2504MB Corsair

[Airbus Commander 563]

What exactly did you do?

[Barthandelus 1]

You mean like this as discussed in the main PMDG sticky?http://forum.avsim.net/topic/324786-nvidia-configuration-guide-inspector-2xxxx-drivers-version-20-explanations-of-all-settings/

[Airbus Commander 563]

I tried the ones in the sticky but they didn't work well for me...

[David Roch 1,982]

Ronan,Try the sticky instructions but let the Antialiasing - Transparency to OFF.This is indeed a frame killer.

[jport1 10]

I have just tried using the nVidia 3d settings manager for fsx and took everything off 'application controlled' and wound everything up to max on both global settings and application settings. The result - instant approx 15 fps improvement from about 17 on takeoff with hills a bit blurry to 30fps (externally limited) plus best scenery quality I've ever had (NZ/Wellington). Very, very happy... Andrew VincentE8600 3.5GHzGTS2504MB Corsair

I think you need to be a bit more specifc as to 'what' exectly you did. And what exactly are you calling "the nVidia 3d settings manager for fsx"??? Thanks Joe

[Haito 0]

You mean like this as discussed in the main PMDG sticky?http://forum.avsim.n...f-all-settings/

As my kids used to say....I hat you... Yes leave the Anti-Aliasing - Transparency OFF Andrew Vincent

[Barthandelus 1]

As my kids used to say....I hat you...

Harsh!

[Airbus Commander 563]

Ronan,Try the sticky instructions but let the Antialiasing - Transparency to OFF.This is indeed a frame killer.

Thanks, FPS up by about 3 in average, but nothing compared to the 15 the OP talked about, Ah well, every little helps, Thanks David, appreciate it.

[wanabflyer 53]

Ronan,Try the sticky instructions but let the Antialiasing - Transparency to OFF.This is indeed a frame killer.

Assume you are refering to Antialiasing transparency multisampling and not Antialiasing transparency 'supersampling' ?

[ZachLW 37]

Assume you are refering to Antialiasing transparency multisampling and not Antialiasing transparency 'supersampling' ?

He's referring to both. They are both transparency settings for the given sampling.

[wanabflyer 53]

He's referring to both. They are both transparency settings for the given sampling.

So are we saying that this will improve performance over Ryans original Nvidia Inspector cofig. guide?

[ZachLW 37]

So are we saying that this will improve performance over Ryans original Nvidia Inspector cofig. guide?

Yes. Any AA transparency setting besides "OFF" can/will have a noticeable impact on frame rates, especially when dense clouds are visible.

[wanabflyer 53]

Yes. Any AA transparency setting besides "OFF" can/will have a noticeable impact on frame rates, especially when dense clouds are visible.

Thanks Zach.

[ZachLW 37]

You're welcome! I'd play around with it, Rick. I found a decent compromise I'm happy with.