I have assembled a new PC (not dedicated for FSX, see my sig for specs) and am looking for simmers with similar setups (see my sig pls.) to compare hardware and FSX setup and performance. The reason is that in FSX the FPS are not that high (15-30), fluctuate a lot, while at the same time my OC-ed hardware is running at 30-40% of it's maximum capacity. I have tested the performance of the hardware in separate tests using OC, benchmark and monitoring tools - benchmark results are in line with online published results). I have read a lot of forum posts regarding (tweaking and tuning) FSX and my hardware (ASUS, NVIDIA, overclockers, etc.), but have not found any 'solution' that made a lot of difference. I have done the obvious things as tweaking and tuning my FSX.CFG on Bojote's website, using an external frame limiter, tuning the NVIDIA driver settings with Nvidia Inspector, etc., but my FPS don't go up, unless I change the slider settings in FSX. Since I have no idea what sort of performance other simmers get with similar riggs, I have no idea if the FPS I currently get are normal for my setup, or whether there is a bottleneck I missed or mistake I have made. So I would like to meet simmers with similar setups and compare hardware and FSX settings and performance. Hope some of you will volunteer :)

I have assembled a new PC (not dedicated for FSX, see my sig for specs) and am looking for simmers with similar setups (see my sig pls.) to compare hardware and FSX setup and performance. The reason is that in FSX the FPS are not that high (15-30), fluctuate a lot, while at the same time my OC-ed hardware is running at 30-40% of it's maximum capacity. I have tested the performance of the hardware in separate tests using OC, benchmark and monitoring tools - benchmark results are in line with online published results). I have read a lot of forum posts regarding (tweaking and tuning) FSX and my hardware (ASUS, NVIDIA, overclockers, etc.), but have not found any 'solution' that made a lot of difference. I have done the obvious things as tweaking and tuning my FSX.CFG on Bojote's website, using an external frame limiter, tuning the NVIDIA driver settings with Nvidia Inspector, etc., but my FPS don't go up, unless I change the slider settings in FSX. Since I have no idea what sort of performance other simmers get with similar riggs, I have no idea if the FPS I currently get are normal for my setup, or whether there is a bottleneck I missed or mistake I have made. So I would like to meet simmers with similar setups and compare hardware and FSX settings and performance. Hope some of you will volunteer :)

Did you go to the Hardware Forum? There they have suggested BIOS settings and tuning information for various systems.Best regards,Jim

Did you go to the Hardware Forum? There they have suggested BIOS settings and tuning information for various systems.Best regards,Jim

Thanks for your reply Jim, appreciate it. I did check out the hardware forum. Not just on AVSIM, but also those of the manufacturers of the most important system components (ASUS, NVidia, Intel, OCZ and Corsair). Posts I found there confirmed my own findings with the OC, benchmark and monitoring tools, that when my hardware runs with out-of-the-box settings, or on a stable OC, it performs as can be expected given the system components. One conclusion I can draw from that, i think, is that any potential lack of performance in FSX is not caused by malfunctioning/broken hardware. Still leaves open the possibility that the interaction between FSX and the hardware is the culprit. A comparison of settings and performance flying the same scenario would at least clarify whether current performance is normal or not.Best regards,Jeroen.

To be fair your system is extreme, and there will be a simple reason somewhere why you're experiencing poor ish) performance.Unless you're testing near Seattle with every add on airline, PNW, REX etc all set to max. Then any computer would sturggle.

Thanks for your reply Jim, appreciate it. I did check out the hardware forum. Not just on AVSIM, but also those of the manufacturers of the most important system components (ASUS, NVidia, Intel, OCZ and Corsair). Posts I found there confirmed my own findings with the OC, benchmark and monitoring tools, that when my hardware runs with out-of-the-box settings, or on a stable OC, it performs as can be expected given the system components. One conclusion I can draw from that, i think, is that any potential lack of performance in FSX is not caused by malfunctioning/broken hardware. Still leaves open the possibility that the interaction between FSX and the hardware is the culprit. A comparison of settings and performance flying the same scenario would at least clarify whether current performance is normal or not.Best regards,Jeroen.

Your overclock is way too high. There is absolutely no reason to oc that high with FSX (maybe Microsoft Flight). Individuals have found that a clock speed of 4.0 to 4.5GHz is sufficient. FSX is more CPU dependent. Previous versions of FS were more GPU dependent. So, having an i7 or i5 overclocked to 4.0GHz should be sufficient. Anything higher and you risk stability, overheating, and other problems while using FSX. My system is similar to yours. I once had it overclocked to 4.8GHz but had some occasional unexplained crashes so lowered to 4.4GHz and have not seen a stability crash yet. FWIW, stability testing, like with Prime95 or the Intel Burn Test does not always find stability issues. I tested my 4.8GHz overclock numerous times with both programs and I never got a crash and both stated my system was stable. Yet it wasn't. Memory timings were off and I had to readjust them. I think you also have to look at what you have loaded in FSX. Extreme weather, extreme commercial scenery, extreme commercial aircraft and flying at dusk or dawn or at night can bring any system to its knees which no overclocking can handle. It's in the software programming. That's my experience with the overclocking and the FSX world.Best regards,Jim