My current system is Q6600 @ 3.0GhzHIS 5750 1GB4GB DDR3 RAMI know this isnt a good gaming system. But i would like to know what to do to get the best performance from it.With my fsx settings i usually get less than 15-20fps in the virtual cockpit in addon aircrafts such as the PMDG 737NGX and PMDG 747. So because of the fps its not smooth and hard to fly. Therefore what i want to know is the best way to increase the FPS while having the least impact on graphics.I was doing some research on the Internet and found several ways. But this caught my attention.

Is it true or not? If its true does it affect the quality a lot?

It might be true because i have good computer now that my gf got me for my B day an i use gamebooster an i get tones of FPS. It work for me in the past with my old computer . I can't really say if its gamebooster that gives me up to 97FPS an it keeps going up an down the lease it went to is 50 FPS an when landing some times 30 to 45 depending on the area your landing. I really can't say if its gamebooster alone or is my pc spec which is 32 gb ram memory an 4000 gb hard drive , AMD Phenom II 6 cores 3.8 with out overclocking . I don't find any need to do any changes i have all graphic an scenary setting to max an i get good FPS. They said the ATI doesn't like clouds well am going to put a video frams go up in stead of down in clouds no matter which weather. I got my attention because i was asking for opinions to which card to add to my custom build pc by MagicMicro.com An lots of people told me ATI Radeon Hates Clouds they told me GFX is better . But wawo am shock to see FPS going up in stead of down using the latest ATi Graphic Card . I test it on the old 6850 ATI CARD an it works like a charm as well . So i do recommend you to us gamebooster its freeHere is link if your interested -- www.iobit.com/gamebooster.htmlor you can google it

I'm going to be very direct and use non-techy speak.Avoid "gameboosters", "RAM defraggers", and so on. Instead work on keeping a clean Windows installation. I'm very selective about what I install on my system; currently I have 37 processes. Use a "light weight" antivirus. I recommend Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE).

• Use Bojote's tweaker: http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html <-----This is important. It's also the most used go to tool for FSX performance. Don't fill in anything with "I don't know"
• Use Bojote's Shader mod to get the best out of that ATI GPU: http://www.venetubo.com/sha3mod.zip
• Defragment your hard drive
• Set anti-aliasing and other display IQ settings per your card and to override FSX settings (at which point, you can uncheck anti-aliasing in FSX). This is done via whatever video driver control panel you have (AMD Catalyst). Someone with an ATI card will need to chime in on this one.
• Avoid heavy autogen and scenery complexity with that CPU as it's relatively weak
• Avoid heavy AI Traffic (like none at all for that CPU)
• Use 2x med or low for water effects

I can help you via PM if you need it. I'll be going to bed for the night, but I want you up and running FSX as smoothly as that rig will allow. It's going to take some sacrifices (autogen, traffic, etc).

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by ZachLW

Hey don't know which gamebooster he tells you not to used but gamebooster does what he just said Defragment your hard drive an much more . You just have to know how to use it . It works because it temporarily shut down any programs on your desktop or laptop that FSX don't need to use. Then after you are done playing FSX it puts everything back how it was . I can't find any harm in that . An it also Defrag your hard drive. An it looks for more ways to speed up your game play. All i am saying it depends how you use it . Like for example if you are running lots of add on like REX an Camaras on so on then you going to need to add them to gamebooster as an add so gamebooster won't shut it down when running fsx with gamebooster. I can say i haven't had any problem using it an it gets you high FPS . Also it avoids your FSX from Crashes most crashes are due to other programs that interfere with fsx . Such as window update or window explorer or other programs that you might be using on your pc while you play fsx. Thats what gamebooster its all about it shut those unwanted program so it won't interfere with your gameplay in fsx . An that is how your FPS goes up . Just give it a try if it was harmful most gamers won't be downloading it but its every where on google . :(

I get how it works. My point is if you're responsible and know how to keep a clean PC, the snake oil programs aren't needed. Killing a bunch of task to get a few frames shows a complete misunderstanding of what is going on under the hood. Consider trying the links I posted. They're made by people that understand what is going on and how to make FSX specifically run well. (not games).Also, to the OP. Are you using the latest SP1 and SP2 or Acceleration?

I've got a Q6600 and it handles FSX quite well, coupled with a GTX 460 video card.Most bang for your buck is overclocking. I see you are at 3.0 GHz, I'm running at 3.2 GHz.Not much of a difference I would think. Just keep your traffic settings low (freeway traffic = 0 is a good start!)

Thanks Bro will fallow your links. I have Two graphic card the last ati card that came out an the 6850 . My question is at first when that card came out lots of people rush to get it . But i see few people us it for fsx . Why is that . That is why when my gf ask me to pic any pc i want with any parts i want in magicmicro.com well i try to build one like this guy has check him out http://www.youtube.com/user/guitargamery#p/u/1/Fq-rRC0G4iII even went be on his specs an added 32 gb ddr3 to the custom build pc . An since well is my gf paying for the pc i went above an got the latest ati card an one of the oldest to test them both . Right now am testing the 6850 . How to get the best out of that card for fsx . Since i see few people talk about it . I want to know how to get the best out of that card so i can installed it in my older pc so i can set it up for my little brother to use that one.

HiWhy not try adding this setting in your FSX.cfg if your ATI card can run with this without crashing it will give a big increase in FPS. Also I had a Q6600 a while back running at 3.6 with the right cooling.[bufferPools]UsePools=0

HiWhy not try adding this setting in your FSX.cfg if your ATI card can run with this without crashing it will give a big increase in FPS. Also I had a Q6600 a while back running at 3.6 with the right cooling.[bufferPools]UsePools=0

Instead of just "usepools=0", using the "RejectThreshold=/PoolSize= " tweak provides the best performance with the most stability. Since Bojote's tweaker already adds both of these to the [bufferPools] section, your tweak is redundant. Simply telling someone to use the dated UP=0 tweak is, well, dated advice.To the OP, if you used Bojote's Tweaker tool I linked to you, do not use Sawyer's tweak.

Edited February 6, 201214 yr by ZachLW

Instead of just "usepools=0", using the "RejectThreshold=/PoolSize= " tweak provides the best performance with the most stability. Since Bojote's tweaker already adds both of these to the [bufferPools] section, your tweak is redundant. Simply telling someone to use the dated UP=0 tweak is, well, dated advice.To the OP, if you used Bojote's Tweaker tool I linked to you, do not use Sawyer's tweak.

So wrongWhy not let the op try both, Bojote's tweak will gain performance but not as much as turning of bufferpools completely. It also is hardware related what might work for one may not work for another and if the op try's it and it works without problems then he will have max fps.Just because its' old does not mean it's no longer use full, try to be a little less condescending next time. :(

I found quite an fps increase from using usepools=0. However, in can affect stability sometimes.I still use it in the main though and accept the occasional program crash (which only occurs if I turn up the settings to hign and run in intensive addon scenery.Certainly worth a try. Can always delete it if it doesnt work.IAN

Certainly worth a try. Can always delete it if it doesnt work.

My thoughts exactly.I used to have a 9800GTX on a Q6600 and couldn't use it due to stability, my 460 however has never failed using it and its to much of a gain to not use.

So wrongWhy not let the op try both, Bojote's tweak will gain performance but not as much as turning of bufferpools completely. It also is hardware related what might work for one may not work for another and if the op try's it and it works without problems then he will have max fps.Just because its' old does not mean it's no longer use full, try to be a little less condescending next time. :(

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I get how it works. My point is if you're responsible and know how to keep a clean PC, the snake oil programs aren't needed. Killing a bunch of task to get a few frames shows a complete misunderstanding of what is going on under the hood. Consider trying the links I posted. They're made by people that understand what is going on and how to make FSX specifically run well. (not games).Also, to the OP. Are you using the latest SP1 and SP2 or Acceleration?

Those are a must. I was initially horrified to load up FSX on a brand new machine to see fs2002 graphics, stutters and nonstop framerate spikes from 15 to 50. The service packs smoothed all that out and got the sim running on all cores.

Edited February 7, 201214 yr by bud7h7

Knight,There's no way using different texture compression will give you a 375% FPS boost in FSX, do no ever believe anyone that will tell you so. That video doesn't prove ANYTHING. Movie clips from an external view, big deal, I can film a locked 30fps landing at KLAX with everything maxed out from my mid-range computer using external views!Also, gamebooster, tweakfs, fsxbooster, whatever-booster... all gimmicks for people with next to none computer knowledge that succeed in one thing, propagating a placebo effect and selling bogus softwares that have more chances of creating havoc in your computer than actually increasing game performance! Get a real good defragger (PerfectDisk 12, Ultimate Defrag 3) and do the job yourself.Even Bojote's tool has to be taken with a grain of salt, it does enable some good tweaks, but I'm getting better performance setting up my own cfg file myself. What did it cost me? A couple hours of googling about the different fsx.cfg tweaks and a couple hours of testing. Each computer is different and not one tool will work for all setups.