So after many, many years of flying FS9, I have finally made the decision to switch over to FSX. Just the fact that

there are a lot more planes available as well as scenery and just to get up to date. Anyways, I know this comes up a lot

on the forums but I was wondering if you guys have any tips or info on what programs to install and also what tweaks are

available to update performance. I've already bought and installed: ActiveSky X, Megascenery Socal X, Ground Enviroment,

Flight Enviroment, and looking to get Ultimate Terrain, REX overdrive, and the latest FSUIPC this weekend. Anything else you

guys might add, please do. Lastly, here are my specs:

 

HP Pavillion DV7 (Laptop)

Windows 7 32-bit SP1

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.000 GHz

6GB Ram (2.97GB usable)

ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650

 

 

Thanks guys,

 

Chris Allegro

Welcome to 2006. Joking aside, if you've already got FSUIPC, then one thing you absolutely do want for FSX, is A2A's AccuFeel add-on. It's the best ten quid you can spend on FSX:

 

http://www.a2asimula...d51544bb75597f8

 

Incidentally, I've got exactly the same laptop as you have there, and it runs FSX great if you keep the autogen away from maximum settings. I use it to get an FSX fix when I'm working away from home and stuck in some crap hotel up the arse end of nowhere, and I've used it to review FSX products too. I know for a fact that A2A's Accusim B-17G runs great on it, and that's probably one of the best add-on aeroplanes you can get for FSX.

 

Al

Also check out shade. It really adds to the realism and is a good bargain. It is a must have for me.

good starter list, only things i'd add are a good mesh (i prefer fsgenesis) it really makes a difference.

 

also check out ezdok... if you are flying virtual cockpits it's indispensable imho..

 

a free one that i also love is auto-star x.

 

cheers

-andy crosby

The best thing you could possibly do to boost FPS is to save up about 1000-1200 bucks. If you can save up this kind of cash, you'll be able to buy a really nice system that will run FSX like butter.

As far as tweaking is concerned, I suggest you have a look here:

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/370594-read-before-posting-software-hardware-guide-for-fsx/

 

Be prepared that a. FSX requires more 'engineering' than FS9 in order to run it smoothly and b. that the scholars in the field of this engineering have different opinions. In the end you have to make your own decisions as to what suits you and your system.

 

Regards,

René Bongers

use both fs9 and fsx on the same pc :Peace:

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9000 @ 2.000 GHz

 

I cant imagine trying to run FSX at 2.0ghz. Hopefully you will be happy with it, but at least you can always revert back to FS9.

Guys thank you for all the replys. I just installed Megascenery X. So far the frames aren't too bad. I am gonna look into that sticky post on tweaks and hopefully that will speed it up a bit. Are my computer specs up to par for FSX? Definitely looking to get AcuFeel. Also, will the terrain mesh (FSGenesis) speed up performance at all? Any other tips on what add on's I should look into?

I cant imagine trying to run FSX at 2.0ghz.

 

Everyone had to do so so at one point, and if one was careful with the sliders, it worked okay, and that was probably with less RAM than the OP has.

 

As I said, I run FSX on a laptop which is identical to yours on occasion. It's not the most blistering thing on Earth, and my desktop PC with an I7 processor in it does do a better job, but as you will be aware, the HP Pavillion actually does a pretty good job with FSX, because in spite of its Dual Core processor, it is in fact one of HP's entertainment PCs, intended for fairly high end stuff, so even with the built in mobility graphics, it is pretty capable because the architecture is well suited to pretty high bus speed transfers since the components are well matched. In short it is a very well designed system.

 

Thus, although people might be surprised to know that a laptop does run FSX quite well, I'm speaking from personal experience here in having the identical machine, and I know that it does a fairly decent job. If you keep some of the flashier settings to a minimum (such as the autogen and the antialiasing) it'll do okay.

 

An increased fidelity mesh will not speed things up, if anything it will slow it down a little, since there is more data to process, however, you can offset that somewhat with the mesh resolution settings in FSX, although to do that might possibly negate the point of getting a higher rsolution mesh in the first place LOL, but it would depend on the location and whether you thought the increased fidelity was worth the cost in systems overhead.

 

What you should probably look out for, is products geared toward performance rather than earth shattering graphics, so, things like the airliners in the ranges from Quality Wings, Just Flight, AeroSim, iFly, Wilco and things of that ilk rather than the Leonardo MD-83 and the PMDG J-41 Jetstream (two that are well known to tax performance in FSX), and also look as GA aeroplanes with traditional steam gauges rather than big glass display avionics, glass displays are often FPS hogs.

 

That is not to say you won't be able to run the flashier stuff - I've got some A2A AccuSim add-on aeroplanes installed on my laptop, and they run okay, but an eye on performance will not go amiss, because it would almost certainly struggle a bit with something known to be tough on FSX set ups, such as the Flight 1 Cessna Mustang.

 

Al

I remember back in the day running fsx on a pentium 4. Wow times have changed.

Alright guys, thank you for all the great replys. Especiall Chock. So I started up FSX tonight having all the necessary tweaks done and add ons installed. The flight started fine, however, once I applied full throttle, the frame rates dropped dramatically and that dreaded "crackling" noise started coming through the speakers. I have the settings set relatively low. Can someone please help me? Let me know what settings you want me to post for reference.

 

Thanks again,

 

Chris

First of all, revert to a default fsx.cfg by deleting your current one, a new one is made once you started FSX. Turn down Shadows, Autogen and Water.

the frame rates dropped dramatically

 

Was going to suggest the first thing would be a more suitable computer before the addition of all the addon suggestions.

Not really a tweak, but definitely check out the PMDG NGX.