I never really find that scenery affects my overall performance that much.

 

Imagine Simulations scenery is very good and extremely FPS good. There are of coarse downsides to imagine simulation though.

 

Couldn't disagree more. IMHO scenery can have a significant impact on FPS. Performance can vary extensively depending on the product, combinations of add-ons and how the add-ons are configured.

Few questions about the Bojotes Tweaking tool;

 

1; Is hyperthreading active by default on i7 CPUs?

 

2; Where do i see 'how many 'CPUs/Threads' show in task manage' ? (Sorry for my noobish!)

 

3; Would you like the vSync FIX applied? Yes or No ?

 

4; Optimization preferences?

 

Thank you very very much

NGX is frame friendly compared to older high fidelity complex aircraft especially given it's complexity and high resolution/poly count. ...

I wouldnt say so at all, I would say it performs worse than older high fidelity aircraft like the LeonardoSH Maddog. I'd say the Maddog is very slightly more complex than the NGX, but the NGX does of course look far better.

 

It doesnt really matter that the NGX "performs great based on its features". The only thing that matters is its actual performance in the sim, and the NGX is among the worst performers for FSX addon planes.

Few questions about the Bojotes Tweaking tool;

 

1; Is hyperthreading active by default on i7 CPUs?

 

2; Where do i see 'how many 'CPUs/Threads' show in task manage' ? (Sorry for my noobish!)

 

3; Would you like the vSync FIX applied? Yes or No ?

 

4; Optimization preferences?

 

Thank you very very much

 

1. Yes

2. Task manager will show it. Right click on the task bar.

3. I personally don't use it

4. Up to you (I use normal)

 

It's a good idea to backup your fsx.cfg file before starting to tweak.

It performs better than the 747-400X, MD-11 and J41 for me while having more functionality (more detailed systems and features like HGS, EGPWS etc) and looking much better, which is really what I was comparing it to.

I wouldnt say so at all, I would say it performs worse than older high fidelity aircraft like the LeonardoSH Maddog. I'd say the Maddog is very slightly more complex than the NGX, but the NGX does of course look far better.

 

I have a different experience. After following the performance recommendations, I have very similar peformance from the complex addons you mentioned.

1. Yes

2. Task manager will show it. Right click on the task bar.

3. I personally don't use it

4. Up to you (I use normal)

 

It's a good idea to backup your fsx.cfg file before starting to tweak.

 

Thank you sir, but i dont follow about the taskbar :S :(

If you can even keep yourself at 20+ frames per second, it's enough. You'll only see lag once you get maybe even below 15fps. And even if you have 8GB of 1600mhz RAM, GTX 570 and an i7 2700, it will still run at a low frame rate if you have everything up on max(Ultra). FSX is all about the CPU. Not how many cores you have but the speed of the core. Higher Mhz = higher fps. Video card, RAM and Hard Drive won't help much for your frame rate. And 3.5ghz is great, but watch for OC'ing your CPU that you don't fry it and void your warrantee. I did that once...

 

Try this:

 

- Turn the Water down to the mid 2X or High 2X.

- Turn your Autogen down to Normal or Dense.

- Get rid of Ground Shadows from scenery objects.

- Git rid of Ai cars, boats, airport vehicles and set your Ai aircraft traffic to 25% or less.

- Turn your cloud draw distance to the min(60 miles) and set cloud density down to medium.

 

I betcha you just doubled your frame rate with those settings. And you won't notice much difference in your visual experience. I know, you are saying "I have a big new PC and I shouldn't have to". I said the same thing and just had to bite the bullet and drop it a little, not much, but a little.

 

I always think of it this way. Am I getting in the NGX for the flying experience or for the visual experience? I'd prefer to have it run smooth and enjoy the plane for its technology. Rather than getting chop on landing and not have it controllable, but yet have it looking prettier outside. If you are taking screenshots, crank the settings up. If you are in the plane to fly, turn it down. And remember that you don't need more than 20fps, but if you can get a solid 30fps, then you're sitting pretty.

 

Oh, watch out for flying in the ORBX areas. Beautiful scenery, but not so much fun with the NGX flying at 5fps... What I do is have a slew of different FSX setting and take screen shots of the settings. This way I have a reference to what the settings should before where I am flying.

 

Sorry if it sounds like I am complaining. I am not, not by far. I just see where you are coming from with the frame rate and have to make compromises.

 

Good luck, and sorry for rambling on... ^_^

 

Try this:

 

- Turn the Water down to the mid 2X or High 2X.

- Turn your Autogen down to Normal or Dense.

- Get rid of Ground Shadows from scenery objects.

- Git rid of Ai cars, boats, airport vehicles and set your Ai aircraft traffic to 25% or less.

- Turn your cloud draw distance to the min(60 miles) and set cloud density down to medium.

 

- Turn the Water down to the mid 2X or High 2X. - Low 2.x

- Turn your Autogen down to Normal or Dense. - Dense (99% sure)

- Get rid of Ground Shadows from scenery objects. - None Ground shadows

- Git rid of Ai cars, boats, airport vehicles and set your Ai aircraft traffic to 25% or less. - Havent touched Traffic yet.

- Turn your cloud draw distance to the min(60 miles) and set cloud density down to medium. - Havent touched Weather yet.

Oh, also one thing that helped me quite a bit. Go into your NGX aircraft menu in the CDU or FMC (what ever it's called). Go to the settings for the refresh rate of the displays. Turn them down. Way down. I think I have mine set yo something like 50% for the captain and 25% for the first officer's displays. You won't notice a difference, but you should see a frame rate increase. I can't remember exactly how to get there in the CDU(I am not at my gaming PC at the moment), but it is in there somewhere. Give that a shot.

Oh, also one thing that helped me quite a bit. Go into your NGX aircraft menu in the CDU or FMC (what ever it's called). Go to the settings for the refresh rate of the displays. Turn them down. Way down. I think I have mine set yo something like 50% for the captain and 25% for the first officer's displays. You won't notice a difference, but you should see a frame rate increase. I can't remember exactly how to get there in the CDU(I am not at my gaming PC at the moment), but it is in there somewhere. Give that a shot.

 

Thank you sir, Ill start reading the manual right now. Ill post updates along the way ;)

I never read the manuals. I fall asleep when I read...lol. Posting questions on the forumslike you did is the best way to go for getting feedback. Some things work and some don't. But you get to figure out some new things out along the way too. It's all good. Hope you get those frame rates up. ^_^

 

And if you don't have any payware scenery to test it with. Check for demos, there should be some available. Fiddle with your settings and you'll find a happy medium without having to overclock.

"Do not install FSX into the default installation directory: When

installing FSX, do not install the simulator into the default

directory that it offers. Instead, customize the directory to

something different. (Example: C:\FSX) This will eliminate

problems that many users experience resulting from various

Windows protection and permission issues forced upon programs

placed in the Program Files and Program Files (x86)

directories."

 

Is that really true? I obviously installed FSX 3 days ago in the default location ...

LOL... Not sure about that one. I always install my stuff in it's own area to keep things organized. But I would of thought that it would of been the other way around. I thought that it would of been beneficial having it in the programs directory because this is where it would think of looking by default...lol. You got me with that one.

 

I'd go with what you got and try not to install too much into it yet and give it a good test for a few days or so. What you can do it any software like FSCommander, REX, ActiveSky, PlanG, etc. Any software that you can install out of that Program Folder area, just try and install it somewhere else. I created a folder on my C: drive called "FSX_Addons". This way i have all my addons like the ones that don't requited to be installed within the FSX directory into one place for easy management.

 

Little things like that you pick up on after reinsallying flightsim a thousand times on my PC over the years...lol

 

One last thing. If you can remember (I have a hard time with this one), when you are installing anything. try to remember to Right-Click on the EXE and select "Run as Administrator". You some times get softwares that don't install everything if you don't do this. very rare, but for an extra click, you are certain.

You will notice that the FSX.CFG file is broken into sections by headers

such as: [sound] or [Graphics].

In the [Graphics] Section: Add the following line (if it is are not already

present)

• HIGHMEMFIX = 1

 

HIGHMEMFIX will prevent you from seeing a “skeleton airplane” under

certain high graphic-load circumstances.

In the [DISPLAY] section: Add the following lines (if they are not already

present) if you have a wide-screen monitor running a 16:9 or 16:9

resolution:

• WideViewAspect=True

 

How important are those? My 'WideViewAspect are on False should i delete that and type 'True'?

What about the HIGHMEMFIX = 1 ? Dont find that, where should i add that line? At the top or bottom?

 

1680x1050 is my resolution, is that 16:9 ?

 

Thx