you guys talk a lot about locking down the FPS to 30. Are we talking about limiting the FPS in FSX or using an external limiter? I've got *******' tweaks which work extremely well, and even he mentions "set FPS to unlimited and use an external limiter". I've tried setting FPS limit =30 using the nvidia inspector tool, but this makes performance considerably worse, and I've read other posts where it can actually cause problems with the sim locking up or freezing.

 

So the question is, which frame rate limiter, how do you use it?

Hello Drew,

I have the nvidia inspector set to 29

Can't complain about the framerates - even with REX installed.

 

BTW,just be advised that you can insert your PC specs under the My PC's Specifications section.

Stops people asking the same questions over and over again. (or it should do) :)

Post 2 in this thread is useful, I found:

 

http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?244920-FPS-Limiter

After many, many dfferent FSX .cfg and Inspector tweaks and different limiters, i am using the FSX internal limiter @30 with (for me) the best results. Along with the Inspector & FSX .cfg tweaks that also work for me.

 

Regards,

OK chaps, thank you. Sounds pretty scary to me, but the truth is... as one poster commented on Paul's link above... I need to buy a higher spec PC. and as they guy says... they're not a lot of money, these days. I've found a couple of really hot ones at around 800 GBP... and in reality, 30fps is about as good as my hardware gets - even with default aircraft and scenery... it struggles around 14 with pretty much any PMDG kite, and any UK2K scenery - but I can't use anything by Aerosoft, FAR too FPS heavy, and can't go anywhere near Heathrow (UK2000 xtreme), no AI traffic either... so I guess I'll have to struggle on for another year with my 18 year old Moto Guzzi California III instead of buying a new one, and invest the cash in a new 'puter.

Do not use external limiters only in FSX!!

Read Word Not Allowed's Software & Hardware Guide for FSX.

 

But I think you need a more higher spec PC!!

 

http://forum.avsim.n...-guide-for-fsx/

 

Many are using external limiters, many are using internal.

I found out (and got it recently confirmed) that external limiters cause blurries and more stutters.

The fact is that internal limiter is as smooth as FSX can get, if FSX achieves the limited FPS without a problem. If you combine this with the BP=0 tweak, you are going to get even better smoothness.

 

Good luck!

 

Robert

Do not use external limiters only in FSX!!

Read Word Not Allowed's Software & Hardware Guide for FSX.

 

But I think you need a more higher spec PC!!

 

http://forum.avsim.n...-guide-for-fsx/

 

Many are using external limiters, many are using internal.

I found out (and got it recently confirmed) that external limiters cause blurries and more stutters.

The fact is that internal limiter is as smooth as FSX can get, if FSX achieves the limited FPS without a problem. If you combine this with the BP=0 tweak, you are going to get even better smoothness.

 

Good luck!

 

Robert

 

+1

I'm having great success with an external limiter. Very smooth, most of the time. First time I've been happy with FSX in 99% of situations (Heathrow still slows me down a bit).

 

So I guess YMMV, as they say.

 

I wouldn't be dogmatic, though. Try it with and without, see what works best for you.

 

Paul Scholey

Have to agree with those saying t use the internal limiter. I found that the cmd file limiter just caused me a load of problems and poor performance. The second I switched to using the FSX internal limiter at 30FPS everything has been fine.