There is nothing better than UK2000 for UK. Not even slightly worse. There is one airport, EGLL, from Aerosoft, which I think has only slighly better frames, but is visually worse.

I don't understand why your performance suffers this much. I have UK2000 EGKK, EGLL and some others, and at EGKK I get well over 50fps in the external view overviewing the airport.

 

Maybe get into FSX tweaking, before you give up. My guide is a good place to start.

You can find it here for the reference: http://#####...hardware-guide/ (newest version) and here: http://forum.avsim.n...-guide-for-fsx/ (hopefully getting updated some time soon)

 

That's a lot for the links, will definitely read up on it.

 

My system is pretty bulk but have crap ventalation and cooling I would say...

 

3770K CPU

Asus GTX 560

Standard Case (4 Arctic F12 (or 7?) fans and one Arctic CPU fan)

Standard issue, Micron/Crucial 12GB RAM.

Dual Monitors

TrackIR

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GEX

UTX

REX

UK2K EGKK

PMDG 737NGX

EzDock Camera

 

That's what I'm running.

What you have is pretty decent machine there. You can definitely do some standard overclocking on that CPU, FSX really benefits from that.

And then read up.

 

The links are both one and the same guide, just the link on the wordpress being a newer version of the guide. You can use whatever you like.

I've tried using the Advanced 30 Turbo Boost on my CPU (Asrock Z77 Motherboard) but got blue screens and lock ups, although the Advanced 30 Boost does rack it all the way to 4.7 or 4.9 IIRC... Can't remember if I had HT enabled at the same time though. However, with the boost enabled, FSX in full motion would heat up to about 60-70C, that's full 4.7 or 4.9Ghz.

 

I'm too scared to overclock my machine, don't have enough experience with that kind of thing.

I'm too scared to overclock my machine, don't have enough experience with that kind of thing.

 

Nothing to be scared of. Worst case scenario usually either lockup or blue screen. As long as you keep and open eye on those temperatures. A decent overclock to 4.6 or so should be easily achievable and you'll be running FSX quite great.

 

The testing of the CPU stability is not done with FSX but by running Prime95 or similar tools.

 

And then come the tweaks

Nothing to be scared of. Worst case scenario usually either lockup or blue screen. As long as you keep and open eye on those temperatures. A decent overclock to 4.6 or so should be easily achievable and you'll be running FSX quite great.

 

The testing of the CPU stability is not done with FSX but by running Prime95 or similar tools.

 

And then come the tweaks

 

I just don't have the confidence or knowledge to do it. I need hand holding with things like that.

 

I'll attach a KVM and you can remote access my computer and do it for me

I just downloaded the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and ran a stress test on the CPU. I've attached an image during the test.

 

CPU temperature varied between 55-60c.

I'll attach a KVM and you can remote access my computer and do it for me

 

Sorry buddy, that won't be possible. Overclocking is done in BIOS.

I would advise against any utilities that overclock or anything.

 

But, if you don't want to learn about it, sorry, then I can't help you further :(

With a KVM, you can access the BIOS . I was joking anyway.

 

I'd love to learn how to overclock. I'm going to watch the video provided on your blog.

 

Do you have Skype? PM me if you do.

OK, but I won't be overclocking other people's machines, LOL.

 

Sorry, no Skype and my PM has been disabled by AVSIM administrators.

Shame!

 

I'll report back later after watching the video and having a little mess around with it.

From that video, would a good start point with my hardware be 1.15 voltage and 4.7 frequency?

OK so I ran through a various set of tests.

 

First test was Advanced Turbo 30 enabled which sets the frequency to 4.7Ghz.

 

-- Started up Prime95 and CPU temperature reached over 100 and everything froze so I did an emergency reboot.

 

Second test, I set the frequency manually to 4.6.

 

-- I believe with this one, I experienced an error on one of the cores and temperatures reaching 95-103c. I rebooted back into the BIOS.

 

Third Test, I've set the frequency to 4.0 manually.

 

-- Voltages and stuff are all set to automatic. Only speed boost that is enabled is Intel's SpeedStep, Speed Spectrum and Intel Turbo Boost. It's sitting quite comfortable on 4.0 at max 77c with a voltage of 1.2209v.

As long as you don't cross 80c with the Prime95, everything's OK. But DO USE Prime95. I don't know Advanced Turbo 30. Overclock in BIOS, run CPU-Z to monitor your CPU voltage - it should not go over 1.35V, CoreTemp you already know.

You should tend to run the Vcore as low as possible, so if you can run 4.6-4.7 with 1.25 or about, you should do that.

 

DO NOT set Vcore on automatic. Intel Speedstep is fine, disabled CPU spread spectrum and Turbo Boost. You should be running with multi 46-47, C1E and Speedstep enabled. HT of course disabled.

 

73c seems a LOT for 4Ghz. And the voltage for 4.0 is way too high. Do it manually like I described above. See how high you can get. Always change one unit per test. Multi up, test for 10min, crash? increase vcore a bit...check temps...increase multi...check...etc? Geddit?

I've taken some pictures of my bios as some things being mentioned here don't see to exist and I really don't understand the voltages bit...

 

Forum won't let me upload them so posted them on droplr.

 

http://d.pr/i/JvnC

http://d.pr/i/Xcsw

http://d.pr/i/qVzW

http://d.pr/i/V1LW

OK, from top down:

Dis

Dis

Dis

CPU Ratio: what can you set here? Probably numbers...set 42 or so (=4200mhz)

BCLK 100.1

Spread Spectrum Dis

Speedstep Ena

Turbo Boost Dis

Additional Turbo V Dis

PLL Overvolt - Dis (if you get instability with the overclock, set to enable)

 

2nd pic

GT OC support - dont know what that is, so set to dis

DRAM freq: set to XMP

CPU Voltage Offset - this is where you set voltages for CPU - I suggest you try with 0.05-0.1, and see the result in windows (CPU-Z) WHEN CPU IS LOADED in Prime95! Raise this number as an OFFSET (adding to the current number) until you reach max. 1.35V or so about, that is a general accepted safe number

See here:

http://www.ocaholic.ch/xoops/html/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=726&page=1

(german: luft/wasser means air/water), and then there is google translate!

WATCH THE TEMPERATURES!!!

 

LoadLine Calibration - what are the settings in here?

Rest on Auto

 

3rd pic:

All as is.

 

4th pic:

Hyper T - Dis

Rest as is