March 19, 201313 yr Long time lurker and about to come back to simming. Read lots of posts about "maxed" out FSX and replies saying how this cannot be done with current hardware. However, I noticed that most of these posts mention that AI and autogen have substantial impact on perfromance. Given that I do not care at all about AI and autogen, is there, and if so which, hardware that can run FSX smoothly without stuttering during landing/takeoffs? I would primarily run PMDG737 NGX or likes in complex sceneries (e.g. Aerosoft Frankfurt, etc.). I would also like to have good quality of clouds (i.e. overcast should be overcast). Another question, is running in higher resolution (e.g. on 30" LED) more demanding on CPU or the lates high performing video cards tackle this? Thank you in advance for any advice. Aleks
March 20, 201313 yr Aleks, absolutely. I'm on 5 y/o hardware and can tell you w/o autogen, without AI, I can run the NGX just fine out of any terminal. I don't like that sort of environment, so for me I limit my use of the NGX to lightweight terminals, or island hopping as in Hawaii where I can use FSDT airports and still have great performance (because of the severely limited autogen/AI when you are surrounded by ocean ;o) Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
March 20, 201313 yr i7 3770k oc 4.5 mhz will run fsx smooth , with a cfg tweaked , almost max out with video card 1gb , i7 4777k 4.6mhz, 32gddr3, GTX 760 4g sci ,Saitek x52,yoke and quadrant, 60 Led . SSD
March 20, 201313 yr Without AI my rig achieves 40+ FPS at all times, even on the ground at KJFK at night in bad weather sitting in the NGX looking at the terminal and Aerosoft Manhattan X in the background. With AI, (UT2) that number is cut down to 22+. Used to be some abysmal number like 13, but with a bit of tweaking I've gotten that up to a minimum of 22 now and average is closer to 30.
March 20, 201313 yr Author Thank you for the clear answers. Seems i3770 with GTX670 is the way to go. Off to setup a config and press that order button. Wish you all a great day! Aleks
March 20, 201313 yr Without AI my rig achieves 40+ FPS at all times, even on the ground at KJFK at night in bad weather sitting in the NGX looking at the terminal and Aerosoft Manhattan X in the background. With AI, (UT2) that number is cut down to 22+. Used to be some abysmal number like 13, but with a bit of tweaking I've gotten that up to a minimum of 22 now and average is closer to 30. I was just wondering when you get the 40 FPS in the ngx, do you get any stutters at all. Kind Regards Chris
March 20, 201313 yr Seems i3770 with GTX670 is the way to go. Remember to buy the 'K' version of the CPU for overclocking purposes. Robin H. "There's nothing more useless than altitude above you, runway behind you, or fuel left behind in the truck".
March 21, 201313 yr I was just wondering when you get the 40 FPS in the ngx, do you get any stutters at all. Kind Regards Chris Traffic injection is usually the cause of stuttering on my rig so I'd have to say when traffic is off - no. I don't run with traffic off though, I have it tuned to my liking now with traffic on. 22+ is certainly less than 40+, but it's smooth enough with flight sim for my liking.
March 21, 201313 yr Thank you for the clear answers. Seems i3770 with GTX670 is the way to go. Off to setup a config and press that order button. Wish you all a great day! Aleks You need to get the 3770K. The K tells you it has an unlocked multiplier and will allow for an easy overclock i7 3770k oc 4.5 mhz will run fsx smooth , with a cfg tweaked , almost max out with video card 1gb , Ditto that post. My system specs are almost identical and I'm over 20 FPS in almost all situations and stutter free. My sim looks more fluid at 20 FPS than my previous rig did at 20 as well. Getting around 26 FPS at KJFK with high AI settings in the PMDG NGX, 747, MD11 etc even panning around in VC. Very impressed.
March 22, 201313 yr Author Thanks to your posts, following has been ordered: ASUS GeForce GTX 680 2GB PhysX CUDA PCI-Express 3.0, "DirectCU II OC" ASUS Maximus V Formula Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 850W PSU Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866MHz 16GB Kit w/4x4GB XMS3 DHX, CL9-10-9-27, Platinum Corsair Obsidian 650D Midi Tower Dell 27" LCD UltraSharp U2713HM 2560x1440 i7-3770K Processor Noctua NH-C14 CPU Cooler Samsung SSD 840 PROSeries 256GB 2.5" Western Digital® Desktop Black 2TB Looking forward to it! Thanks again. Aleks
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