Hello,  I just updated my graphics card to a GTX 660, and if I run a game like Dead Space 3 I'm running at 120+ FPS. Yet on FSX with a PMDG 737NGX I'm running 7-10FPS at airports and 30-45fps while in sky flying, thing is I have an in game monitor and it never seems to use more than 45 to 50% of the cards power. I have never messed with my CFG file or anything of the short, any help would be greatly appriciated.  Computer stats as follows: AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6Ghz, 8 gig of RAM, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit and a GTX 660 with a 32" 1080p HDTV and a 17" Monitor, I'll try and post some screen shots as well.

Here are some screen shots note when I start at the airport I'm running 10-20 FPS, then while in the air I get anywhere from 30-45 sometimes even over 50 FPS. Once I start approaching the airport my rates drop again, also I notice that my card is only asking for 15-20% power while at the airports and on the ground, and only 45% when flying yet Dead Space and Sim City 5 and Train Simulator are asking for 59-99% almost all the time? again any help is much appriciated.

fsx is cpu intensive, not gpu ,

 

cpu 4,0 mhz and up

 

 

AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6Ghz

There's your answer to why the GPU isn't utilised more. Your CPU is never able to feed it enough frames to start with.

There's your answer to why the GPU isn't utilised more. Your CPU is never able to feed it enough frames to start with.

Thanks for the help guess I better upgrade the CPU as well

make sure you disable the light bloom and dx10 plus turn down the ai density. and theres a website that automatically configure your .cfg file go there so that it will tweak your .cfg file. sorry i forgot the exact address

 

AMD Phenom II X4 910 2.6Ghz, 8 gig of RAM

 

Get a overpriced intel it will make fsx run a lot better I5 or I7 with k overclocked.

Get a overpriced intel it will make fsx run a lot better I5 or I7 with k overclocked.

But then I will have to update my motherboard as well, it is designed for a AM3 socket.

 

I was going to put this CPU in http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103727

 

make sure you disable the light bloom and dx10 plus turn down the ai density. and theres a website that automatically configure your .cfg file go there so that it will tweak your .cfg file. sorry i forgot the exact address

Just saw this thank you I will try all of that, I know for a fact my DX10(I have Flytampa princess Julianna)is disabled, I did turn down my world of AI density, will try more and will search for the CFG website.

get fx 6300 95w amd. not quite a I5 or I7 speed but it will eat the 2.6 phenom 945 one for lunch and dinner.  fx 6300 what you want not the fx 6100 or fx 8120 that slower single thearded.  They improved fx series with the pile driver still not at level of intel i5 or i7 but it narrow somewhat.  Just look at the benchmarks

did the CFG thing and this is what I got again any help:

 

Congratulations! you already have HIGHMEMFIX set!

You are running with frame rates set to unlimited, great! but MAKE SURE you use the 'external' frame rate limiter set to 'exactly' 20 FPS for optimal results. You can download it here

AffinityMask not present. Adding for optimal results with your hardware.

You don't have a BufferPools section!, adding optimized settings.

ALLOW_SHADER_30=1 has been added to make FSX Shader 3 compatible

Ground shadows kill performance, adjusting.

Setting TextureMaxLoad to 30 for faster texture loading!

Bloom effects are a known performance killer. Disabling.

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT has been added to your configuration to prevent blurries.

Your Water resolution have been adjusted to prevent white texture flashes.

SmallPartRejectRadius have been added to your config for performance

Adding MAX_ASYNC_BATCHING_JOBS for improved autogen batching performance.

Adjusting SOUND_LOD for improved performance when using AI sounds.

Removing overlay tips to avoid graphics corruption.

Your Cloud draw distance is set above 70nm, try using an external weather program to limit visibility and set your cloud draw distance 10nm UNDER this visibility for optimal horizon cloud blend.

Consider removing your FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION *IF* you experience micro-stutters.

You have 4 video card entries in your fsx.CFG file. That doesn't look right.

MAKE SURE to disable Transparency Anti-aliasing for improved smoothness with your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 card.

get fx 6300 95w amd. not quite a I5 or I7 speed but it will eat the 2.6 phenom 945 one for lunch and dinner.  fx 6300 what you want not the fx 6100 or fx 8120 that slower single thearded.  They improved fx series with the pile driver still not at level of intel i5 or i7 but it narrow somewhat.  Just look at the benchmarks

 

Single threaded performance of Pilediver is still crap really. Not much better than most Phenoms and definitely worse clock for clock. He could overclock to some 4GHz and get almost the same performance as a 6300 @ 4.2-4.4GHz

 

Besides, Piledriver won't work on an AM3 mobo for all I know.

 

I would try overclocking that 910.

 

Other than that the only option that makes sense is to switch to Intel (I5 2500K or 3570K)

 

 

did the CFG thing and this is what I got again any help:

 

Congratulations! you already have HIGHMEMFIX set!

You are running with frame rates set to unlimited, great! but MAKE SURE you use the 'external' frame rate limiter set to 'exactly' 20 FPS for optimal results. You can download it here

AffinityMask not present. Adding for optimal results with your hardware.

You don't have a BufferPools section!, adding optimized settings.

ALLOW_SHADER_30=1 has been added to make FSX Shader 3 compatible

Ground shadows kill performance, adjusting.

Setting TextureMaxLoad to 30 for faster texture loading!

Bloom effects are a known performance killer. Disabling.

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT has been added to your configuration to prevent blurries.

Your Water resolution have been adjusted to prevent white texture flashes.

SmallPartRejectRadius have been added to your config for performance

Adding MAX_ASYNC_BATCHING_JOBS for improved autogen batching performance.

Adjusting SOUND_LOD for improved performance when using AI sounds.

Removing overlay tips to avoid graphics corruption.

Your Cloud draw distance is set above 70nm, try using an external weather program to limit visibility and set your cloud draw distance 10nm UNDER this visibility for optimal horizon cloud blend.

Consider removing your FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION *IF* you experience micro-stutters.

You have 4 video card entries in your fsx.CFG file. That doesn't look right.

MAKE SURE to disable Transparency Anti-aliasing for improved smoothness with your NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 card.

 

 

Rename your FSX.CFG and run the tool again.

Consider applying the Bufferpools = 0 tweak

Consider overclocking

 

Post your complete FSX settings

Single threaded performance of Pilediver is still crap really. Not much better than most Phenoms and definitely worse clock for clock. He could overclock to some 4GHz and get almost the same performance as a 6300 @ 4.2-4.4GHz

 

Besides, Piledriver won't work on an AM3 mobo for all I know.

 

I would try overclocking that 910.

 

Other than that the only option that makes sense is to switch to Intel (I5 2500K or 3570K)

 

 

 

Rename your FSX.CFG and run the tool again.

Consider applying the Bufferpools = 0 tweak

Consider overclocking

 

Post your complete FSX settings

I will try to post full settings soon, been busy with work all week, but I did load up FSX and I flew my Flightsim Labs Concorde X and I was getting 30-35fps at EGLL with mega airport running, and then up over 90 and 100fps while flying yet with the PMDG 737NGX I'm getting 18-20 at EGLL and maybe max 57fps while flying. This really confused me just for the fact that I would assume the Concorde would be more taxing or at least as taxing as the 737NGX?

I run a i5 3570k overclocked to 4.3, but if you can get to 4.5-5.0 I've read some posts by nickn its even better. Definitely cpu hungry...

I run a i5 3570k overclocked to 4.3, but if you can get to 4.5-5.0 I've read some posts by nickn its even better. Definitely cpu hungry...