May 20, 201313 yr Hi, I have a 7 years old PC, and till 8 days ago FS2004 was between 24 and 70 FPS (set to unlimited). Everything was fine. But in the last 3 days, the FPS is between 7 and 20! I haven't changed anything. There was a Windows update (I have Win XP, SP3) as usual, and a new iTunes version. That's it. I don't have McAffee as AV. The FPS are now about 2.5 lower than 8 days ago and before. It is all the time: no change if the GPS is on or off. What I can see is that there is a slight delay when clicking buttons: they move ~1/3 of a second after I click them. I ran my AV, and all is fine. I haven't found any new processes in Task manager. I recreated a new FS9.cfg, but no change.
May 20, 201313 yr Hi, I have a 7 years old PC, and till 8 days ago FS2004 was between 24 and 70 FPS (set to unlimited). Everything was fine. But in the last 3 days, the FPS is between 7 and 20! I haven't changed anything. There was a Windows update (I have Win XP, SP3) as usual, and a new iTunes version. That's it. I don't have McAffee as AV. The FPS are now about 2.5 lower than 8 days ago and before. It is all the time: no change if the GPS is on or off. What I can see is that there is a slight delay when clicking buttons: they move ~1/3 of a second after I click them. I ran my AV, and all is fine. I haven't found any new processes in Task manager. I recreated a new FS9.cfg, but no change. If windows update is the only thing that is changed, you should look there... Check what is updated, maybe fs9 don't like new nvidia driver for example, which is now updated automatically btw Zeljko Budovic
May 20, 201313 yr Author FS2004 LOW FPS If windows update is the only thing that is changed, you should look there... Check what is updated, maybe fs9 don't like new nvidia driver for example, which is now updated automatically btw Not sure how to check for any new ATI catalyst driver (don't have nvidia)...I checked in Application Events: there are many 'Performance counters' events for 'for the ASP.NET...' and 'Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile'......... There is also this: 'Product: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 -- Configuration completed successfully.', and other events like 'Performance counters for the .NETFramework (.NETFramework) service are already in Performance Registry, no need to re-install again'... Not sure what to make of this.
May 20, 201313 yr sorry, i can't help you with ATI, i use only nvidia. And i use windows 7 64bit, it's a much better performance then XP. Maybe you should check if you can revert PC to state before updates? I have no other(better)ideas Zeljko Budovic
May 21, 201313 yr Have you tried a System Restore to 4-9 days ago? Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
May 21, 201313 yr Blow your cpu cooler with compressed air, your pc may be throttling back due to a dust build up causing excessive heat. Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk 2
May 21, 201313 yr Author Do you defrag your hard drive? Thank you, yes it was defragged. I forgot to mention... Solution just below... Blow your cpu cooler with compressed air, your pc may be throttling back due to a dust build up causing excessive heat. Sent from my SGH-I747M using Tapatalk 2 Thank you kevin7898, you saved me! I dusted my PC and voila! Before: ~7 to 13 FPS, now 60 to 96!!! It was dusty indeed! Have you tried a System Restore to 4-9 days ago? Thank you anyway. IT manager at work thought it was that too, but the removal of dust was the answer. Conclusion: after McAfee, and Norton Ghost, the other FPS killer is dust! Thank you all very very much!
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