the correct answer is: nobody can tell you what is good and what isnt. my old (slower pc) ran fsx much better than my new one. i think its all about compatibility and luck. even the same hardware can give you different results

I am wondering how the PMDG777 compare with PMDG747 performance wise. Should I expect a boost in performance due to new programming techique? I don't have NGX.

as been many times said 777>NGX in FPS people talking in 5%-10% i numbers 5 to 8fps better than NGX overall.

in my case that 5 - 10% increase is smillar to 747 so yeah.. i think (on my PC) it will run as the 747

 

(i5-2500k oc to 4,8GHZ NGX = 40FPS on scenery airport with rex and real weather 747 = 45 -48 -52 FPS on same conditions)

Right now i get about 30fps while on the ground and 40-50fps while in the air on mostly high or max settings. I am planning to get the 777 but i dont know how much fps i will get. If i lower my settings would it be possible for me to get 20 or higher fps with the pmdg 777?

 

Here are my specs:

 

-intel core i3 370m 2.4ghz

-nvidia geforce gt 425m

-4gb of ram

-windows 7 home premium

-500gb ddr drive

 

I would be more than happy running the 777 with 20fps or more.

Do you think it would be possible if i lower my settings?

 

Thanks,

Karlo

Hi Karlo,

 

Just a headsup, someone sooner or later is going to ask you to sign your posts or set up a signature, so I'm just tellin ya

 

I am running the NGX on a 4 year old laptop with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Dou ( :blush: ) processor and a barely 256MB Graphics engine. This beautiful Sony Vaio used to handle 3 virtual machines at a time too lol.

 

With Medium settings I get some stutter due to the ActiveSkt2012 weather addon, and an almost smooth rate with default scenery in a desert area.

 

I think you'll be fine as long as you do not max out your scenery and weather settings.

 

Would someone remind me of the keyboard shortcut that displays current heading, speed, altitude and FPS?

Well, I really hope I can run it! 

i5-2400K

gtx680

ddr3 1333mhz 12GB 

 

my somephoto on the ngx

 

If you want to squeeze out the funds for the i7 and GTX 780, you'll be guaranteed good performance, but it may be overkill to ride that bleeding edge.

 

I personally just rebuilt my system last week with a Z87 motherboard, i5-4670k, and GTX 680, OC'd the CPU up to 4.5 GHz on a good air cooler (Phanteks), and put Windows and FSX on a SSD. (These moves will cut your video card price down from around $700 down to around $400 and shave the processor from around $350 to near $200.)

 

So far I've got FSX with UTX, GEX, REX, and Opus installed and the PMDG 737NGX runs with the frames pegged at 30fps (where i've got the limit set) almost all the time, even flying into MegaAirport sceneries like Frankfurt, it jumps around in the high 20's but often still pegged at 30.

 

Unless you plan to go with more taxing add-ons than these, then you could scale down if you're funds are tight.

 

And be weary of stepping down the vid card or the processor alone, based on NickN's writeups one or the other could become your performance bottleneck, so pairing them appropriately is the best way to maximize your spending.

Guaranteed good performance for my particular system or just generalities? What if I got the Z87 motherboard and i7-4770K and kept my GTX 570 for now?

Would someone remind me of the keyboard shortcut that displays current heading, speed, altitude and FPS?

 

SHIFT+Z