Hello,

 

I have manged to monitor VAS and to avoid OOM, that's the good news.

Though VAS is too high and I can't lower it to around 2,000,000.

 

The scenario I use is PMDG 747X + UK2000 EGLL+ FTX global + Vector.

I depart from VC cockpit view and reaching 2,700,000 !

Now, I did all the FSX.CFG tricks, and I'm posting it here as well!

 

I'm using 3 displays + VRINSIGHT DISPLAY for my CDUII

One thing I noticed is when shrinking FSX window to one display VAS decreases dramaticly. (I run windowed mode only)

I guess it is all about resolution as I run it now at 5040X1050.

 

So when flying to EGLL  I get around 3,000,000 VAS then I shrink the window and VAS Decreases to about 2,750,000 and go on an on...

Anyone know the issue ? what can I do about it ?

 

My Rig:

INTEL I7 3770K 3.5GHZ 

Overclocked to 4.7GHZ
GYGABITE Z77X-UP7
G-SKILL 2133MHZ 16GB
EVGA OC GTX680

Used with 3 DELL MONITORS 2209WA
SSD 128GB - WINDOWS
SSD 500GB SCANDISK - FSX

 

My FSX.CFG

 

[AContain]

LabelColor=FFFFFFFF

LabelDelay=5000

ShowLabelAirline=0

ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0

ShowLabelAirspeed=0

ShowLabelAltitude=0

ShowLabelContainerId=0

ShowLabelDistance=0

ShowLabelFlightPlan=0

ShowLabelHeading=0

ShowLabelManufacturer=0

ShowLabelModel=0

ShowLabels=1

ShowLabelTailNumber=1

ShowUserLabel=0

 

[ATC]

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=0

COMM_MSG_AI_ATC_COLOR=FFFF7840

COMM_MSG_ATC_AI_COLOR=FF00FF00

COMM_MSG_ATC_USER_COLOR=FFB6FFB6

COMM_MSG_NONE_COLOR=FFFFFFFF

COMM_MSG_USER_ATC_COLOR=FFFFD21B

PilotVoice=0

ShowATCText=0

UsePilotVoice=0

 

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask=14

 

[bUFFERPOOLS] 

UsePools=0

 

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Current=Standard

Controls_Default=Standard

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

 

[Display]

ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64

ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

BLOOM_EFFECTS=0

ChangeTime=4.000000

InfoBrakesEnable=True

InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255

InfoOverspeedEnable=True

InfoParkingBrakesEnable=True

InfoPauseEnable=True

InfoSlewEnable=True

InfoStallEnable=True

InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0

InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0

NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64

NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1

TextureMaxLoad=6

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40

TransitionTime=4.000000

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30

WideViewAspect=True

 

[DynamicHeadMovement]

HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000

LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000

LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000

MaxHeadAngle=5.000000

MaxHeadOffset=0.300000

RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000

RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000

YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000

 

[FACILITIES]

CITY=

COUNTRY=

GTL_BUTTON=1208

STATE=

 

[GRAPHICS]

AC_SELF_SHADOW=0

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=0

ALLOW_SHADER_30=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

D3D10=0

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

HIGHMEMFIX=1

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

NUM_LIGHTS=8

See_Self=1

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693458432

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693458432

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

Text_Scroll=1

 

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=1

MEASURE=1

 

[Main]

HideMenuFullscreen=1

HideMenuNormal=1

Location=1641,149,2884,932,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=0

PerfBucket=7

ProcSpeed=21325

SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes

SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft

SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles

SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats

SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals

SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc

SimObjectPaths.6=SimObjects\IVAO_MTL

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter

FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.33

HideInfoText=0

DisablePreload=1

 

[Misc]

Com_Rate=7

 

 

[PANELS]

DEFAULT_VIEW=0

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_OPACITY=91

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

QUICKTIPS=0

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=1

 

[PointOfInterestSystem]

CycleSetting=0

 

[REALISM]

AutoCoord=False

AutoTrim=False

CrashDetection=False

CrashTolerance=1.000000

CrashWithDyn=False

GEffect=True

General=1.000000

GyroDrift=False

GyroEffect=1.000000

ManualLights=True

PFactor=1.000000

RealMixture=True

StressDamage=False

Torque=1.000000

TrueAirspeed=False

UnlimitedFuel=False

 

[sCENERY]

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=4

LENSFLARE=1

MAX_ASYNC_BATCHING_JOBS=3

SmallPartRejectRadius=3

 

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=0

 

[slewTextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

 

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

 

[slewTextInfo.3]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

FrameRate=2,1

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

Longitude=1,2

 

[sOUND]

AmbientUI=0

AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000

PrimaryDevice={DEF00000-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}

SOUND=1

SOUND_LOD=1

SOUND_QUALITY=2

UISound=1

VoiceDevice={DEF00002-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}

SOUND_FADER1=0.500000

SOUND_FADER2=0.500000

SOUND_FADER3=0.500000

SOUND_FADER4=-0.500000

AmbientUIMusic=FSX01

 

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

LoadWindow=1

SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=0

STARTUP_DEMO=0

 

[TERRAIN]

AUTOGEN_DENSITY=4

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

LOD_RADIUS=4.500000

MESH_COMPLEXITY=85

MESH_RESOLUTION=23

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT=2

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=25

WATER_EFFECTS=6

TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_TREES_PER_CELL =1000

TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS_PER_CELL =800

 

 

[TextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

 

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

FuelPercentage=1,4

GForce=1,3

LockedFrameRate=1,2

 

[TextInfo.3]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

FrameRate=2,1

FuelPercentage=2,4

GForce=2,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

Longitude=1,2

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

 

[TrafficManager]

AirlineDensity=0

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0

FreewayDensity=0

GADensity=0

IFROnly=0

LeisureBoatsDensity=0

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=0

 

[uSERINTERFACE]

Map_Orientation=2

OpenATCOnCreate=0

PageID=1

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=0

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=0

SelectAircraftManufacturer=All

SelectAircraftPublisher=All

SelectAircraftType=All

ShowAllACPaintSchemes=1

SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0

SITUATION=c:\users\arnon-main\documents\flight simulator x files\LLBG 12 .FLT

DisplayFuelAsWeight=1

 

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=0

 

[Weather]

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=7

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=3

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

DisableTurbulence=1

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DynamicWeather=0

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MaxGustTime=500

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

MaxVarTime=50

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MinGustTime=10

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MinVarTime=5

THERMAL_VISUALS=0

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com

WeatherServerPort=80

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

[RWW_WEATHER_MAP]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=0

SHOW_VORS=0

SHOW_NDBS=0

SHOW_APPROACHES=0

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=0

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

 

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680.0]

Mode=5040x1050x32

Anisotropic=1

AntiAlias=1

[DISPLAY.Device.Intel® HD Graphics 4000.1.0]

Mode=1024x768x16

 

[WeatherMap]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=0

SHOW_VORS=0

SHOW_NDBS=0

SHOW_APPROACHES=0

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=0

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

 

[FlightPlanMap]

LineWidth=2

SHOW_AIRPORTS=1

SHOW_VORS=1

SHOW_NDBS=1

SHOW_APPROACHES=1

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=1

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=1

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

show_waypoints=1

show_airways=1

show_markers=1

show_volume_boundaries=1

show_ac_twr=1

[MAPVIEW_MAP]

SHOW_AIRPORTS=1

SHOW_VORS=1

SHOW_NDBS=1

SHOW_APPROACHES=1

SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0

SHOW_VICTOR=0

SHOW_JET=0

SHOW_AIRSPACE=1

SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1

SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1

SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1

SHOW_DATATAGS=1

SHOW_TERRAIN=1

show_flight_history=1

[FSDREAMTEAM]

AntiPopUp=1

AltitudeCull=1

ViewOptimization=0

GroundTraffic=1

 

[MULTIPLAYER]

condAccoutPassword=0

 

3 GB is fine. Not sure what you're worried about.

 

4GB is where problems occur ( or a little before).

Get rid of the bufferpools tweak and TextureMaxLoad=6 line

 

Unneeded with powerful computers of today

I didn't want to start a new topic, but based on your post, I'm having the opposite problem. I'm constantly getting OOM error when departing or arriving anywhere near New York (KFJK, KEWR) and also randomly around other airports. I also have FTX Global installed. I had FSDT KJFK installed, but I removed it, still getting the errors. I've read the plethora of forums, I've set the Page File Size to the recommended 24GB (default set on the machine), I've tried recreating the fsx.CFG file, included the Bufferpool, Highmemfix and AffinityMask tweaks. I've also tried using Boyote's tweak, but same results. 

 

My rig:

Haswell i7-4770k 3.5GHz (OC'd to 4.2GHz)

16GB RAM

Windows 7 64-bit

1TB WD HD 7200rpm

NVIDIA GTX 660

Get rid of the bufferpools tweak and TextureMaxLoad=6 line

 

Unneeded with powerful computers of today

I am interested in the theory behind this. Could you please explain or point me to where it says to do this?

I agree with Ryan, if your VAS is up to 3.8Gig and you get no OOM, you are fine.  I would not worry about it at all as long as you do not get OOM's.

 

 

I didn't want to start a new topic, but based on your post, I'm having the opposite problem. I'm constantly getting OOM error when departing or arriving anywhere near New York (KFJK, KEWR) and also randomly around other airports.

 

The KJFK area is very demanding. If you have increased your LOD_Radius, try reverting to default of 4.5. You could also reduced autogen and traffic settings. I use different display settings depending on the situation, for example I have settings just for flying airliners in heavy urban areas.

 

If you use photosceneries for other parts of the world, note that FSX will allocate some amount of memory for them even if you're not flying in those areas, so it's best to disable them until you need them for a flight. Scenery config editor is helpful for customizing the sceneries loaded for a given situation: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fs-sceditor/

 

Flying in bad weather also seems to use a lot of memory. The only OOM I ever had was after landing at FT's CYUL in a snowstorm with heavy overcast and low vis. Lots of fun but I OOM'ed during taxi to the gate. Reducing cloud draw distance and coverage density might help with that.

3 GB is fine. Not sure what you're worried about.

 

4GB is where problems occur ( or a little before).

 

What do you mean ?

 

At 3.1GB I get the error OOM msg...

You usually get the OOM at 3.8 or 3.9.

What do you mean ?

 

At 3.1GB I get the error OOM msg...

 

At 3.1 ??  That's odd... it's probably not a VAS issue then.  Could be a scenery problem.  But those usually take the form of g3d.dll errors and not a specific OOM message.

 

You're using a 64bit version of Windows right?

OOM happens at 4GB, not below. Be sure to look at the right value - NOT Task Manager. Get "process explorer", enable the VAS Column and you will see that 4gb is the magical line...

32 bit Windows I suspect.

Regards,

Nick.