Hi guys. I've always wanted to get your opinions on my FSX settings and I would like to know if my computer is under performing. I have a feeling it should do a bit better than it does but then again I still find myself comparing it to FS9 sometimes and that may be the reason why I am not happy. But i know i shouldn't be so if you guys can help me i would appreciate it. Just need your opinions and/or tips. Please bear with me while i post a lot of specs and tweaks below.

 

THE QUESTION:

 

I would like to have 30 fps and I am happy with that smoothness. Up in the air no problem i get it pretty much all the time. It's on the ground and and at busy payware airport i guess: here are some scenarios: based on NGX and T777 by PMDG

 

1. Default EDDL that day gave me around 20fps on ground. Maybe traffic or weather? Should not be really.

2. FSDT KDFW ground only around average 15-20 fps.

3. AEROSOFT LOWI - average around 20ish on ground. Good weather also

4. VTBS payware also around low 20s.

 

So basically is this normal or not? If not is there something else i can do with it?

 

 

MY COMPUTER:

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit 

C drive is 60GB SSD drive and E drive is FSX (600GB dedicated) This is FSX PC only.

Core i7 3770K overclocked to 4.5GHZ with no step. So constantly running at 4.5GHZ

8GB RAM

P8Z77-V PRO mainboard

NVIDIA Ge Force GTX 680

 

 

ADD ONS:

 

PMDG 737NGX/777

AEROSOFT AXE 32X

PFPX

AS2012

REX ESSENTIAL PLUS OVERDRIVE

TOPCAT

SHOCKWAVE LIGHT

CUSTOM AI

FSDT AND AEROSOFT SCENERIES ETC

GSX

AEROSOFT AES

 

NVIDIA INSPECTOR:

 

AA:

Beha. Flag - NONE

Mode - OVERRIDE

Setting - 8XS Combined 1X2ss + 4X MS

Transpa - 2XSGG

FXAA Usage - DISALLOWED AND OFF

 

TEXTURE FILTERING:

filtering mode: user defined off

setting: 16x

CLAMP

HIGH QUALITY

OFF

 

FPS LIM : 30fps

Max Pre rendered frame : 3

V Sync - 1/2 refresh rate

Max Power

Single display

 

 

 

FSX.CFG

// This file was tweaked on Sep 11, 2013 at 10:18 GMT using Bojote's automated FSX Tweaking & Tuning Service

// Your 'original' fsx.cfg file was backed up at http://www.venetubo.com/fsx/b058a7cf1452b09ad72999bf30cdfe2a/backup/fsx_backup.cfg

// This file is optimized as follows: 4 core(s), CPU speed 5, HT 0, GPU 4, PREF 2

// You can visit Bojote's FSX Tweaking & Tuning service at http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=0

[sOUND]

AmbientUI=0

AmbientUIMusic=FSX01

AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000

PrimaryDevice={CB1BEDF4-E8D6-4FE7-B7BC-25521F149618}

SOUND=1

SOUND_FADER1=1.000000

SOUND_FADER2=1.000000

SOUND_FADER3=1.000000

SOUND_FADER4=1.000000

SOUND_LOD=1

SOUND_QUALITY=2

UISound=1

VoiceDevice={CB1BEDF4-E8D6-4FE7-B7BC-25521F149618}

[slewTextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

[AContain]

LabelColor=FFFF0000

LabelDelay=1000

ShowLabelAirline=0

ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0

ShowLabelAirspeed=0

ShowLabelAltitude=0

ShowLabelContainerId=0

ShowLabelDistance=0

ShowLabelFlightPlan=0

ShowLabelHeading=0

ShowLabelManufacturer=0

ShowLabelModel=0

ShowLabelTailNumber=0

ShowLabels=0

ShowUserLabel=0

[ATC]

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=1

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=262144

ShowATCText=0

UsePilotVoice=1

[TextInfo.1]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

[AccelerationPack]

ControlsFirstRun=0

HomePageFirstRun=0

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=0

MEASURE=1

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Current=Standard

Controls_Default=Standard

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

force_master_gain=10000

force_stick_force_enabled=1

force_stick_shaker_enabled=1

force_gear_bump_enabled=1

force_crash_enabled=1

force_ground_bumps_enabled=1

[FACILITIES]

CITY=

COUNTRY=

GTL_BUTTON=1232

STATE=

[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

[PointOfInterestSystem]

CycleSetting=1

[GRAPHICS]

ForceWindowedVsync=1

AC_SELF_SHADOW=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=0

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1

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

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=4096

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

Text_Scroll=1

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672

[TrafficManager]

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0

AirlineDensity=15

FreewayDensity=0

GADensity=0

IFROnly=0

LeisureBoatsDensity=0

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=0

[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

[REALISM]

AllowEngineDamage=False

AutoCoord=False

AutoTrim=False

CrashDetection=False

CrashTolerance=1.000000

CrashWithDyn=False

GEffect=False

General=1.000000

GyroDrift=False

GyroEffect=1.000000

ManualLights=True

PFactor=1.000000

RealMixture=True

StressDamage=False

Torque=1.000000

TrueAirspeed=False

UnlimitedFuel=False

[Weather]

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=8

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=3

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

DisableTurbulence=0

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DynamicWeather=2

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

[Misc]

Com_Rate=7

[Main]

DisablePreload=1

FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.1

HideMenuFullscreen=1

HideMenuNormal=0

Location=531,164,1571,942,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=1

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\UT2 Aircraft

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter

ProcSpeed=18938

PerfBucket=7

[Trusted]

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Bell_206B.DLL.aibeeheboaeecqiuwtenthwoucwihboiunwekucq=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Bendix_King_Radio.DLL.lailecehtcqzqkniionebozuleizouwthairqlur=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Cessna.DLL.thweaokwuablzethlaqoahrtibniozqnozeqhqkk=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Cessna172.DLL.erbhzbabekrrnowuckuzwlubzoiuhllrkbeccnuq=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Cessna182s.DLL.khzqlhwibkkaotacturolzhetketwwtnulltecnc=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\CessnaWAlpha.DLL.wbiwturernhrchhuiuiathtctohactrhloqohcan=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\PMDG_737NGX.DLL.ztzrknlekuwieibiueaiaknuhbqawekhecwqaoll=2

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E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\PMDG_777X_3.DLL.nkkzhkkcbqtwqronhitztzquqhailorbibhheeta=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.dll.uzwqbzrbtakbritlqiwzwwcthehlulllqekcnwhk=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_HUD_interface.dll.otzirtnuaucbtuqnwwklazatubtkaorcznwnlwak=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_Interface.dll.zortqbkwwebzhtqqiaawbhahtnlerlbbtcblkckr=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\RAASPRO\RAASPRO.dll.ctetottqcchktnbrkcqucrzzhccnqketzbuuliru=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\\Flight One Software\Ultimate Traffic 2\UT2Services.exe.lcelrnrohwqlnrcbwuqiozqriluniewluuczhwqt=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\bglmanx.dll.qbzuaorhqquqibhneohctickqaetohauounqqaor=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsdreamteam\couatl\couatl.exe.iblukczinkcbblkuqkakhekztnkilwucchaolwaa=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\VistaMare\ViMaCoreX.dll.nlklwqholaebiwuwtzhcklzucabqeqnzuwthzkcq=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\bglmanx.dll.wtknicnrtktiablwatuhueuzziaqktztiebnnwtt=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Aerosoft\Flight Recorder\AS-FlightRecorder.dll.hbnzkaattrnohnthkqnotlooeznntebzhohkokur=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/DLLs/FMGS.DLL.onezncukbbkwblbatknhaqoohakekownuznrlzbl=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft Airbus X A320 Extended CFM\panel\ASC.DLL.iuakwouqulbuwteaqhinqcnuurcuabecqniorirt=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/ND/AB_ND_GDI.DLL.nraeahrreiecaiunhohtccekohkrotqakezrqblk=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/DLLs/AsInput.DLL.qoebwbhloetazoauewezclhalakwrquittziblok=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/DLLs/FBW.DLL.ohwohniobzeuhaihbzcbllrlkqrtktnkwewciurl=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/AirbusXE.DLL.zzzqotncoliltchktweohkwulcunbtoietiqkooc=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft Airbus X A320 Extended CFM NEO\panel\ASC.DLL.iuakwouqulbuwteaqhinqcnuurcuabecqniorirt=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft Airbus X A320 Extended IAE\panel\ASC.DLL.iuakwouqulbuwteaqhinqcnuurcuabecqniorirt=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\Magnetic_Compass.DLL.kqtizuwuaccrcoaqtiaihrtoezezzrcwqobawaqt=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft Airbus X A321 Extended IAE NEO\panel\ASC.DLL.iuakwouqulbuwteaqhinqcnuurcuabecqniorirt=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Aerosoft\Flight Recorder\AS-FlightRecorder.dll.bcetnkzrhintztunbnnthwrzuituqzlzotoinqez=1

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E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/ND/AB_ND_GDI.DLL.eblwhrczbkhqaqwtwnhroriliktoqnqlucktllnc=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\../SimObjects/Airplanes/Aerosoft Airbus X Extended Base/Panel_Fallback/AirbusXE.DLL.tlbhicqrtieicqrhaatwceoaetnwzbncunnratoe=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\GAUGES\fa-18.DLL.wuelznchcolqrzelroulwanaiqnbeinuobktwnwr=2

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\fsdreamteam\couatl\couatl.exe.buthiokeqetktnekacqebwqkchkwhibtneiaounr=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\bglmanx.dll.utukkqlurhlkckleaalrncblzkwraiqhwoinolqr=1

C:\Program Files (x86)\SquawkBox\sbtrans10.dll.khknobewwzunzkhaaoacouwuonobrbecqhzrttto=1

C:\Program Files (x86)\SquawkBox\sbaicontrol10.dll.itnzeoccquhcilintaalhwarbcitwaoqlnewioru=1

E:\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\mjc8q400\panel\mjc84_main.DLL.cinbwtnrwknzwqallalnlkbqeqabbitbelkzbrrt=2

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

FuelPercentage=1,4

GForce=1,3

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[uSERINTERFACE]

Map_Orientation=2

OpenATCOnCreate=0

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=0

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1

PageID=1

SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0

SITUATION=FLIGHTS\OTHER\FLTSIM

SelectAircraftManufacturer=All

SelectAircraftPublisher=PMDG

SelectAircraftType=All

ShowAllACPaintSchemes=1

DisplayFuelAsWeight=0

[bUFFERPOOLS]

Bufferpools=1

PoolSize=8388608

RejectThreshold=126976

 

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=1

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680.0]

Anisotropic=1

Mode=1920x1080x32

[Display]

ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64

ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

BLOOM_EFFECTS=0

ChangeTime=4.000000

InfoBrakesEnable=False

InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255

InfoOverspeedEnable=True

InfoParkingBrakesEnable=False

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

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=100

TextureMaxLoad=30

TransitionTime=4.000000

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0

WideViewAspect=True

PanRate=200

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask=14

[slewTextInfo.3]

AirSpeed=1,5

Altitude=1,3

FrameRate=2,1

Heading=1,4

Latitude=1,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

Longitude=1,2

[PANELS]

DEFAULT_VIEW=0

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_OPACITY=100

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

QUICKTIPS=0

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=1

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

LoadWindow=1

SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=1

STARTUP_DEMO=0

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[TERRAIN]

AUTOGEN_DENSITY=3

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

LOD_RADIUS=4.500000

MESH_COMPLEXITY=100

MESH_RESOLUTION=25

SWAP_WAIT_TIMEOUT=2

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=29

WATER_EFFECTS=5

[sCENERY]

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=4

LENSFLARE=1

MAX_ASYNC_BATCHING_JOBS=3

SmallPartRejectRadius=4.0

[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

[MULTIPLAYER]

condAccoutPassword=0

VoiceVolume=2.000000

 

 

Thanks for all your help.

 

Swadeep

 

 

 

 

I am sorry to break it to you, but on the ground of a pay ware airport with traffic, 20-25fps sounds about right. You could back off of some of your settings a little and see what that does. Also try setting the fps limiter to both 30 and unlimited and see which gives the higher fps.

You are running many tweaks and you pushed your cfg through tweaking tool which doesn't consider newer hardware. I tried 2 approaches - Venetubo and Kostas guide and the second one works for me much better with new hardware. Still this weekend I will be trying approach from Nicks guide - so good preparation During sim installation and minimum tweaks and see how it goes.

 

I learned one thing over past few months - one tweak will never work the same on two different configurations and that is why online configurations are not my way to go.

 

Besides - 20 FPS does not sound bad. Question is - Is your game fluent enough for You? If yes, don't mind FPS counter.

 

You have many addons mixed with really high AA settings + 4096 on a 2006 simulation. Id say you're more than fine. Average FPS does not matter that much as minimum because this gives you fluency.

 

With your low FFTF I'm wondering if you don't have texture loading problems.

 

From my side Venetubo cfg is a one big mess and I would save it, put into a folder, start a new cfg file with highmemfix only and than apply some tweaks if needed understanding what some of them do and what some of them doesn't do even though they are advertised to do.

I too used venetubo cfg for some time. Was not happy with the results tbh, stutters all the time. Do try Word Not Allowed's guide. I added just a few entrys to a fresh cfg and my sim has never beed so fluid. ~25 fps in NGX and most Aerosoft sceneries / EGKK UK2000 for example. So indeed I think less tweaks is more in that case. There will always be sceneries that just will not perform at 20+ fps with high end aircraft though, but all in all Word Not Allowed's guide was a gamechanger for me.

Delete your Fsx.cfg, and let FSX generate a new one.. You should suffice with affinitymask, poolsize, texture max load, LOD and Highmemfix tweaks

 

Word Not Allowed guide for rest, and nvidia inspector settings from the PMDG forum (afair)

It's a shame that a system like yours is being tweaked, especially with the automatic venetubo tweaks.  Get rid of the tweaks!  Everyone!  I would use the AVSIM FSX Configuration Guide setup (see link in my Signature).  If you are going to tweak anything, set LOD_Radius to no higher than 6.5 and Texture_Max_Load to 2048 (those are the max for your system, nothing higher).  It's all in the AVSIM Config Guide.  It also has some excellent settings for your video card.  Be very careful with Autogen loads.  Like the AVSIM Config Guide recommends, use the guidelines put out by the developers of FTX/Orbx products in their manuals. 

 

Best regards,

Thanks everyone for the tips and suggestions! I will try as suggested and see how it goes!

 

Thanks a million!

 

Swadeep