I recently reinstalled w7 and consequently my software. PC is fairly up to date and not struggled before,

 

Since then RC4 is constantly lagging. I can have a queue of instructions to respond to, particularly on approach, without even thinking about changing to a rnav.

 

Grateful for any hints or tips...

 

Regards

 

David

Best advice I can give is to run RC4 on a WideFS setup. It will respond far more quickly as it's not competing for resources with FSX.

 

However, if you don't want to do that then lower the Ai setting. What package do you have and what is your current setting? Has it changed from before?

 

Does it only happen near busy airports (KLAX, EGLL etc) or everywhere? if you supply your PC details in MyPC it will help us assess your system.

Or you could change your process priority.

In general, RC performance improves if display text is disabled. Also only use AI chatter and disable Prerecorded chatter.

 

Be sure your FSUIPC is current as some timing adjustments have been made for services competing for the use of FSX's SimConnect, particularly some weather applications.

 

W7 itself has lots of PC demand. In FSX and FS9, graphics are rendered mostly with your motherboard processor, not so much as your graphics processor. W7 does offer some relief in trapping and sending complex math as used in graphics to the graphics coprocessor.

 

Some users have disabled the W7 Aero interface running in the background which consumes ram and 3D rendering resources.

 

You can try running FSX and RC alone without other apps to check performance drain as you start up other apps.

 

Other suggestions could be made if you completed your AVSIM profile regarding hardware and software. Check out also the AVSIM hardware forum.

 

Departure and approach is the most demanding stage on resources as rendering of ai aircraft and airport detail is greatest on PC demands. In areas of concentated airports with lots of ai around, such as the US northeast corridor in particular the New York-New Jersey area and also the heavy traffic Chicago area which come to mind. Ai aircraft are rendered quite a long distance from your user aircraft location.

I run my RC on an old mSATA 32g ssd which I originally experimented with to speed up disk access.

As I now run FSX on a dedicated SSD, I run my FSX "ancillary" programs from the mSATA and have no delay whatsoever.

Thanks gents

 

I'll look into accelerating my Wide FS plans.  I just need to work out how to get reliable connectivity between the two pc's which are located together, but towards the edge of the wifi signal, which drops on occasion.  Can't hardwire to the router...  I need two networks that talk to each other, somehow.

 

Specs are

 

System Information

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Time of this report: 9/7/2013, 00:49:00

       Machine name: FLIGHTMAIN

   Operating System: Windows 7 Pro 64-bit 

           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

       System Model: H61M-S2P-B3

               BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

          Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.4GHz

             Memory: 8192MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 8176MB RAM

          Page File: 2762MB used, 6629MB available

        Windows Dir: C:\Windows

    DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

     DxDiag Version: 6.02.9200.16384 64bit Unicode

 

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DxDiag Notes

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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.

      Display Tab 2: No problems found.

        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

          Input Tab: No problems found.

 

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)

DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)

DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

 

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Display Devices

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          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 

       Manufacturer: NVIDIA

          Chip type: GeForce GTX 560

           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC

        Device Type: Full Device

         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1201&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_A1

     Display Memory: 4050 MB

   Dedicated Memory: 978 MB

      Shared Memory: 3071 MB

       Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)

       Monitor Name: BenQ V2400Eco (Analog)

      Monitor Model: BenQ V2400Eco

         Monitor Id: BNQ7D01

        Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

        Output Type: HD15

Your video card is also using the main motherboard RAM? Is it integral to the motherboard? Was it set up that way before?

 

Regarding wi-fi, is the access point (part of or hooked to your router) distant from the receiver ( bridge) in the second PC?. If your access point allows it, try using 2.4 GHz band instead of 5.0 for a stronger signal. It also might be less subject to interference. However you might find 2.4 GHz too slow for streaming entertainment but fast enough for e-mail, browsing, and WideFS.

 

wi-fi can also be subject to portable device interference in the same band such as cordless phones, some wi-fi enabled cameras and printers, etc.

 

Choose the AVSIM forum that includes hardware.

 

Be sure your router/access point is using a secure protocol so others in your area can not access it. I also set mine not to advertise its network name. A password is required to access it and you must enter the network name you set up at least initially. Win 7 will store that on your client. I have 48 bit encryption set. Look at your router/access point manual.

 

The wi-fi discussion is off topic here but I thought i would seed some ideas for you to research.

Hi David,

 

Your PC is certainly up to running FSX but not at maximum settings. Regarding WideFS and creating a network perhaps HomePlugs might help. These allow you to use your home electricity cabling to carry a network signal.

 

Without being able to see your setup it's difficult to advise but HomePlugs might be a wired option if wi-fi isn't reliable.