Do you fly the OrbX PNW much?

 

Yes, PNW is actually easier on my hardware than NCA (which is the area I was flying in my video above).

 

What seems to "torture" these areas is Orbx FTX Vector and road traffic.  If you look at my current settings you'll see I turn P3D road traffic off and turn some of the Vector roads off also.  Maybe when SLi/Crossfire is realized in v2.3 or v2.4 (or whenever it arrives), I'll do multi-GPU and see what settings I can turn back up and still retain smooth performance.  But I also have to give myself an FPS "buffer" because when I start recording with FRAPS (2560 x 1600 @ 30 fps) that will consume 2-4 fps and stress out texture loading - sadly Shadow Play doesn't record above 1080p and it's output is highly compressed even at high quality settings, FRAPS does a much better job visually.

 

Cheers, Rob.

 

EDIT: You can step up to 8X SGSS AA which eliminates all signs of shimmers and jaggies, I've tried this and it looks amazing, but without SLi/Crossfire support it's very difficult to maintain consistent performance.  Also be aware that using NI and SGSS AA can sometimes cause P3D to crash on startup ... if that happens you should delete your shaders folder and reboot before trying to run P3D again.

 

 

You can step up to 8X SGSS AA

 

So when suggesting something like that, it's only in NI correct?  (because that doesn't exist in the P3D settings GUI I don't think, right)

 

 

So when suggesting something like that, it's only in NI correct?

 

Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting you use 8X SGSS AA ... I personally don't think there is a single GPU solution available today that can perform well in P3D at that high an AA setting and type.  Just letting you know you can use 8X SGSS AA to get even better visuals -- but I'm definitely NOT recommending it for P3D.

 

You will need to change NI to 8X SGSS AA and 8XQ Multisample ... and then in P3D you will need to set MSAA = 8X.  You also need to set the AF in NI because that will force P3D to the correct AF mode (there is currently a bug in P3D where AF 16X at startup is really only AF 4X).

 

Also you must make sure you have deleted the "base profile" for Prepar3D (this is the one provided by the nVidia driver install) and then re-associate you new NI profile to the Prepar3d.exe.

 

Cheers, Rob.

 

 

Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting you use 8X SGSS AA .

 

Thanks Rob...appreciate it.

 

As a side topic, I have only 4 days left to either "keep or return" this 780ti 3GB.

Looking forward, would you say it's better to get something different or step back to something like a 770 4GB in anticipation of getting another 770 for SLI?

 

Only pushed with time because of return policy on 780ti and it seems as though the 3GB limitation is a sucky thing to be stuck with perhaps.

Yes

Thanks Rob...appreciate it.

 

As a side topic, I have only 4 days left to either "keep or return" this 780ti 3GB.

Looking forward, would you say it's better to get something different or step back to something like a 770 4GB in anticipation of getting another 770 for SLI?

 

Only pushed with time because of return policy on 780ti and it seems as though the 3GB limitation is a sucky thing to be stuck with perhaps.

 

Always buy the highest end card you can, not a lower end with hopes of SLI later on. 

Yes

 

Always buy the highest end card you can, not a lower end with hopes of SLI later on. 

 

Perhaps getting a GTX 780 6GB would be a better compromise ?

Perhaps getting a GTX 780 6GB would be a better compromise ?

 

I think that would be killer. I have SLI 780 3GB. Monsters. 

 

Keep in mind though. That if you want/plan to do SLI in the future.  The type of card you get matters, reference wise.  I got the Asus DCII's and had to water cool everything. 90-95c on the top card is a recipe for disaster. Reference cards are much better on air when in SLI.

I think that would be killer. I have SLI 780 3GB. Monsters. 

Any idea, with P3D performance in mind, what I'd be losing by going from a 780ti to 780?

Any idea, with P3D performance in mind, what I'd be losing by going from a 780ti to 780?

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-780-Ti-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-780-Ti-vs-GeForce-GTX-780

I guess I was hoping more for commentary on what those differences will or will not amount to in P3D performance...

nVidia probably don't consider P3D to be a major title

 

It is vital for US national security interests. Come on Nvidia!!! :lol:

Well, 10% tops.  But the additional cost of the TI, to some, may not be worth it. If you are running very high resolutions, that is when the additional RAM becomes helpful.

 

I guess I was hoping more for commentary on what those differences will or will not amount to in P3D performance...

 

 

Perhaps getting a GTX 780 6GB would be a better compromise

 

That will depend on the resolution you currently operate at and what you plan to operate at in the near future and how long you plan to hold onto your 780.  For 1920 x 1080 3GB should be fine (it may also be fine for 2560 x 1600 - I haven't gone over 3GB usage with v2.2).

 

The SLi/Crossfire wait maybe a long one pending nVidia/AMD's developer commitment and it maybe several rounds of communication, adjustments, more communication, etc. etc.

 

The 780Ti 3GB is a good choice if you don't plan to go to 4K resolution and availability of the 780Ti 3GB in 6 months from now is assured and costs will most likely go down.

 

Cheers, Rob.

Thanks Rob.

 

Sure wish there was a 780ti w/ 6GB.

 

I'm also running the latest betas of XP10.3 and it's chewing VRAM alive - grr.

Sure wish there was a 780ti w/ 6GB.

 

There is supposed to be one soon, but there is also supposed to be a Titan Z out already ... neither has happened.  I'm guessing the AMD R9 295 has made nVidia do a re-think (certainly on the price front) ... and this is why we want competition, it can help prevent $3000 video cards

 

Cheers, Rob.