I gonna make this thread fast and to the point.:

 

Please click on my System Spec's...to see what I own for a CPU/GPU combo.

 

I run my system in HT. I always have. I have always had the best graphic results with the CPU running '8' cores.

 

I now claim my system gives me blur-free textures and updating graphics.  I can climb to FL450, or skim the trees at over 500 knots...and the forming and NON-popping uptake of Orbx Global is mind-blowing!  Totally clear....completely formed, even at 500 knots, tree-top....

 

P3D's coding is not the issue for blurred textures.

Orbx products global and regional are NOT the issue for poor texture update or performance.

 

Nope.

 

Nope.....

 

It is our OWN machines, that it is playing out on.  It is your machine, your settings, my machine, my settings.  If you get them dialed in right, for your own specs...then I guarantee you, that you will have 30-40 FPS sustained, you will have absolutely clear and well-formed products--such as Orb'x global..and at 85-100 percent features sets sliders dialed in.  I can guarantee that, because...that is what I am getting now.

 

I have tried all sorts of combo's...all sorts of number for HT settings on the AF tab.  This afternoon...I hit the jackpot.  I dialed in the final test for AF, and for a four core HT enabled CPU (at or near my spec's as stated) will be:

 

AF=84<---------------------------this is the one, man...this is the one...the HT enabled 'BLUR KILLER'.

 

Here is my entire .cfg file that is now giving me NO BLURRIES. I can fly for hours, with no CTD. I can be at 1,000 feet....and then go almost vertical to FL450...and then descend down at 400 knots at 3,000 FPM...down to 500 feet at tree-top...and STILL I can not generate any textures to start defocusing, corrupting...none of that.  It is not P3D, that does it. It is not ORBX products being used with P3D that does it. It is YOUR SYSTEM and the .cfg file and other settings that DOES IT!

 

I am blur free.  P3D and Orbx is one amazing flight simulation experience. 

 

Here is my entire .cfg file for you to take apart and analyze.  It is this .cfg file and only these final settings that has me blur-free and hitting 32-40 FPS in unlimited (which you can see in the .cfg settings...) and absolutely ROCK SOLID performance.  ROCK----------SOLID.  Hallelujah!  Take it apart...put it back together...and come up with something that will get you the same results. This is my entire .cfg file and will show you EXACTLY how my sliders and user settings are set up in P3D.  This is the B.S.-free post zone....

 

Also, if you have an EVGA product and also have the included software that allows you to alter and overclock all clocks and settings...then at the bottom find and use the FPS TARGET LIMITER (this is VERY important to my claim, here...) and set it to 30 FPS.  You are done....  You will get incredible performance now from your EVGA GTX680 product.

 

Happy flying, all, and successful flying, a la' P3D v2.2 'Disney Land Mode'.  

 

Cheers!

 

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My current and never-to-be-altered: P3D v2.2 .cfg file:

 

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask=84

[bufferPools]

UsePools=0

[Display]

ChangeTime=4.000000

TransitionTime=4.000000

TEXTURE_FILTERING=16

MSAA=4

SSAA=0

VSYNC=0

FXAA=0

TRIPLE_BUFFER=0

ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64

NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255

NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64

InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0

InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0

InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255

InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128

InfoBrakesEnable=True

InfoParkingBrakesEnable=True

InfoPauseEnable=True

InfoSlewEnable=True

InfoStallEnable=True

InfoOverspeedEnable=True

InfoWeaponSystemEnable=True

InfoCountermeasureEnable=True

SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=30

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=0

WideViewAspect=False

FullScreenExclusive=True

FullScreenAutoFill=True

FullScreen=True

[sCENERY]

POP_FREE_AUTOGEN=1

AUTOGEN_BATCH_LOD=2

AUTOGEN_TREE_MAX_DRAW_DISTANCE=9500.000000

AUTOGEN_TREE_MIN_DISTANCE_TO_LOD=2500.000000

IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=5

[Main]

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter, Submersible, ExternalSim

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\Submersible

SimObjectPaths.7=SimObjects\Weapons

SimObjectPaths.8=SimObjects\Countermeasures

SimObjectPaths.9=MyTraffic\Aircraft

Location=0,0,1920,1200,\\.\DISPLAY1

LocationFullScreen=0,0,1920,1200,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=1

HideMenuNormal=0

HideMenuFullscreen=1

[PANELS]

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

PANEL_OPACITY=100

PANEL_MASKING=1

PANEL_STRETCHING=1

UNITS_OF_MEASURE=0

QUICKTIPS=1

[Weather]

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

MinGustTime=10

MaxGustTime=500

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MinVarTime=5

MaxVarTime=50

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

DynamicWeather=0

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DisableTurbulence=0

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=6

DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

OPTIMIZE_DENSE_CLOUDS=1

CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=6

THERMAL_VISUALS=0

VolumetricFog=1

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Default=Standard

Controls_Current=Standard

KBDAIL=64

KBDELEV=64

KBDRUD=64

[TextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

GForce=1,3

FuelPercentage=1,4

[TextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

GForce=2,3

FuelPercentage=2,4

[slewTextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[slewTextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

[DynamicHeadMovement]

LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000

LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000

RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000

YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000

RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000

MaxHeadAngle=5.000000

MaxHeadOffset=0.300000

HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=0

[GRAPHICS]

SHADER_CACHE_VERSION=1

MIPMAP_VC_PANELS=1

TESSELLATION=1

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024

NUM_LIGHTS=4

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1

LENSFLARE=1

HDR=1

BLOOM_LEVEL=2

SHADOW_QUALITY=2

TERRAIN_SHADOW_CAST_DISTANCE=1

CLOUD_SHADOW_CAST_DISTANCE=1

OBJECT_SHADOW_CAST_DISTANCE=2

CONTENT_NO_SHADOW=0

INTERIOR_SHADOWS_CAST=1

EXTERIOR_SHADOWS_CAST=1

SIMOBJECT_SHADOWS_CAST=1

TERRAIN_SHADOWS_CAST=1

VEGETATION_SHADOWS_CAST=0

BUILDING_SHADOWS_CAST=0

CLOUD_SHADOWS_CAST=1

INTERIOR_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

EXTERIOR_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

SIMOBJECT_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

TERRAIN_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=1

VEGETATION_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=0

BUILDING_SHADOWS_RECEIVE=0

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_LOW=4

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_MID=5

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_HIGH=7

SHADOW_NUM_CASCADES_ULTRA=12

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_LOW=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_MID=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_HIGH=0.850000

SHADOW_LOG_PARTITION_ULTRA=0.850000

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

EFFECTS_DISTANCE=2

TEXTURE_QUALITY=3

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

See_Self=1

Text_Scroll=1

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680.0.0]

Mode=1920x1200x32

[uSERINTERFACE]

SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=1

PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=1

PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1

SITUATION=FLIGHTS\OTHER\Prepar3D

SHOW_SCENARIO_WINDOW=1

RestoreTimeOnMove=0

Map_Orientation=2

MUTE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=176

[PointOfInterestSystem]

CycleSetting=0

[sOUND]

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

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

VoiceCaptureDevice={DEF00003-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}

SOUND=1

SOUND_QUALITY=2

SOUND_LOD=0

UISound=1

SOUND_FADER1=0.300000

SOUND_FADER2=0.500000

SOUND_FADER3=0.500000

SOUND_FADER4=0.800000

[TrafficManager]

AirlineDensity=16

GADensity=16

FreewayDensity=20

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=100

LeisureBoatsDensity=0

IFROnly=0

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0

[AContain]

ShowLabels=0

ShowUserLabel=0

ShowLabelManufacturer=1

ShowLabelModel=1

ShowLabelTailNumber=0

ShowLabelDistance=1

ShowLabelAltitude=1

ShowLabelAirline=0

ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0

ShowLabelFlightPlan=0

ShowLabelContainerId=0

ShowLabelAirspeed=0

ShowLabelHeading=0

LabelDelay=1000

LabelColor=FFFF0000

[TERRAIN]

LOD_RADIUS=6.500000

TESSELLATION_FACTOR=90

MESH_RESOLUTION=23

TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=29

AUTOGEN_VEGETATION_DENSITY=5

AUTOGEN_BUILDING_DENSITY=3

DETAIL_TEXTURE=1

WATER_REFLECT_CLOUDS=1

WATER_REFLECT_USERAIRCRAFT=1

WATER_REFLECT_SIMOBJECTS=1

WATER_REFLECT_TERRAIN=1

WATER_REFLECT_AUTOGEN_VEGETATION=1

WATER_REFLECT_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS=1

WATER_REFRACT_CLOUDS=0

WATER_REFRACT_USERAIRCRAFT=0

WATER_REFRACT_SIMOBJECTS=0

WATER_REFRACT_TERRAIN=0

WATER_REFRACT_AUTOGEN_VEGETATION=0

WATER_REFRACT_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS=0

ENABLE_BATHYMETRY=0

WATER_CLARITY=30

WATER_DETAIL=4

[ATC]

AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=1

UsePilotVoice=1

PilotVoice=65536

[iNTERNATIONAL]

ASLAT=2

ASLON=1

MEASURE=0

[REALISM]

PFactor=1.000000

Torque=1.000000

GyroEffect=1.000000

CrashTolerance=1.000000

General=1.000000

UnlimitedFuel=False

AllowEngineDamage=True

TrueAirspeed=False

AutoCoord=False

RealMixture=False

StressDamage=True

GEffect=True

ManualLights=True

GyroDrift=False

CrashWithDyn=True

CrashDetection=False

OnCrashAction=0

AutoTrim=False

[ATTACHMENTS]

WeaponHighlight=False

HighlightDuration=1.000000

AutoWeaponSwitching=False

UnlimitedWeapons=False

UnlimitedCountermeasures=False

IgnoreAttachmentWeight=True

IgnoreAttachmentForces=True

[RECORDER]

RecordAITraffic=True

RecordAirportVehicles=True

RecordLeisureBoats=True

[sIM]

SYSCLOCK=1

OPTIMIZE_PARTS=0

[sTARTUP]

DEMO=0

STARTUP_DEMO=

LOAD_SIMDIRECTOR=1

LoadWindow=1

[FACILITIES]

COUNTRY=

STATE=

CITY=

GTL_BUTTON=4096

[Misc]

Com_Rate=7

[FlightPlanMap]

LineWidth=2

[MULTIPLAYER]

condAccoutPassword=0

VoiceVolume=1.600000

 

I would remove BufferPools in P3Dv2.  This is a different platform after all.

Great brother - if you look at my P3D setting thread that is what I suggested and glad your a happy camper - but try it with the AXE and terrain does get a bit blurry but I am working on that now   take care Buddy 

 

Couldn't resist - load up the AXE and you will want to punch Mickey Mouse in the face  lol

Oh but does this thread beg for Mickey Mouse comments!  (-

Wow.  The tip that helped me the most (finally something worked) on here is about using the EVGA software to limit the FPS.

 

For whatever reason, it is now evident to me that NVIDIA inspector and/or Control Panel were *not* actually limiting my frame rate in a meaningful way.

 

Smooth as I've EVER had P3D now that I'm at 30fps lock in P3D and in the EVGA Precision software.

 

Thank you!

Full points for enthusiasm.

 

You sir, have it in spades. ^_^

Wow.  The tip that helped me the most (finally something worked) on here is about using the EVGA software to limit the FPS.

 

For whatever reason, it is now evident to me that NVIDIA inspector and/or Control Panel were *not* actually limiting my frame rate in a meaningful way.

 

Smooth as I've EVER had P3D now that I'm at 30fps lock in P3D and in the EVGA Precision software.

 

Thank you!

Turb....this was a big one, on my road to--------------------------------------------------P3D bliss.   Actually, the setting is a target that the card will try to obtain, and maintain.  This is the EVGA magic. It is not a limiter per se. It is a driver optimizer, Turbine.  This means, that in real-time, per micro-second, the driver is OPTIMIZING the rendering stream (shaders, etc).  For instance, I have this set to my recommended setting of 30 FPS.  I have the sim with no FPS limit.  I am getting 32-40 FPS, where I had never had that mean average before I set the FPS Optimizer into play.  Of course, this exclusive EVGA software feature will always be ticked on...and left alone for the life of the product on my system.  This comes into effect...and running, no matter your firing up P3D, XPX, FSX, or FS9.  That is the beauty of it...totally outboard of each sim....good stuff, huh?   IT WORKS!

The EVGA FPS thing basically tells the video card to overclock itself when your frames get below a certain point. You may as well run the videocard overclocked at all times.

I'm running 8 CPU threads myself, and I seem to have best results with AF=85. Strange how it's different between systems.

Very interesting as I have an EVGA 680. Where would I get this software please?

 

Also, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and suggestions!

Very interesting as I have an EVGA 680. Where would I get this software please?

 

Also, thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and suggestions!

Google for EVGA Precision X then you'll find it.

Spirit

Google for EVGA Precision X then you'll find it.

Spirit

 

Found it, thank you very much!

The EVGA FPS thing basically tells the video card to overclock itself when your frames get below a certain point. You may as well run the videocard overclocked at all times.

It runs independent of my overclock settings.  I have always had my clocks running hot. This is another layer..and I don't believe that it merely overclocks. I think the routine is that it is a managerial role, in the overclock cycle.

AM=84 uses cores 2,4 & 6.  This is the P3DV2.2 default setting without having to set it in the CFG. AM=85 adds core 0 to the mix.

 

As I bought and paid for 8 cores with HT on, I set my AM=255 and this uses all 8 cores. CPU temps in the mid-60's.

 

The tip to set 30fps in EVGA PrecisionX really does make a difference! I still run "unlimited" in P3D and am quite happy with the results. I no longer use NI for any settings - just leave it at the defauls settings.

 

Lyn

What's a good/optimal 6/12 core AF setting based upon peoples experiences?