Specs for new 'budget' FSX PC, suggestions for improvements?

[z06z33 763]

Hi can anyone help???

 

Ive also just upgraded my system to the following specs:

 

Intel i7 4790k overclocked to 4.8Ghz

16Gb 2133 Mhz Corsair Dominator Ram

Asus ROG Maximums II V Gene Motherboard

2 x EVGA GTX 980 Superclocked SLI Graphic Cards

EVGA 1000 Watt PSU

FSX saved to SSD

Windows 7

 

But im not getting good frame rates???? especially over london area, the ftx scenery across england just looks crap!

 

Ive got steve DX10 fixer etc all installed but doesnt make a difference.

 

Here is my FSX Config:

 

[bUFFERPOOLS]

UsePools=0

 

[Display]

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=0.8

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=0.7

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=0.7

RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=0.7

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

TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=120

TransitionTime=4.000000

UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=99

WideViewAspect=True

 

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 SLI.0]

Anisotropic=4

Mode=1920x1080x32

AntiAlias=4 (due to dx10)

 

[GRAPHICS]

HIGHMEMFIX=1

ForceFullScreenVSync=1

AC_SELF_SHADOW=1

AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1

AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1

COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1

D3D10=1

EFFECTS_QUALITY=2

GROUND_SHADOWS=0

IMAGE_QUALITY=0

LANDING_LIGHTS=1

NUM_LIGHTS=8

See_Self=1

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672

TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024

TEXTURE_QUALITY=5

Text_Scroll=1

MultiSamplesPerPixel=8

MultiSampleQuality=16

 

[JOBSCHEDULER]

AffinityMask=84

 

[Main]

FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.1

HideInfoText=1

HideMenuFullscreen=1

HideMenuNormal=0

Location=163,-26,1203,752,\\.\DISPLAY1

Maximized=1

PerfBucket=7

ProcSpeed=10088

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

 

[TrafficManager]

AirlineDensity=0

AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=0

FreewayDensity=15

GADensity=0

IFROnly=0

LeisureBoatsDensity=15

ShipsAndFerriesDensity=15

 

IF ANYONE CAN HELP THEN I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL!!

 

Thanks

 

Mine was the same way still I started with a fresh .CFG and let the venturbo site tweak it for me went from 20 fps to 40

[ryanbatc 12,770]

More than.  It's night and day from FSX even in stock form

 

I'm still not sure P3D is "the way" to go.  Maybe it has to due with the fact that I'm on an "older" rig (my 2500K OC is dying too), but I literally get half the fps in P3D compared to FSX.  I also get a lot more stutters in P3D.  I agree though, the stock, just load and go P3D looks way better than FSX, and those cool features like cloud shadows and native cockpit shadows are a really positive feature to P3D.  Also P3D OOM's just like FSX when you add a bunch of addons...  people claim it's less prone to OOM's but I've seen just as many OOM's on P3D.  Maybe it's the crazy scenery I've been loading P3D up with... no idea.

 

So there's that, and then the part where P3D is not really stable... they're developing it further, yes, which is really nice, but that means new additions to potentially "break" some addons or older feeatures.  It's kinda like XP10 (which I also use from time to time), constant development = less stability.

 

Not gonna lie, but all three sims frustrate me at different times for different reasons.  FWIW I bought FSXSE but saw no difference between the Gold version and SE.

 

Oh, thanks for the pics Mike (or is it Mike Jr?)

[Charlatan 68]

I've not had a single OOM or crash in the 6 months since I moved over to P3d

[ryanbatc 12,770]

You're not running enough scenery then LOL!

 

I've got LVFR's SNA, FSDT's LAX, plus Shez's freeware KLGB and KONT...  it's the polygon of death.

[mikejr 0]

Oh, thanks for the pics Mike (or is it Mike Jr?)

 

It's just Mike, I'm the most senior Michael currently in our family  , and no problem!

 

I think as the jury is pretty much out on all of the latest FSX derivatives, I will be getting the Steam Edition for the time being, based purely on the fact that it's a slightly improved version of the sim I'm used to, and it's on Steam 

 

As for OOM's, that is very much unproven ground for me anyway. 

 

There's only one way to find out, but I hope this hefty i7, GTX 970 and SSD can keep it at bay for a while.  :mellow:

[Charlatan 68]

You're not running enough scenery then LOL!

 

I've got LVFR's SNA, FSDT's LAX, plus Shez's freeware KLGB and KONT...  it's the polygon of death.

 

On the contrary, am running REX, as well as 3 levels of Orbx, and the likes of Aerosoft's Airbus and Majestic's Q400.