I must be doing something wrong

[Scramjet333 39]

Thanks, I will try to roll back,,,hmmm, how do I do that?

 

If that does not work I will try the installer again and rename the files mentioned.

Similar method to what Deetee mentioned: open the installer and uncheck the "Check for betas" checkbox at the second page (after clicking on "Update X-Plane"). The installer will scan your system for the files that need to be changed and download the 10.36 files. Quite simple.

[warbirds 555]

Thanks, not sure what to do when the screen that asked if I want to overwrite the old files? All files overwrite? Seems I have to keep clicking the overwrite all old files button.

[Scramjet333 39]

There's just one button to click - "OVERWRITE ALL FILES". Then let the installer do its work.

[warbirds 555]

Will this remove any payware planes I have downloaded? If it does will it remove the activation for them because on one I only have two activations allowed.

[Scramjet333 39]

Not at all. It does not touch those folders that are not part of the original X-Plane install. So don't worry and go ahead to roll-back to 10.36.

[warbirds 555]

Ok saved all the folders mentioned by adding "old" to their name and then reverted to 10.36 but still same fps. 

[Scramjet333 39]

Interesting. I suggest filing a bug report with Laminar Research. Detailed instructions for bugs are on that page.

 

Also consider posting about this at the X-Plane.org Technical Support forums. You need to create an account there. Please refer to the "stickied" posts at the top of that sub-forum.

 

Does anyone else here have ideas?

 

P.S. As someone suggested earlier - that switch on your motherboard might not be enough. Physically removing those GPUs could help. It helps to try everything to fix the problem.

[Pascal_LSGC 298]

Yes, maybe, before filling a bug report:

I see you have HDR antialiasing set at max (8x). There's a big chance this is the cause of your pfs problem. I can't even consider setting it above 4x with my GTX970.

 

Is anyone here able to set antialiasing to max ?

 

Pascal

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

Yes, maybe, before filling a bug report:

I see you have HDR antialiasing set at max (8x). There's a big chance this is the cause of your pfs problem. I can't even consider setting it above 4x with my GTX970.

 

Is anyone here able to set antialiasing to max ?

 

Pascal

 

WOWOW that's your issue found right there straight away! great spot!

 

Set it no higher than 2x....! 

 

And go from there.....

[mtaxp 666]

8XSSAA is way too much for the current cards , even the most powerful today... (and not just in Xplane , also in other popular games like GTA V , but there I using a differnet method of AA , but SSAA is the hardest on FPS however looks the best)

 

Pascal generation by nvidia should be the step-up in this term (at least according what's promised by nvidia).

 

try lowering to 4XSSAA.

 

 

BTW , don't lock your FPS to 30 via nvidia drivers... I don't think there is any point for this..

[Pascal_LSGC 298]

Sure, I can't wait for Pascal generation

[deetee 164]

If Warbird followed my advice a few pages back he will have already tested the Rendering Options by setting his to the Minimum preset; thereby eliminating the AA settings.

 

Also, if the X-Plane demo he tried a while back was also on v10.36 and was working fine, it should not be difficult to find the culprit.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

Should one not use FSAA AA?

[warbirds 555]

I think I might have found part of the problem. I had set my Nvidia Inspector to default Nvidia settings for X Plane and it made little difference but today I deleted NI and cleaned the registry of it and re installed latest Nvidia drivers leaving the Nvidia panel stock and then just used the settings in X plane. Doing so I gained almost 10 fps.

[Scramjet333 39]

Is anyone here able to set antialiasing to max ?

Certainly not. At the max AA settings X-Plane runs at 5 seconds per frame (read that carefully... :tongue:) As a matter of fact, since I have a HiDPI screen (1080p on 13.3"), I don't even need anything more than FXAA.

 

I think I might have found part of the problem. I had set my Nvidia Inspector to default Nvidia settings for X Plane and it made little difference but today I deleted NI and cleaned the registry of it and re installed latest Nvidia drivers leaving the Nvidia panel stock and then just used the settings in X plane. Doing so I gained almost 10 fps.

It was suggested a fairly long while ago that Nvidia Inspector doesn't work well with X-Plane.

 

Also, please head over to the rendering settings and set everything to minimum (there's a button for that near the bottom to reset everything). You have to do this, and slowly work your way up.