April 24, 20179 yr Hi all, I have just succesfully built my new PC and want to install P3D as i am making the change from FSX to P3D... I was wondering is installing P3D as easy as downloading an exe from the website and when running the exe set the install location to the SSD, or do i have to do any other technical magical stuff to get it to work. ( Windows Is installed on the SSD ) Regards Conrad Collinson
April 24, 20179 yr Moderator Nope, nothing special. Download the full installer for your purchased version and install it to the SSD or any other drive you wish. Many people and developers recommend to NOT install to the default C:\ProgramFiles(x86) folder but install to it's own dedicated folder -like C:\P3D or something similar. Vic RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
April 24, 20179 yr Author 42 minutes ago, vgbaron said: Nope, nothing special. Download the full installer for your purchased version and install it to the SSD or any other drive you wish. Many people and developers recommend to NOT install to the default C:\ProgramFiles(x86) folder but install to it's own dedicated folder -like C:\P3D or something similar. Vic Ah cool! Thanks alot! So i can literally make a new folder on the SSD called p3d and chose that as the install location and away we go. Awsome! Thanks Conrad Collinson
April 24, 20179 yr Hi Conrad. First congratulations on your successful PC build. You can have TEN SSD's in your PC build and install P3D in the location of your pleasure. You could even name your root folder "ThisismycopyofP3DV3422" and install there. Hopefully you will find P3D loads faster...the rest is up to your CPU/GPU/Mainboard/RAM combonation. A starting point would be the guides available here at AVSIM for performance. The biggest piece of free advice is...as you are installing addons...run P3D after each NEW install to avoid running down time costly problems...IE why when I start P3D why does it go from splash screen to desktop or crash to desktop...myriads of future problems can be avoided this way! Happy flying!!! Greg i7 6700K @ 4.7GHz | Asus Maximus VIII Formula MB | 16GB Corsair DDR4 3200MHz CL15 | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 512GB | Corsair H115i AIO cooler | Corsair HX1000i PSU | Asus Strix GTX 1080 | 49" LG 4K | Crucial 500 gig SSD dedicated to P3D | Seagate 1T Hybrid for storage | 1 19" + 2 25" monitors for gauges and to monitor performance |
April 25, 20179 yr It would be a good idea to read Poppet's install tutorials in the sticky's on the P3D forum. Jeff Callender Jeff Callender
April 26, 20179 yr Author On 2017-4-24 at 9:34 PM, RockStarofRust said: Hi Conrad. First congratulations on your successful PC build. You can have TEN SSD's in your PC build and install P3D in the location of your pleasure. You could even name your root folder "ThisismycopyofP3DV3422" and install there. Hopefully you will find P3D loads faster...the rest is up to your CPU/GPU/Mainboard/RAM combonation. A starting point would be the guides available here at AVSIM for performance. The biggest piece of free advice is...as you are installing addons...run P3D after each NEW install to avoid running down time costly problems...IE why when I start P3D why does it go from splash screen to desktop or crash to desktop...myriads of future problems can be avoided this way! Happy flying!!! Greg Thanks Greg! Sounds simple enough! Ill definitely take a look around thanks! Conrad
April 26, 20179 yr Author On 2017-4-25 at 4:08 AM, jbcallender said: It would be a good idea to read Poppet's install tutorials in the sticky's on the P3D forum. Jeff Callender Ok thanks Jeff, Ill take a look! Conrad
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