June 28, 20178 yr Hello to all fellow flight sim enthusiasts, Im new to this forum. Also am considered a rookie when it comes to flight sims. Only starting out. I am using a relatively basic machine to run FSX but it runs ok. I could give the exact specs if anyone would be generous enough to advise me on what settings to run the game on. Thanks to all, Safe flying
June 28, 20178 yr Hi and welcome. The short answer with FSX is that its best to run it on the settings you are happy with, however, the smart thing to do where that is concerned, is to literally put every single slider and option on the bare minimum, then crank up a flight and hit shift+Z to get the frame rate counter showing. Then, gradually kick in option various sliders until it hits the point where you ain't happy with the performance, and then you'll know the sweet spot. Be aware though, that some settings might affect others, but as a general approach to getting it running to your satisfaction, that's a good one to try. It's also worth noting that the Steam edition of FSX runs a bit better than the older boxed Microsoft version, and the Steam one is currently on sale at a discount (£9.99 as opposed to its normal £22.99), so if you are running the older boxed Microsoft version, and not the Steam version, it's a good time to switch because of that price drop. Alan Bradbury Check out my youtube flight sim videos: Here
June 28, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Padder86 said: would be generous enough to advise me on what settings to run the game on Check out the latest AVSIM FSX Configuration Guide for the "best" settings used by most. See the link in my signature or on the right under Hot Spots. And, welcome to AVSIM! Best regards, Jim Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
June 28, 20178 yr Welcome to Avsim Padder86. I'll give you just a small advice: find out a good compromise between performance and "eye candy" and don't waste more time tweaking. Remember, both performance and beauty depends on you hardware and software together. A lot of people spend more time tweaking than enjoying a game! Have fun above all, Cheers
June 29, 20178 yr Welcome to Avsim mate. I'm from just up the road, about 10 miles north of Drogheda. Just outside "Ardee, Hey!". Best regards, Neal McCullough
June 30, 20178 yr Author Thanks for the informative replies. And a big hello to a fellow Irishman "nealmac". Ive found a happy medium now between performance and graphics. Graphics aint great but the game feels alot smoother. Think its time to upgrade my system.
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