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P3d v3 VS. P3d v4 *Performance Side by Side and Stress Test*

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8 hours ago, zmak said:

Guys rather than endless 'its amazing" comments can you tell us fence sitters exactly in what way v4 is amazing excluding the fact its OOM free.. that's a given

I remember when FSX SE vs FSX came out, there was a whole bunch of side by side videos that highlighted the advantages but so far and I find it strange there has not been one single side by side vid V3 versus V4. We can only assume that there is no difference between the two platforms except the OOM factor.

I dont want to see back slapping posts but more technical posts showing off the exact difference between 32 and 64 bit other than OOMS

 

Alan

21 minutes ago, exeodus said:

 

I believe it.

V4 is smooth(er) and fast(er), by a substantial margin.

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Even if V4 turned out to be a good bit slower there's no way I'd go back to 32bit VAS management purgatory.

RE Thomason Jr.

 

 

Interesting video - probably the best apples to apples comparison I've seen.

Something to note.  Sliders on v4 are not the same as v3 - especially with the scenery sliders.  What I mean is they don't give the same result 

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