Dynamic Lighting Performance & 4.1

[Uteman 51]

2 minutes ago, simbol said:

After exploring all the available SDK functions under PD3 version 4.1 (both Simconnect and PDK) there is nothing that would allow me to change Display settings profiles dinamycally.

I will submit a feature request directly to LM later this week.

Best Regards,

Simbol

+1 hope you succeed

[GSalden 4,700]

4 hours ago, simbol said:

After exploring all the available SDK functions under PD3 version 4.1 (both Simconnect and PDK) there is nothing that would allow me to change Display settings profiles dinamycally.

I will submit a feature request directly to LM later this week.

Best Regards,

Simbol

I remember an addon for Fs2000 ( As real as it gets .. ) where you could set your framerate and then it adjusted the AG to achieve it.

Very helpfull .

Forgot the name 

[rickdeckard 1]

Hi all,

might be a little out of topic, but I think it's worth to mention this little trick I found out which helps in balancing CPU load of P3d (at least it works for my setup I7 4790k @4.5 ghz ht on  + gtx 1070 + win10 +P3d 4.1):

I've noticed that once I fire up P3d, cpu usage on core 0 cranks up at 100% while remaining cores stays at lower usage.

What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again, you will notice that now CPU loads is evenly distributed on all cores with consequent improvement in sim performances (more fps, less stutters).

Did someone else ever experienced this? It's worth to give it a try I guess and it's free! 

Regards

 

[gboz 157]

5 hours ago, rickdeckard said:

What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again, you will notice that now CPU loads is evenly distributed on all cores with consequent improvement in sim performances (more fps, less stutters).

Did someone else ever experienced this? It's worth to give it a try I guess and it's free! 

Regards

 

Yes this has been around awhile but mainly more of a curiosity rather than a tweak having any real positive affect on the sim.

What sort of frame rate increase are you seeing?

gb.

[Nyxx 6,994]

6 hours ago, rickdeckard said:

Hi all,

might be a little out of topic, but I think it's worth to mention this little trick I found out which helps in balancing CPU load of P3d (at least it works for my setup I7 4790k @4.5 ghz ht on  + gtx 1070 + win10 +P3d 4.1):

I've noticed that once I fire up P3d, cpu usage on core 0 cranks up at 100% while remaining cores stays at lower usage.

What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again, you will notice that now CPU loads is evenly distributed on all cores with consequent improvement in sim performances (more fps, less stutters).

Did someone else ever experienced this? It's worth to give it a try I guess and it's free! 

Regards

 

I have the same pc spec as you, but the AM guru guy SteveW says P3d v4 does not need a AM unlike v3,v2.

So I do this and it helps

 

[gboz 157]

7 hours ago, rickdeckard said:

What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again, 

Actually you don't even have to disable/re-enable. You just have open the change affinity dialog box then just click ok without changing anything.

gb.

[gboz 157]

1 hour ago, Nyxx said:

 

I have the same pc spec as you, but the AM guru guy SteveW says P3d v4 does not need a AM unlike v3,v2.

 

This has nothing to do with setting an AM. Here in task manager you are just confirming whatever cores P3D is already using.

gb.

 

[Nyxx 6,994]

3 minutes ago, gboz said:

This has nothing to do with setting an AM. Here in task manager you are just confirming whatever cores P3D is already using.

gb.

 

My reply was to a guy who was talking about seeing core 0 at 100% and turning it off. Like you could do with a AM. He was turning it If though task manage.

The link was to show turning of any core is not a good idea though a AM or task manager 

[gboz 157]

2 hours ago, Nyxx said:

My reply was to a guy who was talking about seeing core 0 at 100% and turning it off. Like you could do with a AM. He was turning it If though task manage.

The link was to show turning of any core is not a good idea though a AM or task manager 

I think you are misreading his post.

He says: "What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again.

So he is just turning core 0 off then immediately turning core 0 back on again. There is no additional core masking going on here.

gb.

[Nyxx 6,994]

You are right, it will teach me to be on my iphone at 1 am.

[branks737 29]

17 hours ago, rickdeckard said:

Hi all,

might be a little out of topic, but I think it's worth to mention this little trick I found out which helps in balancing CPU load of P3d (at least it works for my setup I7 4790k @4.5 ghz ht on  + gtx 1070 + win10 +P3d 4.1):

I've noticed that once I fire up P3d, cpu usage on core 0 cranks up at 100% while remaining cores stays at lower usage.

What I do is to change affinity of Prepar3d.exe process via task manager disabling core 0, confirm and soon after re-enabling it and confirm again, you will notice that now CPU loads is evenly distributed on all cores with consequent improvement in sim performances (more fps, less stutters).

Did someone else ever experienced this? It's worth to give it a try I guess and it's free! 

Regards

 

This indeed worked for me. It distributed the load evenly on all cores. Theres always something new that I come across in this forum to try.

[rickdeckard 1]

12 hours ago, gboz said:

Yes this has been around awhile but mainly more of a curiosity rather than a tweak having any real positive affect on the sim.

What sort of frame rate increase are you seeing?

gb.

Actually it's more a "less-stutter" rather than "more fps".. honestly i'm not a FPS counter geek. I've observed more smoothness, but obviously it's subjective and experience may vary depending on user's system.. of course don't expect any miracle here.. 

 

Cheers.

[Nyxx 6,994]

I will give it a try, nothing to loss. 

[Cargostorm 151]

Was the core0 also that busy in v3 or is v4.1 more busy?

[rickdeckard 1]

1 minute ago, Cargostorm said:

Was the core0 also that busy in v3 or is v4.1 more busy?

Hi, 

From My experience it was like that since V2.. but I'm speaking for me.. don't know if anyone else observed this behaviour.