May 18, 20188 yr im currently playing fsx SE. and it runs well to about 25-35 fps. Now i feel like i just want to move from FSX to P3D. now the thing is my laptop is from 2015. and so i was thinking which to choose, the v4 or the v3. short answer is recommended
May 18, 20188 yr I have a 4 year old desktop, and V3.4 runs well on my rig with medium to higher settings , giving me FPS around 30-35 average. My rig, according to LM recommendations, is not sufficient to properly run V4, and since I have never had an OOM, and my sim never crashes, I am going to stay with V3.4 until my PC dies altogether. I would think that a 3 year old laptop would struggle to run V4.
May 18, 20188 yr I have found V4 pretty stable. I don't crash anymore when memory runs out. So I am not sure more stable is an accurate term. From what I have read here, V4 seems to be pretty solid for others as well. I still think V4 would be the solution. From my experiences, the newer release is often more solid after they had time to iron out the newer release kinks, V4 has been out for around a year now. You just should not run the sliders all the way up. Also, should you go out and win the lottery and have some free dollars, you can upgrade your rig too and already have the newer license. You need to check your hardware specification and match them to what LM recommends.
May 18, 20188 yr Why would you not go with the latest version?? V4 is perfectly stable for me and being 64 bit means no VAS worries. It is much better than V3 IMO.... Eric i9-12900k, RTX 5070ti OC, 32GB ddr5 5600 RAM, 2TB 980 Pro SSD, Titan 240RX AIO, Samsung CRG90 49", Win 11
May 18, 20188 yr 40 minutes ago, Flic1 said: Why would you not go with the latest version?? V4 is perfectly stable for me and being 64 bit means no VAS worries. It is much better than V3 IMO.... Because as the OP stated, he has a 3 year old Laptop. LM recommends for V4, a Quad core 3.5 GB per core, 16 gigs of ram, and a GPU with 8GB. Don't think you are going to find that in a 3 year old laptop very often. Edited May 18, 20188 yr by Bobsk8
May 18, 20188 yr the only issue I have with V4 is blurred textures if you run with unlimited Frames. I think this is because FFTF is ignored by the program when running unlimited frames. I'll hazard a guess that V3 is the same in this regard but when I tuned my system to maintain 30fps at Unlimited frames in V3 I did not have a problem with blurries!
May 18, 20188 yr 4 hours ago, mpw8679 said: Care to elaborate? Yes ! I (and other users) had a CTD,Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll with FSLabs A320,so far no solution to the problem from FSlabs. Guess what? Only with P3Dv4... With P3Dv3 no problems (with the same situation,scenery,weather,etc). Edited May 18, 20188 yr by hmuller Hamilton Müller
May 18, 20188 yr 12 minutes ago, hmuller said: Yes ! I (and other users) had a CTD,Faulting module name: ucrtbase.dll with FSLabs A320,so far no solution to the problem from FSlabs. Guess what? Only with P3Dv4... With P3Dv3 no problems (with the same situation,scenery,weather,etc). The 64-bit P3Dv4 version of the FSLabs A320 is not the same program as the (32-bit) version that runs on P3Dv3. So blaming P3Dv4 because one add-on had problems running with it on your system, while a different version of the add-on runs OK on a different version of P3D (and a whole bunch of different libraries etc) doesn't really lead to any conclusion that points to P3Dv4. It's like saying that a Ford Mustang is bad because it ran poorly with gas from a 7-11, while an older Ford Taurus ran just fine with gas from Circle-K. One implies nothing about the other. For the OP--v4 has absolutely been the most stable version of P3D for me. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 18, 20188 yr 10 hours ago, Rayhan Maulana Ahmada said: im currently playing fsx SE. and it runs well to about 25-35 fps. Now i feel like i just want to move from FSX to P3D. now the thing is my laptop is from 2015. and so i was thinking which to choose, the v4 or the v3. short answer is recommended I'd recommend you remain with FSX:SE, until you acquire the hardware to run P3D V4. If you're looking for an upgrade, acquire DX10 fixer, which will close the gap between FSX SE and P3D V3. You're not going to get a significant return on your investment by upgrading to V3; after all, this is obsolete software. As you recall, a lot of developers have moved exclusively to V4. So, what advantages are you really gaining? In essence, you're changing one abandon software for another. In short, if you don't feel like your laptop can handle V4, stick with what you have. Instead of spending money on V3 software, save it to procure more cable hardware. It doesn't sound like your current setup has the capacity to take advantage of V4 features... Matt King
May 18, 20188 yr Although not being a P3D user that much ( seldom use it, and mostly for FSLabs A320 ), it is by far the most stable and performant of all version of P3D I have used, since the first released ( still 32 bit ). I got with it the best frames, and the less stutters I had got before with other versions. Flying gliders since 1980 Flightsimming since 1992 AMD Ryzen 5600x, 32GB RAM, GPU Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB, 1 TB and 500 GB nvme2 SSD drives, HP 27" 60Hz LED monitor @ 1920x1080, T16000, Hotas from old X52 Pro, Saitek Combat Rudder Pro (2010 model)
May 18, 20188 yr I believe (but please correct me if I'm wrong) that Lockheed Martin has a 60 day refund policy on their products. If so, and you're really interested, then maybe try P3Dv4 for a bit (not over 60 days) to see if you can get it to work at least reasonably well on your laptop, and if not, then request a refund. I don't think there's enough improvement between FSX-SE and P3Dv3 to justify the cost of changing to P3Dv3 at the present time.. In my own opinion, P3Dv4 is the way to go for the forseeable future. - Bob .
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