I was wondering how your 1080ti performs at 4k on your rig. What happens in bad cloudy weather with lots of overcast? On my PC, I routinely max at 100% in these conditions even with sliders in the middle range.

Happy Holidays!

3 minutes ago, pgde said:

I was wondering how your 1080ti performs at 4k on your rig. What happens in bad cloudy weather with lots of overcast? On my PC, I routinely max at 100% in these conditions even with sliders in the middle range.

Happy Holidays!

Not sure yet as i haven't encountered back weather. Will report back when I do!

23 minutes ago, pgde said:

I was wondering how your 1080ti performs at 4k on your rig. What happens in bad cloudy weather with lots of overcast? On my PC, I routinely max at 100% in these conditions even with sliders in the middle range.

Happy Holidays!

My 1080ti msi lightning z  not overclocked yet !!works great for now !!! On a 4k 55 inch tv lg

I will upgrade gpu in 2 years.

using ASCA  set at 1024dxt high performance 

with dynamic mode set 

envtex and envshade also

O8xmsaa

i9 9900k not overclocked yet!

ddr4 3600mhz 32gb cl16

 Cheers 

mike

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 20196 yr by mikeymike

If you lock your framerate your GPU should not have to work as hard and thus run cooler and quieter.

60 fps at SFO is definitely attainable but you may struggle at other less optimized sceneries and get closer to 30 depending on which plane you are flying. 

For me in P3D maintaining a steady 30 is better than an unsteady 35-55.

1 hour ago, Le Français said:

It runs fine unlocked, however, my GPU is really working and the load is anywhere from 99% to 75% and the fan is getting a tiny bit loud. Also, unlimited my FPS jump anywhere from 40 to 65. That's why 🙂

All you need is constant FPS around 30 in value. You don't need more, but stability and fluidity of the sim, that's all. I'd lock them at 30.

Cheers, Ed

2 hours ago, Le Français said:

Thank you so much everyone for the positive feedback. I've been simming for 15+ years and it feels good to be at a good point. 

Quick question, should I lock my frames using the internal P3D limiter? I mean if i can be steady at 40fps, I am happy. Thoughts on locking frames on a system like mine?

If you can set your monitor to a 30Hz refresh rate, do that with VSync and triple-buffering on and frame rate unlimited in the sim.  If your monitor won't support it, you can lock frames at 30fps externally using RTSS (discussed elsewhere here in the forums) with the same settings and the same effect.  Letting the VSync logic work as a frame rate limiter has proven a MUCH smoother way of doing things than the internal limiter.

Regards

Thanks everyone! So if i lock them using RTSS, I should enable VSYNC and Triple Buffering?

9 minutes ago, Le Français said:

Thanks everyone! So if i lock them using RTSS, I should enable VSYNC and Triple Buffering?

Yes, and with the P3D frame rate limiter set to unlimited.  When it's working you should see frame rate hovering near 30 and workload on CPU core 0 should drop well below 100%.

10 hours ago, BusDriver321 said:

Flightbeam pays a huge part for that smoothness also. I dont know how they got SFO to run so great in the bay area 

Gotta agree. Overall, the bay area has always been a performance mess for me, especially so with orbX NorCal. Ever since I ditched OrbX in California and stuck with MegaSceneryEarth and Nuvecta autogen, the bay area has been pretty smooth for me. I also have IS's SJC, FB's SFO and CloudBerry's OAK. The other day I flew in from KBUT with the NGXu, runway 12 approach in rather bad weather (cloudy, mostly overcast). I remember in OrbX times it would be a stuttery mess, and while now it wasn't necessarily smooth all the way down to final, it was a huge improvement. I gotta say, as much as I love OrbX regions, there are areas where I now choose not to use them anymore because of their performance penalty.

But, to your point: FB's KSFO, and all their other airports for that matter, perform incredibly well for me. PDX, DEN, IAD, PHX... I don't believe there is even a single airport that they did that does not work well for me. Hence buying their airports really has become a no-brainer for me, though I check whether it's Mir that did them or some other team first.

8 minutes ago, w6kd said:

Yes, and with the P3D frame rate limiter set to unlimited.  When it's working you should see frame rate hovering near 30 and workload on CPU core 0 should drop well below 100%.

I was referring to my GPU...My CPU hasn't gotten above 50% 🙂

8 minutes ago, Le Français said:

I was referring to my GPU...My CPU hasn't gotten above 50% 🙂

Make sure you're not looking at the task manager CPU load--that's the load averaged across all eight cores, and it doesn't tell us what we need to know.  CPU core 0 is the one to watch (unless you've done something with an affinity mask, in which case it'll be the first core P3D is allowed to use).

GPU load should drop as a result of the frame rate decreasing to a steady 30 fps, unless you are slamming it with aggressive settings, e.g. SSAA and dynamic lighting together.  You haven't mentioned what resolution you're running--with a 1080Ti you still have to be somewhat conservative with your settings, especially at 1440p and above.

 

I also have my fps locked via inspector 

mat 30.5

and  set to high performance mode.

thats it.

and also the key to a successful running sim. Is less is more.

meaning in my personal opinion 

you don’t need a 1000 airport addons etc etc 

just causes more problems than it’s worth!

 

i myself have addons that are relevant 

such as asp4 asca

envtex envshade 

and some payware aircraft 

and Only a few payware scenery and airports.

 

Yep, one can achieve great frame rates when your pour in the $$.  I figure at 60FPS it must cost you $50 per frame! 😂

Happy flyin' on your new rig

Clutch

1 hour ago, Le Français said:

So if i lock them using RTSS, I should enable VSYNC and Triple Buffering?

 

1 hour ago, w6kd said:

Yes, and with the P3D frame rate limiter set to unlimited.  When it's working you should see frame rate hovering near 30 and workload on CPU core 0 should drop well below 100%.

My monitor won't go to 30Hz (60Hz only), so the best solution for me has proven to be RTSS  There are two options for limiting the framerate in RTSS... a simple framerate lock or (the preferred option) Scanline.  For the standard monitor that uses a 60Hz refresh rate the Scanline would be set to x/2 (thereby limiting the framerate to 30).  However, my experience is that everything in the sim must then be unused... Vsync and Triple Buffering are unchecked and the sim's Framerate Limiter is set to "Unlimited".  In other words, when using RTSS to limited the framerate everything in the sim that is framerate related must not be used... it's an "either/or" proposition.

Also, for controlling FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION (FFTF) a truly outstanding solution is FFTF Dynamic .  Because FFTF Dynamic makes the FFTF, well, dynamic.   It completely eliminates a static FFTF (which always results in some sort of compromise depending on what phase of a flight you're in).  And at the time of this writing FFTF Dynamic is one sale!

Hope this helps,

Greg

2 hours ago, JasonPC said:

If you lock your framerate your GPU should not have to work as hard and thus run cooler and quieter.

60 fps at SFO is definitely attainable but you may struggle at other less optimized sceneries and get closer to 30 depending on which plane you are flying. 

For me in P3D maintaining a steady 30 is better than an unsteady 35-55.

Maybe you could fly into EGLL in the FSL and see how those stutters fair out ?

Or say EGKK or KLAX ?