April 17, 20206 yr Just now, rob0203 said: Yes, I don’t use the beta So what we have then is an improved v4 : better water and higher FPS. LM has said that in a few weeks a Hotfix will be released that addresses several issues like CTD’s and the high memory usage. The last one seems also seems to be a little less with the just released NV driver . 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
April 17, 20206 yr 43 minutes ago, Chapstick said: People are gonna be mad once they start installing add-ons and realize they have to turn off any new graphics enhancements in v5. @sgreen91 doesn't seem to be very mad. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
April 17, 20206 yr I got V5 as well from the start, although I have not really had the time to do a lengthy sit-down with it. I have, however, installed some ORBX stuff (I'm kind of using ORBX ESSA as a kind of a personal benchmark). Of course the performance is absolutely stellar but that is to be expected because I am using a default aircraft and no other bells and whistles that I use in v 4.5. I am slightly annoyed about blurry ground textures though. Have you guys experienced this? They seem to be way more crisp in v 4.5. That said; I am optimistic about v5 and can't wait to get native installers for my 3rd party fleet. Richard 7950x3d | 32Gb 6000mHz RAM | 8Tb NVme | RTX 4090 | MSFS | P3D | XP12
April 17, 20206 yr 21 minutes ago, GSalden said: So what we have then is an improved v4 : better water and higher FPS. LM has said that in a few weeks a Hotfix will be released that addresses several issues like CTD’s and the high memory usage. The last one seems also seems to be a little less with the just released NV driver . Even without the beta, the lighting is so much better. I tried different weather scenarios without beta, like mist and fog was amazing! It is not only a improved v4 it is much better. Edited April 17, 20206 yr by rob0203
April 17, 20206 yr Commercial Member 4 minutes ago, rob0203 said: Even without the beta, the lighting is so much better. I tried different weather scenarios without beta, like mist and fog was amazing! It is not only a improved v4 it is much better. Yes, there are shader improvements beyond the 'beta' option. Tim FuchsManaging PartnerREX SIMULATIONS website: www.rexsimulations.comsupport: www.rexaxis.com
April 17, 20206 yr 2 minutes ago, timest said: Yes, there are shader improvements beyond the 'beta' option. Tim, will EF be made compatible ? 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
April 17, 20206 yr 5 hours ago, GSalden said: I have read somewhere that if you disable the Armopheric feature you can use third party clouds ... One of the main reasons I was excited for v5 was trueSky. The fact that it's basically useless is all the more reason not to upgrade. Eric
April 17, 20206 yr 16 minutes ago, B777ER said: One of the main reasons I was excited for v5 was trueSky. The fact that it's basically useless is all the more reason not to upgrade. + 1, I will wait for the Hotfix ! AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , watercooled, GeForce RTX 4090, RAM 64GB Kingston Fury 6000Mhz , Fractal Design 7 XL, MSI X670 Carbon, all SSD
April 17, 20206 yr 12 hours ago, spilok said: Yep. My mind is made up and P3dv5 is a REAL WINNER in my book! Wow. It's so good that I deleted all folders and files for P3d v4.5 not too long after. First of all, P3d v5 is not so good without ORBX. All of my ORBX files converted beautifully into v5. What a difference it makes in the autogen, the scenery, and the realism. Wouldn't fly without it.. Also, I pointed REX SkyForce to v5. I was able to choose new clouds, and because I don't have Active Sky yet, I used the SkyForce Weather option. I was very, very pleased with that. I flew from KABE (Allentown, Pa) to KIPT (Williamsport, Pa) which is about 70 miles or so, and within 40 miles of KIPT there were beautiful snowflakes and reduced visibility. The runways at KIPT were so realistic with snow and ice and overall wetness. I am EXTREMELY impressed with performance. Most of my sliders are full right and where I was getting 25-30 FPS in version 4, I am getting an unbelievable 50 to 70 (and greater) FPS with no stutters....and only very smooth flying. I was flying the Commander and the Maule all day, and now I'm looking forward to some heavy iron and business/regional jets. I especially like the CRJ's. So far, so good. I think this is going to be a wonderful marriage. Stan Your system specs? Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
April 17, 20206 yr 12 hours ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said: Hi Stan, I've been through similar motions like you, but today I installed most Orbx products and I'm currently using REX Sky Force 3D and its weather engine. I have never seen a sim look so good and run so smooth! And I too have been very skeptical upon first booting up v5. I still haven't even scratched the surface of what settings I prefer as a IFR commercial type simmer. Until then, this is looking pretty good imho 😉 Cheers, Pete Looks just like v4.5 in these photos. Plug in NGXu and see how it performs then. Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
April 17, 20206 yr 10 hours ago, B777ER said: I'm assuming that everyone singing it's praises is not running trueSky with multiple cloud layers with 3rd party aircraft and scenery? In the P3D forum, Beau Hollis said that TrueSky has about the same hit with clear sky as with clouds. 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
April 17, 20206 yr 1 minute ago, w6kd said: In the P3D forum, Beau Hollis said that TrueSky has about the same hit with clear sky as with clouds. No difference on my server with TrueSky on/off which is probably due to the fact that I use cloudshadows range set at High and fir now TrueSky has none.. 5950x3d 5.4-5.7 GHz - Asus ROG 870 Crosshair Apex - GSkill Neo 2x 24 Gb 6000 mhz / cas 26 - MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC - 1x SSD M2 6000 2TB - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 1Tb - Corsair 5400 case - Corsair 360 liquid cooling set - 3x 75’ TCL tv. 13600 6 cores @ 5.1 GHz / 8 cores @ 4.0 GHz (hypterthreading on) - Asus ROG Strix Gaming D - GSkill Trident 4x Gb 3200 MHz cas 15 - Asus TUF RTX 4080 16 Gb - 1x SSD M2 2800/1800 2TB - 2x Sata 600 SSD 500 Mb - Corsair D4000 Airflow case - NXT Krajen Z63 AIO liquide cooling - FOV : 200 degrees My flightsim vids : https://www.youtube.com/user/fswidesim/videos?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=0
April 17, 20206 yr I'm looking forward to the reports when everyone starts to load v5 down with addons. I'm interested when ActiveSky and multiple cloud layers, PMDG with native v5 installers and FSlabs for v5. Than users can report how autogen loads and how performance is at a high-end payware airport that is designed for DX12 and not some port over DX11 version. Landing at night with DL lighting, traffic, etc. Funny how many have deleted their 4.5 install yet they try to port over 4.5 add-ons that are not ready for v5 yet. And you wonder why folks are having issues. Dan i9-13900K / Asus Maximus Hero Z790 / RTX 4090 FE / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 / Artic Liquid Freezer II 360 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / Samsung 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 / EVGA 1000W G3, 80+ Gold / Phanteks Eclipse P600S ATX Mid Tower / Arctic P14 PWM Case Fans / LG C2 42 Inch Class 4K OLED TV/Monitor / Windows 11 Pro / 1Ghz AT&T Fiber
April 17, 20206 yr 12 hours ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said: Hi Stan, I've been through similar motions like you, but today I installed most Orbx products and I'm currently using REX Sky Force 3D and its weather engine. I have never seen a sim look so good and run so smooth! And I too have been very skeptical upon first booting up v5. I still haven't even scratched the surface of what settings I prefer as a IFR commercial type simmer. Until then, this is looking pretty good imho 😉 Cheers, Pete I hear ya, Pete. I use mine for IFR practice, and though I really haven’t had the time to mess with it yet, from what I’ve seen v5 is a game changer. And you’re talking to someone who is enthralled with how good 4.5 is. Anyone who thinks these sims are no good doesn’t remember Flight Simulator 98. We’ve come a long way, baby!
April 17, 20206 yr 9 hours ago, GSalden said: I have read somewhere that if you disable the Armopheric feature you can use third party clouds ... My understanding is that if “enhanced” atmosphere is unchecked, the sim reverts to the same cloud system we have always had, so third-party clouds textures should work as expected. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
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