On 8/18/2020 at 11:57 AM, Weatherman said:

I simply can't believe that I can run it on "ultra" settings smoothly... on my i7 3770k with a GTX 970. That is just insane. Wow.

This thing is stunning. Thank you again, Asobo/MS.

And to all people considering a hardware upgrade: Just try it first. You might be really surprised how well it runs even on older hardware!

I have the exactly same PC that you and agree completely with you. After some days of testing I am very happy with the performance. In my 1080 monitor and MED settings reach 50FPS. With vsync at half refresh (30FPS) Is very smooth even over dense cities and handcrafted airports

Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Neito

On 8/18/2020 at 6:13 AM, DJJose said:

It all depends on where you fly. Post a video showing Ultra settings in NYC with your system. It will be a slide show.

Stop spreading false information and giving the community something to be excited about.

There's nothing there, THERE!

Why would you type that he is spreading false information? He is stating that he can run  to his personal satisfaction and for his needs/wants. How is that false?  I don't interpret that as a misleading comment at all...I get it...that he is seeing that ON HIS system...and not the reader's... Totally acceptable  posting.  Live and let live on this forum...ease the flow...!

Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Sesquashtoo

11 minutes ago, Sesquashtoo said:

Why would you type that he is spreading false information? He is stating that he can run  to his personal satisfaction and for his needs/wants. How is that false?  I don't interpret that as a misleading comment at all...I get it...that he is seeing that ON HIS system...and not the reader's... Totally acceptable  posting.  Live and let live on this forum...ease the flow...!

Mitch,

You are a veteran at AVSIM. One of the most optimistic & enthusiastic members on this forum. I'm surprised that you feel that claiming that a user can run MSFS2020 on "ultra" setting on an ancient "i7 3770k with a GTX 970" is not misleading. Have you even tried the new sim?

Those with low end systems are going to go through the hassle of downloading a large file, testing for hours, only to find out that an "ultra" setting will lead to a slideshow in about 80% of the areas that they want to explore.

If I have learned anything over the last 25 years of the evolution of flight simming is that I've already been through the trials and tribulations. I've been through the learning, training, and experience.

Today, if I install a sim, it better work out the box. It better be complete. It better feel right. If it doesn't meet my needs, it goes right to the trash bin.

Stay safe Buddy!

12 hours ago, March Hare said:

Mine runs fine over Manhattan on ultra, at 1080p, with a GTX 1070. Live weather but no live air traffic. Still, it really does run nicely.

1070 - still a brilliant card even today

I'm running a mixture of high and ultra @1440p

getting about 30-40fps, drops to 25 over big cities - but controls still feel responsive

Same here i7 4790k 4.4GHz, 1070, 16GB RAM.  Running high settings but modified some options down a notch.  Running like a dream in places like NY even in turbulent weather with traffic etc.  Mightily impressed so far.  I even had my finger on a brand new rig but will hold for a while now....

46 minutes ago, DJJose said:

Mitch,

You are a veteran at AVSIM. One of the most optimistic & enthusiastic members on this forum. I'm surprised that you feel that claiming that a user can run MSFS2020 on "ultra" setting on an ancient "i7 3770k with a GTX 970" is not misleading. Have you even tried the new sim?

Those with low end systems are going to go through the hassle of downloading a large file, testing for hours, only to find out that an "ultra" setting will lead to a slideshow in about 80% of the areas that they want to explore.

If I have learned anything over the last 25 years of the evolution of flight simming is that I've already been through the trials and tribulations. I've been through the learning, training, and experience.

Today, if I install a sim, it better work out the box. It better be complete. It better feel right. If it doesn't meet my needs, it goes right to the trash bin.

Stay safe Buddy!

Yep, Jose, I have been around a few corners...but I shall always leave it up to the reader, to parse through any thread posting...and yes, I have tried the new sim...and running it on an 8 year old specification...AND...at 80-90 percent  default Ultra...at 27-31 FPS.  I started off on Tuesday morning at a default HIGH, and over the last three days..have increased each parameter..until I have what you can see on my morning post of the DARK SIDE (my humor...),  My settings AND my computer spec's are right out there.  What can be achieved...is in the 'pudding'...the pics and detail that is displayed, along with those settings.  Now back to his comment.  Jose...he is merely stating that with genuine happiness, he is able to run (for his needs..that I stress, not the reader's needs..that has to be defined by that very reader...) Ultra..or a mix 'n match of Ultra, that in fact Jose...does the trick for him.  There are so many other postings in front of and behind his posting that can median this thoughts, if a reader wishes to grab a coffee and take a read and pulse of the forum.  I still do not see that he was misleading.  Obviously, you have not seen your needs being met at this time.  I also can read that.  If you look at my three days of forum contributions...it has been a journey from starting with default HIGH, that MSFS scanning my system suggested and pre-loaded...and over the last three days...I have put the pedal to the metal..upping this...upping that...dropping this...for that...and would then continue the flight. What I love about this sim..is how easy and CTD-free constantly going back to the setting pages..and upping and down playing all the settings in all permutation and those combo's has been.  For myself, this morning...I have pretty much stabilized the sim (for my visual expectations) to pretty much be a full out Ultra tap in.  So...yeah...for what he needs to see, he is running his legacy GPU at Ultra..or perhaps...a combo and mix 'n match calling it Ultra.   Jose...I guess what I am saying..is that I allow everyone, to state how THEY see it..this or that...and merely pass it through my 'needs' grinder...with no harm done. My view on it, anyways...take care, and fly what you need to meet your personal mandate, and I'm sure you already have that! 🙂  Cheers

Jose, here's my post with pics and MSFS settings...

 

Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Sesquashtoo

27 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

1070 - still a brilliant card even today

I'm running a mixture of high and ultra @1440p

getting about 30-40fps, drops to 25 over big cities - but controls still feel responsive

Yes, frankly I am quite surprised with the performance of my 1070...and at 3440x1440 really enjoying a combo of about 80 % Ultra and 20 % High.  The 1070 is plowing through it all! 🙂

On 8/18/2020 at 11:38 AM, Ricardo41 said:

The amount of useless posts is increasing exponentially by the minute, as was to be expected.

I'm still waiting for solid comparisons between low/medium/high/ultra settings across a range of hardware.

Guru3D have done that. I’d post a link but if you put msfs performance in google it’s pretty much at the top.

youll find a 2080ti at ultra settings getting 51 FPS at 1080 resolution.

37 minutes ago, hanhamreds said:

1070 - still a brilliant card even today

I'm running a mixture of high and ultra @1440p

getting about 30-40fps, drops to 25 over big cities - but controls still feel responsive

I might have to adjust some settings down when I try an airliner, but so far so good.

Just now, March Hare said:

I might have to adjust some settings down when I try an airliner, but so far so good.

I stated in my Dark Side post...that if I stay out of big iron cockpits...I'm good with the settings I posted...but for myself...that perfectly aligns with the 97 percent of the flights I take...G.A. mostly.  For those that prefer the 'tubes...they will have to make their due diligence with that in mind. For myself...MSFS has been mostly  OMG, in every flight!  

21 minutes ago, Sesquashtoo said:

Yep, Jose, I have been around a few corners...but I shall always leave it up to the reader, to parse through any thread posting...and yes, I have tried the new sim...and running it on an 8 year old specification...AND...at 95 percent Ultra...at 27-31 FPS.  I started off on Tuesday morning at a default HIGH, and over the last three days..have increased each parameter..until I have what you can see on my morning post of the DARK SIDE (my humor...),  My settings AND my computer spec's are right out there.  What can be achieved...is in the 'pudding'...the pics and detail that is displayed, along with those settings.  Now back to his comment.  Jose...he is merely stating that with genuine happiness, he is able to run (for his needs..that I stress, not the reader's needs..that has to be defined by that very reader...) Ultra..or a mix 'n match of Ultra, that in fact Jose...does the trick for him.  There are so many other postings in front of and behind his posting that can median this thoughts, if a reader wishes to grab a coffee and take a read and pulse of the forum.  I still do not see that he was misleading.  Obviously, you have not seen your needs being met at this time.  I also can read that.  If you look at my three days of forum contributions...it has been a journey from starting with default HIGH, that MSFS scanning my system suggested and pre-loaded...and over the last three days...I have put the pedal to the metal..upping this...upping that...dropping this...for that...and would then continue the flight. What I love about this sim..is how easy and CTD-free constantly going back to the setting pages..and upping and down playing all the settings in all permutation and those combo's has been.  For myself, this morning...I have pretty much stabilized the sim (for my visual expectations) to pretty much be a full out Ultra tap in.  So...yeah...for what he needs to see, he is running his legacy GPU at Ultra..or perhaps...a combo and mix 'n match calling it Ultra.   Jose...I guess what I am saying..is that I allow everyone, to state how THEY see it..this or that...and merely pass it through my 'needs' grinder...with no harm done. My view on it, anyways...take care, and fly what you need to meet your personal mandate, and I'm sure you already have that! 🙂  Cheers

I can't do that in conscious when I know that a GTX 970 has less than 4gigs of Vram.

For what it's worth several months back I upgraded my GTX 1070 FE (Still A Great Card) to a Titan Pascal and I'm putting the GTX 1070 up for sale on may E-bay account.

If anyone wants it, let me know.

8 minutes ago, DJJose said:

I can't do that in conscious when I know that a GTX 970 has less than 4gigs of Vram.

For what it's worth several months back I upgraded my GTX 1070 FE (Still A Great Card) to a Titan Pascal and I'm putting the GTX 1070 up for sale on may E-bay account.

If anyone wants it, let me know.

Don't be too surprised that you will be contacted...the 1070 is a trooper, as you must well know!   I had real anxiety if I could EVEN run MSFS to a satisfactory whatever...but bought it anyways...as I always had the option on finding that out...to update my system to current.  Very happy to find out that they did a great job (as I see it) to squeeze every last ounce out of any user's system!

Post Edit:  Jose..what does the FE mean after the 1070 nomenclature?!?    Is that a beefier 1070 specification?

Edited August 21, 20205 yr by Sesquashtoo

14 minutes ago, Anthracite said:

Guru3D have done that. I’d post a link but if you put msfs performance in google it’s pretty much at the top.

youll find a 2080ti at ultra settings getting 51 FPS at 1080 resolution.

https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/microsoft-flight-simulator-(2020)-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,1.html

5 minutes ago, Sesquashtoo said:

Don't be too surprised that you will be contacted...the 1070 is a trooper, as you must well know!   I had real anxiety if I could EVEN run MSFS to a satisfactory whatever...but bought it anyways...as I always had the option on finding that out...to update my system to current.  Very happy to find out that they did a great job (as I see it) to squeeze every last ounce out of any user's system!

The 1070 was released in 2016. Stop saying that you have an 8 year old system. 😃

1 hour ago, DJJose said:

You are a veteran at AVSIM. One of the most optimistic & enthusiastic members on this forum. I'm surprised that you feel that claiming that a user can run MSFS2020 on "ultra" setting on an ancient "i7 3770k with a GTX 970" is not misleading. Have you even tried the new sim?

First of all, I have to admit that I've made a stupid typo in my post since it is a GTX 980 which of course plays an important role here... but that still does not change the general message. That hardware is far from what I have considered to be necessary to run this thing smoothly. But it is doing so. If you don't believe me, I cannot do anything about it. Sure, if I go flying between the skyscrapers of Manhattan, with thunderstorms around and AI traffic on then it's not the best experience you can have. But I have never claimed that. In most (>90%) situations the sim is running absolutely fine even over large cities. And to prevent that next discussion, no, not at good old 1024x768 pixels but on a 21:9 widescreen at 3440x1440 pixels. It feels smooth and responsive, smoother than some other flight sim with far less complex weather and scenery around. No doubt, it probably runs better on modern hardware. But I insist that it's not misleading to encourage people that own my type of hardware to just try it. It absolutely worth it and I personally have not expected that by far.