October 14, 20214 yr Hi all, I am an avid flight simmer and also a RW GA pilot. I'm currently finishing up my instrument rating. Some developments lately have made it at least conceivable to use "the other" sim for all my needs, which are essentially just fun VFR flying, and hardcore, realistic IFR simming. But I've come to the conclusion that P3D is simply better as an IFR sim, and not a little better, but a lot. In my RW airplane (Cherokee 180) I have dual G5s and a GTN750. I have been able to get both for simming, although the GTN for the "other" sim is not an exact replica by any stretch (the 750 for P3D is an exact replica, based on the GTN trainer). In MSFS I use the Warrior, but in P3D I have the beautiful 180 from A2A. I guess the point of my post is this: since I'm going to use P3D exclusively for hard IFR flights (meaning EA on, with a solid stratus cloud layer a few hundred feet above the approach minimums and 1/2 SM or so visibility), what settings would you all recommend turning down lower to get better performance? For reference I have a 8700K and 1080. I want the plane and clouds (and runway/airport environment) to look as good as possible, but it really makes no difference what mountains look like, for example. I don't really know a whole lot about tesselation and all this stuff, so I'm just not sure what I need to get the desired results, and what I can really do without (car traffic, or example). Thoughts appreciated!
October 15, 20214 yr What video resolution? AI traffic and autogen are both performance hitters, so dialing them back (traffic percentages, autogen densities, and LOD distance) will usually improve frame rate. Dynamic lighting in daytime and especially with SSAA is something you'd be well advised to turn off. Excessive cloud layers, high-def cloud textures, and cloud shadows are also performance hitters. 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
October 15, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, mtr75 said: I am an avid flight simmer and also a RW GA pilot. I'm currently finishing up my instrument rating. Some developments lately have made it at least conceivable to use "the other" sim for all my needs, which are essentially just fun VFR flying, and hardcore, realistic IFR simming. But I've come to the conclusion that P3D is simply better as an IFR sim, and not a little better, but a lot. As of today? No question or argument. I does however hinge on the available avionics. MSFS with the recent G1000 NXi enhancement is very close to what is needed. But if training with Garmin GTN or GNS then P3D, or FSX/FSX SE, are far superior based on available 3rd party GPS avionics. Depends on what you will likely fly to attain and then fly after attaining your rating. Base it on your personal situation, not on what you hear about favoritism of this sim vs that sim. What is more true to real in your situation is just that. Edited October 15, 20214 yr by fppilot 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
October 15, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, w6kd said: What video resolution? AI traffic and autogen are both performance hitters, so dialing them back (traffic percentages, autogen densities, and LOD distance) will usually improve frame rate. Dynamic lighting in daytime and especially with SSAA is something you'd be well advised to turn off. Excessive cloud layers, high-def cloud textures, and cloud shadows are also performance hitters. Make sure Tesselation (I think that's it) is turned off, shadows to low, water dialed down in addition to what Bob listed above and you should be able to dial your performance in just fine. Your AA level will have a huge impact as well as Bob mentioned. Shut off vehicle and boat traffic as well. That should give you a fine IFR experience with decent performance. Have a Wonderful Day -Paul Solk
October 15, 20214 yr Author Thanks fellas. I dialed a few things back from my usual “visual” setup yesterday and in a very brief VFR flight I was getting 60’ish FPS airborne.
October 16, 20214 yr Author So interestingly, hands down the biggest impact is EA. Turning EA from Ultra to high results in 20-25 FPS going to 50-60 FPS.
October 18, 20214 yr On 10/16/2021 at 6:38 AM, mtr75 said: So interestingly, hands down the biggest impact is EA. Turning EA from Ultra to high results in 20-25 FPS going to 50-60 FPS. Don't you mean Volumetric Clouds? EA is either on or off Sherm
October 18, 20214 yr Author 2 hours ago, shermank said: Don't you mean Volumetric Clouds? EA is either on or off Sherm Yes, that.
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