August 6, 20223 yr I'll tell you another way that "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to MSFS. I've always been especially pleased with the performance I get out of the sim, even on my seven-year-old computer. I've always gotten steady, smooth performance, and I estimated in my head what my good FPS probably was. Then, for no reason, I decided to run a check. To make a long story short, I'm getting about 10 FPS less than I thought I was getting. The sim still runs the same of course, but I'm somehow less pleased now. Obviously, this is entirely a psychiatric thing on my part. Processor: Intel i9-13900KF 5.8GHz 24-Core, Graphics Processor: Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6, System Memory: 64GB High Performance DDR5 SDRAM 5600MHz, Operating System: Windows 11 Home Edition, Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX, LGA 1700, CPU Cooling: Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling, RGB and LCD Display, Chassis Fans: Corsair Low Decibel, Addressable RGB Fans, Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i Fully Modular Ultra-Low-Noise Platinum ATX 1000 Watt, Primary Storage: 2TB Samsung Gen 4 NVMe SSD, Secondary Storage: 1TB Samsung Gen 4 NVMe SSD, VR Headset: Meta Quest 2, Primary Display: SONY 4K Bravia 75-inch, 2nd Display: SONY 4K Bravia 43-inch, 3rd Display: Vizio 28-inch, 1920x1080. Controller: Xbox Controller attached to PC via USB.
August 7, 20223 yr 54 minutes ago, Todd2 said: Because I'd hate to know how much money I've spent on MSFS addons! 😁 But take solace in the fact that we have such an overload of quality freeware for MSFS. Where was TO when we needed it with previous FS versions? 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
August 7, 20223 yr Author 1 minute ago, fppilot said: But take solace in the fact that we have such an overload of quality freeware for MSFS. Where was TO when we needed it with previous FS versions? Yes, I have a ton of freeware! And the quality is great.
August 7, 20223 yr I used to spend a hundred dollars a month on cigarettes and now I spend a hundred dollars every six months on airports I can go to again and again. I think its money well spent. | Dave | I've been around for most of my life. There's always a sunset happening somewhere in the world that somebody is enjoying.
August 7, 20223 yr I am quite good at maths so I know how much I spent on addons. Zero. The default scenery is good enough and the FBW is so much fun. By the time I want to fly something else that excellent looking iniBuilds A310 will be released for free.
August 7, 20223 yr Well, MFS is actually the flight simulator I have been getting more satisfaction out of the default and just 5 addon aircraft with the lowest ever investment in a flight simulation platform. The price I paid for the DC-6, 737-700 and Fenix A320 is innexpensive compared to what I paid for add-ons for FSX, P3D, XP. The level of satisfaction is at the level of the best addons I ever owned for those other platforms, so, my math is as god as it can be ! MFS is a great platforms in all sots of ways, including the money one has to spend to take the most out of it. My bigest investment so far is actually cross-platform - Navigraph Charts + NavData. I'm buying it for periods of 30 days when I plan to use it more often. This one IS expensive... but makes a whole lot of a difference. It will also be good for XP12, and maybe one day for AEFS too ( ? ). 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)
August 7, 20223 yr The way I look at it is that many days I'm spending that much or more on lunch or a meal of some sort and the experience lasts 20-30 minutes. Yesterday, I took the wife and kids to Thai food for dinner and the bill was $63.00. I would have much rather ate at mcdonalds and spent 50 bucks on flight sim.
August 7, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, aniiran said: The way I look at it is that many days I'm spending that much or more on lunch or a meal of some sort and the experience lasts 20-30 minutes. Yesterday, I took the wife and kids to Thai food for dinner and the bill was $63.00. I would have much rather ate at mcdonalds and spent 50 bucks on flight sim. McDonalds lately, is getting expensive too.
August 8, 20223 yr 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
August 8, 20223 yr On 8/7/2022 at 1:58 AM, David Mills said: I'll tell you another way that "ignorance is bliss" when it comes to MSFS. I've always been especially pleased with the performance I get out of the sim, even on my seven-year-old computer. I've always gotten steady, smooth performance, and I estimated in my head what my good FPS probably was. Then, for no reason, I decided to run a check. To make a long story short, I'm getting about 10 FPS less than I thought I was getting. The sim still runs the same of course, but I'm somehow less pleased now. Obviously, this is entirely a psychiatric thing on my part. Don't give in to temptation. Your PC is just fine. Overpriced hardware delivers an extremely lousy ROI - this is why my 7-year-old PC is still sitting on my desk.
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