August 20, 20241 yr I'm pretty sure there are people here with a fault in BIOS or interfering software that makes using MSFS impossible to use well or to fix so that it does. And probably few people here, if any, could easily fix it for them. Some people with big issues in MSFS are not necessarily lazy nor word not allowed of how to use computers well. I haven't had much trouble with the sim myself. 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 20, 20241 yr I've had my moments with MSFS 2020. I had about 8 months of constant CTDs over a year ago. Uninstalled every add-on and did clean installs (deleting out all files manually) and same thing. Default 172 would CTD in a few minutes. Many blamed my hardware (odd that it only impacted MSFS and none of my other games). FWIW I've got 25+ years working in IT, so I do know how to troubleshoot. Then one sim update released so I updated and gave it a try... no CTDs. Reinstalled all my addons and haven't had a hiccup since. Same exact hardware. I found a few people with the exact same video card that had a similar issue. Best I could tell, something about that particular card was causing issues. Various driver versions wouldn't help. Just pointing out that it is not always hardware. I've put in countless hours since and not a single issue. Just something for the "it works great for me" crowd, consider yourself lucky you haven't had one of these really odd issues. ------------------------- Craig from KBUF
August 20, 20241 yr It happens sometimes. I was away from this hobby from 2009-2017. What went on during that time? MS Flight? Anything else? Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
August 20, 20241 yr 41 minutes ago, Fielder said: I'm pretty sure there are people here with a fault in BIOS or interfering software that makes using MSFS impossible to use well or to fix so that it does. A new PC build with an Intel i9 and an ASUS MB with an over-charged BIOS pretty much shut down MSFS for me for about a month. Once I replaced the wrecked chip and reset the BIOS with more conservative (and appropriate) settings the sim is running well. Randall Rocke
August 20, 20241 yr Asus has now released MB drivers that prevent this from happening, according to this video at 10:27. It is the MB and not the cpu itself which is at fault, they say here. Edited August 20, 20241 yr by Fielder 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 20, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, Fielder said: Asus has now released MB drivers that prevent this from happening, according to this video at 10:27. It is the MB and not the cpu itself which is at fault, they say here. Yes - the MB and it's default BIOS were the apparent issue. I had to replace the processor as it had been damaged by this - the new one is still humming. Randall Rocke
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