I'd just like to start out by saying THANK YOU to Nick N. If it wasn't for his tips posted here in the AVSIM forums and the creation of GEX enhanced, I most definitely would have given up on FSX. I, like a lot of people tried to run FSX with all sliders maxed. I have now found an awesome balance and the sim is better then ever. I just took a flight in the Aerosoft beaver and was amazed!! Not only was the scenery awesome but I also encountered a flock of birds over a river. I recommend that anyone with this sim purchase GEX, FEX, and Ultimate Terrain. It isn't perfect, but it sure is close. Thanks again Nick and all others that have been improving FSX for us. Northern Ontario, Canada has never looked so good in a sim!!!! I can finally go back to flying without the frustration of before.

I second the motion...Nick N has provided more insight into computer os setup and hd defrag than I've ever had, and the results are great.Thanks for your time Nick.Bob

All this talk of FSX going great for those that have had issues with it before is encouraging me to give FSX a shot once again. Is there any thread in particular where Nick N spills the beans on FSX and OS setup or is this info spread out across many threads here at AVSIM? If the former, can someone please throw me a link, as my search efforts are not coming up with anything quite as precious.Gary

yes even i had some horrible shimmering issues, although its not gone completely its alot better now,here is a screenshot.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/186797.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/186798.jpg

>All this talk of FSX going great for those that have had>issues with it before is encouraging me to give FSX a shot>once again. Is there any thread in particular where Nick N>spills the beans on FSX and OS setup or is this info spread>out across many threads here at AVSIM? If the former, can>someone please throw me a link, as my search efforts are not>coming up with anything quite as precious.>>GaryHi Gary,You can check Nick's post out here:http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...d=436619&page=5**Edit** I understand that if you follow his instructions you are going to see better results. Use with caution though... XP does not like to get pushed around very much. Also, I am not crazy about the "defrag by name" as I usually defrag fragemented files only, then again I do not use O & O defrag so I am not sure how well it works.Regards,

Well Gary...I'd say they're sort of spread out. A while back I started another hobby called "Saving Nick N. Threads" Here's what I have so far:(btw there's that one big David Roch Thread in there too and the last is a simvation where Nick talks about Raid Arrays. Enjoy, Rob)"Anything more on the Blurries?" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...36102&mode=full"DDR3 or DDR2 System Memory?" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...35661&mode=full"FSX on Dual Quad Core System ???" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...33405&mode=full"GEX + UTX = Something Not Right" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...37378&mode=full"GEX or WWW?" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...28735&mode=full"Positive thread & TIPS for Dx10/SP2 - PART 2-" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...28207&mode=full"RAM 4GB in WinXP" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...35318&mode=full"Ultimate Terrain X / Ground Environment X" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...33279&mode=full"Here is a review of the nVidia 9800 GX2 tested with FSX..." http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...36787&mode=full"I died and have gone to heaven! WOW, WOW, and er..WOW!" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...ing_type=search"For Nick: O&O Defrag Question" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...ing_type=search"PROBLEMS with O&O"http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...ing_type=search"320 GB SATA2 drive slower than a 160 GB SATA2 drive ?" http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...35367&mode=full"Clean FSX, Acceleration, SP1 & SP2 Install" http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...=1197380641/all

Thanks guys. You've helped me out a lot :-)Gary

Recomendations: http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...=1197380641/0#2Install: http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...=1197380641/0#1Wndows Setup: http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...197380641/15#24Dealing with more than 2GB of memory in x32: http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...197380641/15#27Drivers and Nhancer: http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/Ya...197380641/30#41Tuning FSX with UTX and add-ons: http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...d=437662&page=7

Can I add my vote of thanks to Nick as well. I went through the instructions not really believing that they would make that much difference. Was I wrong - it improved my performance of FSX to make it a pleasure to fly again.

>Also, I am not crazy>about the "defrag by name" as I usually defrag fragemented>files only, then again I do not use O & O defrag so I am not>sure how well it works.It makes a ton of sense for FS or other games though because those types of programs often load in data sequentially by file name. If you don't have things physically sorted by name on the HD, the read head has to jump all over the disk grabbing all those files, if they're in order it just reads them in one motion or else with much less movement.

I'll say my thank you right now and get to reading those threads. Thanks!

Nick should write a book.I'd buy it.

I did... you can get it at most major book storeshttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/186840.jpgjust a joke... LOLI really appreciate the thanks guys... and it's not necessary by any means. No one should have to fly a poor environment. We should be having fun, not pulling our hair out trying to chase issues and stutters. I really do hope the design of the next FS takes into better account a baseline for performance/visuals and ensure it can be met without jumping through hoops. Optimizing will always be a way to get more however the base product should meet certain criteria out of the box.

Is it available at Amazon.com????

>Is it available at Amazon.com????Sure is...http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/186842.jpg