NicolasCYOW

Yesterday, I task-switched (alt-tab) out of FS9, as I frequently do. When I tried to task-switch back in (which has never caused any issues), the picture wouldn't come on, and I could only hear the sound (and then I didn't sound totally right, but that's another story that's probably linked to the main problem). Pressing alt, the menus did show correctly, and if I did alt-enter from the (invisible) full window, it did switch to windowed mode. So, I did another alt-enter from windowed mode, but then the FPS was really, really low (like, 6 or less, and I've got mine limited at 24, and shift-z constantly shows a 23.8 or 23.9 rate, and my machine does run it higher, but I prefer having it limited); in addition, this was in the Level-D 767, and the FMC text was gone, too (and after toggling it off, it wouldn't come back on). All this is a first occurrence in six months of having my present computer. Any thoughts as to the cause (apart from drivers, which I'll now update)? Running FS9 on a 21.5 inch iMac (in Windows 7/Bootcamp), which otherwise runs pretty well. Thanks, Nicolas in CYOW

Hi,I'm trying to use ENBSeries - that light bloom effect - in FS9 but am getting terrible aliasing. Everything, from runway lines to user aircraft to AI aircraft to buildings, is all jagged. GPU's an 8800GTS, 320MB (no laughing!). Is this something that can be arranged by changing settings in the .ini file, or is it a known issue, or lost cause?Thanks,Nicolas

Uninstalled driver and reinstalled presumably newer version (didn't pay attention as to what version the old one was); works surprisingly better now. Getting more than reasonable FPS in FS9 (i.e. around 30, at which it's limited); FSX really is CPU-dependent, though, as it still won't go above 15 FPS. Looks ugly too, for some reason, compared to FS9.Nicolas in CYOW

Thanks guys for your replies; was ill the past few days so I didn't get a chance to reply until now. Regarding clouds, I am using ASv at 512x512, after all, but I don't think just that would be sufficient to bring my machine down to its knees. So I'll do run some more tests and perhaps eventually go with a new GPU as I suspect there are two culprits - card itself and video RAM.Regards,Nicolas in CYOW

All:I've had a 24-inch monitor for a few months now; I'm running an E6600 at 2.4GHz, 2 GB RAM and a 8800GTS with 320MB RAM. Needless to say, my machine struggles to run FS9 in native 1920x1200 - it can actually drop *below* 1 fps - such that it's just not worth it. So, what's the bottleneck? The GPU, the CPU or just the whole rig? Would getting *only* a new GPU make FS9 run smoothly (if so, how smoothly?) at native resolution? If so, what GPU - GTX275 any good?Looking forward to your thoughts.Nicolas in CYOW

Thanks! So the weak point would be the GPU, which is good news I guess. I'll try that.Nicolas

All:A few months ago, I got a 22-inch monitor as a gift, but of course my E6600, 2GB, 8800GTS 320MB system struggles to run FS9 in native resolution (1920x1200). It's not so bad at fairly simple airports when there are no clouds, but drops to single digits in complex weather or at detailed airports (I ran FS9 on a 17-inch, everything maxed out with very high framerates). So, is there light at the end of the tunnel? Could just upgrading my rig do the trick? If so, should I prioritize the GPU or the CPU (or RAM)? What new GPU or CPU should I go for?Thanks for your thoughts.Nicolas

After years of running FS9 on a 17-inch monitor, I now have a 24-inch monitor - needless to say, this stretches my two-year-old system (and presumably the GPU) to its limits such that FPS in FS9 is very, very low. My system is as follows: Core 2 Duo 6600, 2GB RAM, 8800GTS (320MB) - as you can see, I didn't buy this yesterday! Now, I suspect that the main bottleneck is the GPU, but I don't exclude the whole system itself as the culprit. Would changing to a 9800GTX be of any use without changing anything else? Or should I just throw my computer out the window and buy a whole new rig? Anybody have any thoughts?Thanks,NicolasCYOW

OK, I can confirm that avsim.com works from other locations. Strange. No changes in setup on my side, although I did update to Firefox 3 thinking that Firefox 2 was the problem. It's the same on IE, even Safari.Nicolas

Greetings,I was wondering whether I was alone having these problems, i.e. the library being much slower than usual when one gets to the download page(seems Google Analytics has something to do with it if the status bar in Firefox is right), and also avsim.com being offline. Regards,Nicolas in CYOW

Chase and all the Avsim team:Thanks for the update and thank you so much for working on this for us. It is much appreciated.Glad to hear about the new servers as well; again, thanks!Nicolas in CYOW

Thanks. I took the AA up a bit with not noticeable performance loss (yet). Nice weekend to you too.Nicolas in CYOW

Thanks a lot Davis; problem solved! I'm curious, however - is there any reason (apart from performance) why one shouldn't use a higher AA setting than the one you suggest?Thanks again,Nicolas in CYOW

In FS9, I'm noticing significant shimmering (and aliasing) of "distant" textures, and especially AI planes (not the default ones). Now, I know AI planes have a number of LODs, but I don't recall from my older system seeing AI planes flashing at low LODs.I suppose this is a driver issue (I'm running 158.22); any thoughts? Should I revert to earlier drivers?Thanks,Nicolas in CYOW

OK, problem solved (fingers crossed). I played with the settings and something happened (one symptom being that the aircraft selection window is now black, which wasn't the case before, but now there are also no in-game issues). Finally, FS is smooth and fun again.Nicolas in CYOW