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I was browsing the fspilot shop today and found FSX Extreme Booster V2. It was only $12 so I bought it but haven't had much time to tinker with it. Is it a worthwhile program to tweak FSX based on my system specs.

OK so if I've got this correct when creating the .bat file doe the addition resources to run do I select them all as A8 for 168 affinity in the directory line. Many thanks, Chris

The 4790K is a quad core processor. So I have 4 cores with HT on so 4 cores/4 threads. So in my windows task manager I see usage across all cores and threads. When I was running with AM=84 there was a little usage on CPU1 & the rest spread between CPU3, 5 & 7 (which are my threads am I mistaken?). So how does the .bat file work as I also have flight recording software that's also running aswell as fs real time. So I would need to setup real time, weather program & the flight recorder in the .bat file to keep them off 0. So how would I configure that would I just create a text document with the install location of each program and then the code to prevent it using core 0 and then save as a batch file. A bit new to this (batch files) so not 100% sure.

Ok so I understand this correct, I have a Quad Core CPU, so your saying to leave AM out of the config, and start addons using a .bat file. I use rex texture direct to load the weather textures and start Flight Sim from there. I then use FSGRW (FS Global Real Weather) as my weather engine. I have 4 Core HT on. Thanks,

OK thanks so I should set AM=116. I have 4 cores and 4 threads.

So I have deleted the additional video card entries. It would appear that the textures are not crisp when taking off from an airport or looking at mountains on the ground at an airport when the weather is clear skies. I don't have High Definition monitors I run at 1680x1050 resolution. Would that have any effect on this? I have the i7 4790k which runs at 4.4ghz. With AM=84 set in the FSX.cfg when I open the FSX process in task manager and right click affinity, all cores are still ticked but only 3 cores/threads are being utilized and I would have thought if AM 84 I supposed to use 2/3/5 for example then that's what would be being used. The config I have copied in, was taken from a YouTube post of someone with a lesser spec system than mine getting great results. I have just now taken out there video card entries as pointed out here. Would be really nice if I could get sharp crisp textures.

Whoops I can delete the GTX 780 out as I'm using 1 GTX 970. My CPU is a 4790K @4.4ghz.

Hi Folks, I've been trying to tweak my FSX recent to try and minimize the blurry distant ground textures. I have just updated my graphics drivers, to the latest from nvidia and that helped with the anti-aliasing but not the ground textures. 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Ok thanks for all those good replies. I have disabled AM and am running on all cores and CPU usage hits 60% overall sometimes during flight. Core 1 is now being used 100% before it wasn't and load for the rest of the game is shared across the other cores. Other cores are running about 40-50% usage where as core 1 is at 100%. I will need to see what it like with the ground textures when it's daylight (current flight is a night flight).

Thank you for your help. I put AM mask of 255 but that just selected all my cores and threads. Ihave manually unchecked Core 0&1 and AMD is running on all the rest. I think I will remove the AM altogether after I finished my current flight and see how the sim performs. My main reason for trying to set this up was to help remove blurry ground textures.

Hi I know this is an old topic. But was wondering I have an i7-4790k which is quad core with 4 cores 4.4ghz with hyperthreading on. Would an AM of 244 be suitable for my system. Just really confused as I tried to use this calculator: http://www.gatwick-fsg.org.uk/affinitymask.aspx?SubMenuItem=hardware I used the expert mode and selected Logical 0-4 as I have 4 cores & Thread 1-4. It came back with AM mask of 2097 but I believe I've done something wrong as anotherember pointed out that value should be for a 6 Core CPU.

Well that tool that is linked about asks you to use expert mode which asks how many logical cores you have & how many threads. In my case I have a Quad core so I selected Logical 0 thru 4 / Thread 1 thru 4......is that not correct? I will try 116 as I had 84 previously which I don't know where I got that from. On my windows task manager when I right click on P3D>Set Affinity it shows CPU 0-7 but only 3, 5, and 7 are ticked running under affinity mask of 84......will see how 116 goes.

Yes I have HT on but I believe I have worked out the affinity mask wrong as I have just use that tool that was linked earlier and I used the expert mode. Selected that I have 4 logical cores & 4 threads. Gave me an affinity mask of 2047.

As I understand it at the moment P3D is only set to use Core 3 & 4 and Thread 7 with AM setting at 14. I'm curious if that's why I'm seeing blurry ground textures and I also don't have Full HD monitors but that should effect the textures. I will try AM mask calculator you have linked. I read somewhere a while ago that P3D should use core 1 aswell, is this correct.

Ok thanks will have a look. Is the affinity mask even needed in 2.5?