Bernie5

Great idea - now if he can just come up with a solution to my fundamental lack of space for anything like that!!! :-)

Very nice!!

I'd be interested to know how their heart rates during a display compare with those found during combat. I remember reading about testing during the Vietnam conflict which showed that night time carrier landings gave a higher pulse rate than combat - I'm guessing that flying F18s less than two feet apart during a display is even more stressful than that!!

I purchased the Shawbury package recently, & have been very impressed with it. The addition of different tree types really does make a difference to how the landscape looks, & the range of buildings & objects that have been incorporated is extensive. Unfortunately it does all come with a bit of a hit to FPS, but then that is only to be expected with scenery this detailed.

+1

Can't say that I've noticed any fps drop, or visual glitches since installing 2.3

Strange, I downloaded the latest update from there just a couple of days ago.

Bought & installed the Shawbury scenery, as Welshpool & Cosford are my usual bases for FSX flying. Been impressed so far, the addition of different tree types makes a much bigger difference to the landscape than you might think. Only explored a small part so far, but already seeing much in the way of new scenery & objects. Looking forward to exploring it all in my new Just Flight Chipmunk!!

Thanks for the heads-up!! :biggrin:

You're using ATI, so not sure what to suggest other than check that your drivers are up to date. Stick with it though - DX10 is worth the effort!

Thanks for that, will go back & re-read the Guides!

I have an i7/960 running @ 3.2, with 12 gig DDR3 RAM. I am running NVidia drivers 335.23. I recently installed an o/c GeForce 750Ti with 2 gig RAM, & have since been fine tuning FSX. I have followed the advice in Word Not Allowed's guide, and have taken on board some of Kabote's suggestions; I have set the affinity mask according to the recommended settings from the Gatwick FS Club's on-line tool. I now have a system that runs smoothly, with good FPS (locked at 30), and very little shimmering. However, I am getting stutters of anything from 1 to 5 seconds duration, and they appear to be random - they will happen even with the aircraft sitting on the ramp, engine off. The top part of my FSX config file is below, together with a screenshot of NVidia Inspector. If someone could point out to me where I have gone wrong, then it would be very much appreciated!!! Thanks, Bernie [Display] ChangeTime=4.000000 TransitionTime=4.000000 ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255 ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64 NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255 NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64 InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0 InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0 InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255 InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128 InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255 InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128 InfoBrakesEnable=True InfoParkingBrakesEnable=True InfoPauseEnable=True InfoSlewEnable=True InfoStallEnable=True InfoOverspeedEnable=True BLOOM_EFFECTS=0 SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1 TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=60 UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30 WideViewAspect=True [DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti.0.0] Mode=1920x1080x32 TriLinear=1 AntiAlias=1 TEXTURE_BANDWITH_MULT=120 UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30 [JOBSCHEDULER] AffinityMask=84 [GRAPHICS] SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672 TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024 NUM_LIGHTS=8 AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=0 AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1 COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1 LANDING_LIGHTS=1 AC_SELF_SHADOW=0 EFFECTS_QUALITY=2 GROUND_SHADOWS=0 TEXTURE_QUALITY=3 IMAGE_QUALITY=0 See_Self=1 Text_Scroll=1 SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672 D3D10=1 MultisamplesPerPixel=8 MultiSampleQuality=8 HIGHMEMFIX=1 TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=2048 TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=80 UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30 ForceWindowedVsync=1 [bufferPools] BufferPools=0 POOLSIZE=0 RejectThreshold=524288 [Main] User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc Maximized=1 Location=440,151,1480,929,\\.\DISPLAY1 HideMenuNormal=0 HideMenuFullscreen=1 ProcSpeed=7286 PerfBucket=7 SimObjectPaths.6=SimObjects\UT2 Aircraft FIBER_FRAME_TIME_FRACTION=0.2 DisablePreload=1 [TERRAIN] LOD_RADIUS=4.500000 MESH_COMPLEXITY=100 MESH_RESOLUTION=24 TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=25 TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_BUILDINGS_PER_CELL=907TERRAIN_MAX_AUTOGEN_TREES_PER_CELL=1376 DETAIL_TEXTURE=1 WATER_EFFECTS=4 AUTOGEN_DENSITY=2 [sCENERY] LENSFLARE=0 DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1 IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=3 NVidia Inspector Settings: http://img.techpowerup.org/140526/nvidia_20140526_153151.png

And your evidence for this is what, specifically?

Agree with everything above - great add-on & no FPS impact.

As with many others, I have never had a problem with Flight 1 downloads, or needed to disable anything in order for them to work. I stopped using Norton several years ago for all of the known reasons. I was using AVG (free) until I had a major problem last year which was identified as a couple of nasties that had got past it. On the recommendation of the guy who fixed it for me, I am now running Avast!, which so far seems to be doing a decent job - but then I thought the same of AVG until it all went T/U!!

Thanks, Just acquired an O/C 750ti with 2 gig. Impressed so far!

Thanks for that!

I have an i7/960 running at 3.2. My graphics card - an NVidia GeForce 560ti, has just died. What would people suggest as a sensible replacement to get the best out of FSX with DX10? Thanks, Bernie

I have a GeForce 560 Ti, which used to work perfectly for FSX. However, after a couple of months away, when I try to start FSX, I get the above message. The card still works pefectly for everything else (MS Office, XPlane 10, Skyrim etc). I am using driver 335.23. Does anybody have any ideas what's gone wrong & how to resolve the situation? Thanks.

Yes - definitely faster now.

Since the first Sublogic version came out. Prior to that I had various sims on the Amiga & C64.

Have a look here: http://www.ukvga.org.uk/ for lots of good advice & links to good quality, free gliders. Also here: http://www.cbfsim.co.uk/cbfs_lib/index.php?cat=18 For an excellent T21 - which is what I just happened to solo in!!! ^_^

Very funny and sadly, probably quite true!!

The news that A2A aircraft will be available for P3D has just made it a lot more likely that I will be making the switch.

Thanks for that J.C. I've already discovered that all eight cores are working away, but overall cpu usage doesn't seem to rise above 40%. The graphics card on the other hand is pegged at 98% - 99%! Think I know where my next upgrade is going to be! Are any NVidia cards recommended as being particularly effective for XPX?