Amrick615

You’ve been very helpful, and so have many others in this topic. The off topic responses have provided greater insights to things I haven’t yet thought about in regards to “living” with MSFS. It sets my expectations accordingly, so I really do appreciate how much discussion my humble rant sparked. I’d like the discussion to continue so that it helps others going forward, because not all Google searches are answered directly to someone outright asking it. That’s how I’ve found many answers to my questions on flying, auto mechanics, cooking, and many more things. I welcome any and all thoughts, as I’ve said before!

I have MSFS2020 installed and have opened it up to fly a few times. That’s why I’m asking the question.

I figure I'd be doing the same thing for quite a while, but more transitionary while developers continue to provide new and better airplanes for MSFS. But I still need to take the time to actually memorize the "MSFS way" while also enjoying the fruits of P3D. Also, I don't use hyperthreading, I run P3D on all my physical cores. I have a Ryzen 7950x3D. Because of its architecture, single core loads on v-cache cause higher temperatures, which is something that is meant to be improved on the 9000 series. If I run P3D on the non-3d cores, then temperatures get better but I lose out a little bit on the lack of v-cache (the higher clock speed makes up for this. I also suspect the temperatures in P3D vs MSFS are the result of having more addons in P3D and only running stock in MSFS).

Hey everyone, these are all real helpful responses. I think for about another year or so, I’ll end up slowly switching to MSFS. I think there’s value in keeping up with the times, and also using my higher-end pc on a platform that’s optimized well. I notice my temperatures are high on P3D and doesn’t efficiently utilize the CPU/GPU as well as MSFS does, which makes total sense. I appreciate everyone’s replies and wisdom. If there are any help guides on how to fast track the switch, that would be great! The more people engaged in what’s current, the better it is for flight simming in general 😁 blue skies, everyone

I wish I knew how to make this reply ping all 3 of you who have discussed the topic so far, but does MSFS 2020/2024 feel like a game rather than a sim? I'm much more interested in using my home 'cockpit' as a tool to learn how to fly for when I start flight training at some point. FSX and P3D seemed to have done a great job at this. Do flight dynamics and immersion feel study-able in the new sims? Also, if I haven't even really switched over to MSFS2020, do you suppose I am better off just jumping ahead to 2024, then?

Hello everyone! This is a rant, but I am looking for some advice from anyone who felt this way before completely moving to MSFS after using FSX/P3D for the last 15 years, like me. I'm having the hardest time getting myself to make the big switch from Prepar3dv5 to MSFS2020/24. I have MSFS2020 downloaded and ready to go in its out-of-the-box state, but everytime I load it up, it feels like it's just a game. I think I'm just too used to the way FSX and P3D were, in that they were just raw flight sims that cared about nothing other than flying airplanes and making the world your own. At the same time, the visuals in MSFS are simply too gorgeous to ignore and not smile at. I'm also annoyed at how different the keybinds are as compared to FSX/P3D. I also put so much money into all the addons that make P3D feel life-like, so moving away from it feels pointless, in that regard. Does anyone here resonate with what I am saying? What was the switch like for you all? I think I speak for a lot of us when I say we put a good amount of money into the prior generations of flight sims, so switching is easier said than done. I do recognize that MSFS is meant to be cheaper overall given the amount of freeware and stunning sceneries. Thanks all for reading my incoherent rant. I appreciate any and all responses!

Hello all! I built this PC for flight simming: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bv2wMV it’s a high end build that’s made me interested in learning about gaming performance and whatnot. Question I have is about RAM frequency as it relates to performance. In P3Dv5.4, I see no difference in performance between 4800 MT/s and 6000 MT/s (achieved via AMD EXPO). I don’t understand whether this is because my CPU and GPU are already fast enough to not need faster RAM, or if it’s P3D related? (Does P3D not need 6000 MT/s in order to be as fast as it can get?) Any thoughts would be helpful! I’ll certainly have more PC related flight sim questions in the near future! 🙂

All the responses cleared this up, thanks everyone!

Thanks for this, Ray! I have it loaded in the sim. In the PMDG 777, the FMC won't show runway 7/25 center, only left and right. Navigraph is fully up to date. All prior versions of VHHH are uninstalled. Any clue what might be happening?

Hello all! Currently using T2G's VHHHv2 in P3dv5, which only has two runways. In the real world, VHHH has 3 runways. Have any developers come out with that yet? Thank you, Amrick

Hey simmers of the AVSIM forums! On VoxAtc, there are some planes where i am not able to use the FO (First Officer) option available i ran the indexer and made sure the panel is installed for all aircraft in the list. For example, in the Quality Wings 757 and the Captain Sim 767, i dont get the FO option for some reason. Thanks in advance! Amrick Dhillon

Hello precision manuals developers! i have been flying with the pmdg 737ngx on fsx for over a year and a half now, and i have been thinking about making the switch to P3D v3. my main reason to hold off on the switch is repurchasing the 737-8900 and the -6700 all over again and at such an expensive price. is there any chance that i could receive a discounted price for the 737ngx since i am a PMDG customer? Thanks in advance!

hello there! i just got fs2crew yesterday, and i love what it can do so far with the button control. the issue im having is that neither windows nor fs2crew is catching any sound from my mic. however, my mic does work. i know this because i fly on vatsim and talk on teamspeak 3 very often with this mic. i use a $5 dollar headset from the Target dollar section that has a little microphone thing on the wire, and i believe it is operated by realtec. It does not have a usb, it connects to the computer via 3.5mm jack. all help will be appreciated and happy flying to all in this new year!