Shukan

Ignorance is bliss ! because you need to set SLI up in AA mode not plain default vanilla mode - one GTX 480 will give between 20-28 FPS sliders not maxed out.

The trick here is to correctly set up FSX with your graphics card, so what do GTX 480,s go for now ? pennies see the result below GTX 480 triple SLI AA mode hitting 59 FPS all FSX sliders Maxed out with ORBX PNW scenery including GLOBAL and VECTOR with ACTIVE SKY ENABLED FOR DIRECT WEATHER INJECTION---- sli mode through inspector AA_MODE_METHOD_SUPERVCAA_64X_4v12 running half refresh rate of 120 hertz screen target 60 fps within the FSX config. ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.937 by Pete Dowson ********* Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini" Running inside FSX on Windows 7 Module base=58610000 User Name="" User Addr="" FSUIPC4 not user registered WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 0 System time = 17/12/2014 09:02:04 0 FLT path = "C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 31 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ... 31 FS path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\" 250 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 250 SIM1 Frictions access gained 250 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 250 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 250 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 250 Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 3307 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61637.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0) 3307 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 3307 FSUIPC Menu entry added 3339 c:\users\paul\documents\flight simulator x files\FTX-BRITISH COLUMBIA.FLT 3339 C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft OV-10 CDF\OV-10B.AIR 3432 Weather Mode now = Custom 15351 ASE with WX requester detected 23432 C:\Users\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 45677 C:\Users\l\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 118046 System time = 17/12/2014 09:04:02, Simulator time = 09:02:29 (17:02Z) 119310 Weather Mode now = Theme 119637 Weather Mode now = Custom 123054 Starting everything now ... 124380 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 129824 Weather Mode now = Theme 130121 Weather Mode now = Custom 169683 Weather Mode now = Theme 170026 Weather Mode now = Custom 1198478 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 1081 secs = 56.3 fps 1202050 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 1202050 C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 1437191 Weather Mode now = Theme 1437534 Weather Mode now = Custom 1447690 Weather Mode now = Theme 1448064 Weather Mode now = Custom 1492649 Weather Mode now = Theme 1493008 Weather Mode now = Custom 1814651 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 379 secs = 57.5 fps 1818239 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 2167416 Weather Mode now = Theme 2167743 Weather Mode now = Custom 2177930 Weather Mode now = Theme 2178211 Weather Mode now = Custom 2248848 Weather Mode now = Theme 2249113 Weather Mode now = Custom 2562239 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 400 secs = 58.9 fps 2758285 Weather Mode now = Theme 2758769 Weather Mode now = Custom 2768800 Weather Mode now = Theme 2769127 Weather Mode now = Custom 2813806 Weather Mode now = Theme 2814133 Weather Mode now = Custom 3066621 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 311 secs = 58.8 fps 3382632 Weather Mode now = Theme 3382913 Weather Mode now = Custom 3393443 Weather Mode now = Theme 3393802 Weather Mode now = Custom 3433317 Weather Mode now = Theme 3433676 Weather Mode now = Custom 3666601 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 289 secs = 58.3 fps

I have all of the ORBX scenery installed i ignore central altogether , i load a disused scenery config file before adding scenery from Orbx or anybody else as they really do mess with your lay out in that configuration file. Using the editor a brilliant piece of freeware i manually place all relevant scenery files into small but usable config files for the flying i expect to do over that area. This eliminates long load times and all the mentioned problems. My usable scenery is not in the default FSX folder but copied over to faster drives so the editor points all my scenery to the relevant drives where installed. Also you will find FSX will be more responsive this way and by the way you can get rid if some of the default scenery files such as Africa Europe USA as they only show poor modelling of the relevant cities just keep the base stuff and default as ORBX overwrites certain scenery folders mainly texture if using Global and vectoring . This way you can enjoy custom scenery config files for photo or autogen and custom fsx config file for that part of the world/scenery you want to fly over. I obtain between 38 fps and 55 fps on an SLI-AA GTX 480,s set up . sliders maxed out except for the two scenery sliders set at very dense .

GTX-SLI TWEAKED AA MODE ,USING INSPECTOR two cards working the the AA: SLIDERS IN FSX ONE CLICK AWAY FROM MAX --48 FPS ORBX WITH ALL THE LAYERS INSTALLED ,ACTIVE SKY 2012, ULTIMATE TRAFFIC, SLI 64X CSSA IN CONTROL PANEL ,VSYNC ON HALF REFRESH RATE SMOOTH ,MY MONITOR IS 120HZ CFG SET TO 60 FPS. ALL ON A PAIR OF GTX 480,S CLOCKED TO 800 /1900/1600 CUSTOM SCENERY CONFIGURATIONS ON SEPARATE DRIVES (SSD AND MECHANICAL) FSX SET UP ON A FOUR HARD DRIVE WD BLACKS RUNNING DIRECTLY THROUGH THE 16 LANE PCI BUS VIA A RAID CARD. ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.937 by Pete Dowson ********* Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini" Running inside FSX on Windows 7 Module base=59290000 User Name="" User Addr="" FSUIPC4 not user registered WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 15 System time = 14/12/2014 15:15:42 15 FLT path = "C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 46 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ... 46 FS path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\" 249 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 249 SIM1 Frictions access gained 265 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 265 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 265 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 265 Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 12386 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61637.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0) 12386 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 12386 FSUIPC Menu entry added 12417 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\FTX-BRITISH COLUMBIA.FLT 12417 C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft OV-10 CDF\OV-10B.AIR 13603 Weather Mode now = Custom 14945 ASE with WX requester detected 24242 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 64787 System time = 14/12/2014 15:16:47, Simulator time = 15:15:57 (23:15Z) 65785 Starting everything now ... 69451 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 1180147 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 1116 secs = 48.1 fps 1183610 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 1183610 C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 1192877 System time = 14/12/2014 15:35:35, Simulator time = 15:15:56 (23:15Z) 1192877 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Average frame rate for running time of 1116 secs = 48.1 fps G3D fix: Passes 26328, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0 Memory managed: 495 Allocs, 495 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

GTX 480- single overclock to 800 /1900/1595 FSX:46.8 fps ORBX NA SCENERY with VANCOUVER+ and ACTIVE SKY WEATHER enabled 2048 clouds. I7 950 overclock to 4.1ghz custom scenery con fig files. LOG here: FSUIPC4, Version 4.937 by Pete Dowson ********* Reading options from "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini" Running inside FSX on Windows 7 Module base=672B0000 User Name="" User Addr="" FSUIPC4 not user registered WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 406 System time = 14/12/2014 08:27:50 406 FLT path = "C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 421 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ... 437 FS path = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\" 640 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 640 SIM1 Frictions access gained 640 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 640 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 640 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 640 Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 11794 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61637.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0) 11794 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 11794 FSUIPC Menu entry added 11810 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\FTX-BRITISH COLUMBIA.FLT 11810 C:\Program Files (x86)\Games_Raid_00\Flight SimulatorX\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aerosoft OV-10 CDF\OV-10B.AIR 12824 Weather Mode now = Custom 15226 ASE with WX requester detected 20156 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 67221 System time = 14/12/2014 08:28:57, Simulator time = 08:28:04 (16:28Z) 68220 Starting everything now ... 71698 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 394901 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 328 secs = 46.8 fps 398614 C:\Users\Paul\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\CYYJ-CYVR_VFR-26LOV-10 BRONCO.PLN 398614 C:\Users\Paul\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 407506 System time = 14/12/2014 08:34:38, Simulator time = 08:28:03 (16:28Z) 407506 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Average frame rate for running time of 328 secs = 46.8 fps G3D fix: Passes 17324, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0 Memory managed: 147 Allocs, 147 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

Yes eliminates OOM errors, fly the areas you only intend to , custom configuration with the likes of ORBX on to separate hard drives, FSX runs smoother at better frame rates using scenery files over multiple hard drives, indexing at every change is easily solved by saving each index for that scenery cfg in to a separate folder ,ready to load back in. I have dozens of scenery CFG,s a quick short cut from the desktop i can load in part of the world i want to fly very quickly. Also make runways for calibration purposes can also be backed up for each scenery configuration loaded. Best tweak for loading your scenery files into FSX and faster loadtimes .