garrett_frank

I may be wrong here but it looks like LM finally programmed the ground shadow to show the external vehicle from cockpit view!

Hey Rich. There's only one way to find out! I haven't previously known SODE to be P3D version-driven even though it plugs into the program. I haven't moved over to 3.4 yet so I can't really help you other than advising you to make sure both the .dll and .exe are in their respective P3D XML files and then attempting to use it an airport that uses it. You can also use process explorer to see if P3D is even loading it.

Why do we have the same conversations after every update is released? I wonder how similar the "Prepar3D v3.1 is released!" thread looks to the 3.2, 3.3, etc.

I would submit a support ticket at HiFi.

Screenshots? Sounds like an airport elevation issue w/ ORBX Vector...

Grand Theft Auto 5. That sims just about everything... even things I can't (or shouldn't) talk about in public.

That's why I switched to whiskey. Hasn't happened since... kind of... No no no, don't ruin the reference. You did a fine a job, Matthew. Don't be the one that then has to explain it too.

Techsweden?

Jeez, please sell me one of those kits. Coincidentally, I bought F4-3200C14D-16GTZSK and I can't even get my system to boot on anything more than the XMP with slightly tighter sub-timings (I posted those numbers above). A 1T command rate won't boot under almost any circumstance...

Wow. Ok, I sorta had a hunch that you, along with all of the other folks on HWBot posting huge scores, had some screaming RAM. It aggravated me because a lot of the RAM stats aren't either self-reported or reported by XTU so, as you can imagine, it'd drive you mad if you couldn't figure out how folks with seemingly similar hardware were outscoring the absolute hell out of you. Ok, with that rant out of the way: what RAM (and RAM-related voltages) are you using and are/were the settings you used for that XTU run stable and/or your 24/7 or flightsim settings? Those RAM speeds and timings are insane...

I've found just the opposite with two different chips. My 3770k build was around the mid-950s with HT on and low 990s with it off. Consistently. Very odd. How????????? Were you on a 32-bit OS by any chance? Do you still have the memory timings that you used? I can't crack 1500 to save my life. And that's at 4.7Ghz and 2x8Gb G.Skill Trident X at 3200Mhz, 14-14-14-34-2T and subtimings as low as I can get them. Win7 Pro 64-bit.

I just did close to the upgrade you're asking about. Do check around the forums here as there are several similar threads. I went from 3770k 4.8Ghz to 6700k 4.7Ghz. Not to mention the RAM changes either (subtimings on the latter are very important). I'm finding a pretty good performance increase that, unlike many others who just throw out random FPS numbers, I can quantify: One of my favorite areas is ORBX's Norcal SF bay area. Combined with Flightbeam's KSFO, man, it's heaven. Frames are bad, though. I won't bore anyone with my setup, CFG file, etc. just know that everything is the same (all of my mods and CFG edits were saved alongside all of my addons on my storage drive). Clear weather, noon, PMDG 777-300ER, sitting on 28L, no AI traffic, I was getting around 17.5 FPS (I use the "AverageFrameRate" entry in one of my CFG "textinfo" lines and just let the sim sit for a couple of minutes). After setting up the new system, I'm getting about 25 FPS in the same exact scenario, an increase of almost 43%. Happy to say the least. This is in line with the benchmark increase I found in XTU. With HT off (you score a little better in XTU with HT off and it's also how I recommend running P3D), I was getting 990 marks. With the new system, ~1470 marks (there's a good bit of fluctuation from test to test). That being said, I was getting nervous because some CPU-oriented benchmarks were not showing such performance increases, e.g. 3DMark11 physics and Cinebench were showing about 10-15% increases. Luckily, I got the XTU increase in P3D. YMMV. Certainly feel free to ask more about my methodology and setup. I'm a bit cuckoo about these things and like to actually measure performance properly. On top of all else, I may actually make a profit on this upgrade too. It's the second time I've sold a Z77 board and I'm not quite sure I understand why they fetch such high prices on eBay (not gonna complain!). My delidded 3770k is also attracting quite a bit of attention as well...

There should be a 717 out before the end of the year. May be the next best thing...

Something in your registry must be pointing it there. Not sure if you're aware but the path of least resistance could just involve changing drive letters... so that could be an option if you're willing.

Any flight that has the same number of takeoffs and landings is, in my book, a success.