Daniel Baker

Thanks so much for the advice. I followed your guidance but unfortunately wasn't able to make any headway with performance. Since I have a narrow window closing, I've decided to return the computer for a refund. It's almost certainly something I'm doing, but I don't seem to be smart enough, or have enough time, to figure out what I'm doing wrong. It could also be my expectations were too high, but I expected for $6000 I'd be able to run a complex airliner in a busy airport with a reasonable amount of traffic @ a steady 30fps; I don't feel like the value is there otherwise. Appreciate your help @LRBS!

Update: UserCfg file deleted and computer and sim rebooted. Unfortunately no performance change. But thanks for suggesting that - I wouldn't have known to try deleting it. Daniel

Thanks very much. I'll jump right into this after work tomorrow. Something strange is going on for sure. I get horrible screen tearing with Frame Generation on, even with V sync enabled.

Hi @LRBS, Thanks so much for your reply. FPS is 45 with 50 ai @ SFO (image=Link 2) 55 with 0 ai @ SFO (image=Link) Okay, drivers updated. Frame generation gives me about 57 fps with no ai I'll try deleting the UserCFG - thanks. Will that clear my control bindings? Doesn't it look like I'm CPU, rather than GPU bound? Main thread being the limiting factor from Link 2 and Link. I'm new to this but watch a few videos, so I could be reading this wrong. Again, thanks for your help, Daniel.

Hello all, I'm starting a new thread from my last one because I believe starting a new thread is better than adding to the previous one. But just in case, you can refer to that thread here. In that thread, I asked if I could expect a steady 30 fps in a busy airport at 1080p (limited by my monitor at the moment) with a complex airliner using this new system: Intel(R) Core(TM) 14th Gen i9 14900KF (24-Core, 68MB Cache, 2.4GHz to 6.0GHz Thermal Velocity Boost) GeForce RTX(TM) 4090, 24GB GDDR6X 2x32GB, DDR5, 5200MT/s 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive The general feedback was that I could expect to achieve closer to a steady 80 fps under those conditions. However, I'm not achieving that, so I’m wondering if there’s something wrong with my settings and would appreciate any feedback on them. For reference, this is in: Flightbeam KSFO Fenix A320 Here are some screenshots: Settings Screens Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Results with 50 AI Planes: Link 1 Link 2 With 0 AI Planes: Link These results are obviously below what I was told to expect. I respect those opinions, so I feel that something is happening with my setup or my system. I would appreciate any feedback you may have. As I stated in my previous post, I have a window to return the computer and buy something else, but the clock is ticking on that. Thanks, Daniel

I agree, and I will eventually. Just wanted to make sure I could run it with this computer before I spent even more.

I looked in all the places I knew to look, and finally I came across a Dell ad. My stipulations at the time was the top chip I was aware of and the top GPU I could find. The 5090 had just been released but everything I read was that it was going to be impossible find for 6 months at least. I decided to "settle" on a 4090 if I could find one. I found a 9800X3D but it had a second/third tier graphics card. I would go for that if I found one with a 4090. I've always had custom systems built for me, but trying to find components was a nightmare. I went to the place I've used before (Canada Computers) and they essentially said forget it - better to buy something pre-built as we have no parts that you want and no timeframe on getting any, at any price. I must have picked the worst time in history to buy a new computer, lol

@RJC68 that's a most generous offer, I'd like to take you up on it if you don't mind?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a little advice here, being new to MSFS after being a long time P3D user. I recently purchased a new system specifically to run MSFS: Intel(R) Core(TM) 14th Gen i9 14900KF (24-Core, 68MB Cache, 2.4GHz to 6.0GHz Thermal Velocity Boost) GeForce RTX(TM) 4090, 24GB GDDR6X 1 2,400.00 2,400.00 2x32GB, DDR5, 5200MT/s 2TB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive I'm new to this, and new to tweaking MSFS, and that process can take a lot of time to get right. But I wanted to ask a more fundamental question first, as I have a window to return the system for a full refund within 30 days; Is it a realistic expectation to run MSFS 2020 (or MSFS2024, if I purchase it), 1080p A steady locked 30 fps at a major airport (JFK, LAX, EGLL) 50 AI aircraft (I've been trialing FSLTL) high graphic settings A complex aircraft; PMDG, Fenix, FBW A380 I know there are numerous approaches and philosophies, but simply wondering if my expectations a ballpark reasonable or not. The system is ~$6000 CAD, so I'm happy to return it and find a better one (or even wait for something new) if that's the general consensus. Apologies for the newbie question, and many thanks for your opinions. Daniel

Hi, I'm new to MSFS, and I've been playing around with the Horizon 787-9, downloaded from Orbx. I had it working quite nicely, but all of a sudden I lost all sounds (buttons, engines, everything) for the Genx verison. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but the issue persists. Any ideas what might be the issue? I'm on Windows 10 and they just pushed an update... not sure if that broke something? Appreciate any help, Daniel

Actually, on further investigation it looks like it's the Mega Rio de Janeiro scenery by Paulo Rocardo that's creating the autogen trees. When I disable that scenery they go away...

Hi all, I have the 2016 version of Tropical Sim's SBGL, which was made for FSX (I think) but kind of works for P3Dv5. The only issue is autogen trees on the tarmac, which I don't seem to be able to remove with ADE. Searching around the internet I've found a few topics with people having issues with removing autogen trees in P3Dv5, but no solutions. Any idea what I should use if ADE doesn't work? Thanks, Daniel

Thanks, this worked @Luke.

Hi guys, The PMDG Ops Center has just stopped working for me. I sent in a support ticket and they said it was "Antivirus or other protective software" but I'm not running anything (not even Windows Defender), at least that I know of. The Ops Center worked just a few days ago when I installed a livery. I've checked and I'm running it in admin mode. This seems to happen once in a while to the Ops Center, and the answer always is to reinstall, but I think I loose all my liveries when I do this, which is a pain. So... anyone know another route to go where I could keep all my liveries? Or do I just have to once again bite the bullet and reinstall all the liveries? Thanks, Daniel

Thanks @jcomm Hervé got touch with me and sent me the files I needed. Really amazing help! Appreciate the help - just did an approach and it was 100%! Daniel