Steve_mac

I had the issue where the roll axis was 'jittering' a large degree from centre almost constantly. No amount of calibration would remedy this and I even tried the magnet on the back of the yoke to no avail. I decided to open it up - I disconnected all the flat ribbon cables and tested each with a multimeter for opens or shorts. All were good. No issues were noted with the circuit boards. As the roll axis was the issue I removed the back cover of the yoke to access the roll axis hall sensor, found no visible debris but did find the 2 cables connected to the board were under tension due to the way they were glued down to the yoke. I disconnected them, removed the glue and separated the individual wires so they could sit in a relaxed way. I cleaned the hall sensor on the board and the target on the yoke itself, reassembled and the calibration is now rock solid with no erratic responses.

Didn't need to contact Microsoft at all. I have a physical Windows USB Windows 10) with the activation key. Uninstalled all programs (not Windows, of course), added a new m2 storage which became the main drive with the OS and MSFS installed. Just activated as part of the windows install, simple. Once the OS was fully installed I updated to Windows 11 immediately - no issues there either. I see you have the 8086k as well. Bought it in 2018 for P3D owing to its single-core performance.

I have just installed Windows and MSFS on the same 2TB m2. Previously I had MSFS and P3D on separate drives to the OS. Since doing this I've reinstalled all my add-ons and MSFS starts very quickly. The big difference this time is I'm not getting hung startups (was about 1 in 3) and regular CTDs in-game like I was before. This time I decided to go with all the default install locations for everything and, so far, it works a treat. Obviously I can't say for sure the better performance is due to their install locations but I couldn't put it down to just my MB/CPU change either. That's my experience so far.

I would say the jump from an 8086k to a 5800x3D to was somewhat more substantial than from your 5800x

I just upgraded from an Intel 8086k on an AORUS motherboard to a 5800x3D on a b550 AORUS and the results were nothing short of spectacular. I was able to reuse the PSU, RAM (3200 MHz DDR4), graphics card (GTX 1080 stock), case & storage drives so, ultimately it was just a MB/CPU change. Reinstalled all the same software - no tweaks - immediately had 60 FPS (monitor refresh rate) and was buttery smooth in PMDG's 747-400 at payware airports including Aerosoft's Heathrow with heavy clouds (using the same mid to high settings as before). As close as I can get to an apples to apples comparison. Similar result with MSFS. Best simple upgrade I've ever done.

Didn't consider that with my Corsair. Just bought a kit from ebay. Works fine

Sorry, should've clarified - that's in P3D v4 where I would typically get 12 FPS at Heathrow in a PMDG. The performance increase in P3D is at least as good as MSFS

Just a quick one - went from an 8086k (which has reasonable single-core performance) to a 5800x3D and the difference was staggering. Before upgrading I was getting ok-ish playable frames (20 - 30) at payware airports with a lot of options turned down or off. Now I get a consistent 60 FPS (the refresh rate set for my GSync monitor), even with heavy, overcast skies at Aerosoft's Heathrow in PMDG's 747-400 and most settings on or higher than previous and no tweaks. Still running a GTX 1080 stock. CPU/Motherboard changed, that's it. Stunning result Steve