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So I have the standard version of MSFS2020 installed as I have gamepass ultimate. I've decided to buy the Premium deluxe upgrade for MSFS2020. It gives me an option to download Premium upgrade or Deluxe upgrade. I'm confused because the Premium upgrade is a bigger file size. What do I do?

Finally my pocket is deep enough to change VGA which I believed is the weakness in my system. More details about my current system: Intel E5300 @ 4Ghz 1.4VAdata 4x1GB DDR2-800@900 2VGigabyte P35-Ds3L v2.0Acbel Intelligent 450W A.PFCSeagate 250GB + 1,5TB..... After searching and asking around I finally put my hope into MSI ATI R6850 Cyclone or MSI GTX 460 Cyclone. Both 1GD5 256bit and are very close to each other at bench,games and stuff. I want to ask if my PSU can handle one of these? 450W I believe is good enough "if" I don't OC my CPU and RAM,but since I do, I'm not sure. And also..which of this will have better performance with Fs9 and FSX? Some people at iFly told me to get Nvidia GTX since Nvidia better with Fs. Thanks all! (FS is the only game that I play..beside Counter strike 1.6)

Hi folks,Would really appreciate if some of you have the time to comment.I have this setup atm, hitting typically 7-20 FPS with FSX AP with SP. Addons UT2, UTX, FSGX 2008, GEX NA/E, REX and PMDG 737: So.Basically, I am looking for better FPS, but also a system that is newer and quicker in general, also for photo editing. Second part will follow automatically. :)I am looking at this system, mainly based on stuff I have been reading around here: Now, for those of you still reading: 1. Any point spending the $ on Dominator?2. Is the difference between 560 Ti and 570 worth it? I have read 560 Ti is quite ok.3. PSU. I am going to calculate it, but if you know for sure 750W is to little, please tell.4. SSD. Any point having a dedicated SSD for FSX? I have heard about the firmware problems before 1.3 (BSOD etc) for this SSD type. Any one with experience on the new firmware?5. Most important: Does this look ok for FSX, you think?Any comments most welcome!

What I thought was a pretty good system (see my signature) has not been performing as well as I would have thought in FSX, and I think it's my ATI Radeon HD 6450 holding it back. However, I don't know which Graphics cards are compatible with my Dell XPS 8300. Does anybody know where I could find a list of compatible cards? Thanks,boeing247

Hello, I have recently upgraded my system because of low performance issues. My new specs are: i7-3770k @ 4.0ghz, GTX 970 4gb and 8gb Ram, Windows 7 Ultimate My config I've been playing with to work out whats gone wrong and I'm still very unsure as my fps can be as low as 8-9 fps in the sky. It also has lag spikes. Before you ask I use 3 monitors 1920x1200 on surround of a resolution of 5760 x 1200 on the gtx 970 (Running the flight). And a smaller monitor on a gtx 610 @ 1280x1024 (This for maps)... I have just used NVidia inspector for locking frames and other various things around on internet in there recommendations. I will attach everything and would appreciate if people could help me fix my FSX and NVidia inspector if need be to get these stable frames. I must also mention that I stream the middle screen on 1920*1080 to twitch sometimes on fsx and obs. Many thanks Bradley FSX CFG (Same on both cfgs performance wise really) 1: http://pastebin.com/ezqqUUR0 FSX CFG 2: http://pastebin.com/M7e4fTmw NVIDIA INSPECTOR profile: http://i.imgur.com/uWRG9ox.png

Hello everyone, Currently I have an intel 4770K overclocked to 4.1 with a Nvidia GTX 750. When building this system, I was very concerned with budget, so I skimped on the GPU. I recently learned that this might cause a bottleneck in the system. My question is, how much better performance will I get with an upgraded gpu, and what is the most cost efficient price per performance gain card to get? (preferably another Nvidia card) Thanks in advance, 1251452

Hey guys, I put this question in another post but not sure how often folks dig back into them, so I'm starting a new one since I searched the forum and didn't see any direct matches to my question. :wink: What about a jump from a 660 to a 970/980? I'm running with a 4790k and 8gb of 1600 memory. Running both P3d 2.5 and FSX:SE. Want to pull the trigger, but drowning in all the number games.....one would logically "assume" that a 6xx was weaker than a 7xx, which would be weaker than a 9xx. But reading up on the technology...apparently the middle number is VERY significant, as it "seems" that a 780 could be more powerful than a 960/70? My thinks the unsuspecting "typical" consumer would be quickly duped into normal, linear thinking, and that may be the defacto marketing strategy, but its pretty annoying for users who just want to know that a 9 series is better than ANY 7 or 6 series, but sadly we don't seem to live in that world. (I guess you can apply that logic to the automobile world as well, where a 2015 Camry is not at valuable as a 2014 Lexus LS460i, hehe) Opinions on if I need to jump to the Maxwell chip (I guess that means a 9 series?) if I'm going to push ahead with P3d? Budget is a significant issue here guys, so while I'd love to have quad Titan X's in my rig, even the 980 is out of reach at the moment unless anyone can convince me I'd be better of with one NOW (not into 4k yet), vs years down the road when we're all on 4k, and a 4gb video card is the minimum, and a used Titan X is going for $200. :ph34r: I'm all for futureproofing, but within reason...especially when you see how peripherals double in performance and half in price every few years. :Applause: We happily paid $300 for a GT9800 several years ago...with a whopping 512mb of ram! LoL Read all about the 970 3.5gb ram issue, and not sure if I stay away from this card, or if its a good performer even though its neutered 500mb of its ram? Guess I'm saying I need compelling reasons to jump to a 980 or Titan, or else a 780/970 (or 960 unless I hear a "Don't go there", hehe) is where I'm leaning. Help me spend my money wisely guys! Thanks

CORE - UI - Upgrade - CareerTrackDefinitions Hi Folks. A minimalist hiatus from tweaking default Flight mission code. :p0129: It'd long irked me, Flight's lack of career-progression acknowledgment beyond 'Level' 20, (500,000 'XP'). Flight's developers would have eventually updated the CareerTrackDefinitions. README - Snippets from - Flight's 'Pilot Profile - Career' menu displays a Pilot's career details. e.g. Hours flown, Cargo carried, Crashes, 'XP', etc. Pilots earn 'XP' by flying Missions, Challenges, Jobs, Aerocaches, etc. A Pilot's career 'Level' is derived from their earned 'XP'. As released - Flight's 'Pilot Profile - Career' displays a maximum of 'Level' 20. The in-level progress meter is maxed-out at 500,000 'XP', and offers no career-progression beyond 'Level' 20. Aerocaches alone, earn over 1 million 'XP', so 500,000 'XP' can be attained fairly easily. As proven by many pilots in the weeks immediately following Flight's release, with several since having earned over 15 million XP, and at least one, 30 million XP. Despite which, their 'Profile' menu claims they are all still at 'Level' 20, with no further career progression, or target 'Level' to aim for next. CareerTrackDefinitions Add-On - A simple, single file, upgrade for 'XP Grinders', and any aspirants. As upgraded - Flight's 'Pilot Profile - Career' now displays a maximum of 'Level' 50. 'Level' 50 equates to having earned 50,000,000 'XP'. The in-level progress meter displays accordingly for those 30 additional levels. Hopefully sufficient for most of your flying careers. How it works - Uses Flight's inbuilt upgrade-supporting mechanism. Default Flight contains a file which translates earned 'XP' to 19 'Level's, Overriden by this replacement file, which contains those original 19 translations, plus a further 30 appended translations. These appended incremental 'XP' to 'Level' translations, attempt to similarly mimic Microsoft's original non-linear career progression. Installation - Install using 'Flight Tool Kit' - 'Addon Manager', (as per all Flight's addons). N.B. Installing this upgrade - - Does not affect your profile. - Does not give you extra 'XP'. - Does not alter as-released levels, (500,000 'XP' still equates to 'Level' 20). - Only appends further 'XP' to 'Level' translations, (appends 'Level's 21 through 50). - Only displays on Flight's 'Pilot Profile - Career' menu. - Does not display on Microsoft Flight's website, (replacement CareerTrackDefinitions would need to exist on Flight's webserver) https://www.microsoftflight.com/en-us/myflight/ Credits & Thanks To - Microsoft Game Studios - For Flight, its enhanced simulation, gameplay, and recognition of the learning experience. Steve Heijster (Stonelance) - For his 'Flight Tool Kit', and persistance in supporting the community. Download - AVSIM Library Info Page - CareerTrackDefinitions ** Upgrade ** My upgrade is intended as an interim fix, hopefully prompting someone to release Flight's official intended career progression. At which point I'll withdraw my interim fix. Meantime - Back to tweaking default Flight mission code. HTH ATB Paul

Hey guys, new to this forum but not so FSX! I'm building my own PC (soon) but I still can't decide between an Intel 4440 paired with a GTX 750Ti, or an AMA 6300 paired with an AMD R7 265... Could you guys help me? I do a mix between gaming and video editing and my budget is £700 or less (including monitor, win 8). I'm upgrading from my ancient Dell Inspiron 530 on the LGA 775 with a Core 2 Duo E7200 and an ATI Radeon 5450. Both systems have 8GB 1600MHz RAM. I also apologise for the layout (using an iPhone to type this). Thank you!

I know this is not the right place to ask this, but I can't find an answer anywhere. I own REX essential Plus. I want to updrage to Overdrive. How do I do this? On the REX site, there appears to only be the option to buy REX essential with Overdrive as a package. I'm under the impression that he overdrive portion is free? Where can I download the upgrade if there is one? I can't see it anywhere. Thank you so much

Hello everyone. I have a system with i7 2600k (not overclocked), 8Gb RAM and a Nvidia GT530 video card. My question is should I upgrade to GTX550-Ti video card? Do you think it would improve my fps even to some extent? Basically the only thing I do with this desktop is run fsx so other aspects concerning the video card can be ignored. Thanks in advance!

The only issue that we detected after the upgrade this afternoon was that the BLOCK FORUMS FROM SEARCH was not compatible with the new OS. That module has been removed, and will be replaced when the author updates it to be compatible with the latest revisions. If you detect any issues after the upgrade today, please post those issues in the TRACKING SYSTEM here.

I really would like to see someone do an upgrade of the caravan to a supervan 900.the supervan 900 is a stadard 208 where they put in a Honeywell TPE331-12JR engine with some startling results.http://www.texasturb...n/TTcaravan.htma little comparison Supervan 900 Specifications vs. OEMSpecification.................Standard OEM Grand Caravan.......Supervan 900Engine.................................PT6A-114A.............TPE331-12JRHorsepower.........................675 shp flat-rated....900 shp flat-ratedTorque...................................1865................2971 ft-lbsTBO...................................3600 hrs..............7000 hrsMax gross weight........................8750 lbs...............9062 lbs *Std. empty weight (wheels)............4575 lbs...............4675 lbsUseful Load (wheels)..................4175 lbs................4387 lbs *Climb (ISA- g.w.).........................975 ft/min............1510 ft/minMax Cruise (10,000 ft.)..................175 kts.................198 ktsMax Cruise fuel flow.....................396 lbs/hr.............435 lbs/hrTakeoff (ground roll)............ ......1405 ft. ...............1054ftTakeoff (50' obstacle)..................2420 ft.................1875 ftLanding (wheels)........................950 ft................... 950 ftPower loading.........................13 lbs/shp................10.1 lbs/shpStall Speed- flaps......................61 kts..................61 ktsEndurance (max cruise- standard fuel)..5.6 hrs....................6.2 hrsRange (max cruise- standard fuel).....915 nm.......................1000 nm* With gross weight increase kit installed I have ask a guy if he is interested to do the mod for us.. I hope he can give us an updated air/cfg file that will reflect this new honeywell engine in the caravan. I have not heard from him yet.Otherwise if there is anybody out there that know what to change please can you send me an air/cfg file (I dont know what to change to sport this new engine in my caravan). It will be much appreciated.

.. Boss is asking for Coast Analysis .... currently running 560ti, need good reason to justified the extra $ .... Appreciate any "Objective" advice :Praying:Cheers Yair

We shut down the system at 12:20 p.m. today to bring online a number of fixes to our forum core software. There are too many of them to list, but suffice to say that editor issues, rebuild issues, numerous mobile issues, and so on. All are important of course, but most important to us is the improvements in handling the databases. We hope to see a continuing improvement in response times. If you see any bugs (not feature requests), please report them via our tracking system here: Forum and Library Bug Tracking System

Hello all, (I'm afraid this is another one of those computer upgrade help threads...) With a birthday and the holiday season coming down the road in a few months, I'm starting to do some research on some systems upgrades I may treat myself to as my system is about 4 years old. I'm still primarily an FS9 user, dipping my toe occasionally in FSX for a few FSX-only aircraft (never got the smooth performance in FSX that I sought). With that in mind, if I could upgrade 1 or 2 elements on my system, what suggestions would people have? I'm not the biggest expert on hardware and compatibility, and I'm not a huge fan of overclocking either (*dodges thrown tomato*). I guess I like warranties and extending the life in components. I've modestly OC'ed my i7 975 last month to 3.5 from 3.33 with stock case/CPU fans (and average about 75ish C during stress testing, 50-55ish at close to idle). I'd also like to keep my system on air, something about water near $3000-4000 of electronics always bothered me. Obviously, I'm leaning toward upgrading the CPU (need to research what my mobo and power supply support), but maybe I'm missing something glaring. I can't quite go overboard (maybe $300-500-600ish), I did just buy a house last month Thanks! My specs are below: OS Windows 7 Home Premium (x64) Service Pack 1 Processor 3.33 gigahertz Intel Core i7 975 Socket 1366 LGA 32 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache 8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache Mobo Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. Rampage II Extreme Rev 2.xx Bus Clock: 133 megahertz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 1704 12/30/2009 HDs ST31500341AS ATA Device [Hard drive] (1500.30 GB) - games/photos/music drive WDC WD3000HLFS-01G6U0 ATA Device [Hard drive] (300.07 GB) - OS/system programs drive Power supply Corsair HX 1000W RAM 6x2 GB DDR3 GPU nVidia GTX 570 1280 MB Thanks again.

Back when I owned my AMD 965 Black Edition, I purchased a "killer" graphics card, an MSI 560ti Twin Frozer. That card has served me well for a couple of years. Even when I upgraded my MB, CPU, and memory to Ivy Bridge, my graphics card could hold its own. I flew the NGX with no graphics issues, especially using DX10. Enter the 777. I immediately noticed that the minimum graphics card memory recommended by PMDG is 1GB , exactly what my 560ti had. I know what PMDG means by minimum. No additional addons, minimal performance, etc. I was pleasantly surprised when I loaded up the tutorial flight and didn't have any issues. 30 fps, crisp graphics, smooth operation of EZCA and LINDA, etc. However, about half way through the flight things started getting buggy. View changes started getting jumpy, still views stuttered occasionally, and click spots would not work all the time. By the end of the flight, nothing works. EZCA doesn't move my views, the cursor randomly jumps to mouse yoke mode, the airplane jumps modes and malfunctions; it is a nightmare ... unflyable. So I guess it's time to look at a new graphics card. I thought FSX was CPU intensive and the graphics cards had little bearing on performance. Has anyone else had this problem? September is going to be an expensive month. Is the 777 that graphics intensive? I'll be happy to upgrade if need be.

Nvidia inspector v1.9.6.9 is available and I was wondering if custom profiles can be corrupted if I use the upgrade button? It's not difficult to install v1.9.6.9 from scratch and customize the FSX profile again but I just wanted to know for future reference. Thanks in advance for your replies.

We have updated our menuing software and now are doing some experimenting with its new features. You may see some funcalities but not to worry. We'll announce any permanent changes if we implement them. Otherwise, just have a look, take a deep breath, accuse me of mucking things up AGAIN, and then just ignore them. They will most likely go away. A change that is now in effect... The FORUM tab must be double clicked to get the Forums to refresh, and the same is true with the LIBRARY tab. Double click it and it will take you immediately to the library.

Hi Windows 8 users. I have a quick question before I take the plunge and upgrade my FSX computer to Windows 8. I have already installed Windows 8 on another computer, and am quite fond of it (unlike some other people, who seem to hate it ) and my question was, is it possible to *upgrade* (i.e. NOT a clean install) Windows 8 over Windows 7? Will my FSX stuff be OK? Literally all I have is FSX, and a couple of aircraft addons. Thanks in advance. B)

I have a 5 year old CYBERPOWERPC computer with the specs shown below. The only change I made was to upgrade the primary HD is a Samsung EVO 500gb, I want to upgrade to be able to run my PMDG, Carenado, Rex, ASN, and similar with all the bells and whistles on 3 screens at least 25FPS with decent slider settings. Thinking I want at least a new 970 card, and an overclocked I7 6770 chip. Advice on what to keep, what to replace appreciated, particularly with respect to the MB, CPU, Video card, Ram, cooling etc. If you think I should just buy new, that's fine -- I value your opinions!! Budget isn't really an issue -- I want a great rig, without wasting money. Old system: ID-INFO 260535 BLKPEARLZ 1 MODEL1 C SERIES 1 KB-152-101 BLACK XTREME GEAR MULTIMEDIA/ INTERNE MO-115-101 BLACK XTREME GEAR OPTICAL USB GAMING CU-197-108 OEM INTEL i7-950 3.06GHZ 8M LGA 1366 HD-504-106 80GB INTELl X25-M 2.5 INCH SATA MLC S 1 (NOW A 500 GB SAMSUNG SSD) HD-403-301 640GB SATA III 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB CAC RM-317-405 A-DATA GAMING SERIES 2GB DDR3 1600 FA-WATER-104 ASETEK 550LC 120MM WATERCOOLER FA-104-116 CASE FAN 120 MM CS-130-158 BLACK COOLERMASTER HAF 912 MID NO POW CD-135-302 ASUS 8X BLU-RAY COMOBO DRIVE MB-340-121 GIGABYTE X58A-UD3R 3WAY CROSSFIRE & S MISC NO SLI/CROSSFIRE PS-117-115 COOLERMASTER SILENT PRO 850W POWER SU 1 MISC ONBOARD 7.1 SOUND 1 0.00 0.00 VC-207-102 NVIDIA GTX 570 1.2 GB GDDR5 PCI-E 1

I need to upgrade my SSD drive as my add-ons are quickly out growing the 120 GB I'm looking to go with 500 GB drive (or close to) but have a question about transferring data; I plan to transfer the contents of my existing SSD to a folder on my Desktop HD. Then I will install the new, larger SSD ensuring the replacement takes on the same drive name as the previous. Then I will transfer the folder back to the new drive. Will this work? I'm thinking FSX won't have any problems recognizing the data on the new drive as long as the drive name stays the same? Or, is there something or some step I'm missing that will complicate the change? Any advice would be appreciated.

MS FLIGHT - ADDON - CORE - MISC - Upgrade - CareerTrackDefinitions - Version 2 For 'XP Grinders', and any aspirants. This addon upgrades FLIGHT's Core\Misc\CareerTrackDefinitions file, and when installed, supercedes all previously released versions. Flight's 'User Profile' displays a maximum of - - As Released - 'Level' 20, equating to 500,000 'XP'. - As Upgraded - 'Level' 100, equating to 128,000,000 'XP'. Hopefully more than sufficient, for most of your flying careers. These XP-Level definitions are based on the same numerical-progression as FLIGHT's original. Pre-Installation - Anyone who'd installed the previous CareerTrackDefinitions addon, should fully remove that CareerTrackDefinitions.addon. To remove - - START 'FTK Addon Manager' - SELECT the 'CORE - UI - Upgrade - CareerTrackDefinitions' - RIGHT-CLICK & DELETE the original 'CORE - UI - Upgrade - CareerTrackDefinitions' Installation - Due to changes implemented in FTK addon's loading-sequence, introduced in support of the 'FSX World' conversion addon, this CareerTrackDefinitions v2 now requires manual installation. Installation actions may require Administrator-level privelege. UnZip into a temporary location. The Zip contains 2 files - - Core_Misc_CareerTrackDefinitions.pak - README_INSTALL_Core_Misc_CareerTrackDefinitions.txt, (this file). Ensure FLIGHT is not running. Locate your folder containing "Flight.exe". Copy the 'Core_Misc_CareerTrackDefinitions.pak' file, into that folder. Using Notepad.exe, or another TEXT editor, (not WordPad, or Word), open 'FileLocator.config' from that folder. SELECT and COPY the XML MappingEntry line below. <MappingEntry LocationType="Zip" PhysicalLocation="Core_Misc_CareerTrackDefinitions.pak" VirtualPath="Core" /> Scroll to the end of 'FileLocator.config'. Find the closing tag </FileLocator>. PASTE the above COPIED line of XML into FLIGHT's default 'FileLocator.config' file, immediately prior to the closing tag </FileLocator>. Save your edited 'FileLocator.config'. Post Installation - Start FLIGHT.exe. Click PLAY. On FLIGHT's in-game menu, click 'PILOT PROFILE'. Your 'CAREER' profile page will be displayed, showing your 'XP' earned, matching 'Career Level', plus detailed performance data. If your currently active profile has earned more than 539,375 'XP', ('Career Level' 21), that profile should now display your appropriate upgraded 'Career Level'. Any problems - Post here in this thread. Author - Microsoft - Tweaked and extrapolated by Paul Donnelly, (BASys). Credits - Microsoft Games Studios HTH ATB Paul Donnelly (BASys)

Hello, I currently am running a A6-3670K APU with a Radeon 4850 HD GPU. I know that both of these components are outdated. I have many addons such as FTX Global, ASN, Aerosoft Airbus, PMDG 737, REX, and various airports. I am getting about 10 fps sitting on the ground at FSDreamTeam DFW. I am looking to upgrade my processor to an I5 and my GPU to a current card. What is the best value I5 that would run FSX smoothly? I don't need 80 fps, just trying to get it up to about 25-30. Thanks!

I have two questions about panel builder. I use EFIS panel builder to show the Engine instruments for various turboprop aircraft in my home build simulator. Questions: 1. I want to upgrade to the newest version as it offers automatic panel switching, which I think is a great feature.... As I have a somewhat older version I need to remove the current install and install the new version and then register again. How to ensure that the current panels I configured are saved and available after the upgrade in exactly the same configuration? 2. As I'm in a simulator, preferably I don't want to start applications by clicking with the mouse. So I put the panel builder in my PC startup folder to start it automatically which works fine. But from there I still need to start the panel itself to be displayed on the screens in the cockpit. Is there a way to launch the panel upon startup or is this arranged by the new panel switching feature? Thanks for your support. Regards, Lisette