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[zinok2001]

Hi,

At this moment my specs :

i7, 870 OC till 3.7Ghz, 8mb ram, ATI HD 6950+HD 5770 GPU's crossfire, p55-gd65 mobo, samsung HD (465GB) ATA, ST3500630ATA HD (runs fsx, 930GB).

My FSX frames and graphics are not bad, but not WAAAAW !

I wonder if i can improve performance and graphics by adding a WD VelociRaptor 300 GB hard disk ?

Regards,

Marc.

[Volcom1720]

You should be getting great frames per second. FSX is very CPU reliant and yours is a lot better than my Quad Core Q6700. With a few decent slider settings you should be running smooth as silk.

Could you please post a picture of your FSX settings. 

BTW: I hope you mean 8GB Ram not 8MB of Ram 

[zinok2001]

8 GB ofcourse :::-)

[zinok2001]

[Guitarman]

What are your AI traffic, boats, cars, etc settings ?  Screenshots please ?

[zinok2001]

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[keeszondag]

What are your AI traffic, boats, cars, etc settings ?  Screenshots please ?

what we really like to know are your scenery settings (all of them, several pages) and the content of your fsx.cfg file.....

[Volcom1720]

Okay, I cant' see your customized scenery settings but since its set to "Ulta High" I'm going to assume sliders are set to max. (These settings are by memory)

GRAPHICS
Resolution - your native Resolution
Turn OFF Bloom
Advanced Animations ON
Lens Flare OFF
Frame Rate - If your frames are too high are your stuttering, limit them to either 35 or 60 - or go to Unlimited
Global Texture resolution 2nd Highest or Highest
Anti Aliasing on - *** Go to link further down in post
Filtering - Anisotropic **** Go to link further in post

AIRCRAFT
Aircraft Shadows Off

SCENERY
Autogen Dense - Very Dense ( I use Normal - Dense ) Probably the biggest Frame Killer
Mesh Complexity - About 85 perhaps
Mes Resolution - Your Choice, perhaps 19 or 10 metres
Texture Resolution - 30cm to 15cm
Water Effects - Your Choice, but has a big impact on frames - If you want nice FX I recommend Mid 2x
Scenery Complexity - Dense to Very Dense
Special FX Detail - MAX

WEATHER
Your choice, but I do rate weather changes 0% and cloud coverage density 100%

TRAFFIC
Dependis on your taffic program, but nothing more than 45 - 50%
GA Aviation - Your choice
Airport vehicle density - Low to Medium
Road Vehicles - Your Choice, but 20-30% is okay
Boats and ships - Your Choice

I suggest going to this link posted by Nick Needham, very very useful.

http://www.simforums...topic29041.html

Enjoy.

[zinok2001]

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All the other settings are medium.

Here is my fsx.cfg file :

[GRAPHICS]
SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED_10=1693500672
SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1693500672
D3D10=0
TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=4096
NUM_LIGHTS=8
AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1
AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1
COCKPIT_HIGH_LOD=1
LANDING_LIGHTS=1
AC_SELF_SHADOW=1
EFFECTS_QUALITY=2
GROUND_SHADOWS=1
TEXTURE_QUALITY=3
IMAGE_QUALITY=0
See_Self=1
Text_Scroll=1
[SOUND]
AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000
SOUND_FADER1=0.500000
SOUND_FADER2=0.500000
SOUND_FADER3=0.500000
SOUND_FADER4=0.500000
AmbientUIMusic=FSX01
PrimaryDevice={DEF00000-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}
VoiceDevice={DEF00002-9C6D-47ED-AAF1-4DDA8F2B5C03}
SOUND=1
SOUND_QUALITY=2
SOUND_LOD=0
UISound=1
AmbientUI=0
[Display]
ChangeTime=4.000000
TransitionTime=4.000000
ActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255
ActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=0,28,140,64
NonActiveWindowTitleTextColor=255,255,255
NonActiveWindowTitleBackGroundColor=24,33,87,64
InfoUpperRightTextColor=255,0,0
InfoUpperRightBackGroundColor=0,0,0,0
InfoLowerLeftTextColor=255,255,255
InfoLowerLeftBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128
InfoLowerRightTextColor=255,255,255
InfoLowerRightBackGroundColor=255,0,0,128
InfoBrakesEnable=True
InfoParkingBrakesEnable=True
InfoPauseEnable=True
InfoSlewEnable=True
InfoStallEnable=True
InfoOverspeedEnable=True
BLOOM_EFFECTS=0
SKINNED_ANIMATIONS=1
TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=40
UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=40
WideViewAspect=False
[Main]
User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter
SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes
SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft
SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles
SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats
SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals
SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc
ProcSpeed=8040
PerfBucket=7
Maximized=0
Location=27,3,1915,1038,\\.\DISPLAY1
HideMenuNormal=0
HideMenuFullscreen=1
[PANELS]
IMAGE_QUALITY=1
DEFAULT_VIEW=0
QUICKTIPS=0
PANEL_OPACITY=100
PANEL_MASKING=1
PANEL_STRETCHING=1
UNITS_OF_MEASURE=1
[Weather]
WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1
MinGustTime=10
MaxGustTime=500
MinGustRampSpeed=1
MaxGustRampSpeed=200
MinVarTime=5
MaxVarTime=50
MinVarRampSpeed=10
MaxVarRampSpeed=75
TurbulenceScale=1.000000
WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com
WeatherServerPort=80
WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0
AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1
DynamicWeather=0
DownloadWindsAloft=0
DisableTurbulence=0
CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=3
DETAILED_CLOUDS=1
CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=8
THERMAL_VISUALS=0
[DISPLAY.Device.AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series .0]
Mode=3840x1080x32
Anisotropic=1
AntiAlias=1
[AccelerationPack]
ControlsFirstRun=0
HomePageFirstRun=0
[CONTROLS]
Controls_Default=Standard
Controls_Current=Standard
KBDAIL=64
KBDELEV=64
KBDRUD=64
[TextInfo.1]
Latitude=1,1
Longitude=1,2
Altitude=1,3
Heading=1,4
AirSpeed=1,5
WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6
[TextInfo.2]
FrameRate=1,1
LockedFrameRate=1,2
GForce=1,3
FuelPercentage=1,4
[TextInfo.3]
Latitude=1,1
Longitude=1,2
Altitude=1,3
Heading=1,4
AirSpeed=1,5
WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6
FrameRate=2,1
LockedFrameRate=2,2
GForce=2,3
FuelPercentage=2,4
[SlewTextInfo.1]
Latitude=1,1
Longitude=1,2
Altitude=1,3
Heading=1,4
AirSpeed=1,5
[SlewTextInfo.2]
FrameRate=1,1
LockedFrameRate=1,2
[SlewTextInfo.3]
Latitude=1,1
Longitude=1,2
Altitude=1,3
Heading=1,4
AirSpeed=1,5
FrameRate=2,1
LockedFrameRate=2,2
[Trusted]
E:\Rex2\rexwxengine2.exe.zqwuntrkbwoeicwwircailhzbhunqbibibbbziit=1
E:\FSX\fsdreamteam\couatl\couatl.exe.bazwaqnobbqqwclceibbcqqwihzoblzctwhkecrb=1
E:\FSX\Modules\iFly737NG.dll.lqakieuqohlakzlqerhleqrcukuiwiblhwohitii=0
E:\FSX\Modules\FSUIPC4.dll.ncqzthrcltuaanlhrequhtzqrozczzcutthhbnnk=1
E:\FSX\PMDG\DLLs\PMDGOptions.dll.awbhznblnkhnhwuhtqbqzelokieantiwickqihbi=1
E:\FSX\PMDG\DLLs\PMDGEvents.dll.quuurltcwklkqhubnuabrlaooelznaekiokoaera=1
E:\FSX\PMDG\DLLs\PMDGSounds.dll.tzltzheozanohauqlnllantnetwtowicatziuwrw=1
C:\Program Files (x86)\IVAO\IvAp v2\ivap_fsx_bootstrap.dll.ibcunzwczanrqurqblqaotcacoezhacuhtilhbla=1
E:\FSX\bglmanx.dll.abbhaztwoweuiqriwhnzohlnrnlauhktatuhaciw=1
E:\FSX\FSLabs\DLLs\FSLOptions.dll.chtitnkrolizbnuekunockubnkkwezwoneaiqhlo=1
E:\FSX\FSLabs\DLLs\FSLEvents.dll.eruriioealciktcbruluaulberzzalittqbiztru=1
E:\FSX\FSLabs\DLLs\FSLSounds.dll.zrikzllkaccicneitkazbrchnikciacetrchkwoh=1
E:\FSX\GAUGES\EH101.DLL.rknokikbbnicbokutanqailoebablknhoculobrw=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\Bendix_King_Radio.DLL.whalabcbinuokwihtkqlwrcoetwqackzqznoahzq=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\Mooney_Bravo.DLL.qlaairrowobubriczbqwohbrzaounbawncukworr=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\737-400.DLL.tuuiuqthebolraawzihqkrnlqqhueiuuwkzauwiw=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_747400_Main.DLL.entarlctarzerubnazztcqulzczwrhtuinbhioht=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_747400_ACS.DLL.zuzancwqwkrabznlkirqloboqaletkznolnkuezu=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_747400_Overhead.DLL.bquiqcurbwrrkhuzctzblawzlcoriuekokhznkql=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_747400_Center.DLL.rkwtbbzieunqquutwwqiaozbobakoknlhzrinhib=2
E:\FSX\PMDG\DLLs\PMDG_HUD_interface.dll.cnlnzanqhkhrketuzwonhcuncrzobowntkaoozck=1
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_737NGX.DLL.onlccrzierntwhzubuceootrukaeqlbnoluktknn=2
E:\FSX\GAUGES\PMDG_737NGX_3.DLL.eknhnzzienbinturnqkhzclbzriiqzaekkkcwlnb=2
[DynamicHeadMovement]
LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000
LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000
RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000
YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000
RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000
MaxHeadAngle=5.000000
MaxHeadOffset=0.300000
HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000
[VirtualCopilot]
VirtualCopilotActive=0
[USERINTERFACE]
PageID=1
OpenATCOnCreate=0
ShowAllACPaintSchemes=0
SelectAircraftManufacturer=All
SelectAircraftPublisher=All
SelectAircraftType=737-800
SHOW_MISSION_CAPTIONS=0
PAUSE_ON_LOST_FOCUS=1
PROMPT_ON_EXIT=1
SITUATION=C:\Users\Marc\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\25r 737NGX
Map_Orientation=2
[ATC]
ShowATCText=0
COMM_MSG_NONE_COLOR=FFFFFFFF
COMM_MSG_ATC_USER_COLOR=FFB6FFB6
COMM_MSG_USER_ATC_COLOR=FFFFD21B
COMM_MSG_ATC_AI_COLOR=FF00FF00
COMM_MSG_AI_ATC_COLOR=FFFF7840
AutoOpenAirTrafficWindow=0
UsePilotVoice=1
PilotVoice=-1
[PointOfInterestSystem]
CycleSetting=0
[SCENERY]
LENSFLARE=1
DAWN_DUSK_SMOOTHING=1
IMAGE_COMPLEXITY=5
[TrafficManager]
AirlineDensity=60
GADensity=11
FreewayDensity=27
ShipsAndFerriesDensity=0
LeisureBoatsDensity=0
IFROnly=0
AIRPORT_SCENERY_DENSITY=1
[TERRAIN]
LOD_RADIUS=4.500000
MESH_COMPLEXITY=77
MESH_RESOLUTION=23
TEXTURE_RESOLUTION=27
AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5
DETAIL_TEXTURE=1
WATER_EFFECTS=7
[AContain]
ShowLabels=0
ShowUserLabel=0
ShowLabelManufacturer=1
ShowLabelModel=1
ShowLabelTailNumber=0
ShowLabelDistance=1
ShowLabelAltitude=1
ShowLabelAirline=0
ShowLabelAirlineAndFlightNumber=0
ShowLabelFlightPlan=0
ShowLabelContainerId=0
ShowLabelAirspeed=0
ShowLabelHeading=0
LabelDelay=1000
LabelColor=FFFF0000
[INTERNATIONAL]
ASLAT=2
ASLON=0
MEASURE=1
[REALISM]
PFactor=0.000000
Torque=0.000000
GyroEffect=0.000000
CrashTolerance=0.000000
General=0.000000
UnlimitedFuel=True
AllowEngineDamage=False
TrueAirspeed=False
AutoCoord=True
RealMixture=False
StressDamage=False
GEffect=False
ManualLights=False
GyroDrift=False
CrashWithDyn=False
CrashDetection=False
AutoTrim=False
[SIM]
SYSCLOCK=1
[STARTUP]
DEMO=0
SHOW_OPENING_SCREEN=0
STARTUP_DEMO=
LoadWindow=1
[FACILITIES]
COUNTRY=
STATE=
CITY=
GTL_BUTTON=1410
[Misc]
Com_Rate=7
[MAPVIEW_MAP]
SHOW_AIRPORTS=1
SHOW_VORS=1
SHOW_NDBS=1
SHOW_APPROACHES=1
SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0
SHOW_VICTOR=0
SHOW_JET=0
SHOW_AIRSPACE=1
SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1
SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1
SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1
SHOW_DATATAGS=1
SHOW_TERRAIN=1
show_flight_history=1
[RWW_WEATHER_MAP]
SHOW_AIRPORTS=0
SHOW_VORS=0
SHOW_NDBS=0
SHOW_APPROACHES=0
SHOW_INTERSECTIONS=0
SHOW_VICTOR=0
SHOW_JET=0
SHOW_AIRSPACE=0
SHOW_FLIGHTPLAN=1
SHOW_WEATHERSTATIONS=1
SHOW_WEATHERSYSTEMS=1
SHOW_DATATAGS=1
SHOW_TERRAIN=1
[MULTIPLAYER]
condAccoutPassword=0

Regards,

Marc.

[keeszondag]

OK first tip,try to run fsx with only one gpu, fsx is not very fond of coupled gpu's.

checking your cfg:
change these to 0 instead of 1
AIRCRAFT_SHADOWS=1
AIRCRAFT_REFLECTIONS=1
AC_SELF_SHADOW=1
GROUND_SHADOWS=1
change this one to 30 or 60 (if the refresh rate of your monitor is 60Hz)
UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=40
move this one to 20/25%
AirlineDensity=60
adjust this one with the water effects slider in your scenery setup screen to med 2x or low 2x"
WATER_EFFECTS=7

These should gain you considerable fps. I do advise you to run the Boyote cfg tweak at http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html

[Volcom1720]

Your level of detail radius can  come down to medium.
Mesh resolution can come down one notch, water resolution can down about two notches. And you can bring scenery complexity and Autogen Density down to Very Dense or Dense as that is probably one of your biggest killers.

OHHHH !!!! And a monster you have is that you have Ground scenery shadows ticked.

UNTICK THAT!!! That is eating your frames up.

[a340500]

This helped me and it may help you..

Tweaking and Tuning tool for (FSX SP2/Accel - ESP/Prepar3D)
http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html

[zinok2001]

Thanks guys,

This helped me a lot ! Running much smoother now.

C U up there !