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Hi there,

just stumbled across this FSX performance test at SimHQ.
http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_093c.html
What I find most interresting is the fact that the framrates do not differ
on different resolutions. For example
Medium Low Setting (x6800)
1024 = 131fps
1920=126fps
UltraHigh Settings
1024=26fps
1920=26fps
That shows cleary that most graphical features are still computed by the CPU and not the GPU like other
games do it nowadays. It

Hello all.
I have just installed MSFS X, I really enjoy it , but it runs like a pile of poo
Any fast manouvers and it lags.
I haven't  read any of the performance tweaks yet, will do soon. ::)
Just read this post, and I am wondering why it runs so bad as I have AMD Athlon 4200 dual core, X800xt, 2 gig Hyper X dual channel ram?
My joystick is wanting in this game too, as it only has 5 buttons and no hat, (I tried putting my baseball cop on it but this didn't work lol ), I have been messing around with the sensativity as I can't seem to stop the nose from pitching up and down like a yoyo.
Can anyone advise me on how to set up the settings nullpoint etc to correct this, much appreciated.

Ah just read the article and MFS X is poorly configured for dual core processors. Might try 2004 and see if it runs any better.

131FPS in FSX.... :-/

[quote]Hi there,

just stumbled across this FSX performance test at SimHQ.
http://www.simhq.com/_technology2/technology_093c.html
What I find most interresting is the fact that the framrates do not differ
on different resolutions. For example
Medium Low Setting (x6800)
1024 = 131fps
1920=126fps
UltraHigh Settings
1024=26fps
1920=26fps
That shows cleary that most graphical features are still computed by the CPU and not the GPU like other
games do it nowadays. It

In other words, get everything anyways.

fsX is both demanding on the CPU and GPU, though, nothing is fast enough. My X850XTPE paired up with a P4 650 is fairly balanced, I notice my CPU load is 100% while my GPU load is almost 95% (I can tell by the temperatures on the GPU compared to stress tests).

I also am running outa VRAM with my Aperture having to hold textures. Do you think upgrading to a 512mb card will help?

Oh, may I add, the game would be way more GPU demanding if the game didn't take 6 attempts to find it's own textures.

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