FS9 is now 30gigs !!!

[kk1]

With all i have added so far , is this ok

[commoner]

With all i have added so far , is this ok

.....mmmm....I have only used 15 gigs INCLUDING Fs9..commoner  ;D

[Papa9571]

That could be right. The more stuff you add the bigger the file folder gets. I have FS9 only and with all of my aircraft and ultimate traffic I am at 6 gigs right now. Just keep enough drive space open for defragging and virtual memory.

If you are worried about room on yoru hard drive and are running XP you could compress the file or the entire drive for that matter.

[kk1]

This is just FS9, flight sim 2002 is on another drive, i have 16 gigs left for FS9.

[Papa9571]

Then you shouldnt have a problem.

With regagrds to your list of addons  how do they affect your frame rate? Especially with two different traffic addons runing. That would be my biggest concern

[kk1]

When i enable everything, my computer can't handle it, and i see massive pauses whilst flying, i have a 2100 athlon prossesor and a cheapo Radeon 9250, allso 512 memory.

[Jared]

30.5GB on a 120GB drive....

:-) :-)  ;D

[Saratoga]

Just rebuilt my computer. FS-9 is only 3.11 gigs, I have a total of 115 gigs scattered on five drives.

[Graycat8524]

24 Gigs on a 120 Gig drive.

Windows XP Home SP2
2.6 Gig Intel CPU with 1 Gig DD RAM
NVidia 5200 Graphics Card with 128 Megs RAM.
Creative Labs Live! Soundcard with Creative Labs speakers and subwoofer.

All sliders are maxxed out except I run "Low" sound quality...I'm not a big audiophile and running low sound quality gives me about 4 FPS extra kick...

I get a tiny bit of sound garble for just a second when I switch cockpit views around busy airports with my Traffic slider set to 100%.

I'm waiting for my IRS Refund to come in so that I can afford a PC upgrade...it's been over a year and a half since I've last upgraded!  I can't wait to buy my parts, roll up my sleeves, and get busy upgrading!!  Yeehaaaw!!

[kk1]

How do i get to see my framerates as i fly ?

[Papa9571]

shift+z will bring up a line in the top of your window that will show you frame rates, wind directions and speed, aircraft speed and heading, and fuel load remaining

[kk1]

Thankyou very much Papa. I shall set  my framerate to 30 and tell you, maybe 50, i expect 10 -  18  is what i'll be getting .

[Papa9571]

I suspect that with the jerky motions you are experiencing your frame rates will be closer to 3.

Try to get them up to 15-20 and you will have a smooth video  presentation when you fly

[Si_Combat]

  On the subject of Frame Rates >>> Why not try allowing FS9 to optimize the frame rates for you.
  Slide the frame rate bar all the way to the right. The target frame rate should now be reading "UNLIMITED".
  I learned about this trick in the PC Pilot magazine and I find my FS9 has never run better...! even with all the settings maxed out and "Ultimate" traffic set to maximum. Obviously, frame rates will suffer when you bring weather into play and when landing at large, busy airports but aside from that the FS9 program does an excellent job at optimizing my frame rates...
  Give it a go and if it's no good you can always change the target frame rate back to your own preference...
  Si_Combat...

[Gary R.]

Also, remember to always shut down all non-essential back ground apps and processes.