Four-core chips and FSX?

[macca22au]

Thanks FlightAce for a really good post.   Unquestionably threading of scenery over other cores is clearly a last minute modification by ACES.  Like ignoring SLI, multicore threading was never part of the original coding.

I have said it before - SLI and multi-core chips were well known at the time of writing FSX so I remain puzzled why they employed horse and cart approaches when they already new of improved programming opportunities based on upcoming hardware.

Further those of us who (stupidly) went to Vista and 8800 series video cards for the much advertised DX10 only got a preview which gave big performance hits in return for an almost indiscernable improvement in graphics.  So we are still running DX9 on Vista - we could have stayed with XP (sounds of I told you so ringing the planet).

This may sound like an MS flame - its not, but it is disappointing that an inherently excellent upgrade of our favourite sim was let down by what I can only assume was haste to get it onto the market, and no doubt internal economies.

FS11 we are told is still 18months to two years away, so I have one more hardware upgrade to go, when the next generation of hardware arrives, then I suspect X will run really well.

[macca22au]

PS. I hadn't thought of removing Acceleration (with SP2).  I have had no trouble with it, beyond a texture problem with one warmed over FS9 aircraft.

I am not sure what the cost benefit ratio would be.  If I returned to SP1 what would I gain, and what would I lose?

[Daube]

[quote]Thanks FlightAce for a really good post.

[reider]

Nice post.  Another issue that effects Vista/FSX/DX10 is most people are not enthusiasts like all of us.  They go in and fly occasionally and do not get caught up in all the tuning and discussion about our hobby.  Consequently these people only post when things are bad!  Their may be a greater number who go the other way and do not post when things are good.....  So, all people see is the bad comments and think oh no, don`t touch it with a bargepole!

Reider

[Microsoft Corporation]

I have no complaints at all with FSX (& ASX) on my C2D e8400 @ 4Ghz.  -- memory bandwidth with my 2GB corsair dominator kit is 10GB/sec with 57ns response time, so that helps to keep scenery moving along nicely  :)