Flight Sim X Deluxe

[pc_doctor]

Hi everyone,

Got a new graphics card the other day.

Spec is as follows:
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate 64 Bit
Mobo: P5W DH Deluxe
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.4GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
HDD 1 Seagate 500GB Sata 11
HDD 2 Western Digital 80GB Sata


I have played BF2 and Fear, but i am having issues with Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe.

I have installed SP1 for it, but its lagging alot in game - FPS is 8-10 or so, and thats with settings like Medium High etc

Any suggestions or tweaks? As i dont feel im getting that good graphics.

 

[ACA529]

That's one big computer you've got yourself there....


As for the lag, no idea where that's coming from. It's obviously not hardware.

Try emailing microsoft support if nobody else replies to your thread.

 

[Gregor Lumpkus]

WOW, my specs are WAY lower than yours, and I'm getting better frame rates on medium high than you are!!! Weird... Are you sure that FSX can be played on the 64 bit version of Vista? might wanna check that out...

 

[pc_doctor]

Yep its meant to support Vista - as i said i have no issues with BF2 or anything.

Its really annoying though - I thought the game was going to be good.

 

[RSM123]

PC Doc,

Are you by chance running many apps in the background while trying F/ Sim ?

If so then try closing down A. Virus and other progs not necessary while playing this game.

As observed, your system spec is very high, so possibly something running in the background is making demands on your system.

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You might also read the boards at these aviation related forums too in case you can glean some information from them.

http://www.flightsim.com/

http://www.avsim.com/

http://forums.avsim.net/

These people also bring out numerous mods, skins, and other addons you can download to enhance your game once you get it going.

 

[pc_doctor]

I'm running AVG Anti-virus and often or not i have MSN Open.

To be honest that wouldn't hinder the FPS would it???

Personally i think its a Direct X 10 issue.

 

[pc_doctor]

Your all going to laugh at this i get a maximium of 10 on LOW well Minimal Settings in Flight Sim - How crap is that!!!

 

[Gregor Lumpkus]

Wow... You might wanna try reinstalling it. Maybe it missed some files. I dunno, I'm stumped.

 

[Gregor Lumpkus]

Could it be your sound card? Does it support DX-9?

 

[pc_doctor]

Im using onboard sound - i dont think this could hinder my Frame Rates.

I recon its a Direct X 10 Issue and NVidea hasnt make proper drivers for it....i can only guess its a matter of waiting.

 

[Arclight]

To answer your question yes it could be your sound card.
I was having all kinds of problems with FSX downloaded and updated my video driver etc.
My issue was I was running at 25-30 FPS and FSX would freeze at certain points and I couldn't figure it out. So I went back to verify that all my drivers were updated and low and behold my sound card driver was showing Aug 2001. So I downloaded the last good driver (which I have the SB Live) which was in Feb 2003 and all my problem stopped and I was able to increase my sliders etc. So it would be worth it to check all your drivers under Control Panel/System/Device Manage. Hope that helps.

 

[Yossarian500]

Wow I wouldn't have thought that sound drivers would have affected things so much.. But using onboard sound would affect things even more than outdated sound drivers for a card, I guess. I'm a little puzzled how a computer with such high-end components got so shanked in the sound department. Sound cards are cheap, even the good ones!

I have a very mid-range setup, but with SP1 installed, I get very comfortable frame rates, even over urban settings. Most of my options are set medium-high, and 20-25 fps is the norm. Before SP1, I was getting single-digits unless I was over Antarctica or something.

 

[ACA529]

Nice Arclight!! I have updated my onboard sound card drivers and it has seemed to have made a big difference.

Thanks for your wonderful TIP.

 

[Yossarian500]

So what are your frame rates like now? I'm curious because it really is a lovely setup you've put together. Let me live vicariously through you!

 

[Arclight]

Since upgrading my sound drivers (I did the others about a month ago) I get 30+ FPS.
Something to keep in mind, if you are getting 20+ FPS thats is as much as the human eye can differentiate to real time. In other words, your eyes can't tell the difference. If it drops below 20 FPS then you start seeing the hesitations. My specs are a Pentium D 3 gig, 2 gigs RAM,Nvidia 7600gs 512 meg, WinXP Pro.