I have mine loacked @25fps so couldnt tell you.  And it also depends heavily on what your flight sims graphics settings are at.   I run 1600x1200 with 4xAA and 8xAF for flightsim.  Only seems to drop a bit when coming into the likes of KSEA when it goes down to about 20.

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Sounds like a software problem.  Do you have any kind of monitoring software running?

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Yes, the same goes for ATI cards. And if you're still having the same "tick" on a regular basis, then my guess is there is software running that's interrupting it.

This is how I found out what was causing this problem...
Open the Task Manager to the Processes tab.

One item at a time, set the priority to low.
(WARNING: Setting certian processess which operate with the OS, may cause crashing. If so, don't set that one to low again)
After changing a processes priority, check your cube again. If still "ticking" change another process. So on and so forth. I would bet it's not a OS process but something like a motherboard monitor, hard drive monitor or something which updates a display on a regular basis. A perfect example is the CPU monitor in the Task Manager.

I no longer have the tick as long as I don't use anything higher than the 61.11 drivers. In my opinion these have been the best yet offered. It seems that the drivers now are being made for games like FarCry and Doom and it also seems every new driver decreases in quaility instead of the other way around???

I have mine locked at 26, and stay within the 20 to 26 range, everything maxed out. Clouds, scenery, all details, etc, at max FS9 resolution

System specs in my sig

Thanks for the ideas...
I just installed DX9c after running driver cleaner 3 successfully then I rebooted and installed the latest driver and catalyst from ATI and the "tick" continued with the cube but I don't notice it  in fs9.

Incidentally, there was noticable improvement  in fs9 after completing the above process.

I do have MBM5 (mother board monitor) refresh set at one second intervals.... I'll look more closely at what software and processes are running next time i open the ATI tool

I recommend turning off an monitoring software as this does cause the pausing affect.  I have some monitoring software i set it up so that it only runs if i start it, it does not run from startup.

Here is my FPS

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Interesting. Are you using the default settings? The session I ran last night scored me at 5805. It may be a low number, but it's still double what I had before.

Wow.. Gixer........ that is an amazing framerate.   

I realize that if you get out in the ocean and away from AI and use the simple aircraft that it ups the framerates amazingly... happens on my syystem too... but that is a pretty awesome number there.

So ;;; just out of curiosity.... how much money do you have invested inj that machine to get that fantastic result?

best,

...................john

Wow u cant get that FPS can u?lol

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Yes Skittles I know you got that CPU coz of the higher FSB thats y I mentioned the above and FS2004 liking higher FSB speeds.  Just looked at your CPUZ update too.  I notice you have 1024 L2 cache too.  That could possibly help out a bit also.  I was hoping my CPU would come through and be a 'Clawhammer' which is 1024 L2 cache but I didn't get so lucky 

JBarymore, well I build my own rigs and kinda update em a bit at a time.  Last upgrade was the Mobo/CPU and G/card.  Total cost for that was £650 (I a very good deal on the g/card!)  The other bits I have had a while but I guess my whole rig (just the tower) would cost about £1000 there abouts.

Yes I took that pick in reply to ASL just to show what can be had with not much going on in the sim, and the fact I have never actually tried it before lol.  Bearing in mind that at KSEA with everything maxxed bar Autogen which I set to dense and the bottom bar on the cloud tab set to medium amount of 3d clouds I hold just over 20fps.  I cannot Max everything still!!  not to worry my sim looks great on those settings using AA and AF with a high res so I'm not to complain.  Maybe once I save up enough for my new ram and raise my HTT (FSB) up to about 440 from 400 that will help me get those last two bars maxxed!