Simviation Forum - FPS Improvement...Help

Nov 24^th, 2007 at 10:13pm

Zax754 Offline
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Hello, I'm new so I don't know whether this has been posted before. When I'm on the ground I am only getting around 7-10 frames per second, and in the air a bit more but no more than 14 at most Undecided

. Anybody have any suggestions on how I can improve this? 20+ would be decent. My system specs are in my Sig. Thanx

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Oh yeah this is for Flight Simulator X

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Reply #1 - Nov 24^th, 2007 at 10:27pm

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your processor is killing you. That's why your getting such bad FPS. If you want framerates, your either going to have to get a new computer, turn down the rendering sliders, or get FS2004 or X plane.

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Reply #2 - Nov 25^th, 2007 at 12:20am

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Ok, thanks. This computer is actually pretty new, so too bad Cry

Is there any way I can upgrade my processor and install it into a laptop?
Thanks again

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Reply #3 - Nov 25^th, 2007 at 2:10am

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Well, it all depends on your motherboard, but generally speaking no you can't replace CPUs on laptops. I tried running FSX on my laptop which is nearly the same as yours except my CPU is an AMD Turion 64X2 TL-56 (1.8 ghz) and I also have really cruddy graphics (ATI Radeon X1100 Angry

it's not that your CPU was bad, it's just that it's speed isn't adequate for FSX at high settings, and neither is mine : ). I run FS2004 on my laptop (runs very nicely and NO BLURRIES, plus good smooth multiplayer flying) and FSX and X-Plane 9 beta-2 on my desktop, x-plane 9 runs like a dream (very nice program for only being made by like four guys. Only complaint is that cities are all generic without add ons), and FSX is pretty good too, but I'm still saving up for a desktop that can actually run FSX at pretty good settings and maintain at least 22FPS (see sig)

So basically, the only laptops that can run FSX well are the ones that cost around $6000 or so Grin

, you'd be much better off downgrading your software and saving your FSX DVDs and your money for a good desktop. Of course, it's ultimately up to you, but I'm just giving my two cents based on my experience with FSX

New Computer:&&&&Eagletech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case&&600 Watt -- XION SuperNova XON-600R14 Power Supply SLI Ready&&Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 (2x 3.0GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)&&Asus P5N-E SLI nForce® 650i SLI Chipset w/6-channel CODEC, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE-1394 Dual PCI-E motherboard&&Mushkin 2048MB DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory &&eVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT 512MB PCI/e&&320GB main drive and 160GB flightsimming/other stuff drive

&&Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi &&ViewSonic 19" Q19WB Widescreen TFT LCD Monitor&&Some other accessories as well&&&&Total Price: $1,348.00&&Total saved up: $80 &&&&(note, my summer job doesn't come obviously until the summer, so this number won't change much till the summer)

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Reply #4 - Nov 25^th, 2007 at 10:21am

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I have FS2004 laying around somewhere...I will install that on my laptop.

Thanks for helping me out. I guess the medium low settings on FSX are like those of FS9?

Zax754

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Reply #5 - Nov 25^th, 2007 at 1:14pm

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Zax754 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2007 at 10:21am:

I have FS2004 laying around somewhere...I will install that on my laptop.

Thanks for helping me out. I guess the medium low settings on FSX are like those of FS9?

Zax754

No not at all.. you can get plenty of quality add-ons for FS9 which to a certain extent make it look as good or better than FSX.

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Reply #6 - Nov 25^th, 2007 at 4:32pm

CharlottesDad Ex Member

CaptainT30 wrote on Nov 25^th, 2007 at 2:10am:

.....generally speaking no you can't replace CPUs on laptops.....

Yes you can.

It's not easy and is dependant on the other hardware, but it is possible.

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Reply #7 - Nov 26^th, 2007 at 7:03am

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Thanks for helping me out everyone.

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Reply #8 - Nov 26^th, 2007 at 1:02pm

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is there a difference between notebooks and desktops with the same processor, my core2 E6300, 1950pro, 3 gigs pc5300 will run anything I ve tried maxed out including fs9 with the exception of fsx it wont even bother with that one. yet. lol

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Reply #9 - Dec 8^th, 2007 at 11:50pm

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Notebooks are just small and expensive and not for gaming. (most anyways) Well, I get 20+FPS in FSX on mostly low, medium low, settings and 20+FPS on all maxed (except clouds and AA) on FS9. And I run on an nvidia 6150SE integrated card.

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Reply #10 - Dec 9^th, 2007 at 11:27am

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Wii wrote on Dec 8^th, 2007 at 11:50pm:

Notebooks are just small and expensive and not for gaming. (most anyways) Well, I get 20+FPS in FSX on mostly low, medium low, settings and 20+FPS on all maxed (except clouds and AA) on FS9. And I run on an nvidia 6150SE integrated card.

Turn on the 3D clouds and watch that number plummet Tongue

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