To take a screenshot ingame, press the V key.

It'll save to User / Pictures / Flight Simulator X Files.

If you want a screenshot when not flying, press Print Screen (the key it Prt Scr or something, I wouldn't know, I don't have it ).

Then open a picture editing program, like MS Paint, and press CTRL + V to paste it.

Then save the picture.

Ragapot12 wrote on Nov 21^st, 2008 at 3:32pm:



Well

Lets assume its clean but I did want to see the startup list in SB


I am assuming you looked at the MEMORY tab and not the SPD tab for the CPUz information. If that is so then what you posted is correct and there is no reason to mess with the BIOS


You have the CPU clocked to 3.6 and I am assuming it is not overheating and reducing perf due to thermal limits imposed by the automatic control in the processor

1. How did you stress test this clock and for how long?


2. What was the full load temp under stress testing?



Also, if you are on Windows XP SP2 make sure you have the multicore update from Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C2AB5A48-8240-4934-BBD8...

XP SP3 does not need that patch


If this computer is not connected to the internet how did you UPDATE Windows XP and install things like Net Framework 2.0?

OK, 67 assuming that is the true DIODE temp according to CoreTemp is OK but at the very high end

If you did not read the true DIODE temp of the processor and instead read the CASE temp which is usually 10-15c less than the DIODE then you may very well be overheating and forcing to proc into its tJunction where it throttles itself back due to temp

Assuming that is in order, the memory speed/timing appears correct. Although 800MHz is not what I would call a great memspeed you should not be seeing major perf issues and should be able to find a spot where it runs decent for you

At this point I can suggest the 1.74.74 beta driver for XP

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.74.html

ignore the card list.. the driver will install

And you will need to restart Nhancer after installing that driver to be sure it initializes with the new driver on the correct settings. It will ask when booted after the drivers have been installed to import new profiles and the FSX profile you made shuld be one of them, just allow it to import them all.

When you change video drivers use ADD AND REMOVE PROGRAMS.. once the driver is unistalled, reboot and install the new driver... reboot and wait a few minutes, then reboot again. ... then set up Nhancer

After uninstalling the old driver upon first reboot I sometimes run a driver cleaner program in safe mode to be sure all the old driver files and reg entries are wiped

I really do not know what to tell you past that. The board you are on is a nvidia budget board and the only thing worse than a top of the line Nvidia board is one of their budget products


Make sure you have the latest chipset drivers installed for this board and do that before replacing the video driver

Tried the 174.74 drivers and my computer kept freezing after flying for about 3-4 minutes. I was running everything at stock clocks. I have never had much luck with beta drivers, everyone I have ever used has done like this. Oh, and the Pci express slots are running in 8x mode since I have 2 cards in. Would this hinder performance any?

I seen what you wrote about me having a budget board, and I don't disagree with that, but i think there must be something else wrong to cause this jerking. It's not a consistent jerking, it's like smooth-jerk-jerk jerk-smooth. When I first got this computer(I bought it from Ibuypower) I had installed FSX and it didn't have the jerk in it then. But I have reinstalled windows since then, now it has the jerk. If I put the frame lock at 22 or 26, It isn't as noticeable. Put the frame lock on unlimited and it does it bad. Could the problem be I haven't updated windows since reinstalling? The frame rate will be at 30 then drop into the single digits when the stutter occurs. It's just very frustrating, I just want a smooth flight. Also I got UTX USA.

If you would have read the whole thread you would have seen I have already done everything on Nicks list including all the defrag passes.
Thanks for the suggestion though...

Ok Nick, tried the 180 beta drivers you suggested, fsx was performing better for the couple of minutes I got to play before it froze my computer up. What am I doing wrong? Every beta driver I try makes my comp freeze up. Is there some special way to set them up or something? I really want to use these drivers but I can't figure out why they always freeze up. Help?

I have a few more questions...How do you know when the tbm is at the best setting? I have tried 70, 80 , and 90, I just want to know what to look for when tuning this setting.  Like I said above, it's running smooth for me now, just want to make sure I have FSX running the best it can on my hardware. I turned off all traffic besides boats and ships which are at 20%. Right now it's running good, but I do notice some textures snap into focus  close to the plane.  By the way, I just fly low n slow, I'm not into the big jets.