Simviation Forum - Graphic vs. Performance

Dec 9^th, 2012 at 3:38pm

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My PC specs as follows: Asustek M3A32-MVP DELUXE, 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor, 700 Gbytes HD Cap. 3 GBytes Memory, AMD Radeon HD 6670 Video Card.

Lately but occasionally my game is interrupted by a message stating that FSX has to shut down due to not enough memory and to adjust graphic and scenery settings. What settings do I have adjust to stabilize performance?

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Reply #1 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 4:50pm

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It's the lack of RAM that's killin' you..........your processor and graphics card should handle FSX pretty well. Your best option is to add more RAM to your system. It's relatively inexpensive compared to a processor or video card upgrade Wink

That being said........I think that turning down these settings may help:
Scenery Complexity, Autogen Density, Level of Detail Radius, and Texture Resolution.

Obviously, turning these settings down will cause a loss in display quality Sad

Have you tried Bjote's Tweaking and Tuning Tool for FSX? It's pretty useful for tweaking the cfg. file Wink

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Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #2 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 6:55pm

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i got WinXP Home Edition 32 bit and I believe I am limited in the amount of RAM unless I go to 64 bit. Is it possible to go to 64 bit?

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Reply #3 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 7:58pm

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When I upgraded to Windows 7 64bit from Windows Vista I stopped getting those out of memory errors. I had 6GB of RAM installed, but like you said, Windows Vista only allows the use of 3GB of RAM regardless of how much you have Angry

I don't know if upgrading to Vista64 will solve the problem or not....(somebody more knowledgelable please jump in here).....Maybe. As long as your have more than 3GB of RAM installed.

If not then as long as your PC has more than 3GB of RAM installed all you need to do is upgrade to W7 64 (Which I know isn't a very inexpensive option if you don't already have the software) and I am almost sure you'll stop gettin' those errors Wink

"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth and danced the skies on laughter silvered wings. Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun split clouds.....and done a hundred things you have never dreamed of.....wheeled and soared and swung high in the sunlit silence. Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along and flung my eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up, up the long, delerious, burning blue I've topped the wind swept heights with easy grace where never Lark, nor even Eagle flew. While with silent lifting of mind I've trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space, put out my hand and touched the face of god"

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Reply #4 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 11:49pm

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I took out my mobo User's Manual and the article on RAMs explained that although I can install 4 Gig of RAM in the 4 DIMM slots that the system can only use less than 3 Gigs. So it seems like the limitation pertains not only to my OS (WinXP 32 Bit) but also the mobo itself. If I upgrade my mobo and CPU and go with Win7 64 Bit, that should take care of things. I've always used Asus mobo and AMD processors should I jump to i5 or i7?

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Reply #5 - Dec 10^th, 2012 at 2:52am

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I have Vista 64 Bit and I believe it uses the full 7 Ram I got. But I am not sure! You can ask somebody from a PC-store, they usually know it.

No worries, be happy

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Reply #6 - Dec 10^th, 2012 at 5:12am

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Bubblehead wrote on Dec 9^th, 2012 at 11:49pm:

I took out my mobo User's Manual and the article on RAMs explained that although I can install 4 Gig of RAM in the 4 DIMM slots that the system can only use less than 3 Gigs. So it seems like the limitation pertains not only to my OS (WinXP 32 Bit) but also the mobo itself. If I upgrade my mobo and CPU and go with Win7 64 Bit, that should take care of things. I've always used Asus mobo and AMD processors should I jump to i5 or i7?

Your motherboard can handle up to 8go of RAM, but you need a 64bits system to actually use it.
32 bits systems are only able to adress 4go of memory, including the video card memory.

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Reply #7 - Dec 10^th, 2012 at 11:32am

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I think I may have to upgrade my mobo and processor and load Win7. Wish instead of MS going with the new MS Flight, they should just improve FSX and make it less demanding on the hardware.

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