Autogen Tweak

[Noel 4,487]

If you have a 1GB 285 or 280 card the solution for the sound static/cracke issue in relation to autogen level IS to raise bufferpools to between 450-490

Nick, you know my nagging sound problems disappeared when I set BP to only 4,500,000 (commas entered to make it easier to interpret), versus the 400,000,000 mentioned here. Interesting! Nick, I don't know if you answered this in the other thread, but . . . does the drastically better benchmarking of your vraps come mostly from the 64k cluster or the SATA II card in single mode? Also, is there a free version of Acronis (DiskWizard that I have from Seagate is Acronis, but I don't see the cluster size option) that I can change cluster size on?

[Guest Nick_N]

Nick, you know my nagging sound problems disappeared when I set BP to only 4,500,000 (commas entered to make it easier to interpret), versus the 400,000,000 mentioned here. Interesting! Nick, I don't know if you answered this in the other thread, but . . . does the drastically better benchmarking of your vraps come mostly from the 64k cluster or the SATA II card in single mode? Also, is there a free version of Acronis (DiskWizard that I have from Seagate is Acronis, but I don't see the cluster size option) that I can change cluster size on?

I answered you in the SATA thread so this one remains on topichttp://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?s=&...t&p=1565219

[Guest dakrisht]

I answered you in the SATA thread so this one remains on topichttp://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?s=&...t&p=1565219

Nick if you had a 9800 GTX+ what would you do:1) OC the card2) Upgrade to a GTX260 or GTX2853) Upgrade to a Radeon HD48904) Wait a few months for the new cards to come out as upgrading from a 9800GTX to any of the above won't produce "substantial improvement"Thanks!

[Guest dakrisht]

Nick,Are you saying that with your setup guide + nHancer settings + fps limiter the TERRAIN TWEAK by solareagle is irrelevant?With your fsx.cfg settings (TBM=70, Widescreen=Enabled) - With both sliders at Very Dense - nHancer setup as per your instructions, I'm getting smooth flight for the *most part* and averaging around 27-36 FPS (the latter being bursts) while flying in and around LAX during daytime.Going to extreme autogen seems to add a few stutters and lower fps by 3-4...Nick, what's the benefit of decreasing/increasing TBM?Tried a BP of 15-25, didn't notice any difference...Thanks for your help...

[Guest dakrisht]

OK, so landing into Burbank or LAX under Very Dense gave me a disgusting 8-13 fps, stuttering and just a horrible flying experience. Took it down both sliders to Dense, still got a 9-14fps... Awful stuff...What did MS design this game on? Who did they expect would be able to run Extreme Dense settings and get smooth flight?It's strange because taking off from SMO under Very Dense gave me a nice fps, but landing was awful...Any ideas...

[Guest dakrisht]

Nick mentions that "most systems" should be able to run settings "3/4s" so with my build I see no reason why I shouldn't be able to run Very Dense on both sliders and get smooth flight.I keep reading his tweaking guide and found that removing Aircraft Labels causes stutters, I'll do that tomorrow - but that could not be the reason why I got 9-14fps coming into BUR. I had AI to maybe 5-10 and road vehicles were on minimum... Very odd...I'll keep testing, gotta get this thing to work for smooth flight... I love coming into SoCal during dusk/night, it's an awesome sight and should work on my damn OC'd Phenom 940 @ 3.7Ghz with the 9800GTX+...

[Guest dakrisht]

NO MATTER what I do, I cannot get smooth flight over Los Angeles @ night with Very Dense or Extreme Dense. Period.For some reason, Very Dense works OK during the day???? But at night, it's death.I'm using UTX by the way and have disabled cars on major roads...Maybe it's too big of an autogen area to get smooth flight, but it is not possible. If anyone can get over 20fps in Los Angeles (at night) with Very Dense or Extreme Dense - please let me know how you did it and what you're using :(Nick, anyone, what do I do? :(Is it UTX slowing me down?I'm going to upgrade to the GTX-275 from my 9800GTX+ but for nw, I'm even running an OC'd Phenom @ 3.7Ghz and this sim still won't let me fly smoothly at night...

[Tony P 160]

Yes - I can... my pc specs are in my sigI run Vdense on both autogen and complexity, BP=450MB, TBM=120I have REX and GEX installed but have not re-installed UTX at this point because I'm running as smooth as ever. Here is one pic to show how my FPS stay steady at 30fps (locked) at night in LA.

[Guest dakrisht]

Yes - I can... my pc specs are in my sigI run Vdense on both autogen and complexity, BP=450MB, TBM=120I have REX and GEX installed but have not re-installed UTX at this point because I'm running as smooth as ever. Here are 2 pics to show how my FPS stay steady at 30fps (locked) at night in LA.

Thanks golfcart. I probably need to move up to a GTX-2xx series... Perhaps my 9800GTX+ is the culprit. I can't get anything over a 20-40BP because of my 512MB limitation on my VC.Are you using FPS Limiter?You mentioned you didn't re-install UTX, because of performance?Should I get GEX instead?Thanks for the screens...

[Tony P 160]

I do not use the limiter as it actually made my system worse. I firmly believe that tweak works well for older hardware. I'm still on the fence about UTX. Dont get me wrong, the nice looking coast lines and roads etc are really great and its not that I didn't like the product. I just felt that it does impact performance no matter what people say. And GEX is awesome and IMHO, is all that you really need, along with REX.Why don't you just use the quick - de-activate UTX feature and try a flight over LA and see what happens ?

[Guest dakrisht]

I do not use the limiter as it actually made my system worse. I firmly believe that tweak works well for older hardware. I'm still on the fence about UTX. Dont get me wrong, the nice looking coast lines and roads etc are really great and its not that I didn't like the product. I just felt that it does impact performance no matter what people say. And GEX is awesome and IMHO, is all that you really need, along with REX.Why don't you just use the quick - de-activate UTX feature and try a flight over LA and see what happens ?

Thanks for that, I'm about to go to Fry's and pick up a GTX-260 :( - I think I've had it with the 9800GTX+, great card but FSX is just a beast... In a few months, I'll probably get the 1896MB GTX-275 but for now, I'll pick up a quick GTX-260...I'm thinking I should set a 200-300MB BP for the GTX-260???

[Guest Nick_N]

Thanks for that, I'm about to go to Fry's and pick up a GTX-260 :( - I think I've had it with the 9800GTX+, great card but FSX is just a beast... In a few months, I'll probably get the 1896MB GTX-275 but for now, I'll pick up a quick GTX-260...I'm thinking I should set a 200-300MB BP for the GTX-260???

Well...Your probelm is probably a combination of thingsI do not know the condtion of this system in terms of setup of the OS and the defrag solution being used as those will both play a role in performance, but, the AMD processor is not helping you.. at allIn order for you to get the same perf as someone running 3.6GHz on a C2/Quad you must be running somewhere around 4.1-4.4GHz clock per clock of efficiency and that is NOT a joke Just be aware of thatBaring the fact that there may be something in this system not set up correctly such as memory speed/timing you will be behind the 8-ball on perf with that AMD in FSXA 9800GTX is not a horrible card although it can be beat by a 8800GTX 768 (older version of the 8 series) in FSX and ATi cant touch that either. You will be putting a faster video card up against a processor that is already being hammered.As for UTX.. UTX as a whole does not kill perf however it is possible and assuming it was installed correctly with its patches, correctly, and, the system was properly defraged with a 3rd party defrag solution, in the USA especially car traffic can be a killer. Disable MOVING TRAFFIC (do not use the FSX car traffic slider) in the UTX configuration tool and retestALSO.. UTX night lighting is a killer on perf. My suggestions for setting up UTX are here: ========================================================UTX is a wonderful addon however it incorporates items by default that may choke a slower system

[Tony P 160]

Well, I just re-installed UTX and followed Mr. Nicks advice word for word (as usual) and low and behold there really isn't much impact on performance. I guess what helps is knowing how to set things up properly. Thanks Nick.

[Guest Nick_N]

Well, I just re-installed UTX and followed Mr. Nicks advice word for word (as usual) and low and behold there really isn't much impact on performance. I guess what helps is knowing how to set things up properly. Thanks Nick.

Your TBM is a bit high even for that processor and video card.. although there can be excptions to any norm with this title.. a TBM above 90 can stress things more than they need to be. Please do try reducing that to 80 or 90 however as mentioned I have seen a few 'rare' occasions when higher settings showing positive results.. usually found in older systems believe it or not.. where the newer systems tend to like between 70 and 90

[Tony P 160]

Your TBM is a bit high even for that processor and video card.. although there can be excptions to any norm with this title.. a TBM above 90 can stress things more than they need to be. Please do try reducing that to 80 or 90 however as mentioned I have seen a few 'rare' different results

OK bud - will give that a try - Here is another pic in LA at night with UTX on.