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Fresh build and install of FSX and issues! Graphics Card Fault?

mediamatt

mediamatt

mediamatt

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Hi,



I'm having problems with FSX Steam Edition. I have just built a new setup with the following spec..



Amd FX 6300 6 Core Processor (stock not overclocked yet)

Msi 970 Gaming Motherboard

8Gb DDR3 2133hz Ram

Msi Gaming Nvidia 960 2GB (stock not overclocked yet)

240GB SSD (550/500)

1TB Hard Drive (FSX is installed here)

LG 24GM77 144hz Monitor - set at 120hz



I have just done a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and everything is running perfectly.



When I run FSX I have these funny graphics and the fps is low 30s (I expected more really). The graphics are really gritty too.



Any ideas?



Matt



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IIRC FSX is very lightly-threaded but CPU-heavy, so an AMD chip may not perform so well.

Have you installed the latest graphics drivers from nVidia and check the graphics options in FSX?
 
kaku said:
IIRC FSX is very lightly-threaded but CPU-heavy, so an AMD chip may not perform so well.

Have you installed the latest graphics drivers from nVidia and check the graphics options in FSX?
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Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I have downloaded Geforce Experience, which downloads the latest drivers. They are all installed. I know AMD chips aren't the absolute best but it should be more than enough to play it at stock settings, which this is. Ive checked in FSX too and the settings aren't on that high.

Matt
 
Being an avid FSX user myself, it is highly reliant on the CPU more so than the GPU (although a decent GPU helps). The CPU you have isn't very good (no point buttering it up).
 
I just had a quick look at the FSX steam forum,seems the game has a massive drawcall bottleneck,and that 30fps should be the framerate you should aim for even on a better speced rig than the OP.

Its probily worth searching out the FSX forums to find performance tweaks/guides to smooth out your experience.But its the game not your hardware.
 
To be frank, FSX is not a very good game engine-wise. I think there was an addon called Acceleration or something similar that improved performance somewhat, but I don't know how significant it is.

The upside is that you should be able to increase model detail and AA settings without it affecting the frame rate much further,

I used to work for a flight sim addon publisher and they had enthusiasts on the forum throwing silly money at hardware trying to eke a few more frames out of the awful engine.
 
FSX Steam has been recompiled to make it more modern and faster. I played it a few weeks ago n an AMD 4100 with only 4GB ram and had no issues like this. Im thinking its driver related or something as the graphics are all shot.
 
Just to rule out a few things, I've just installed x plane 10 demo and Minecraft. Minecraft is fine and I'm getting between 150 and 300fp with everything maxed out. X plane 10 I'm getting between 35 and 50fps with high everything and also HDR. Has to be some error in fsx then?
 
Not in front of my PC right now, so cant tell you for certain, but I think you need to right-click the game in library, and under one of the tabs there should be an option.

Hell, might even be there on the right-click menu.

Have a dig. Can't be too hard to find :)
 
To update , I think this is a directx issue as I have just installed my X-Plane 10 and its working like magic. Everything turned close to max and im getting 50-60fps without HDR on and 30-40fps with HDR on. Running flawlessly.

Matt
 
Steam version includes both the equivalent of the service packs and Acceleration so should make better use of multi-cores etc. However it's still seriously CPU bound.

Never seen that rectangle effect your screenshots show. Have you tried DX10 preview mode as that might help but expect some addons to fail unless you buy the DX Fixer program by Steve what's-his-name.
 
picnic said:
Steam version includes both the equivalent of the service packs and Acceleration so should make better use of multi-cores etc. However it's still seriously CPU bound.

Never seen that rectangle effect your screenshots show. Have you tried DX10 preview mode as that might help but expect some addons to fail unless you buy the DX Fixer program by Steve what's-his-name.
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Hi,

Does it on DX9 or DX10. X-Plane works perfectly as do other games I use so must be FSX Steam Edition.

Ive actually just wiped my PC so in the process of reinstalling everything so will try again and update the thread.

Matt
 
I've got this on disc somewhere. If I fish it out and load it up can it be linked to steam then? What's online community like? Been ages since I played it but used to love flying around in a tornado which looked awesome.
 
Its looking like its because I turned off Anisotropic filtering. I thought that would be too harsh for the card so will try that when ive installed it again

Matt
 
I have seen the exact same thing before and am tearing my hair out trying to remember how I resolved it, I think you are on the right track though with the ingame graphics settings. I don't think it's anything to do with your CPU, which is not the best for FSX but should still be usable.

/Edit: Check the screen resolution setting in FSX is the same as your Windows resolution & 32bit colour.
 
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