Cpt Vince. Thank you so very much for this video. I am running a very old (in my opinion) rig, Intel i7 4770K @ 3.5ghz GTX970, 16Gb DDR3. Setting up my sim precisely to your vid instructions has increased the performance of P3D v4 on my system exponentially. This is a must have video for anyone using P3Dv4. Again thank you.
My KSFOHD runs like sh*t when paired up with Orbx Nor-cal. Like 10-12 fps : / with a 1080 Ti ! I remember having that problem with v3 but eventually I fixed by disabling a few things in the Orbx scenery. Mainly the marinas and harbors. Thanks for the video!
I refuse to even fly over there or the NY area. I just finished a 8 hr marathon install of V4 coming from V3. I installed the Orbyx s Ca just for Palm Springs. I have Catalina and once I cross the mountains from P Springs its a slide show. I7-4.8/1080ti,ssd W10. I did not bother to load the Orbyx PNW Seattle area either which I spent $300 in airports.
Hi Vince, nice video! Quick question, did you try using Nvidia inspector to lock your framerate @ 30 instead (having unlimited in the sim of course)? Cheers
Nice scenery Hi VinceI experience a red stripe behind My aircrafts and it keep on going the whole route. Do you have an idea what or where I have to look. I am using P3D4. Hope you can help me. thx
Hi there! I got a quick question. Do you think TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=10 could increase significantly my loading time? Fot the flight, not the P3D Menu start up. Thank you!
Very nice video! I actually run almost the same setup as you except i got a 1080 card. Though im abit jealous about you only running 4xMSAA AA and has not much flickering and good AA, im still struggling with flowering when even using 4SSAA and 4k... Do you have any clue why mine isn't as yours? :)
CptVince hi there nice tut u am having same issue with aa running 2 xtitan sc sli 6gb esch card 4msaa is still giving me jaggies and some shimmering on 4k tv 4ssaa gives me a performance drop ive tried your settings also thanks mike
Hello sir . With dinamic lighting I experiment some huge fps drop in scenery like taxi 2 gate lfpg or justsim lfmn ... despite of it have you got let it check in your settings?
Good video, but not for me or many others due to the fact our monitors cannot do 30Hz. Most people will be following along with your video, pausing, changing settings in p3d to match only to later find out, as you say; "The most important thing" being 30Hz and then find they just wasted a ton of time. I still applaud your video, but help not waste people's time and since the video is already posted, at least add a statement in the very beginning saying to first check your monitor.
Hey - You are using the same GPU as me, I also see you have the FXAA setting ON in P3D, Whenever i put this on my Virtual Cockpit in the PMDG 747 goes very blurry. Your VC does not look blurry at all, Do you know how i can stop it being blurry and still use FXAA like you? Thank you.
Hey, i have an question! :) I have a quiet similar system, but not the i7 4790k but the i5 4690k @ 4400 mhz. Make this such a big difference? Thanks for advise! :) Marius
Wow, maybe you should read up a little. Orbx global IS textures and autogen. Orbx global's textures have a denser annotation of autogen objects than default textures do (more trees and buildings per square). This is balanced somewhat by the better optimization of the included autogen objects than default, so it depends. My experience is that global performs slightly better than default, but if your system is cpu limited, then you may see it worse, unless you back down the density sliders.
Hey there. My system is as below. I'm getting around 30 FPS in default LTBA and LTBJ area (Turkey). But according to the GPU-Z, my GPU and VRAM usage is around %40-50. Shouldn't it be more than that, so that i can get better FPS ? Intel i5 6600k @ 4.5ghz Msi 8gb Gaming X 1070 2x8gb 3000mhz Corsair DDR4 Ram's 120 + 480gb Samsung SSD's (P3D is on 480gb) Also you're right, no matter what i increase the settings especially the shadows, my FPS ain't affected. There's something different that i don't know.
Sorry for the late reply but your probably getting way more than 30 fps so then the screen tears and gets horrible.I would recommend to buy a 60Hz or above monitor.
iF SOME ONE COULD DECREASE THE SHORELINE WAVES IT MIGHT DECREASE THE STUTTER EVEN BETTER, AND IT 'LL LOOK EVEN MOERE REALISTIC NEVER SEEN SUCH WAVES EITHER. sORRY FOR CAPSLOCK!
Think I'll just stick to 60, the trick worked but my monitor only supports 30 when down-scaling and as a result it becomes very laggy. Appreciate it though and your other tips in the video worked a treat :)
Didn't work for me, I have 3 displays in 8000x1600 suround, 2 x1080ti hydrib SLI everything maxed out 8.5 LOD 8xSSAA I get 24/40 with stutter, if I use half RR and 30 I get 18/22 the HRC doesn't give the option of 30hz even if my displays are 60hz. lowering the setting hs no effect even on my 8 core processor.
CptVince Thanks but it not works for me. It takes to long to load flight (more than normal) and when the aircraft its on taxi i've noticed some breaks on screen. So i return to my last config and everything is running smooth as before. Anyway thanks.
Supposedly there is a different kind of connector that will allow it called a display port. My monitor does have that capability, i will investigate it by buying a display port cable.
Not every monitor can go down to 30Hz. Changing you cable won't help you much. Check your monitor specs and find out what you need. If 58 is your lowest that simply means you sim must run with steady 58 FPS in to be super smooth. Don't know your GPU but this FPS is almost impossible if you have add-on scenery or heavy load aircraft such as PMDG 737. So just play with the settings until you find the best combination and go with it. Try with or without V-Sync etc. Good luck.
Mine is the same (Acer G235H) and AOC 2269W. I know, not state-of-the-art, but still. And same result in nVidia control panel - setting custom refresh rate to 30Hz results in black screen and not supported. Well, good tutorial anyway!
Man these videos are so misleading. Let us really see your performance coming in on final when all the scenery loads including autogen and then show us how "smooth" your sim is? Moving the camera in external view is nothing. I want to see how smooth everything is in the VC.
I never use any AF mask sice P3d V3, if i set I get blurry textures, without clear textures. In my case, my monitor don't have the 30Mhz capability, I set 30 FPS as target in p3d V4 No v sync. The half refresh rate don't work since P3d V3. At least guys, with V4 you DON'T NEDD AT ALL ANY TWEAK OR Nvidia inspector, the only thing is the 30Mhz if your monitor support it, or, a good way could be monitor with Gsync 2K and a 1080, no stutters, but need a lot of money.
If you can't select 30 MHZ try setting your monitor or tv to 1080 "i" instead of 1080P. I did this and I could then select 30 mhz where as in 1080p I only had 60 or 59.
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Cpt Vince. Thank you so very much for this video. I am running a very old (in my opinion) rig, Intel i7 4770K @ 3.5ghz GTX970, 16Gb DDR3. Setting up my sim precisely to your vid instructions has increased the performance of P3D v4 on my system exponentially. This is a must have video for anyone using P3Dv4. Again thank you.
My KSFOHD runs like sh*t when paired up with Orbx Nor-cal. Like 10-12 fps : / with a 1080 Ti ! I remember having that problem with v3 but eventually I fixed by disabling a few things in the Orbx scenery. Mainly the marinas and harbors. Thanks for the video!
same problem here - also with FSDT KLAX & SoCal from OrbX ... :/
I refuse to even fly over there or the NY area. I just finished a 8 hr marathon install of V4 coming from V3. I installed the Orbyx s Ca just for Palm Springs. I have Catalina and once I cross the mountains from P Springs its a slide show. I7-4.8/1080ti,ssd W10. I did not bother to load the Orbyx PNW Seattle area either which I spent $300 in airports.
Interesting video mate. Thumbs up
the v sync option works very good
I randomly tried it yesterday and it was so smooth
Thanks a lot Sir. You finally taught me how to make my sim look amazing
Hi Vince, nice video! Quick question, did you try using Nvidia inspector to lock your framerate @ 30 instead (having unlimited in the sim of course)? Cheers
Nice scenery
Hi VinceI experience a red stripe behind My aircrafts and it keep on going the whole route. Do you have an idea what or where I have to look. I am using P3D4. Hope you can help me. thx
Affinity mask 116 worked like a charm for me. Overall better fps (+5-10fps) and no stutters over FlyTampa CPH :) Using the I7-3770k (HT=ON).
Hi there! I got a quick question. Do you think TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=10 could increase significantly my loading time? Fot the flight, not the P3D Menu start up.
Thank you!
Well done!
Very nice video! I actually run almost the same setup as you except i got a 1080 card. Though im abit jealous about you only running 4xMSAA AA and has not much flickering and good AA, im still struggling with flowering when even using 4SSAA and 4k... Do you have any clue why mine isn't as yours? :)
jackienr17 i guess at 4k and 4 ssgsaa will cripple even a 1080ti in a light clouds conditions
CptVince hi there nice tut
u am having same issue with aa running 2 xtitan sc sli 6gb esch card
4msaa is still giving me jaggies and some shimmering on 4k tv
4ssaa gives me a performance drop
ive tried your settings also
thanks
mike
Thanks. It seems like V3 ran better than V4 on my end.
Hello sir . With dinamic lighting I experiment some huge fps drop in scenery like taxi 2 gate lfpg or justsim lfmn ... despite of it have you got let it check in your settings?
Hey CptVince!!
Which version do you have the 3K, $200 or $60?
Good video, but not for me or many others due to the fact our monitors cannot do 30Hz. Most people will be following along with your video, pausing, changing settings in p3d to match only to later find out, as you say; "The most important thing" being 30Hz and then find they just wasted a ton of time. I still applaud your video, but help not waste people's time and since the video is already posted, at least add a statement in the very beginning saying to first check your monitor.
Thank you my good sir!
Hey - You are using the same GPU as me, I also see you have the FXAA setting ON in P3D, Whenever i put this on my Virtual Cockpit in the PMDG 747 goes very blurry. Your VC does not look blurry at all, Do you know how i can stop it being blurry and still use FXAA like you?
Thank you.
Hey, i have an question! :) I have a quiet similar system, but not the i7 4790k but the i5 4690k @ 4400 mhz. Make this such a big difference? Thanks for advise! :)
Marius
Great channel here!!..,question: how much is the price of pd v4?. Thanks very much.
I think i must have for visuals is autogen recieve shadows. I don;t understand why you have all those settings off (lighting)
Pause a situation at 2000ft. And toggle them on and off.
Thanks for the tips. I'm moving from XP and I have some questions. What do you think about FTX Global performance? Is it worst than default autogen?
I suggest reading what Orbx Global is. Cause it's not autogen
Wow, maybe you should read up a little. Orbx global IS textures and autogen. Orbx global's textures have a denser annotation of autogen objects than default textures do (more trees and buildings per square). This is balanced somewhat by the better optimization of the included autogen objects than default, so it depends. My experience is that global performs slightly better than default, but if your system is cpu limited, then you may see it worse, unless you back down the density sliders.
It will make loading time longer but I don't see any difference in performance.
Hey there.
My system is as below. I'm getting around 30 FPS in default LTBA and LTBJ area (Turkey). But according to the GPU-Z, my GPU and VRAM usage is around %40-50. Shouldn't it be more than that, so that i can get better FPS ?
Intel i5 6600k @ 4.5ghz
Msi 8gb Gaming X 1070
2x8gb 3000mhz Corsair DDR4 Ram's
120 + 480gb Samsung SSD's (P3D is on 480gb)
Also you're right, no matter what i increase the settings especially the shadows, my FPS ain't affected. There's something different that i don't know.
Wow! I really wanna upgrade my GTX 960 now! Are you using FTX NorCal as well?
Haha, so do i. We're rocking the same GPU :D
mines only got 1gb of vram thx to it breaking :( 1day outside the warrenty period
AusomeOllie Oh, sad to hear man
I upgraded to the 1060 but make sure you get the 6GB version
TheCreativeSubject now I have a 1070
Any advice on how to improve the frames when using dynamic lighting at night?
Reduce your anti aliasing
I have the 144 hertz, 120hertz, 100hertz and 60hertz options, but not 30hertz.
How to get it? Or force it to run 30hertz?
UltraGaming Fazeli run vsynch and set frame limit to 30 or change it in the nvidia control panel to run half refresh rate
Do you use GSX Ground Services for P3D v4? Works well?
When I change to 30Hz my monitor colores and sharpness gets horrible. Why is that?
Sorry for the late reply but your probably getting way more than 30 fps so then the screen tears and gets horrible.I would recommend to buy a 60Hz or above monitor.
I followed exactly same and it looks amazing. But I don't have affinitymask on my cfg file. should I manually add it?
thank you! Looking forward to your new videos.
What 4k monitor are you using?
Do the lens flare decrease FPS? :p
hi friend,, nice graphics.
how i do install mine pmdg's on this v4
cause it say someting about document cant be located
Do u use ezdok or chaseplane?
hi there!
i need a help regarding aircrafts selection in P3D v4. how do we import Boeing in the game?
iF SOME ONE COULD DECREASE THE SHORELINE WAVES IT MIGHT DECREASE THE STUTTER EVEN BETTER, AND IT 'LL LOOK EVEN MOERE REALISTIC NEVER SEEN SUCH WAVES EITHER.
sORRY FOR CAPSLOCK!
Can you please upload your CFG PTA?
Hi Vince, please help! My HRC doesn't give me a 30Hz option, only 144, 120, 100 and 60. What do you recommend? Thanks!
half refresh doesn't work since P3d V3
Hi Vince sorry for the late reply, unfortunately the half refresh rate did not work but I shall follow the second link you gave me! Cheers again.
Think I'll just stick to 60, the trick worked but my monitor only supports 30 when down-scaling and as a result it becomes very laggy. Appreciate it though and your other tips in the video worked a treat :)
I tried this tip but when I switch from 60hz to 30hz texures and sharpness in the game seems to be not very nice as in 60hz..
thanks very much for your video
Why is there a such a screen tearing at the end of the video, where you present the level of details?
Didn't work for me, I have 3 displays in 8000x1600 suround, 2 x1080ti hydrib SLI everything maxed out 8.5 LOD 8xSSAA I get 24/40 with stutter, if I use half RR and 30 I get 18/22 the HRC doesn't give the option of 30hz even if my displays are 60hz. lowering the setting hs no effect even on my 8 core processor.
what about the 8700k and a 1080ti with 64gb of ram with 2 m.2 pcie in raid 0 on a 55 inch 4k hdr tv?
Haha, you're set for life with that!
but fxaa only causes blurred textures if u have reshade or pta uninstalled
if turn on the Vsync , set the monitor 30hz or 60hz ?
´´Strong System´´ Whta do y mean? I'have i7 4ghz -16ram - gtx 1080strix with 8gb. Can i add the line in my P3d texture size ex=10, Thanks
CptVince Thanks but it not works for me. It takes to long to load flight (more than normal) and when the aircraft its on taxi i've noticed some breaks on screen. So i return to my last config and everything is running smooth as before. Anyway thanks.
Yeah so my P3D v4 cnfg file does not have 'affinitymask'... any ideas where it might be?
You have to add it yourself
Yes sir, figured that out after doing more Googling... Thank you.
And me with a 1080Ti I gotta put everything to medium on the world tab for it to run smooth... Idk what the heck could wrong :(
P3d is CPU intensive not GPU. a 6GB GPU can run p3d no problem
My monitor wont let me do less than 60hz. WHy? Its a very expensive high end large monitor. Connected using a DVI cable.
same for me
Supposedly there is a different kind of connector that will allow it called a display port. My monitor does have that capability, i will investigate it by buying a display port cable.
CHanged to the Display port. Can only go to 58hz
Not every monitor can go down to 30Hz. Changing you cable won't help you much. Check your monitor specs and find out what you need. If 58 is your lowest that simply means you sim must run with steady 58 FPS in to be super smooth. Don't know your GPU but this FPS is almost impossible if you have add-on scenery or heavy load aircraft such as PMDG 737. So just play with the settings until you find the best combination and go with it. Try with or without V-Sync etc. Good luck.
Turned off V-Sync and AA. Way better now.
good video, some zoom would be a good idea.
my HRC wont open
My monitor doesn't support 30hz and I suffer from micro stutters and fps drops!
Everytime I do that. My monitor goes black and says its not supported. Then returns to 60hz.
Mine is the same (Acer G235H) and AOC 2269W. I know, not state-of-the-art, but still. And same result in nVidia control panel - setting custom refresh rate to 30Hz results in black screen and not supported. Well, good tutorial anyway!
frames went up from 20 to 30 fps thanks
Man these videos are so misleading. Let us really see your performance coming in on final when all the scenery loads including autogen and then show us how "smooth" your sim is? Moving the camera in external view is nothing. I want to see how smooth everything is in the VC.
You lost me at 30fps. No way am I playing at 30hz/30fps. Can't do it.
Its flight sim not black ops 3 or something... 30 is fine for p3d.
I got 30hz now!
simply worst fps ever even after those tweaks(without TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP) and no addons installed yet.
my specs are gtx960 i5 4690 8gb ram
CptVince bro I know that I set it 14 but then removed it because I saw no difference
I never use any AF mask sice P3d V3, if i set I get blurry textures, without clear textures. In my case, my monitor don't have the 30Mhz capability, I set 30 FPS as target in p3d V4 No v sync. The half refresh rate don't work since P3d V3. At least guys, with V4 you DON'T NEDD AT ALL ANY TWEAK OR Nvidia inspector, the only thing is the 30Mhz if your monitor support it, or, a good way could be monitor with Gsync 2K and a 1080, no stutters, but need a lot of money.
If you can't select 30 MHZ try setting your monitor or tv to 1080 "i" instead of 1080P. I did this and I could then select 30 mhz where as in 1080p I only had 60 or 59.