MagikarpDrowned Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Recently, I was browsing Lockheed Martin's P3D website, and I realized that on their charts, it showed that I qualified for the academic version of P3D. So, I was looking at the two major options that they offer (2.5 & 3) and I can't decide which one I want. I have the following addons: Carenado EMB Phenom 300 Alabeo DA42 & Corvalis A2A Comanche QW 757 Aerosoft A320/1 iFly 737ng Coolsky Super 80 Pro. MJC8 Q400 (pilot & pro) REX 4 Essentials + Overdrive. I understand some of these products are supported in V3, but not all of them. My question is... Should I go for v2.5 and have support for all aircraft, but no future updates? Or go for v3 and hope that all of my aircraft get updated eventually? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagikarpDrowned Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 Also I want to add that I am currently running FSX:SE,and own neither of these products. My system specs are... Intel core i7 4790 (3.6GHz) NVidia GTX 745 OEM 1TB WD Hard drive (7200rpm) 16GB RAM. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Well, if you go with 2.5 then you're at a dead end, meaning there'll be no significant upgrades coming down the pike. To go past that you'll need to repurchase the sim. With V3 you'll pay once for all the V3 variations, so there'll be more updates coming for you. So you need to balance that, and the improvements in V3, against the greater availability of your add-ons at this point in time with 2.5. I know I'm basically repeating the last part of your post, but it's a decision that only you can make. Were it me in your position, I'd go with V3 for the better future, but I can't decide that for you. Oh, yes -- you'll still have your FSX, if you want to, so can still use your existing add-ons with that. I still have FSX installed, along with P3D V2.4, but it's rather rare that I fire it up. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 FWIW I'd go with v3 for the same reason as Larry - P3D2.5 was the end of the line. But you WILL inevitably need to upgrade that video card eventually, so perhaps funding that ought to be your first priority? It would significantly improve FSX and later on, your P3D experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmann Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My system: Intel i7-4770 (3.9GHz) ZOTAC GTX 750 Ti 2GB 1TB Seagate Hard drive (7200rpm) 8GB RAM The above system was not suitable for running P3Dv3 even with the sliders set modestly and the air and ground traffic set to zero. The frame rate was only 30-50% of what I get in FSX and the anti-aliasing was not as good. Consequently, I uninstalled P3Dv3 yesterday to wait until such time as I have a much more capable computer. Mike Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My system: Intel i7-4770 (3.9GHz) ZOTAC GTX 750 Ti 2GB 1TB Seagate Hard drive (7200rpm) 8GB RAM The above system was not suitable for running P3Dv3 even with the sliders set modestly and the air and ground traffic set to zero. The frame rate was only 30-50% of what I get in FSX and the anti-aliasing was not as good. Consequently, I uninstalled P3Dv3 yesterday to wait until such time as I have a much more capable computer. Though I'm only on 2.4 rather than V3, I can't conceive of your described system not running P3D well, especially compared to FSX. You must have something wrong in your setup for P3D. With my 5 year old i7 960 (3.2 GHz) and GTX 570 I had a large performance increase going from FSX to P3D V2 (small fps increase, 2-4fps, but sliders way up). It increased even more when I swapped the GTX 570 for a GTX 970 (most sliders maxed, outside of LA/Seattle/etc.). Were you trying to run the same tweaks in P3D as in FSX? If so, that might have been the problem. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I agree with Larry - you should be able to get decent performance with that system. AA is still a problem in P3D but not that big of a deal. Something was not set up right. Compare how SMOOTH the performance is vs FSX not raw FPS. P3D is capable of getting better visual performance at lower FPS. Vic P3D Rig I7 7700K @ 5.0ghz Asus Maximus X270 16G G.Skill 3600 15-15-15-18 2T EVGARTX2080ti Corsair 1000W PSU 1TB Samsung SSD for P3D - 2 - 256G OCZ Vector SSD - HAF X - Corsiar H100i V2 Liquid Cooler W10 64 Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmann Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 I used 4x SGSSAA and no Antialiasing in NI with 4x MSAA set in P3Dv3. In FSX I use the same 4x SGSSAA but also Antialiasing in NI. Mike Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alverthein Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Looks like you the OP have already received great advice from good people here on this site.....I had v2.5 and was very happy with it and had lots of addons..including the PMDGS, QW 757...etc etc....but I couldn't listen to those who told me to wait....and then got the Version 3... Due to my making some mistakes....I lost everything in the v2.5 including Active Sky Next....but after some excellent help from the folks at ASN I got it back and most of my other stuff but not all....I like verson 3 and suggest if you want it...I say Do It as it has a future...and I like it a lot....good luck....al v and I am going to load a flight in it right now to Denver..from Tucson. with a PMDG 737...lol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Looks like you the OP have already received great advice from good people here on this site.....I had v2.5 and was very happy with it and had lots of addons..including the PMDGS, QW 757...etc etc....but I couldn't listen to those who told me to wait....and then got the Version 3... Due to my making some mistakes....I lost everything in the v2.5 including Active Sky Next....but after some excellent help from the folks at ASN I got it back and most of my other stuff but not all....I like verson 3 and suggest if you want it...I say Do It as it has a future...and I like it a lot....good luck....al v and I am going to load a flight in it right now to Denver..from Tucson. with a PMDG 737...lol..... Not sure what advice Alverthein is proffering - P3Dv3 is a complete new install. You cannot `lose` anything. P3D3 can be run alongside P3dv2.5 quite happily - but that wasn't the question, was it? They are the same price so it's really a no-brainer - as long as you have the hardware to do it justice. In the end I simply dumped 2.5 for 3 as it is superior to its predecessor in many ways. FWIW 3.1 is due before the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alverthein Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hey Malcott, I will assist you in what I said,,,,,,I clearly said ..."MY MISTAKES"...in modern speak..it means Al verthein....F&*%%# UP....and yes I did lose all of my addons....again...due to Al verthein...which is YOURS TRULY...no one else is responsible...and Hey Man ,,,no problem I have P3D v3 and all my addons back...cuz others here on this site and the ASN professionals helped me....al v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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