Why does my fps drop to about 1-2 on landing?

**jeffhunter** · 09-07-2003, 06:06 AM

FS2004 runs fine on my system.......until I land. I get between 14 and 20 fps for all phases of flight until touchdown. Approach is fine, scenery complexity notwithstanding, but as soon as my wheels hit the pavement, the sim turns into a slideshow. It's not a cpu/ram issue, as far as I can tell, because if I run instant replay it is fine until t/d also. If I then go back to attempting to taxi - back to 1 fps or so......

P4 1.8, 512 ram, Ti 4400 128 (45.23 driver), Win XP, on board sound (could it have something to do with the playing of t/d sounds???).

If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate some assistance.

regards,

Jeff

**chasw** · 09-07-2003, 06:43 AM

Yes, it is your onboard sound card. This was covered only recently in this forum. Try search.

Chas

**jeffhunter** · 09-07-2003, 08:19 AM

Chas,

I'm not in the habit of posting without looking first, and I'd like to think that I'm a fairly lateral thinker when it comes to search criteria. Perhaps I have delusions of adequacy in that regard, however I was not able to find anything on topic - hence my post.

I've searched again - especially hard - given your thoroughly helpful suggestion. Unfortunately, I've found nothing.

If, as you suggest, you are in possession of a mote of information that might assist, would you please indulge me by sharing it?

kindest regards,

Jeff

Captain_Slarty · 09-07-2003, 08:29 AM

Jeff,

you could always disable OB Sound in bios and try it.

has it just started ??.. are you running high settings ??.. aa or af ??..

Joe.

**jeffhunter** · 09-07-2003, 05:15 PM

I'm running 4 x AA & AF. Frame rate is locked at 20 - sliders around middle. Seems to be a recent phenomenon, although here in Oz we only got the program a matter or weeks ago.

Jeff

Captain_Slarty · 09-07-2003, 08:01 PM

Hi Jeff
the card is not capable of handling aa and af at that level.. best thing is to turn both OFF.. then run in the highest res you can.

Joe.

**jeffhunter** · 09-08-2003, 04:14 AM

I'll try that - as a last resort, tho'. Without aa & af, my textures look like that well known commodity!!

Jeff

Captain_Slarty · 09-08-2003, 06:58 AM

they wont if you run 1600*1200

**ANDYNICHOLLS** · 09-08-2003, 10:50 AM

Jeff, that card is capable of handling aa and af at that level, i have a gf4ti4200 with an athlon 2.4 all sliders 3/4 up aa on 4x and af on 2x with no issues,the fault lies else where.

**bonneville455** · 09-07-2003, 09:31 AM

Chas is not in the cheeriest of moods today, Jeff. Nobody listens to him. 1186 posts scolding poeple like you for politely asking questions here and you STILL dare do it!

I'd help if I could, but FS2004 was not flyable on my PIII 500, so I took it back. Good luck.

Regards,

Charlie