mdavenport Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Hi, I have just purchased a new i7-4790 with a GTX 750Ti and 16GB with SSD's and before I go an setup FSX I wondered if I would be better off with a Prepar3d license/installation instead of FSX. Would I getter better FPS on the new hardware with Prepar3d as I know FSX is CPU bound.. If so, are the following known as compatible:- PMDG737-800 NGX ORBX Global, Vector, OpenLC, Europe_ENG These are the only real add-on's I am interested in reinstalling on my new rig.. Let me know your thoughts... PC: i7-4790 QUAD Core HT 3.60Ghz, 16GB RAM, Corsair Supernova GS 650w PSU, Gigabyte GTX 970 Mini ITX, 128GB SSD (Win7 x64), 500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD (FSX+Addons) Monitor: 3 x 23" IPS NVidia Surround 5880x1024, 1 x 19" 16:9 Addons: Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Jetmax TQ, FDS CDU, FDS MX MCP, iVibe TFS3, Prosim:737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 I think you'd gt better results with P3D without question. Yes to the ORBX products - perhaps someone else can jump in re PMDG737 - I know that some of their a/chave been released for P3D but I don't fly the tubes so I'm not sure. 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...
mdavenport Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Great thanks.. I am thinking P3D as its being constantly developed. FSX is just too buggy for me. Do you know if TrackIR is also supported? I hope to eventually get a Jetmax 737 Single Seat Training Device and according to FDS there are no concerns.. Can the 2 installations co-exist? PC: i7-4790 QUAD Core HT 3.60Ghz, 16GB RAM, Corsair Supernova GS 650w PSU, Gigabyte GTX 970 Mini ITX, 128GB SSD (Win7 x64), 500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD (FSX+Addons) Monitor: 3 x 23" IPS NVidia Surround 5880x1024, 1 x 19" 16:9 Addons: Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Jetmax TQ, FDS CDU, FDS MX MCP, iVibe TFS3, Prosim:737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Do you know if TrackIR is also supported? I use it all the time. Can the 2 installations co-exist? I still have (but rarely run) FSX on my system. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobsk8 Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 If you like flying and during the flight the sim locks up, CTD's or does other weird unpredictable stuff, stick with FSX. If you like to start the sim and run it for hours and land with zero problems, then get P3D. That's my observation so far. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdavenport Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 I read somewhere that you have to trick PMDG installer to make it believe FSX is installed in the Prepared directory. Is this correct as I already have FSX + PMDG737 installed but want to install it into Prepar3d.? PC: i7-4790 QUAD Core HT 3.60Ghz, 16GB RAM, Corsair Supernova GS 650w PSU, Gigabyte GTX 970 Mini ITX, 128GB SSD (Win7 x64), 500GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD (FSX+Addons) Monitor: 3 x 23" IPS NVidia Surround 5880x1024, 1 x 19" 16:9 Addons: Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Jetmax TQ, FDS CDU, FDS MX MCP, iVibe TFS3, Prosim:737 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgbaron Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 They have dedicated installers for P3D. The FSX trick doesn't work and would be against their license if it did. 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...
mallcott Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 You have nothing to lose except time. P3D comes with a money back guarantee. Assuming you match the EULA qualifying criterion, try it out for yourself. Every rig is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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