Fsx lagging. Unplayable

Hi guys

 

I just bought a new pc to run FSX on it. But it turned out that it is unplayable, even with all settings on low. Lagging big time.

I'm not sure what i should upgrade in my pc. Any help would be appreciated!

My specs are

Intel Pentium G4400 3,3GHz

Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133

AMD Radeon RX 560 2GB

1000GB HDD SATAIII

 

Regards

Well, FSX and even FS2004 are in large part CPU driven, and to make matters worse are only single threaded, meaning the Sim can't take advantage of multiple cores in a CPU. Given your CPU model, that could in fact be the source of your trouble.

 

Luckily for you, your CPU socket is an LGA 1151, and thus you could go with maybe what I have currently, an i5 6600k or even bump it up to an i7 6700k, or even an i7 7700k. But, the i7 7700k is a Kaby Lake CPU and so Microsoft in their infinite monopolizing wisdom made it so if you use Kaby Lake or anything newer like Coffee Lake, you won't get updates. To combat that there is a patch over at Github that remedies this problem. For me personally, I don't use updates for reasons I don't want to get into without writing at least four to five paragraphs. I do have about four updates since my motherboard and Sandboxie that I use for my browser requires them. Other than that I've been update free since I ran Windows 98se and all of my computers function happily. No malware, no "hacking" non of that scare tactic crap. LMAO

 

Anyways... do you have a budget for a CPU upgrade? What country do you live in? If you live in the UK for example, I'm not sure what vendor you can buy from or even if you have access to Amazon. I actually bought my CPU on eBay dirt cheap compared to brand new. But you have to really know what your doing on that venture. I would never buy a motherboard on eBay though unless it was brand new. Motherboards can be a PITA. If anything goes it is more likely to be a motherboard, RAM or PSU. Not so much with a CPU, though it can happen, just not as often as a motherboard or RAM.

 

So there you have it. I'm afraid your CPU is most likely not up to par for FSX.

Are you running heavy add-ons and heavy add-on aircraft at all?

 

And here's how bad your CPU is in the single thread department compared to an i5 6600k

 

Intel Pentium G4400 @ 3.30GHz 1,879

 

 

Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz 2,148

 

Source

Thanks for replying. I live in Holland. What CPU do i need to buy to run it ssmoothly with add onns? Budget is max 1000 euro

I run it without addons. Completely default

Your g4400 is not bad at all. You should be able to run fsx with that just fine. Maybe not with the most extreme addons, but with freeware addons it should do fine, even with some of the payware.

 

Make sure your system gets virus free. Use a paid for virus scanner. It's an investment that's well worth it.

 

Then also defragment your harddisk. (all partitions). That should speed things up too.

 

And don't run too many other programs while playing. (do keep the anti virus program on of course, but shut down things you don't really need.)

 

and if the pc is over a year old, buy a can of compressed air. Unplug the pc from the wall and blow the dust out of the air inlets and out the inside of the pc.

Cleaning out the dust allows air to enter the pc better, and reach the pc part. The air can then keep everything cool while the pc runs which makes the pc run much better.

( don't touch the parts inside too much. Always unplug the pc from the wall first. And don't make the fans spin while you blow air through, but hold them gently to prevent spinning.)

Thats weird to hear that it should run fine bc it's lagging so much even at small airports like Montego Bay etc.. I tried fs2004 as well and it runs without any problems even with mega airport Heathrow , CDG and all packages of world of AI. am I doing something wrong while running fsx?

 

Regards

I had a i3 3.3 GHz computer where I lived before, and it would run FSX just fine. Yes, I did have some stutters over dense terrain, but nothing majorly.

 

You might want to post your FSX.CFG file here.

 

Jorgen

Okay I will post it when I arrive home from work. Thanks for now!

Maybe you shouldn't look at my specs in my signature. I run Fsx just fine. Small lagging over metropolitan areas and larger airports like KLAX and KJFK.

Do you have airport add ons?

Are you running Windows 10 by chance? And is FSX installed to the programs folder?

 

Do you have other programs running in the background?

 

 

You can download Autoruns, go to File and save the ARN file, zip it and upload here and I'll take a look.

 

No, you don't need payware anti-virus. I don't believe in that at all. For one, definition-based ant-virus is just that. Polymorphic malware will still get by. A free product is just as good. And may be to one's benefit because often times a paid-for product comes with all kinds of unnecessary bloat and can and will mess with things and slow your computer down. If you want a pretty decent anti-virus then Bitdefender FREE is all you need. It's cloud-based to help stay up to date with polymorphic malware (malware in the wild with no definition), it's light weight so there's not a huge footprint on your Comp., and it blocks debugging which in of its self can be a virus vector. But, if you use a game cheat or some game mod program, then if you need a debugging ability, Bitdefender FREE won't be for you.

 

I personally don't even use an anti-virus product. Mainly due to me using Sandboxie for my browser, and I scan all downloads at virus total. Then I know how not to use the Internet, which in its self can go a very long way in terms of keeping your computer safe form malware. Then you'd want a good AD blocker in your browser because often times a malicious AD can be laced with a malware payload. Sucks for the website that needs the AD revenue, but that's just the way it is. I believe in the donation based philosophy if a website needs to stay afloat.

 

Another anti-virus approach that can be less intrusive and friendly to gaming is Faronics Anti-executable. I ran it in a virtual machine and tossed a whole bunch of malware at it including ransomware and each time it was blocked.

 

Finally, the biggest thing you can do to protect yourself from a malware disaster is to clone your computer every once in a while to an external hard dive of equal or larger size. I use AOMEI Backupper for this purpose all the time. The program is straight forward without a bunch of other crap. Chose source disk, chose destination disk, select clone. That's it.

 

You don't have to take my word for it, but I've NEVER gotten a virus or have been "hacked" since I ran Windows 98se. And at the time I was running AVG. Some job that did because at the time a virus slipped right on through.

 

All in all it's mostly how YOU, the user operates your computer and how you do things.

 

Anyways... Run Autoruns, save and zip the ARN file and upload here and I'll have a look. If you are using Windows 10, then that's a new beast in its self. And the stuttering problem could be exacerbated if updates are being downloaded and what have you while you game. One of the absolute worst OS's I even seen. IMO. It will be at least seven to ten years before I use it, and when I do I intend to deploy a hardware based firewall and block all of M$'s ASNs and monitor SNMP for anything else that may be emanating from my PC (Personal Computer). With Windows 10 it's not a PC, it's effectively a LC, (Leased Computer). Don't even try putting Truecrypt or Vera Crypt on there. They'll more than likely know your password. After all, Win 10 does come with a built-in key logger. Yeah it can be "turned off", but that's not the point.

Do you have airport add ons?

 

Yes, several of them including a lot of regional airports and some international.

[sOUND]

AmbientUIMusicVolume=-6.000000

[Display]

ChangeTime=4.000000

TransitionTime=4.000000

[Main]

User Objects=Airplane, Helicopter

SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes

SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft

SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles

SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats

SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals

SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc

[PANELS]

IMAGE_QUALITY=1

[Weather]

WindshieldPrecipitationEffects=1

MinGustTime=10

MaxGustTime=500

MinGustRampSpeed=1

MaxGustRampSpeed=200

MinVarTime=5

MaxVarTime=50

MinVarRampSpeed=10

MaxVarRampSpeed=75

TurbulenceScale=1.000000

WeatherServerAddress=fs2k.zone.com

WeatherServerPort=80

WeatherGraphDataInDialog=0

AdjustForMagVarInDialog=1

DynamicWeather=2

DownloadWindsAloft=0

DisableTurbulence=0

[DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.0]

Mode=1024x768x32

[CONTROLS]

Controls_Default=Standard

Controls_Current=Standard

[TextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

[TextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

GForce=1,3

FuelPercentage=1,4

[TextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

WindDirectionAndSpeed=1,6

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

GForce=2,3

FuelPercentage=2,4

[slewTextInfo.1]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

[slewTextInfo.2]

FrameRate=1,1

LockedFrameRate=1,2

[slewTextInfo.3]

Latitude=1,1

Longitude=1,2

Altitude=1,3

Heading=1,4

AirSpeed=1,5

FrameRate=2,1

LockedFrameRate=2,2

[DynamicHeadMovement]

LonAccelOnHeadLon=-0.020000

LonAccelOnHeadPitch=-0.010000

RollAccelOnHeadLat=0.010000

YawAccelOnHeadLat=-0.100000

RollAccelOnHeadRoll=0.100000

MaxHeadAngle=5.000000

MaxHeadOffset=0.300000

HeadMoveTimeConstant=1.000000

[VirtualCopilot]

VirtualCopilotActive=1

[GRAPHICS]

SHADER_CACHE_PRIMED=1

 

CFG FILE

Are you sure this is the WHOLE file? There is a lot of important stuff missing!

 

If this is indeed the whole file, then you need to generate a new one, like this: with FSX shut down, then DELETE this file. Now start FSX again, and the file will be re-generated in its entirety.

 

Jorgen

Are you sure this is the WHOLE file? There is a lot of important stuff missing!

 

If this is indeed the whole file, then you need to generate a new one, like this: with FSX shut down, then DELETE this file. Now start FSX again, and the file will be re-generated in its entirety.

 

Jorgen

 

You also noticed almost nothing under [graphics]! That would make everything look terrible.

If that indeed was the whole of FSX.CFG, then the results of running FSX would be.... shall we just say UNPREDICTABLE?

 

Jorgen

I just finished defragmanting my harddrive and it worked! It took me 4 hours haha.I can run it now even with add ons without any mayor problems. The much appreciated!! Problem now is that some lf my add on building are black....

Glad to hear that!

 

Now, when you have the time to fine-tune FSX, go here:

 

https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?259352-FSX-P3D-Software-and-Hardware-Tweaking-Guide

 

and your performance should improve.

 

Jorgen

Thanks a lot for your help! I'll have a look into it!

I bought FSX out of the box and hated it from the beginning, it was one problem right after the other. I got a good deal buying the Steam version of FSX and haven't had a problem with it since, in fact I'm rather happy with it, just thought i would slide that one by you

That's pretty crazy how a fragmented HDD would be the source of the stutters over your FSX.cfg since the Sim doesn't really pull from the HDD all the time.

 

I mean, not in a continual basis where a fragmented HDD would pose a real factor where the data is delayed in rendering.

 

If you have a HDD indicator light on your computer, I don't think it's constantly blinking as you fly. It will blink every now and then as it loads new scenery when you fly. But that rate isn't constant.

Bit concerning you have a nvidia 1050ti listed as your graphics card but you say you have a radeon rx280? Also you need to add HighMemFix=1 under [graphics]

I haven't flown yet, maby it will stutter again when flying for several hours straight. I don't know. But i installed some add ons and all WOAI packages and it runs pretty smooth even at CDG and LHR. I also shut every programs down that were running in the background.

Oohh yes my bad, my pc was fixed lately by the devs. They made a mistake in the fabrication. They replaced my old one with a Nvidia gtx 1050ti.

How to add Highmemfix=1 to that file. Just insert or...?