FSX Lagging on High-End Gaming PC

[WheatleyOS]

I ran FSX no problem on an old 2013 laptop with no GPU and it would run on high settings in a city with maybe 15 fps..

Now I have a Dell G5, with a 6GP Nvidia GTX 1060 Max-Q, 8th Gen Intel i7 processor, and 16 GB RAM. I'm able to run GTA V at 60 fps with zero hiccups and no problem, yet FSX struggles to run at ultra-high settings (only change made was the screen resolution adjusted to 1080p, and traffic set to almost entirely maximum for all vehicle types.

For some reason, when I spawn in an area like Kennedy Intl, I get like 2 fps... And there's absolutely no way that has anything to do with my laptop not having enough power.

[Erazer]

"Traffic set to almost entirely maximum for all vehicle types."

Not on your setup.

You need to turn traffic down to minimums.

Make sure that you don't have all sorts of apps running in the background in your Privacy settings.

Disable Cortana with this registry modification:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\ServiceUI]
"EnableCortana"=dword:00000000

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Just copy and paste into Notebook, save as: Turn_Off_Cortana_in_Microsoft_Edge.reg

Then merge with your registry and re-boot.

If you use CCleaner you should find that CCleaner will now clean up Edge sessions, etc.

Uninstall any Windows 10 apps that you do not use:

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-uninstall-remove-restore-built-apps-windows-10

Turn off all active tiles and try running with the Steam Overlay off.

Use Nvida Experience to see your FPS as it is more stable and uses a larger green font.

Update your drivers if you have not done so recently. [Use Custom Install and check the Clean Installation check-box.]

Go offline so that you can safely disable Real-Time AV protection.

Check other anti-malware programs for automatic Play Mode settings.

[geagler]

On the button ER. Traffic on the MAX, no way.

[WheatleyOS]

Originally posted by geagler:

On the button ER. Traffic on the MAX, no way.

traffic is not an issue.
My old PC ran on max traffic without a sweat. And that computer had an almost non-existent GPU, had half of the ram, and a much older processor (I think it was an i5, and also over half a decade outdated, etc) and traffic on max basically didn't affect performance at all, even in big cities. Which makes perfect sense if you think about it, and understand how traffic works in the game.

[Erazer]

Originally posted by WheatleyOS:

Originally posted by geagler:

On the button ER. Traffic on the MAX, no way.

Traffic is not an issue.

My old PC ran on max traffic without a sweat. And that computer had an almost non-existent GPU, had half of the ram, and a much older processor (I think it was an i5, and also over half a decade outdated, etc.) and traffic on max basically didn't affect performance at all, even in big cities. Which makes perfect sense if you think about it, and understand how traffic works in the game.

Which OS did you have on your old PC? I used to run FSX on Windows 7 with an i7 which only had 2GB VRAM on a defective AMD card which got replaced by a 6GB ASUS GTX 1060.

Windows 10 is a somewhat different animal.

My 64-bit OS is stripped down to the essentials with all the gimmicks turned OFF... as per the above post. No bloat ware and no other games.

Viz: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-uninstall-remove-restore-built-apps-windows-10

Take a look at C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore\ and open the file:

Formal.Assessment (Recent).WinSAT.xml

What is the gaming score showing?

E.G.

SystemScore = 8.9
MemoryScore = 9.3
CpuScore = 9.3
CPUSubAggScore = 8.6
VideoEncodeScore = 9.9
GraphicsScore = 8.9
Dx9SubScore = 9.9
Dx10SubScore = 9.9
GamingScore = 9.9
DiskScore = 8.9

The theoretical best score is 10.

[TextRich]

Originally posted by WheatleyOS:

And that computer had an almost non-existent GPU, had half of the ram, and a much older processor (I think it was an i5, and also over half a decade outdated, etc) and traffic on max basically didn't affect performance at all, even in big cities.

Exactly. :-) FSX was last updated in 2007. It was never designed for modern GPUs and today's multicore processors. FSX likes onboard graphics, single core processor at least 3.5 GHz, HyperThreading turned off, and so on. What works perfectly on one setup may still require some adjustments on a different setup.

Traffic is a huge FPS killer on all computer setups. I personally have airport traffic to minimal - I get enough road traffic there. Airline traffic is at 35% and GA traffic is at 70%. Any higher and I get airplanes that spawn right next to each other and flies in a synchronized manner. So I actually turn traffic down not for performance, but to make my flights a bit more realistic. :-P

[Erazer]

This is what I have for traffic.

Airline Traffic 60%
General Aviation Traffic 20%
Airport Vehicle Density - Minimum

Road Vehicles 5%
Ships and Ferries 10%
Leisure Boats 5%

For my uses that is more than enough.

As I do not like to get stuck in traffic, I drive long distance at night.

[maelstrom_19]

Originally posted by WheatleyOS:

Originally posted by geagler:

On the button ER. Traffic on the MAX, no way.

traffic is not an issue.
My old PC ran on max traffic without a sweat. And that computer had an almost non-existent GPU, had half of the ram, and a much older processor (I think it was an i5, and also over half a decade outdated, etc) and traffic on max basically didn't affect performance at all, even in big cities.

Then you have the miracle machine we've all been looking for since FSX was released! For the rest of us, increasing traffic causes decreasing performance.

[Erazer]

Originally posted by n74k2gunz8:

Originally posted by WheatleyOS:

traffic is not an issue.
My old PC ran on max traffic without a sweat. And that computer had an almost non-existent GPU, had half of the ram, and a much older processor (I think it was an i5, and also over half a decade outdated, etc) and traffic on max basically didn't affect performance at all, even in big cities.

Then you have the miracle machine we've all been looking for since FSX was released! For the rest of us, increasing traffic causes decreasing performance.

Exactly. 100/100

A perfect result.

Even Einstein wasn't this good.

[Should be E=mc³ is why. Fourth grade stuff.]