brucewtb

The only issue I have with FG is the need to use DX12 as for the past month or sowith DX12 I get system freezes - sound continues but the sim is unresponsive. I don't experience this with DX11. Most unfortunate as otherwise FG had been a game changer for me. Bruce

I have bought it (wanted to support HiFi) but have yet to install it - any how these are my concerns with as well. You see back in the day in my imagination I thought there had to be a better way for displaying real world weather in FSX and later P3D than relying on Metars and interpolation and what I imagined is largely how it is done with the default live weather in MSFS2020. For example flying west over the sierras and seeing the marine layer in the distance over the California coast - something I guess you wouldn't see with Active Sky FS. On the other hand if Active Sky can deliver much better turbulence especially in cloud turbulence (are they there yet with this) then I guess I should give it a try. Bruce

Thanks Bruce

Where do you find this user manual that nobody seems to have read but keeps being referred to? Bruce

Well I can't help you with your FG issues - I also have my display extended over a second monitor but don't see the FG artifacts you describe. Perhaps the problem lies with the monitors you are using - do they both have the same resolution and aspect ratio? I have a 40 inch 4K Phillips monitor and a 49 inch 4K Sony TV both circa 2017. I run MSFS2020 on the Sony TV and Little Navmap, Simbrief etc on the Phillips. Bruce

Hmmm on looking at this again you might be right. I am going have to temper my expectations for a CPU upgrade induced FPS boost. More reason to hang on to my 9900 for a bit longer but like you I have another use for the 9900 so I am going to have to upgrade at some stage over the medium term and yes upgrading from a 3080ti to a 4090 has been one of my better hardware purchases as much for the doubling of VRAM as for FG. Interesting I have been waiting for info on where Intel is going with their new CPUs. Bruce

Unfortunately I still have this sim frozen but sound still audible hassle - at least with the Fenix and DX12. the PMDG 737 seem to behave normally with DX12 but not the Fenix - freezes after 30-60 mins. However tried the Fenix with DX11 and and no freezes after 4 plus hours. This is a bit of a bummer as I have been relying on DX12 and FG so that I can have decent FPS with my 9900KF/4090 combo. Bruce

So Noel are you saying that you are only getting a 25% increase in FPS by by moving from a 9900K to a 7800X3D. I was under the impression that your would get a 100% increase with that upgrade. Bruce

The same here! These are all my reasons for being a close to day 1 purchaser. I wish HiFi all the best for this new endeavor and thank them for their past support of our hobby over many years. Bruce

Yes I have had that usually associated with the "There is a problem with your GPU etc " error - the sim freezes but the sound continues. First noticed with the Block 2 Fenix A320 but then got it with the PMDG 737. This all came after a Windows 11 update so maybe that messed with MSFS2020. I updated to the latest Nvidia drivers for my 4090 and the sim has run for over 4 hours with the PMDG 737 and no errors, yet to try with the Fenix so we will shall see in due course if things are back to normal. Bruce

That fixed my Fenix A320 dark avionics hassle so thank you. Bruce

The problem with that expensive idea is that even with a current gen CPU and a 4090 and FG at complex airports with lots of AI traffic your not going to get more than 80-90 FPS and I doubt you would see the difference with 60 FPS. But yes, if I could justify a new monitor/TV, a 50 inch OLED would be on my radar if I wasn't yet to be entirely convinced of PC use with OLED screens. Bruce

Got the" Press any key to start" hassle for the first time today but yes that seems to work. What a PITA!! Bruce

Hmm- my next cpu upgrade post MSFS2024 looked like being an AMD7800x3d and now I come across this thread - I will watch this space with interest. Bruce

Agreed. I don't use Auto FPS and have a stutter free smooth experience in MSFS2020 including on approach to complex airports. With FG enabled and mostly ultra preset I have FPS capped to 50 in RTSS and FPS capped to monitor refresh rate of 50 in NCP (a recent change down from 60 for both settings). Now I have to keep TLOD set to a modest level (120) and traffic to about 30% to achieve this with my 9900KF - although I do have 4090. But if I set TLOD to 50 on the ground I only gain 1 or 2 FPS maybe a bit more if I reduce clouds from ultra to high on a cloudy day. At the other end FPS will drop markedly if I set TLOD to high levels at altitude so I leave it at 120. The gain in visuals is certainly there with high TLOD but you have to look for it so overall I don't miss it. The other thing I have come across recently is the importance of not maxing out you VRAM if you want to avoid stutters - but the OP has a 4090 so that should not be part of his issue. Bruce