Lukemeister 6 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hi folks, I'm getting quite poor performance on FSX at the minute, I have most settings quite low... but the one I have maxed out is the terrain textures. The problem is i'm getting really blurry textures using Just Flights photo scenery for the UK. It just looks like one big blob of brown rather than being able to tell any landmarks etc. My current system spec is as follows: Asus P5QD Turbo Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 4GB RAM Nvidia GEForce GTX 550 Ti 1TB HDD Now I realise the achilles heel in all of that is my graphics card, so i'm finally accepting it is time to upgrade my system to get more out of FSX. Ideally I don't really want to spend over £200-250. However if you can recommend any upgrades please do so. I'd be very grateful. I have posted in scenery as I wondered if there were any tweaks I can do to get more out of the ground textures? Many thanks Luke Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Hi Luke, The best thing to do is back up and delete your FSX.cfg and take note of something like Nicks set up guide : http://www.simforums.com/forums/the-fsx-computer-system-the-bible-by-nickn_topic46211.html to get the best out of what you have now. Your graphics card could do with an upgrade but not as much as you CPU, it looks to have been introduced back in 2009, that's probably where the bottle neck lies. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Thank you Joe. I've just tapped in to google an i7 4770k and a gtx 980 and was surprised at the price. Is there any hardware that is similar but a little cheaper? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yeah, I wish mate, do you self build or buy made up? Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 To be honest I am looking at buying the parts and then taking it to a shop for them to be put into my current rig. So really I am looking at around £600 to do it? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Sounds like a good idea but get advice from the shop first as you need to ensure any CPU and GPU upgrade is compatible with your motherboard and power supply. Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 note that some blurry texture artifact can be rectified with proper FFTF settings Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 FFTF? Sounds like me when I have dropped something heavy in my foot! Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=fsx+blurry+fftf Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 FFTF? Sounds like me when I have dropped something heavy in my foot! Now that made me smile...... Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Thanks for the reply guys, i've just done some fiddling with the fftf and I am now convinced the problem lies with the JT Photo Scenery I have installed. No matter what settings I use the photo textures do not sharpen at all. Bit of a head scratcher this one.... Link to post Share on other sites
MyPC8MyBrain 273 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 make sure your texture resolution slider is set to 60cm Link to post Share on other sites
Corsaire31 419 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Mobo Asus P5Q is a socket 775 ( I had a P5Q Pro when using XP with a Core Duo E8500 ) No way you can fit an i5 or an i7 on this one ( socket 1150 )... I'm affraid only things you can keep are the box, the RAM (not even sure if it's DDR2) and the HDD. I bet the power supply would probably also be short for new CPU and GPU. Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,316 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 I hate to put good money into something old when it comes to PC's. That rule sometimes wavers if low on funds. Link to post Share on other sites
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