BMS 4.33 u1 - slow down in TE - what is the cause?

[Juggernaut]

Hi all.

When I do instant action or dogfight mode, I get very good frame rates.
However when doing even a basic TE’s my sim turns into a slide show.

Is there some setting that I can change that will stop this from happening?
Is it a graphics setting or detail setting?

I’m using an old rig - 3.3 gig ram, Intel Core2 Quad, q8200 2.33 ghz with nvidia geforce 9800 gtx/9800 gtx+ (512 mg ram)

I’m trying to avoid buying a new system just for gaming, so I am hoping to optimize things with just adjusting the settings.

Thanks for any suggestions!
Juggernaut

[Shadow]

First thing to do is reinstall a fresh Operating System. Win7 !

You state you have “3.3 gig ram” which is an very odd number. pull the cover and have a look. Even remove the sticks and report back with their specs.

I suspect they are “rubbish sticks” and need to be replaced with 4Gig of decent, fast DDR2 ram off ebay or where ever you can find them.

Report back with a Motherboard Model and the specs of the ram you have.

If this is to much trouble, then start saving money for a new rig.

I think it can be made TO FLY bms AT LOW REZ WITH MEDIUM GRAPHICS SETTINGS ( stupid cap locks, or stupid fingers)

Regards …Shadow

[Arty]

Overclock, stop services and apps running in the background, reduce gfx settings.
I believe u can find all in the Hot List.
There is a performance section.

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[Arty]

Your motherboard must be 775 socket. U can have a Xeon moded CPU for few bucks.
For sure if u want better gfx u must get a better VGA, your 9800 is very old and with low memory.
Also having 8gb of ram on your system might be a good thing.

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[Juggernaut]

@Arty:

Overclock, stop services and apps running in the background, reduce gfx settings.
I believe u can find all in the Hot List.
There is a performance section.

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Hi guys. Thanks for the reply.

Can you direct me to the Hot List (and performance section)?

You guys will laugh, but this gaming rig I have is running newly installed Windows XP - there is pretty much nothing on it except Falcon 4, my HOTAS and TrackIR software.
It does run fine with dogfight and instant action.

I am pretty sure the ram is 4 gig, but in the system specs it comes up as 3.3 (not sure why).

I basically want to make sure that I am going to have enough time again to dedicate to flight sims before putting more money into a new gaming system. For now I am ok with lowering graphics settings if they will give me better frame rates in TE and Campaign, as long as they don’t take away too much from situational awareness - this is what I am looking to optimize.

Thanks!
Juggernaut

[Arty]

The link to the hotlist is in my signature.
Go windows 7.
XP is a no-go.

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[eurybaric]

Guessing the 3.3 gig is from XP Being 32bit also. Not really good.

Cheers and happy new year!

[Cik]

3.3 is x86 limit AFAIK

you are running antique ware hombre, you should upgrade the OS at least and make sure you aren’t running antique memsticks.

[Juggernaut]

@Cik:

3.3 is x86 limit AFAIK

you are running antique ware hombre, you should upgrade the OS at least and make sure you aren’t running antique memsticks.

LOL.

Yes, I understand.
When I see I have enough time to devote, I will upgrade.

Any idea why it runs smoothly on dogfight and instant action, but is a slide show on even a basic TE?
I thought they were all loaded up in the same virtual world.

Thanks!

[Juggernaut]

So I found this interesting.

I turned down the trees and the grass and now the TE’s are totally smooth - however the Campaign is still a slide show - yes I know it is a much more sophisticated beast, but it suggests to me that there is hope.