Newbie: What kind of performance can I expact from this setup

[Luctor]

Hi all,

Just installed BMS with all updates.
With the default settings I get about 15-20 fps in th TE “Basic Handling”
Browsing the interwebs I get tons of different tip on how to improve fps but I have no idea what I’m doing. Don’t even know if I got a decent graphics card / pc or what kind of specs Falcon BMS needs.
I have flown lots of Falcon4 and FalconAF in the past and I really wanna get back into Falcon again.

Any help is appreciated.

Specs

• Dell Inspiron 3847
• Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3,20 GHz, 3201 MHz, 4 cores
• 8 gb Ram
• NVIDIA GeForce GT 705
• 353.62 drivers
• Windows 10 Home

[molnibalage]

Turn off all extra GFX option in config editor. Shadows, heat blur, etc.

What is your ingame settings? Quality sampling is very important, do not set higher than 1-2.

[Luctor]

Thanks for the quick response.

Later today I will try this and post back the results.

[Luctor]

Wow! Big improvement
Disabled shaders, set Quality Level to 1 -> FPS between 60 and 70
Looks and feels very smooth. I guess for now this will be ok.

Thanks !

[Shadow]

Its the Graphics card that is the weak link there. Its only just a step above the onboard GPUs.

http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=2156&graphics=GeForce%20GT%20705

[Luctor]

Well that makes sense, I didn’t spend that much on the PC. Use it primarily for office work and making music.
Also noticed that in the BMS tutorials I watched the 3d cockpit looks a lot more 3d then mine. The central console (icp or ded, don’t remember the name) pops out of the screen when zooming in and the HUD shifts when panning around. I guess this is a TrackIR thing?

But I really always enjoyed flying Falcon because of the immersion and realism. I love all the buttons pressing and switches flipping
It’s the only sim that could hold my attention mainly because I felt I was at war. The comms with wingmen, AWACS, tower. I love it.

And if it looks nice, well that’s a bonus

[Arty]

What monitor resolution do you have?
Also how much ram does your vga have?
Your pc is better than mine, strange.

U might gain some performance by looking at my hotlist and maybe re enable shaders and enjoy it in all it’s glory.

[Luctor]

@Arty:

What monitor resolution do you have?

1920x1080(ingebouwd) // ingebouwd =built in

Also how much ram does your vga have?

Here’s what I got from the NVIDIA Configuration Screen (in Dutch, but I guess you can figure it out)

[Beeldscherm]
Besturingssysteem:	Windows 10 Home, 64-bit
DirectX-versie:	12.0 
GPU-processor:		GeForce GT 705
Stuurprogrammaversie:	353.62
Direct3D API versie:	12
Direct3D functieniveau:	11_0
CUDA-kernen:		48 
Kernklok:		873 MHz 
Shader-klok:		1747 MHz
Geheugengegevenssnelheid:	1650 MHz
Geheugeninterface:	64-bit 
Geheugenbandbreedte:	13.20 GB/s
Totaal beschikbaar grafisch geheugen:	4095 MB
Toegewezen videogeheugen:	1024 MB DDR3
Videogeheugen systeem:	0 MB
Gedeeld systeemgeheugen:	3071 MB
Video BIOS-versie:	75.19.8B.00.02
IRQ:			Not used
Bus:			PCI Express x16 Gen2
Apparaat-ID:		10DE 104C 108610DE
Onderdeelnummer:	1310 0007

U might gain some performance by looking at my hotlist and maybe re enable shaders and enjoy it in all it’s glory.

Oohh … a lot of scary regedit overclocking cpu bending stuff. I’m gaming on my work pc, so I don’t wanna take any risk … (musician, I work at home )

[Arty]

System memory says zero?
lol

seems like a 1gb. Does this system have an Intel onboard gfx card? is this nvidia card shown in Falcon?

[Luctor]

I do see an extra vga adapter but I searched the bios and couldn’t find any settings for that.

The NVIDIA card is shown in Falcon