Regarding system specs and SHV.
My new system I consider pretty "hefty":
Windows XP Pro (SP2, 32 bit)
ASUS Rampage Extreme x48
Intel C2Q 9650 3.0ghz
4gb OCZ RAM
BFG GTX260, 896mb
(C:720, S:1480, M:1220, mhz)
SoundMAX X-fi
ASUS VW266H lcd flat panel
And, yet, I still find performance to be "less than I expected" with older sims I use, namely SH3+GWX3 and FS9. FS9 always runs at my FPS "lock" of 40...but AI aircraft textures load slowly, when there is a lot at a busy airport. this causes a "stuttering" effect as the textures come into view (say, as I'm turning into the runway and the main terminal, and all those AI, come into view). SH3+GWX3 causes the exact opposite...no stuttering but a drop in FPS, especially when the lame AI TypeIX is sitting there, not really diving, while the escorts and armed merchants just fire away at it as I approach (or even look in the direction of) the convoy that is "dealing with" the Type IX. I've even had system freezes while viewing this rather silly drama...since resolved by dropping the OC somewhat.
I'm guessing FS9 and SH3 use 2 different graphics engines and this leads to the different "issues" I see. More importantly, I've always been under the impression that newer games would have their graphics and computing "needs" optimized, and be better able to use the computing power of newer systems.
My point is this...after seeing the less than stellar improvements in the older sims I've mentioned with this new machine...I'm a bit worried that something like SHV will be even worse for me? I don't play any newer stuff...I'm a simmer, through and through, and I won't try FSX (Eye-candy over everything else) as it does nothing for my simming. I have no "new" game to compare my performance with.
I'm obviously no 3D or computer guru so I speak in very general terms.
Vic
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