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Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:27 pm
by stevekirks
Someone at Orbx/FTX must be a PE member:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/warwick/shares/097YJ5
Note the proper American flag and the barbecue/lounge chairs. No sheep.
Those guys are amazing...not posting over at Orbx in case someone gets a hand slapped.
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:28 am
by ridikamus
That's spectacularly cool. Tipped me over the edge on the purchase decision, even though I don't fly FSX much these days. Well done OrbX people!
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 4:15 am
by stealthbob
We are due for the 2nd annual Helicopter Tennis Championship...what are we to do with no court to play on?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FubA86wfVU
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 2:57 pm
by Ryan B
I heard SoCal kills performance... hows it on your rig? I was going to buy it as I have their other NA regions but I'm concerned about it because I have pretty much all the payware airports in this region already.
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:37 pm
by Rick Stratman
Ryan B wrote:I heard SoCal kills performance... hows it on your rig? I was going to buy it as I have their other NA regions but I'm concerned about it because I have pretty much all the payware airports in this region already.
Yea I had to change settings to get it up into the 20's, but it was down around 10 to 15 with higher settings I originally had setup.
Running i5-2500 - Windows 7 - 8GB memory - Video 970 with 4GB.
This might be the push I needed to get a newer processor
Oh well next time I will look before leaping
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:57 pm
by Ryan B
thats what system I have basically at 4GHz
Hmmm rats
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:52 am
by stevekirks
I have a cheapie Dell desktop from Staples:
Windows 10
Core i5-4460 3.2GHz
8GB RAM
120GB SSD and 1TB HD
Gigabyte GT640 with 1GB VRAM
I get 33FPS locked with my A2A aircraft, 25-30 with my PMDG 777. No real hit for me, but I was running FTX Global and Vector before. I'm also running FSX:SE with the DX-10 Fixer
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Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 4:56 pm
by Rick Stratman
Steve
I have try those settings to see how it goes
Yea I have FTC Global only, of which I was surprised to see a drop in frames.
Also I see your running a newer processor than I am as well, which I would expect to help.
Thanks for posting
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 9:44 pm
by stevekirks
Rick Stratman wrote:Steve
I have try those settings to see how it goes
Yea I have FTC Global only, of which I was surprised to see a drop in frames.
Also I see your running a newer processor than I am as well, which I would expect to help.
Thanks for posting
Until recently, I had a Core2 Quad 2.66Ghz machine and I was surprised how much of a difference this makes. It's the overall throughput of the new machine and it's ability to get data in/out of the same graphics card that makes the difference
Re: Orbx SoCal - 46CA loved
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 5:40 pm
by Rick Stratman
stevekirks wrote:
Until recently, I had a Core2 Quad 2.66Ghz machine and I was surprised how much of a difference this makes. It's the overall throughput of the new machine and it's ability to get data in/out of the same graphics card that makes the difference
Steve - I had the same one over clocked, and when I went to a i5 things really got faster, but now with the newer Orbrx I am starting to prep my wife for a newer computer
I see Micro Center has 18 months no interest so I may do this after Xmas bills settle down.
As I would like to try to slide a 4K 32 monitor into the mix
Rick S