wain Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 Got a GTX 1070 coming tomorrow, 8gig version, recently I uninstalled SMP4 as fps was down to single figures, tried adjusting the setinngs but wasn't really helping. Removing SMP4 removed the problem, in the plugin app it was showing that I only had approx 300-400mb of vram left, current card only has 4gig of vram, do you think I will be getting a better fps using SMP4 with the new card, it will be linked to an i5 6600k @4,2 and 16gig RAM.... Also is this classed as an upgrade that will cause me any issues with my products SMP/RWC/MAXX FX/IXEG? Should I reinstall SMP/RWC before changing the card or after? I really want to get back to using SMP as the clouds and sky colouring to me is better than Xenviro...... Quote
sundog Posted June 22, 2017 Report Posted June 22, 2017 It's hard to say without knowing what other add-ons you have installed; if X-Plane is CPU-bound, then the new card won't help much. But if you were CPU bound, I would have expected lowering SMP's cloud draw area settings to help. If the new card is on its way, there's certainly no harm in trying it! I have a somewhat similar setup here and can hold around 30 FPS with high graphic quality settings and SMP's cloud area maxed out, but I don't have any add-ons other than SMP/RWC and other Maxx-XP products. I don't know for sure if your video card is part of your machine ID from a licensing standpoint. I kind of doubt it, but I'd have to defer to X-Aviation staff to answer that definitively. At any rate, the new licensing mechanism should allow you to release your older license on your own if necessary to free up a new slot. Quote
wain Posted June 22, 2017 Author Report Posted June 22, 2017 ok thanks, I will give it a try.... Quote
Boxin Posted July 23, 2017 Report Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) I'm running 3840x2160 w/ 6700k OCd to 4.5 and a EVGA 1080 Ti (Factory Overclock), 16GB DDR 3200. I recently purchased SMP, I really do think it's the best weather addon (I have the other one too). The clouds can come at a cost though. Flying over a storm through a few cloud layers my FPS can go from 82fps to 22fps in the blink of an eye. In constant weather heavy areas I see my FPS bottom out around 22fps and run in the normal area of 30fps-32fps. The very low FPS is strange as I never see that with my system/ I am a advanced user (developer of 15 years). I watch my sys resources closely, I have plenty of vram headroom (Usually around 4gb) The 1080ti is a monster and will gobble up 99% of everything you throw at it. Matter of fact - X-Plane and SMP has been it's toughest challenge yet. I did fly from KDFW to KMIA yesterday, the FPS stated above is the result of that flight. X-Plane 11 settings are completely maxed out with the exception of AA @ fxaa (First notch in slider). I upgraded from a gtx 1070 and it is an amazing card. You should be fine with it. Read up on overclocking and learn how to OC effectively and safely. Learn how to do it with confidence before you do it, I don't want my advice causing you trouble :-) The only reason I upgraded to a 1080 Ti is because I fly DCS and il2 in VR and it also helps witht he 4k resolution, otherwise I would have just kept using my 1070. Also keep in mind that these guys work really hard on SMP and i'm sure we'll see improvements regarding all sorts of things. To be fair though, the clouds look amazing and I don't mind the FPS hit one bit. My SMP settings are: Edited July 23, 2017 by Boxin Quote
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