[Lairyliam]

I was super happy with the Jump from FS9 to P3D 3.0/1

I built a brand new system with as much money as I could throw at it, and I jammed all the sliders to the right. (without traffic) on a default flight my system doesn't even realise it is working.

i'v used some tweaks from Robs Ainscough avsim/you tube to get the system into a good place when working the bigger addons, and I still marvel at it today. ( I don't know what half the sliders do or mean)

I wont lie, I have had some OOM's but that's more of my fault for throwing to many programs at it at the same time.

I have no experience with FSX as it never worked well on my old PC as it wouldn't run it, so cant offer the comparrison

Sorry to hear you do not think it is worth the upgrade. flying PMDG's Trip 7 into somewhere like flytampa Dubai is a real pleasure. I cant stop grinning whilst landing

[Leemazz]

Now with the PMDG 777 is different , i fly PMDG MD11 only so i will violate the EULA by installing it to P3D which to be honest is not a biggy to me , the real problem is my Nvidia 560 cards they are simply not up for it and it just does not look realistic to me with all that hdr .

I did play with Reshade in P3D but lost interest after a while , FSX just works for me spot on and with Steves DX10 fixer it gives you all the shadows in the Virtual cockpit so not much difference in the look just how P3D uses the graphics cards more

[Lairyliam]

I hear you man, exactly the reason I stayed away from FSX. my PC just wouldn't cope with the demand.

Happy Flying chap.

Liam

[rabhaw]

I still run FS9.

Too many airports and a/c to replace if I moved.

I'm saving up for a dedicated sim PC, when I have that I'llconsider X-Plane and or P3D.

[Hafaza]

I had FS back in the 90's then never had another install until I saw it on Steam for $7. I have kind of decided since I am new in the sim that I would not spend several hundred dollars building it up to a graphic point where it was still not half as good as a 10 year old FPS like Crysis or something. That being said, I am smart enough to see that what FS does well is related to system/procedure simulation so am ok with the way it looks for the short time that I have to look at at. P3D has attracted my interest, but I have not done much research into what it would bring to the table that was different from what I have. Perhaps I should....

[AS541-Brian]

Hafaza,

I have been using P3D for a couple of years now. I will tell you that it is not revolutionary, but more of an evolution from FSX. The interface is almost identical save a few things. It has a fantastic memory management system that pretty much has eliminated all of my OOM's and it also has the ability to run alot of the processing to your graphics card rather then your CPU which helps make things smoother. The shadows are fantastic as well. The clouds shade the ground, and the sun changes in the cockpit as you move which is also neat eye-candy.

There are still some downsides of course. Its still 32 bit, and unless you have an epic machine, you need to keep the sliders kind of in the middle. Alot of FSX addons are compatable, but you need to check the EULA to verify that it is legal of course.

I wont make the move to X-Plane as it appears you need to overhaul the whole system with addons just to bring it up to FSX/P3D standards, and I do not like the interface. But P3D is worth looking at if you dont have hundreds of dollars invested into addons for FSX. Thats my 2 cents.

[Hafaza]

Thanks Brian!

I would probably have to upgrade my gaming computer so I am on the fence since it works fine for what I play at the moment. (Ivy Bridge i5 3570K OC to 4.4ghz - 16g Memory - GeForce GTX 670). I am due to go off traveling on a contract job soon for 3 or 4 months so will leave it be for now. When I return all flush with cash and time might be the time for a switch. I am sure I will post here for advice at that point. I am interested based on the stuff I see smattered around the net...