active New Install - poor frame rate on Global

[Dean33]

Hi 

I have a new laptop which I have yesterday installed P3DV4.1 on.

With no other programmes / addons and stock aircraft I had frame rates of 100.  With a complex aircraft 60 plus.

All on medium to high settings except lighting. 

Happy days!

 

Then I installed FTX Global.  Scenery is on HD using symbolic link /junction.

Flew exactly the same flight and with NO CHANGES TO SETTINGS and got less 10 to 20 FPS in VC.

 

I've been using Global for year so I know this is not what to expect.

 

I want to get this right before I add anything else like sceneries, regions, weather etc.

 

Can anyone suggest anything obvious to check?

 

Thanks 

 

Dean Order Number: FSS0504556

[Smudger]

Hello Dean,

Is that an external HD that you have a symbolic link to ?

 

Smudger.

[Dean33]

No it’s a laptop which came with 250gb SSD and 1Tb HDD. 

7700hq and GTX1070 8mb. 16mb ram. 

 

[Smudger]

Then it should not be a problem, what graphic card have you got ?

Orbx Global on its own will not cause that drop in FPS, does moving back to just medium settings make any difference ?

[Dean33]

Graphics card GTX 1070 8mb. 

Changed settings a little lower. External 30fps. VC 15fps. 

[sigwx]

Hi Dean,

try to rebuild scenery indices, by deleting files  in your c:\programdata\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\SceneryIndexes_x64 folder.

I had load times up to 10 Minutes, and after delete scenery indices and restart P3D v4 it was less than 2 minutes.

 

Andreas

[Stillwater]

That´s interesting, @sigwx. I´ll check that, too...

[Dean33]

Thanks. I’ve tried that but no difference. 

[Dean33]

Thanks guys. Three hours later I’m getting over 70fps in Global after a full reinstall of P3D and Global. 

[Smudger]

Good to hear Dean, bit of a round about journey though.