i have a top of the line video card for my gaming computer. but when i play FSX it is laggy and jumpy. it also takes a long time to load.any ideas?
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Give us your full system specs.
Meanwhile turn down the autogen and AI and see if that helps.
Lock the FPS at 20.

RadarMan wrote:
Lock the FPS at 20.
I run mine at 1 and it works fine. But is still jumpy sometimes. Dose 20 Work better?
Try it, play around with the settings until you find the best for everything.

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