I got the water sorted, installed some dx10 optimised textures from REX.

I needed to re install REX+OD on my main pc as the DX10 boxes in REX were grayed out on my networked laptop probably due to no DX10 capable chip because of its age.

 

Looking much better now, I just need to get them little darker and more gray tinged and I will be happy.

Here has been my experience.

 

To give due all the way back to the beginning.  (Clean Windows 7 and FSX install per Nick N's guide and an ssd)  Overclocked Phenom II 4.0.  

Thanks to Nick N I have yet to have an OOM or CTD.  2 years going now.  Your mileage may vary and mine certainly did.

 

So Stable Machine would be a great place to start BEFORE going into DX10  My guess is that a lot of problems are coming from having a bad install.

 

THEN

 

Backup your FSX.CFG and put it someplace really safe.

 

THEN 

FSX Guide and ONLY that.  They put a lot of work into getting down to the tweaks that really do a lot for performance etc.  I have had wonderful results

 

THEN

Steve's DX10 Scenery Fixer.  To put it simply this guy knows DX10 and in my opinion to spend time tweaking in an area few people understand?  Sort of insane.  Go with those who know.  And HE DOES!!!

 

THEN

DX10 Guide with Paul J.  

 

If you do these steps per recipe you really ought to be very close to having things work very well.  Again your mileage may vary but it worked for me.

 

Here are some of my favorite Screens...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am an Active Sky 2012 user and the water textures NOW are even better.  Haven't been down to the Caribbean area yet but I'm guessing it will be nice.

 

I have not noticed a huge rise in FPS, however I will say I got a decent bump from going back and starting with a clean FSX.CFG and using the FSX basic guide BEFORE going over to DX10.  Now that I am over to DX10 my experience has been a more smooth running sim.  But the graphics are a very noticeable improvement.  What is REALLY Nice is I can to DX10 Tweaking if you will via Steve's Scenery Fixer.  Worth the price if you ask me.

Takes the guess work out of it and it was a 15 to 30 minute process, as I am a newb.  :lol:

 

These shots are with TEXTURE_MAX_LOAD=1024 as well.  Keep in mind when you go higher, (2048) etc that if you move one slider you will default back to 1024 on the next loading of FSX.  Small price I guess, I am happy right at 1024.

 

In about a year or so my plan is to go to P3D via a new rig.  NOT going back to DX9.

I got the water sorted, installed some dx10 optimised textures from REX.

I needed to re install REX+OD on my main pc as the DX10 boxes in REX were grayed out on my networked laptop probably due to no DX10 capable chip because of its age.

 

Looking much better now, I just need to get them little darker and more gray tinged and I will be happy.

 

No anti-aliasing issues? Image quality is as good as DX9?

Biggest thing for me is switching to DX10 has actually allowed me to fly out of LHR with loads of AI traffic, in cloud, in the NGX without having single digit frame rates.

 

It's still not great (14-17) but it feels like 20 would feel in DX9 due to the extra smoothness.

I never noticed any framerate improvements in DX10 mode.

 

 

No anti-aliasing issues? Image quality is as good as DX9?

 

No issues so far, AA and Vsync are working great, loving the bloom and cockpit shadows, FPS seem the same even with the bloom and shadowing running

 

 

I never noticed any framerate improvements in DX10 mode.

 

If you mean an across-the-board increase in frame rates, then I'd agree.  Any increase in frame rates for me has been marginal, but the overall smoothness in what my hardware is capable of delivering is substantial, especially in heavy scenery areas or weather.  It doesn't deliver higher frame rates, but it does make lower frame rates smoother and therefore more tolerable.

If you mean an across-the-board increase in frame rates, then I'd agree.  Any increase in frame rates for me has been marginal, but the overall smoothness in what my hardware is capable of delivering is substantial, especially in heavy scenery areas or weather.  It doesn't deliver higher frame rates, but it does make lower frame rates smoother and therefore more tolerable.

 

X2!  Exactly.