Graphics power

[magician176]

I am using X-Plane 11 and I need more graphics power, can I add two instead of one GPU to my computer?

[veeg]

Hello

Post your complete pc spec’s. Also your complete psu spec’s.

[Pyro]

The recommended requirements for X-Plane 11 are as follows:
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[li]CPU: Intel Core i5 6600K at 3.5 ghz or faster[/li][li]CPU SPEED: Info[/li][li]RAM: 16 GB[/li][li]OS: Windows 7, 8, or 10, 64-bit[/li][li]VIDEO CARD: DirectX 12-capable video card from NVIDIA, AMD w/4 GB VRAM[/li][li]PIXEL SHADER: 5.1[/li][li]VERTEX SHADER: 5.1[/li][li]SOUND CARD: Default[/li][li]FREE DISK SPACE: 20 GB[/li][li]DEDICATED VIDEO RAM: 4 GB[/li][/ul]

Adding a second GPU rarely adds performance due to the fact that most developers simply do not support SLI.

If you want to get more performance from your GPU and GPU alone, you should look into investing into a RTX 20 series or 30 Series GPU or the AMD equivalents (I believe any of their 6000 series GPU).

If you do choose to upgrade, make sure your power supply is sufficient, posting your specs as Veeg suggested will allow us to help you make sure.

[magician176]

I am using X-Plane 11 and I need more graphics power, can I add two instead of one GPU to my computer?

Hi I have posted snapshots with my initial posting, but it seems that it do not display on my post after I submitted it, how do I go about that then?

[magician176]

I am using X-Plane 11 and I need more graphics power, can I add two instead of one GPU to my computer?

Hi I have posted snapshots with my initial posting, but it seems that it do not display on my post after I submitted it, how do I go about that then?

[Pyro]

A link to the speccy report would serve us much better.

It does not tell which power supply your are using, please look in the case and get the info (wattage, efficiency, model/manufacturer) i.e. seasonic focus gold 500W

[magician176]

OK, how do I get a link to the speccy report, help me out please?

[magician176]

I have a 460 watt PSU

[magician176]

PSU = RS-460-PCAR-A3

[Pyro]

[HEADING=3]To publish a Speccy profile to the Web:[/HEADING]
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[li]In Speccy, click File, and then click Publish Snapshot.[/li][li]In the Publish Snapshot dialog box, click Yes to enable Speccy to proceed.[/li][li]Speccy publishes the profile and displays a second Publish Snapshot dialog box. You can open the URL in your default browser, copy it to the clipboard, or close the dialog box.[/li][/ol]

That psu is junk, doesn’t even have an efficiency rating that I can find, it is not even good enough for your current machine, much less if you choose to make any upgrades. If you upgrade anything, replace your power supply first.

If you are looking for a good one, Corsair, EVGA, and Seasonic all have fantastic warranties. If you want to upgrade your GPU to a newer one, you need at least a 750-800w (or more depending on the card) with an 80+ Gold efficiency rating.

Please note, if you upgrade your gpu you will most likely see a bottleneck with the CPU you are using, likewise for the ram, you can upgrade piecemeal and get there eventually or go all out depending on how patient you are.

[magician176]

OK, thanks about the PSU, will do so. Speccy link= http://speccy.piriform.com/results/C...VXjtRyTcO7VS02

[Pyro]

A few things you can do to this machine to help keep it going strong:

Uninstall Avast antivirus. Windows Defender with a little bit of common sense will get you pretty far, and antivirus/malware programs tend to hog up resources. @Malnutrition should know if there’s anything that needs to be done to completely uninstall it other than using the Programs and Features menu.

Your SSD is getting low-ish on space, make sure you keep it above 20-25% unencumbered, this will help the computer load files and games more quickly.

Run Disk Cleanup (check all the boxes) this will delete things such as your recycling bin, so make sure you don’t have any files you want to keep.

Run Defragment and Optimize Drives, run this on your drives.

Finally, a restart through the power menu (using the actual restart button) once a week will help to unload any residual services hanging out in the background.

Other than this, your machine seems to be in fairly good health, there’s no magic when it comes to getting more performance, you either have to replace a part with a better one, or remove some of the load on the other components.

[Malnutrition]

I’d remove Avast with GeekUninstaller, but you can use windows to do so.
After you have removed it reboot your computer.

Install Unlocker and Everything Search engine.
Type [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Avast into the everything search engine window, and then click edit select all, right click highlighted text then select unlocker then delete.

Download the Avast Removal Tool. To your desktop.
Boot into safemode.
Run Avast Removal tool as admin.
Allow completion.
Reboot into normal mode.

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Disable windows 10 spyware with O&O software, this can chew up bandwidth while you game as microsoft is constantly uploading various data from your machine.

[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Use the recommended and somewhat recommended setting, for O&O shutup 10.

Disable windows update, and only enable it once a week to update on your terms not whenever microsoft feels you need an update.

Uninstall Useless to you windows apps with O&O App buster.

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Prior to gaming, try and run KillemAll, note that this tool will close any non microsoft program including your browser, so save anything prior to running it.
Just save it to your desktop, and right click and run as admin prior to running a game, as it will free up resources. After starting it just hit enter twice, you will know it has ran once it closes.

Also, make sure your machine is in Gaming mode.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[magician176]

A few things you can do to this machine to help keep it going strong:

Uninstall Avast antivirus. Windows Defender with a little bit of common sense will get you pretty far, and antivirus/malware programs tend to hog up resources. @Malnutrition should know if there’s anything that needs to be done to completely uninstall it other than using the Programs and Features menu.

Your SSD is getting low-ish on space, make sure you keep it above 20-25% unencumbered, this will help the computer load files and games more quickly.

Run Disk Cleanup (check all the boxes) this will delete things such as your recycling bin, so make sure you don’t have any files you want to keep.

Run Defragment and Optimize Drives, run this on your drives.

Finally, a restart through the power menu (using the actual restart button) once a week will help to unload any residual services hanging out in the background.

Other than this, your machine seems to be in fairly good health, there’s no magic when it comes to getting more performance, you either have to replace a part with a better one, or remove some of the load on the other components.

Hi, thanks a lot for your input, will follow your advice. I am not really good at manipulating software, so I will need to find a computer wizard to empty and move some stuff from one SSD/HDD to another. Thanks!

[magician176]

That psu is junk, doesn’t even have an efficiency rating that I can find, it is not even good enough for your current machine, much less if you choose to make any upgrades. If you upgrade anything, replace your power supply first.

If you are looking for a good one, Corsair, EVGA, and Seasonic all have fantastic warranties. If you want to upgrade your GPU to a newer one, you need at least a 750-800w (or more depending on the card) with an 80+ Gold efficiency rating.

Please note, if you upgrade your gpu you will most likely see a bottleneck with the CPU you are using, likewise for the ram, you can upgrade piecemeal and get there eventually or go all out depending on how patient you are.

OK, thanks, I am looking at a bigger PSU now! Thanks