When selecting a resolution of 1280X1024 the simulator automatically selects a screen ratio of 5:4. I changed this to a manually selected ratio of 4:3 and the stutters stopped. I get a little stuttering when flying near buildings as they load but the performance now seems very similar to the original LockOn. Interestingly, heat blur does not have any negative performance hit for me in FC2. Heat blur normally kills my performance. I am using a Dell 8300 3.0ghz and an Nvidia 6800.
Iorbit have released a new version of their GAME BOOSTER. Its free to download. Game booster defrags your memory and shuts down unwanted services. You can edit the services and add more to be closed. It's brilliant! The new version of Advanced System Care has a Turbo Boost button which closes other background processes. I have never had the need to purchase the Pro version of ASC, look for the free version. Give them a try, they are great tools and FREE! http://www.iobit.com/ I prefer Game Booster to Alacrity by Ken Salter. Alacrity is not fully supported on Windows7 however, you might want to give it a try, its free! Just more difficult to configure.
I am also managing to use Latency Cfg2 in Windows7. I selected a latency of 128 for my graphics card instead of the default 256. This is said to help reduce stuttering.
Iam also using exctrlst.exe to shut down performance counters. This tool is part of the Microsoft Resource Kit and can be downloaded from their web site. I switched off all the performance counters in Windows7, there are lots of them. I also disabled indexing and importantly disabled System Restore which can cause the jitters. Lots for you to go on here............
I am not keen on the emerald green summer textures, I hope someone can tone them down.
Charlie
