Prepar3D v4 or v5?

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pekoms
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Prepar3D v4 or v5?

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Hi guys, recently I decided it's time to finally move from FSX to P3D [that is, until FS2020 has decent amount of addons; no, I did not decide yet to buy P3D]. Question is: which version is better to get in terms of addons and performance? v4 or v5? I mainly fly in Europe if it depends.
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Re: Prepar3D v4 or v5?

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If your hardware is up to it, v. 5.

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Re: Prepar3D v4 or v5?

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Definitely v5. DirectX 12 will give you a good performance boost. When I built my new PC a year ago, I went from v4 to v5 as well as upgraded my hardware. Massive performance boost. Went from FPS being in the 20’s to upper 40’s-low 50’s. Higher graphics settings too. Enhanced Atmospherics is also a nice boost to realism.
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Re: Prepar3D v4 or v5?

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Absolutely, V5….uses less Vram and offers Dx12 as noted in previous post

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