So far...post patch

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Originally Posted by CWMV

What settings are you running the game at?
Worse case scenario drop everything to low and work up from there till you have a good balance of appearance and performance.

with everything set to low and all the options unchecked, I get 25 when flying above sea, below 20 when approaching a bomber, highest was 30 when doing a fly by. i had a freeze while getting close to a bomber.
i guess i'll keep trying. thanks man!