is it worth it?

[anbu]

i hear that fsX is a hardcore memory hog and you need a beefed up computer to make it enjoyable. am i better of sticking with fs2004 or is fsX not as bad as they make it out to be?

[djscoo]

What kind of system do you have?

[Ferry_vO]

Depends on your computer setup; with a Intel core 2 Duo or higher, 2Gb of Ram, a decent videocard (At least 512 Mb) and with Service pack 2 for FsX installed you can get pretty good framerates without sacrificing too much detail.

:)

[war.ace]

dont forget the shader has to be atleast 1.1 so you can run acceleration

[anbu]

i have service pack 2 and 512mb of ram.
i don't have a duel core and graphics card is an ATI radeon express 200.
nothing fancy.

[Daube]

i have service pack 2 and 512mb of ram.
i don't have a duel core and graphics card is an ATI radeon express 200.
nothing fancy.

FORGET ABOUT FSX.
I hope I have been clear enough.
The fact is that your computer has not enough power to run FSX smoothly in any situation:
- the CPU is just a dual core, not enough cores (quad core is better) and I'm almost sure the speed of those cores is too slow.
- 512 Mb of RAM is not enough... in fact, it's barely enough for FS9
- ATI express 200... I'm not even sure this graphic card is enough for FS9....


FSX will NOT run nicely on such an old computer. Even with tweaks, you won't get anything enjoyable. Stick with FS9, you will get far more satisfaction. ;)

[anbu]

FORGET ABOUT FSX.
I hope I have been clear enough.
The fact is that your computer has not enough power to run FSX smoothly in any situation:
- the CPU is just a dual core, not enough cores (quad core is better) and I'm almost sure the speed of those cores is too slow.
- 512 Mb of RAM is not enough... in fact, it's barely enough for FS9
- ATI express 200... I'm not even sure this graphic card is enough for FS9....


FSX will NOT run nicely on such an old computer. Even with tweaks, you won't get anything enjoyable. Stick with FS9, you will get far more satisfaction. ;)

the computer is 3 years old and i run fs9 pretty good but i didn't think i would be able to run fsx

[war.ace]

no dont forget about fsx I didnt just quit trying to get it to run even though the guys here said that my pc specs wont run fsx. But I got it to run without spending a penny. and my graphics card is integraded so it does suk but it runs fsx OK.

[Bandit]

I had a single core amd 3000+ xp (OC'd 2.5 ghz) with 2 gig ram and a bfg nvidia 6800 ultra and was running fsx 18 to 21 fps,

however my fsx was tweaked, cfg entries, textures etc,

my sliders were 50% or more,

1600 x 1050 32 bit
global texture very high
no light bloom
trilinear
shadows on ground, no shadows on aircraft
LOD medium
mesh complexity 80
mesh res. 19m
texture res. 60m
water effects low 2x
sceneery complexity & autogen very dence
special effects medium
cloud detail max (FEX SHD Clouds)
road vehicles 10%
boats & ships 100%
airport density med
GA traffic 25% airline traffic 15%

like I said there are many tweaks that have been applied to my fsx accel,

stock fsx theres no way I could get that 18-21 fps,

but it is possiable to have enjoyable fsx with low end machine,

[anbu]

do you still get the fun features like the animals running around?

[djscoo]

I won't make any brash statements, but you most likely won't be satisfied with FSX. I currently run FSX fine with a dual core. I did some research on your card, and unless I'm mistaken it is not an integrated gpu. This is a good sign, if you want you'll have no trouble upgrading to a faster card. Your ram is puzzling however you should really think about upgrading your ram (it will help overall in other apps too). The norm for ram is around 2 GB (I think), and it's pretty cheap too.

[war.ace]

do you still get the fun features like the animals running around?
No I havent tried turning on the animals yet.

[MCDesigns]

do you still get the fun features like the animals running around?

These are mostly in the missions, but not sure if your settings based on your PC specs will prevent you from seeing the extras since it will probably default you to basic settings during a mission..

if you don't have high expectations, then I'd suggest getting FSX and seeing how it runs. Expectations are the biggest part of why/how people enjoy the sim, some have to high of expectations, some have realistic ones. Lots of simmers that ran FS9 at maxed settings went into FSX with to high of expectations and were dissapointed.

[war.ace]

well I turned it on and I havent seen any in Alberta yet...I'll try again in a location tommorow

[djscoo]

well I turned it on and I havent seen any in Alberta yet...I'll try again in a location tommorow
The only animals you will see are in Africa, and in seaports there a birds that fly around ships. The whole animal thing was a gimmick really.

[MudMarine]

Don't fall for the FSX lure......if you system is running FS9, stick with it!

[BananaBob]

No I havent tried turning on the animals yet.

Please don't turn on the animals, LOL :costumes:

[djscoo]

Please don't turn on the animals, LOL :costumes:
heh...:costumes:

[yago9]

For 1000$ I got me a system of the shelf that runs FX on heavy settings with decent frame rates.HP AMD Phentom Quad-Core 2.50 GHz , 6.2GB RAM, 750 GB hard drive NVidia 9800GT .

[harleyman]

FSX will run just fine on a dual core CPU...( but its best around 3.2 to 3.6 Gh)mush less and it gets sketchy at best

You really should get more ram

And who knows about the graphics card (can always be upgrades too if needed)



But heres the thing...FSX on some low end systems runs very well,and on some high end systems not so well..Why you ask? No answers there...:banghead:


But I say its worth a shot....You can always sell it later

[MudMarine]

Please don't turn on the animals, LOL :costumes:

Ya, you never know what we'll do around here!!:costumes:

[war.ace]

I turned the animals on and nothing wrong happend...

[harleyman]

Ya, you never know what we'll do around here!!:costumes:



:costumes: Ya...You should see the way those fuzzy little critters look me up and down...Kinda creepy if you ask me.....LOL



And look what I saw one doing....:bs: :d

[FLighT01]

Creepy is right! Those lawn sheep in the ultralite/balloons mission just stare at'cha without moving a muscle, gives me the willies.

[djscoo]

I turned the animals on and nothing wrong happend...

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/turn-on :kilroy:

It's a double entendre...

[anbu]

i'm thinking of getting a new graphics card so i'll do some shopping around.
and i know ram is cheap, it just never crossed my mind.

[Sean Doran]

dont forget the shader has to be atleast 1.1 so you can run acceleration

Where do you do this?

[Brett_Henderson]

i'm thinking of getting a new graphics card so i'll do some shopping around.
and i know ram is cheap, it just never crossed my mind.
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I wouldn't be throwing money into a 3 year old computer. Save it towards your next computer. .. Seriously