Before I sink them money...

[Tom Clayton]

I'd like opinions as to whether this machine will run either version of P3D. Here are screenshots of my DxDiag and properties screens.

[Lionheart]

Tom,

Your CPU looks fine on both of those. The only question is the GPU. Scenery is now cached in the CPU VRam. If you have 512, it might run out of memory with ORBX scenery, and quick. You simply will run out of memory with ORBX, but if you lighten the load (low settings) you will extend the time and possibly not have memory crashes. But, if you have a GPU with say 1 Gig of VRam, you should be good to go.

This is on 'V2'. You are fine with V1, 1.4, but man, I would try for V2.
I have V2 on my laptop, ultra thin Vizio and it runs it fine. I haven't tried spiking the settings on it though, stock installation.

[Tom Clayton]

Until about 5 minutes ago, I wasn't familiar with ORBX, but now I can say that I probably won't have much, if any of their stuff - unless it's from their freeware page. How is the stock mesh? Do I need to start looking for freeware, or can I do a decent Grand Canyon run with the stock files?

[Lionheart]

GC isn't that nice, but I think its nicer then FS9. You can download a photoreal GC and its freeware. I don't remember who made it. Reminds me, I need to download that.

Personally for stock scenery, I like it. I just flew over it and took some shots. You can max out the scenery 'mesh' and that will give you some wild terrain.

If you fly the F22, don't look out the sides from in the VC will an update is released. Crashes due to illuminated textures overlapping.

[IanHenry]

Tom, it's maybe not a good idea to show your windows serial number on a public forum.

Regards,
Ian.

[FlameOut]

I don't remember who made it.

It is at :

http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?/files/

Look down at the "Most Watched" section.

[Lionheart]

Thanks Flameout.

[Tom Clayton]

Ian - the product ID won't do anyone any good. It's the Key that would allow piracy, and there's two ways to get that. The first is to flip over the laptop and read the label, and the other is to use a key-finder app. Belarc Advisor is good for that.