First FSX Shots.

Well here are the very first shots from FSX.

Installation time 19minutes including activation.

No problems at all during installation and FS running.

Settings...My theory is Set everything to Max and if FS doesnt respond lower settings one by one ...The shots below is at Max.



























Some first Points...

Tress 10/10

Water 100/10

Ground 8/10

Sky 9/10

Sound 10/10

Please comment.We have definetly a lot of things to discuss.

*I miss F1View But there are a load of new view options.Nice addition.

SPECS.

CPU = AMD Athlon 64, 2400 MHz (12 x 200)
MOBO = Asus K8V SE Deluxe
RAM = 3GB Kingston DDRSDRAM PC3200
GFX = Asus nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT 512MB
HD = (Installed in) 2 x 150 at 10000 RPM -SATA RAID 0 ARRAY (Total 300GB)
OPTICAL DRIVE(Used for installation) =_NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A DUAL LAYER

Now thats what I'm talking about! Can't wait to see if Direct X 10 will make it a wee bit better then I'll be content.

I probably could count it as a positive comment?Do I?

I need only an explanation though...''Wee'' Forgive me but i hardly can speak and write good English so its even harder for me when i have to translate special words

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I don't see any elephants.



Now, I'm not going to enjoy my computer any more. I'll have to start another FSX SUX thread.

Great job GM!

wee = little

Your shots are amazing, and if Direct X 10 manages to improve that even more then wow.

Party Time...


Thanks Solotwo

Greekman - I have to say, these are fantastic shots/graphics. You have done a great job

Crash - are these elephants?

Except the DC-3 shots all the rest are over Greece...We have no elephants in Greece...Except maybe the members of parliament...

You show that GM stick it to the complainers that this sim isn't better than FS9.
This is without DX 10, you are the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have one party that has the elephant for its symbol. The other one uses a donkey. We're pretty much screwed either way.

Great shots there GM, but sadly number 4 has confirmed that the airstrips do come from a roll. Only hope they are stuck/fixed securely. Wouldn't like one to roll up, in the middle of a crosswind landing.

Shame about CG's Elephants, I heard of a small girl that lost her sheep, but a grown man losing his Elephants.

Last edited by KenTel on Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:49 pm, edited 1 time in total

Fantastic!!!

Hey, I was gonna post a thread just like this one, GM! Fsx Is wonderful on my pc too.I wanted to upload the pics, but I only have dialup for the next few days so... Thanks alot for showing how good fsx is, and putting a stop to the rants and "fsx won't run on my pc"isms.

I'm speechless GM!

very nice pics, but as i feared your vid card is a nvidea FX6800 512mb, sadly mine is the FX5500 256MB, might not get those prety pictures on mine once i get FSX.

Awesome shots GM. What kind of frame rates were you getting on those settings - was it a smooth ride? And do you think that just maybe you could... use your awesome machine to take some screens of Atlanta/Hartsfield Intl. Maybe?

Excellent captures GM72
I can see some art work coming our way now that your FSX has arrived.
I'm happy you've finally got it.

Its not a super machine ryane.Maybe a middle one but definitely not a super.Since its already too late in my Time Zone i promise your shots for tomorrow.I also didn't check the FPS(I will never do it even to FS9 )But i ll check it too tomorrow.My guess is that it is not going to be an impressive number...We shall see though.

Thanks for you comments.

Great shots, GM, so glad to see you've finally gotten it!! Look forward to seeing many more from you.

The first thing that struck me was not having f1 view also. You'll get used to it fairly quickly, though.

All the nice comments have been said GM...You know how I feel about those shots.

Great work!! You've started a revolution!!

Stunning shots GM

...absolutely incredible

In addition to being very pleasant to view, GM's screen shots will have the effect of quieting the chorus that blames FSX for the inadequacies of their computers.

[/b]very nice Greekman Did you ever get around to checking the fps.

Some first Points...

Tress 10/10

Water 100/10

Ground 8/10

Sky 9/10

Sound 10/10

Please comment.We have definetly a lot of things to discuss.

*I miss F1View But there are a load of new view options.Nice addition.

SPECS.

CPU = AMD Athlon 64, 2400 MHz (12 x 200)
MOBO = Asus K8V SE Deluxe
RAM = 3GB Kingston DDRSDRAM PC3200
GFX = Asus nVIDIA GeForce 6800GT 512MB
HD = (Installed in) 2 x 150 at 10000 RPM -SATA RAID 0 ARRAY (Total 300GB)
OPTICAL DRIVE(Used for installation) =_NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A DUAL LAYER

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Reply:

@Greekman72

If you could run FSX with such detail on your current rig, I'm getting the same video card you're using. Did you go for the fanless Quiet Heatsink model or the one with the built-in fan? How much did you spend for that GFX card by the way?

This is my GFX

I bought it before 4months in the price of 185euros(Greece)

Keep on mind that my shots are editing.I resize them(800x600) and i increase the sharpenes about 30-40% from the original one.Increasing the sharpness and rezising brings better result to a screenshot.

Check the following example.

Original(Sorry for the size)




Editing(Resizing-Sharpness Increasing)




Also you have to count the fact that ,with this system, in high detail areas, as big cities or busy airports, i have some kind of freezing in smooth runnning with Autogen to High.

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Reply:

@ Greekman72

Thanks! 'Coz I'm currently in the process of building a new rig and I don't wanna waste my money on a lousy graphics card. The new 8800 DX10 Series GFX cards are good but they're well-beyond my budget.

Another ASUS GFX card I'm considering is this:


By the way, what's your average framerate on FSX with your rig?[/url]

Not too much...About 13-17 fps which dramatically decreasing to 8-10 in high density areas.

As a conlusion is that my Set-Up is at the limits if you want to have your Slidders to MAX. I already plan my upgrade but not before spring time.

Incredible pictures ppl... I'm jealus, thats why im upgrading:P

Im ready to upgrade my system, Im only thinking of fixing the video card, and upgrade from 1gb ram, to 2gb...

I allready have amd 64 dual-core, and dont have to upgrade that.

But i just wants some help for what video card to choose!

Maximum price would be around $350

TY for all comments being posted back

Smailey

Lets do a comparison. This is proof that good graphics card are a vital part of performance and looks. I use to get 5 to 12 FPS. Now I get 10 to 39 fps.
My FSX with an Intel 64mb card.

And FSX with my new ATI 9250 256mb card

First one is in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
2nd one is in Friday Harbor, Washington

Incredible pictures ppl... I'm jealus, thats why im upgrading:P

Im ready to upgrade my system, Im only thinking of fixing the video card, and upgrade from 1gb ram, to 2gb...

I allready have amd 64 dual-core, and dont have to upgrade that.

But i just wants some help for what video card to choose!

Maximum price would be around $350

TY for all comments being posted back

Smailey