FSX system requirments
James FSXmad
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Hi
Just want to see what other people on here are running FSX on in terms of machine power.
I have an AMD 5200 2.6GHZ processor, the Nvidia 8800GTX 768MB graphics card and 2 gig of ram. With all this, FSX still gets blocky at times so I'm wacking my computer up to 4 gig of ram to see how that helps. It improved dramatically when I went from 1 gig to 2 gigs so to double it again to the maximum of 4 gig should help.
It's a joke what Microsoft say are the minimum system requirements needed to run FSX. I quote off the box....... windows xp sp2 - 256MB, windows vista 512mb, 1 GHZ processor, 15GB hard drive, DX9, directx 9 compatible graphics card with 32mb ram and support for hardware transformation and lighting.
Ok, well considering you need 1 - 2 gig of ram just to run vista how can they recommend 512mb to run a game that's struggling on a pc with 4 times that memory.
Yeah, great specs if you want nothing more than a glorified photo shoot! I'd be interested on your perceptions of these recommended specifications because I think they're a joke!!
What about the rest of you, what do you think?
James
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I got like this 1999 business computer you know like 1 gig of ram and yet fsx still works fine with me. Havent really updated thing except video card. And do you recomend the 8800gtx?
You don't need 4 gigs of memory. I run FSX fine with this:
AMD athalon 64 X@ 3800+ 2.0ghz
1gig memory
250gig hard drive
NVidia GEforce 6100 256mb
I purchased It for $549 after rebate
You have a prettypowerful system and that is not your problem. If you can't find another problem, just turn the grphics down a little. You should get a very good performance from that PC.
FSX can humble ANY computer! It depends on how much of FSX you put on.
I presently play FSX on winXpHome with the nVida 8800 GTX driven by a 3ghz intel pent D on intel P965express reference motherboard with 2 gb of 800mhz DDR2.
With 60% traffic (air and ground AI objects) and dense generic objects, 30% special objects, max filtering, FSX gets chuggy only when banking a tight turn low over a town. I've got maybe 50% of FSX put on!
About to install a 2.4ghz intel Core 2 Duo (doubles benchmark framerate over pent D) and another 2gb of DDR2, Maybe I can get FSX up the 60%-75% of it's capability!
Ya, FSX at fullbore is more than any computer can run smoothly. But you can throttle FSX back to play smoothy on the minimum system. requirement.
robson131
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Hey all, Your all forgetting about one very important thing, The directx 10 patch should be making a VERY big difference indeed, I will be very surpirsed if it doesnt. Directx 10 in general is utilised to improve system performance and increase those graphics to an even better look. FSX is currently only a DX9 game, its truely meant for dx10, I recommened obvously fast cpu ie e6600 intel 2gb memory but MAINLY dx10 nvidia 8800gtx/s
Hope this helps but that patch will make a difference
Andy
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