Does FSX work better with Nvidia or ATI drivers?

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Remy (Remyx) Trainee
Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Washington D.C.
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Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:51 am

I am about to get a new graphic card. Currently considering the Nvidia 8800GT.

However I read somewhere that Nvidia drivers do not work all that well with FSX. Is this a real problem or can it be arranged with tweaking?

Is this significant enough that I should reconsider my selection of GPU?

Do ATI drivers generally work better with FSX?

Thank you,
Remy

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papab Trainee
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Tampa, FL
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Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:59 am

I have been using Nvidia since I got FSX. Started with a 5200 series-went to a 7600 series and now I am using an 8800 GTS. I have never had a problem with their drivers. My current FPS is set at 35 and I get 18-20 on the runway at Tampa-30-35 after I climb out to cruising altitude ( flying mostly prop planes). Also have AMD 5200 Dual core(2.6GHZ)-4GB ram with XP that is only using 3GB.
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Remy (Remyx) Trainee
Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 25 Location: Washington D.C.
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Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:25 pm

Thank you both for the input.
Remy

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