Help with Graphics card

The graphics card has a huge impact on your framerates, but it's not the only factor. Bring up your run command (Start->Run) and type 'dxdiag'.

Under the system tab, Can ya please Let us know the system manufacturer, Processor, and memory? And under display, let us know the name and approx. total memory on the card.

I'm an nvidia guy myself, so someone else will have to give ya advice on which gfx card ya want 🙂

Also, Tweaking your settings goes a long way. Some things will slow down your computer more than others... FSX is a game of compromise; Pretty vs. playable 😞

Thanks for that, the details are as follow:

System manufacturer: Eveshamvale
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40Ghz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1022MB RAM

Display:-

Name: RADEON X800 series
Approx. Total memory: 256.0MB

I hope this helps and I look forward to any responses!

D5Tweddle wrote:

I have heard that I might need more hard drive? to run FSX quicker?

The size / capacity of your HDD has nothing to do with how fast you can run FSX. Your CPU and GPU however will make a difference.

so....what do I do now?

I see you only have 1GB of memory. I would get another stick of 1GB.. It won't do anything to windows, but it might help with FSX.

your processor will do the job,but more ram (random access memory)as n7xlq1 wrote,(I would actually recommend having 4gig)depending on how old your motherboard is there are 3 types that I know of:
*DDR(slow)
*DDR2(good)
*DDR3(fast)
and new graphics card(if interested,make sure your motherboard and powersupply are compatible with the new card)256mb cards are substandard these days

Did he mention whether or not he was running either Vista or XP? That would explain everything.

I see...he is running XP......he should bump up on the Memory.

Does Windows XP Pro support 4 Gigs of RAM then?

warlord40 wrote:

...I would actually recommend having 4gig

Man, am I getting confused

4gigs, but no more than that.

I want a written guarantee.

Thanks for your replies, it is greatly apreciated. At least I am armed with more inforamtion that I had before!

Thanks again.

Sorry to be a pest but I have seen this: XFX Nvidia 9600GT 650M 512MB DDR3 Dual-Dvi PCI-E, would this be suitable for FSX with the specs that I have given above for my PC, any advice on what I should be looking for??

Thanks once again.

D5Tweddle wrote:

Sorry to be a pest but I have seen this: XFX Nvidia 9600GT 650M 512MB DDR3 Dual-Dvi PCI-E, would this be suitable for FSX with the specs that I have given above for my PC, any advice on what I should be looking for??

Thanks once again.

What's the make and model of your motherboard??? If it has a PCI-E slot then yes it could work.

I have an X800XL PCIe 256mb card which presumably is what Mr. Tweddle has. I dont understand how it can be such a bad card when it works great for me. I'm running all settings pretty much maxed out everything looks smooth and clear.

I realize that a 512mb card is the norm by today's standards and perhaps I'll upgrade to one soon, but in the mean time my X800 will do fine.

How do I find out if I have a PCI-E slot?

Your motherboard specs will determine whether you get an answer to your latest question or not.

PCI-E is the type of physical connector that is built onto your motherboard. There will be no way to tell unless you know what it looks like or you know the make and model of your motherboard in which we or you can look it up to see if this type of connector is included as a feature.

I believe a few people have asked for your motherboard specs. Are you able to provide this information?

- Kareem

D5Tweddle wrote:

How do I find out if I have a PCI-E slot?

You'll find board photos in the 3 links.

http://www.flightsimulationforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1054&highlight=pcie

D5Tweddle wrote:

How do I find out if I have a PCI-E slot?

The easiest way is to download 'EVEREST Free Edition 2.20' from here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

Run the program, expand 'Motherboard' and look for 'Expansion Slots'

Mine looks like this:

Expansion Slots 3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 2 PCI-E x16