Can I Run It?

[FlyingFatman]

I want to run FSX on decnt settings.My system is as follows:
Windows XP
3GB RAM
3.2GHz Proc.
Ati Radeon x600 Hypermemory 256MB

I'm a little iffy about the video card,but will I be fine?If not can someone point me in the direction of a decent yet relatively cheap video card.

[Ravang]

It should work ok, with SP1, but without SP1 (service pack 1) it won't work that well, if at a playable frame rate at all

[FlyingFatman]

Also,how much more accurate is FSX than FS2004?I live in Birmingham,AL and in FS2004 I could only find a few familiar buildings(the tallest ones in the city),is it better in FSX?Can I navigate by streets I know?Sorry for my newbish questions.

[ATI_7500]

Is the processor a Pentium?

A good, cheap video card would be the NVidia 8500/8600 series.

And yes, the roads in FSX are quite accurate and way better than in FS9.

[FlyingFatman]

Yeah,its a Pentium.Is that bad?

[Ravang]

No what kind of Pentium (as Pentium is a group of processors) like a P4, or what it should say on the front of the computer case, or under Start > Right click My Computer > Properties, then read under Computer: ... to find out the processor information.

[ATI_7500]

Yeah,its a Pentium.Is that bad?

Not at all. Just don't get too optimistic with the settings. Medium high to high settings will do the trick for you.

[john_uk]

Yeah,its a Pentium.Is that bad?

Not at all. Just don't get too optimistic with the settings. Medium high to high settings will do the trick for you.

i would say medium at best, cos that x600 will not help at all.

[FlyingFatman]

Whoops,brain fart lol,its a Pentium D.And the deal with the video card should work out fine,I'll probably get a decent video card like the Nvidia mentioned,and put my ATI into another machine I have that needs one for lower-end gaming.Thats not to say my x600 isn't decent,but when I crank the settings all the way up on brand-new games I can notice a pretty good decrease in fps.Should work out fine with a new card.Thanks for all the help.

[ATI_7500]

Wait a sec - what slot is that x600? PCIe? Or AGP?