Will my computer run this thing

[joey_d1119]

I can run all the latest video games without any gliches, and probably the most intense graphics heavy game out is Half Life 2 and it runs pretty smooth.

So....my computer has...

256 MB ATI Radeon X800series

4 gigs of memory

250 gig hard drive

Intel Pentium 4 Proccesor

Processor Speed is 3.2 ghz


You guys think my computer can run this FSX?

[Daube]

I don't know, but you can always try to download the demo and have a check, knowing that the performance of the demo is very poor and the final game runs a bit better.

[Ashton Lawson]

Probably.

It'll do better than mine, and mine can run it...  (not well tho)

(Read specs in Sig)

[Mees]

I still don't understand why people have 4GB of RAM..

[NicksFXHouse]

I still don't understand why people have 4GB of RAM..

Well.. assuming they are using the 3gig switch in the Windows boot.ini file and the machine is set up for other purposes such as video editing and a few other tasks, installing 4 gigs has its purpose but unless you are running WindowsXP x64 or Windows Vista the system will never use or see more than 3.2gig

x64 and VISTA are the only Windows OS's that can see or use 4 gigs or more.

[NicksFXHouse]

I can run all the latest video games without any gliches, and probably the most intense graphics heavy game out is Half Life 2 and it runs pretty smooth.

So....my computer has...

256 MB ATI Radeon X800series

4 gigs of memory

250 gig hard drive

Intel Pentium 4 Proccesor

Processor Speed is 3.2 ghz


You guys think my computer can run this FSX?

It will run it... but it will not run it on high graphics settings

[Rocket_Bird]

It will run on high graphics setting no problem on the contrary.

If I can do it on my laptop, you can do it on your super PC.  Of course, I do get a little bit of stutter, blurries, load times and all the nasties that most people get here.  Im almost confident that you won't have that problem.

[NicksFXHouse]

I love it when people contradict electrical engineer's and software tester's...

It makes information all that much harder to get.

[NicksFXHouse]

[quote]It will run on high graphics setting no problem on the contrary.

If I can do it on my laptop, you can do it on your super PC.

[Katahu]

There's no such thing as high-end for the FS series.

[NicksFXHouse]

There's no such thing as high-end for the FS series.

You are correct

FSX was designed to absorb the hardware market as new components are released over the next 2 years


What was listed in the original will run FSX but not with very much eye candy and not with very good frame results if the sliders are pushed up too far on the extras.

4 gigs of memory is worthless in any M$ OS other than WindowsXP x64 and VISTA. All other OS's will only recognize and FULLY use 3.2 assuming the 3BG switch is used.

FS9 only allocates 768mb of memory on program boot however FSX will allocate more if it is available but not 2 gigs+

I ran an x800xt in FS9 and did some tests in FSX. I was able to get the card to work in FSX fairly well with some configuration tweaks which I posted on this board however the MAX frame lock will not be any higher than 22 so to say that is a super PC would be a very bad mistake especially when one is speaking of FSX.

The P4 is also outdated and is wiped by most AMD64 processor.

[Katahu]

The P4 is also outdated and is wiped by most AMD64 processor.

Well, from what the ACES guy in one of the FSX videos tells us all, FSX is not normally optimized for 64Bit processors due to the fact that the market for such processors is too small and there are not enough people who own such things [let alone have the capacity to buy one].

[NicksFXHouse]

Well, from what the ACES guy in one of the FSX videos tells us all, FSX is not normally optimized for 64Bit processors due to the fact that the market for such processors is too small and there are not enough people who own such things [let alone have the capacity to buy one].

The AMD64 processor is a 32/64bit, not strictly 64bit... and they wipe the P4 in multimedia game performance.

EDIT... and I can say from personal use and experience I do not run any games on anything other than XP x64. Althought I do have XP x32 installed for some 'hold-out' applications which cannot run in x64

[Ashton Lawson]

For what its worth, I think that PC can run FSX okay-ish.  It won't be jaw-dropping but it will do it fairly well.  My PC can run it with minimal low settings with an fps of 14-18.  He may get that fps on medium settings.

I advise that if you don't care much for the AI then set that to low or none, so u can increase other settings...

[Bindoe]

Hey all, first post here  ;D

You're computer will run fsX very well, and I think fsX would consider it midrange. However, as addons come out it would slowly drop to low end.