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Well Im looking for a new card and Im wondering if anyones had problems using a ATI RADEON 9200 128MB DDR ATI 9200 128 MB PCI with Flight Sim 04? I have a stock HP Pavilion with Windows ME and Im pretty sure a PCI slot.

hm,could you post some more informations on you system,please?

HP Pavilion 8567C or somethin like that. Heres my current card info:
Video graphics
PCI local bus

Controller
Intel 810E (on motherboard)

Video memory
11 MB shared memory, integrated graphics, not upgradable

Feature connector (game/joystick)
Yes

Resolutions:
640 x 480: 16/256/32K/64K/16.7M colors

800 x 600: 16/256/32K/64K colors

1024 x 768: 16/256/32K/64K colors

1280 x 1024: 256 colors

hmmm..... Could you give your system specs, like processor, RAM, motherboard


Your best bet, would be to get a AGP (accelerated graphics port)

OK, open the side of your computer, you will see about 3-6 PCI slots (the white/blue ones) then beside them, you might see a black slot... that is your AGP if you have one.....

I have a ATI 9200 128 MB AGP, and it gets me about an avg of 20-25 FPS with full detail

SO look in your computer, and see if it has that, if it does, you can get a ATI 9200 AGP for about $150 american, if not, you will have to go with the slower PCI version

Yeah I have PCI only. Its still gotta help my fps out. Cant really help ya out to much with the specs because i took the cd drive cover off which had all the specs on it. But as far as problems with this specific card, has anyone had any?

Hi I have the radeon 9200 256mb with Fs2004

It seems a quick card but at the moment I keep getting the scenery going blockey (only way I can describe it) I have tried a driver upgrade but still the same.

I am getting 30+ fps

Also it keeps droping from 8x AGP to 4x

Hi,
I have a Radeon 9200 128mb agp, works reasonably well, with most settings at high or ulta high.
I also have a PNY geforce fx5200 128 mb pci card installed, this is slower than the Radeon but will do a  steady frame rate of around 20 fps with most details set to high or above pn a single monitor. I reckon  the Radeon pci  should out perform this card easily.


but I do need to upgrade these cards if I want to get fs2004 to run on three monitors at a decent frame rate with all the details set to high


System
AMD 1700 @2.03ghz
512 mb ram
Maxtor 60 gig hd
Maxtor 20 gig hd
Maxtor 20gig hd
3 x dell 21" crt monitors