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just curious
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:20 pmby yancovitch
have a pent-4 3gh, and a geforce 7100gs-512mb ...1gig ram......generally, what frame rates should i be getting in fs9 and fsx?...hope this is not a silly question....(i know i'll have to upgrade for fsx this comming year)........cheers, vic
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:42 amby ctjoyce
Well in FS9 on medium settings, mabe 12, and in FSX mabe 2.
Remember thats with medium settings. And I doubt that your going to be able to turn on any eye candy in FSX.
Your best bet is to get rid of your video card. Its a RAM eater and severly underpowered.
Cheers
Cameron
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:48 pmby yancovitch
actually i had a 6600-128 which died so the fellow at the store sold me the replacement for
$70 and said that it was better than the 6600 and would hold me till i upgrade next summer. i wonder if he was correct.....with all i've read, i still don't have a clue as to what to aim for next summer
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:26 pmby ctjoyce
No I can tell you that the 6600 was a better card. I really don't know what that guy was smoking. Aparently something strong.
Cheers
Cameron
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:14 pmby Gunny04
I have to agree with Cameron on this one....
Gunny
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:29 pmby cheesegrater
Maybe he just thought newer generation = faser?
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 5:56 pmby ctjoyce
Maybe he just thought newer generation = faser?
Nub Tub...
:-/
Cheers
Cameron
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:56 pmby Gunny04
new generation, new shaders.... faster? nope.... 4 pixel pipes over 8? do the math..... even if it doesnt have newest shaders.... still faster ;D
Gunny (I think thats right)
Re: just curious
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Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:48 pmby DizZa
Buy a 7900GS or if you can find one, a X1950pro. I don't know your BUS thingy which the card fits into, tell us then we'll tell you a good card to buy.
BTW, the 7100 is a SLOOOOOOWWWWWWW card, and will run fsX well at all, and may not even run fs9 well.
Re: just curious
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Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:26 pmby yancovitch
yea, the guy who sold it to me admitted that it isn't that good but it would just hold me till i upgrade in a month or two..better than having no card.....he has a 7950-1gz for around $600 cdn. which he said should drop in price in jan 07. anyways, your suggestions would be welcome...i won't be able to afford a cpu for now, but would like to get vista and a card which could be upgraded to dx10..i'm a tech dummy so forgive if i as irrevelent questions....cheers, vic
Re: just curious
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Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:28 amby ctjoyce
A DX10 card will run you $400, and Vista Home Premium will run you $260. Start saving
G80's look promasing, then again so do R600's
Cheers
Cameron