Can I run CFS3 *SUCCESSFULY*...on this machine ?

[hawkeye]

I would like to know if this machine :  WIN98SE  /   1.2 Ghz Athlon  / Voodoo5500 AGP.......    will run CFS3 'properly'.......

If you will look on the FS2004   Forum...subject virtually the same,   you can see the background to this question..

Thank you....

[Bob_Ruff]

Properly, not in my opinion.
Barely, yes, maybe, I think.
How much and what type RAM, HD size? how much MB on the Voodo card. Less than 512RAM and 64MB on the card and I say wait for your upgraded computer. Should do IL-2, a very good sim, on that.
Wulfmann

[hawkeye]

Thanks, Bob.....  pretty much the same as they told me on the FS2004  Forum...

As I said there, my Kids wanted to buy one of these for me...actually  FS2004....   but I didn't know if these much newer simulations  would  fit MY  equipment...

[Smoke2much]

Hawkeye,

I have a 1.7Ghz P4 with a 256MB graphics card and I get very poor performance out of CFS3.  You should be able to pick up a very cheap CFS1 and CFS2 these days, CFS1 is fun and CFS2 possibly the best combat flight sim out there.  There are people here (you know who you are Katahu ) who will reccomend IL2 and that will run reasonably well on your machine.

As for the FS2k4 issue, I have better frame rates in this version than I had in 2k2 and frame rates aren't everything.  The GPS is way better and so is the ATC, I was offered a "circle to land approach" the other day, it blew my mind LOL.  In addition the graphics of 2k4 look better at 1/2 to 2/3 settings than 2k2 looks at full settings.

In all things it is a balance.  You will not get video smooth graphics and screen shot competition quality at the same time, there will be a trade at some point.

Am I making sense?  It's 3AM..... :-/

Will

[hawkeye]

"Oh-Dark-Hundred....."      Thanks Will.....   Well from the sound of it, I'll tell the kids to keep their money, buy the Old Man  a case of good brew for his up-coming birthday....and call it a day...

This thing does fine on Jane's F/A-18... and as much as I have worked on that thing, I'll  never 'master' it !

I appreciate the help you guys over here on   Simviation  have given me....  saved some money...

And...hey...watch it when they call out "Fire  At  Will "

'Bye

[Smoke2much]

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And...hey...watch it when they call out "Fire