Will ATI X1600 support MS Flight Sim X ?

[jh225]

New laptop, fully loaded with 17" WSXGA, 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo 7200, etc. The laptop has a Radeon X1600 with up to 512MB.

Will this setup play the MS FSX or should I get the MS FS 2004 ?

[visualchaosfx]

Did you read the System Requirements to play FSX?

System Requirements

   * Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
   * Processor: 1.0 Ghz
   * RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista

[PsychoDiablo]

[quote]Did you read the System Requirements to play FSX?

System Requirements

[jh225]

[quote][quote]Did you read the System Requirements to play FSX?

System Requirements

[Gunny04]

It should play it reasonably, medium perhaps, Thats what I run it at anyways check my sig for specs!

Gunny

[jimcooper1]

FS2004 will definitely play well... The X1600 is a med performance graphics card and my guess is that it will be disappointing in FSX.  However your processor is good enough for FSX so I reckon FSX will play but you will probably have to cut back on autogen scenery, clouds ant water fx.

Regards

Jim

[Viper22]

With my rig, I've just stuck with playing FS2004 until I can get a graphics card that will actually run FSX well.  I am running a 7900GT KO and the performance isn't stellar just to let you know, so you cant expect much from the X1600, plus is that dedicated or shared memory for the graphics card (what I mean is that does it take your system RAM, or do you use the 2GB and have 512mb onboard the video card?)

[jh225]

does it take your system RAM, or do you use the 2GB and have 512mb onboard the video card?

It borrows from the RAM

I guess I am going to stick to FS 2004

Is 2004 still a decent SIM?

[jimcooper1]

 Is 2004 still a decent SIM?

Its very good...as a Simulator it's as good as FSX...FSX is a better game, that's all!!

Regards

Jim