Screen Resolutions

[Viper22]

This may seem like a stupid question because I'm new to flight simulator, but is a 1600x1200x32 better than a 1200x1200x16?  I have tried both but can't really spot a difference...

[legoalex2000]

simple answer, yes.

anything that 000x000 x32 means 32 bits of color. 32-more color, 16 less color.

Ramos

[4_Series_Scania]

As long as your monitor and GFX cards can support the higher resolution us it.



I prefer Intel, Alas, AMD is cheaper.  ;)

[congo]

with 16bit colour set, you'll probably notice sudden graduations in the sky and other textures, rather than the smooth blending that 32bit colour gives you.

1600x1200 is the correct "aspect ratio"..... 1200x1200 will cause a distorted view, apparent by stumpy looking aircraft and scenery.

I'm of the opinion that most simmers here are using too high a resolution and AA, AF filtering, resulting in large framerate loss.

I've got a killer rig (albeit on a 6600GT video card), and I can't go any higher than 1280 x 960 x 32 resolution with 2q x AA and 4x AF filtering, or my FPS drops horribly.

This is a shot taken with my above mentioned settings, it's not perfect, but it will do fine, and as you can see my FPS isn't suffering too badly.

[Robban_Sweden]

I have that graphics card too, don't you get a lot of flickering with those settings?
How high have you set the MIP mapping quality?

[ctjoyce]

I was wondering too, until I saw his sig, His card is waaay overclocked. Remember congo that a stock 6600GT wouln't preform like that

Cheers
Cameron

[congo]

The card was not overclocked, I haven't yet installed the o/c util on this drive. Stock standard 6600GT.

I might do a pair of more controlled shots showing the effect of an overclock on the video card later.

No flickering at all, my overclock when applied is only 10% anyway, if you call that WAAAAY overclocked lol.







Well, I just did the test and the results between overclocked and not are identical, thanks, now you have me busy trying to figure out what's going on......

[Robban_Sweden]

I was wondering too, until I saw his sig, His card is waaay overclocked. Remember congo that a stock 6600GT wouln't preform like that

Cheers
Cameron

Well, I'm not wondering about the performance when it comes to framerates.
I just wonder about the flickering of the scenery with those settings.
I have a stock 6600GT 128mb and I use 2xQ AA and 16x AF and high quality images at a resolution of 1152 x 864 x32. And I still get some flickering even if I set the MIP mapping quality to 4. I use 8 most of the time, I find that more realistic, and the flickering doesn't get much worse with that setting due to the fact that I have the card set to 16x AF and high quality images.
I don't think the framerate congo has in that screenshot is something "abnormal" for a 6600GT with those computer specs.
I think congo and I have kind of simular systems except that I have a 3.0 GHz CPU, and when I flew a Boeing 737 Experience over London in the same weather conditions as congo used above and made a simular screenshot I had a framerate at over 40 fps, and that's over London.

So I don't think his card has to be overclocked to perform like that.

[kipman725]

I can't stand my fps to dip bellow 25 and I can't stand to fly with less than full detail so with my rig I tend to avoid citys and only get my duel monitors out when I want to show off  :P

[congo]

I think congo and I have kind of simular systems except that I have a 3.0 GHz CPU, and when I flew a Boeing 737 Experience over London in the same weather conditions as congo used above and made a simular screenshot I had a framerate at over 40 fps, and that's over London.

Here is New York with everything pretty much maxed out in "building storms" weather.

[avp_bluearmy]

Hi, well i want some pc expert to make me a budget. In other words what is better, make my STOCK Dell Inspirion 1150 (Laptop) a gaming PC, or buy a custom desktop and make that a gaming machine?
I got 256 RAM, 1.6 Gigs of memory left out of 24 Ggs, and my screen resolution is the one above 800x600 ( is it 1040 x 782?)

Thank you!  :D

[avp_bluearmy]

Here is New York with everything pretty much maxed out in "building storms" weather.

I want to play like that, i got all the things to th minimum and my frame rate is still CRAPPY AS HECK!

[ctjoyce]

@Kipman, proove it as I doubt that your system will preform as you say it will, unless your running a AMD core.

@avp_bluearmy: What are your system specs? You probibly have an inadequate system, or something in your software is wrong.

Cheers
Cameron

[avp_bluearmy]

I fot 256 Ram, Intel Celeron, Windows XP Pro, 1 gig (or less) of memory left, and i dont know what is my memory card specs, it is a STOCK Dell Inspirion 1150

[legoalex2000]

I fot 256 Ram, Intel Celeron, Windows XP Pro, 1 gig (or less) of memory left, and i dont know what is my memory card specs, it is a STOCK Dell Inspirion 1150

what the speed of the celeron. not that it matters, but just wondering.

if, not if, when you get the chance, ditch the celeron and go P4 or AMD (I'm guessing san Diego cores are better)

please get at least 512mb ram. a 256 of good ram isn't that expensive. heck fork over the money and get a 512 stick, wa-bam, 770mb of ram!:P (sounds like an odd number for ram*)

do you have any PCIe (x16 aka SLI) or AGP ports? cause ***DO NOT*** waste money on a PCI card, you'd be better off with AGP at least.

Ramos

*i want to know, my friend has a computer that had a 96mb ram stick... how is this possible!?!