Check this out. Is YOUR PC good enough for FSX?

[Saitek]

This site will do it for you.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest

Great site.

EDIT: How does this compare for those of you who have already got it?

[Saitek]

Well I tried it on my lappy. Quite pleased with the results.

[Gunny04]

It says I pass with flying colors, the problem that it can't know is my graphics card uses 400 or so MB of my system ram.... Thanks for this site, I will use it to check if I can run games.... if its acurate

[Hagar]

Before you get too excited read this.

What it does
System Requirements Lab looks at your computer's hardware and system software to determine whether or not your current system can run a product. Each of your computer's components is evaluated to see how well it meets the minimum and recommended requirements for specific products.

If they're going by the unrealistic minimum requirements on the box I reckon most computers would pass with flying colours.

[Hai Perso Coyone?]

Yeah right...

[Saitek]

So do you have FSX? If you do is that accurate? That's the question really. It needs people who can state their performance levels and post their specs with this. Otherwise it doesn't mean much.

[Gunny04]

I think its acurate, Because the only thing holding my computer back is Mr. 7300LE and it says my 3800+ CPU is one bar from max.... Bah!

Cheers, Gunny

heres my system on that site

[Katahu]

I think it should be concluded by now that these so called system checks are never going to be any more useful than spam mail.

[TXGrunt]

Went past ALL recommended requirments in everything!!! But I still cant run FSX.... The best FPS I get is 13fps and in areas with trees and houses, buildings, ect. I get 4fps if best. This doesnt make any sence. I have went far and beyond recommended and I still cant run FSX.

[Gunny04]

Whats your setup grunt? Your computer is as fast as the weakest link  ::) mine happens to be a 7300LE

Cheers, Gunny

[Arnimon]

Maybe i

[TXGrunt]

Posted by: Gunny04      Posted on: Today at 3:26pm
Whats your setup grunt?

I have a AMD64 4200 X2, GeForce 7900GT KO running in SLI, 250Gig Sata HD, 2Gig of RAM. I might have to try those new drivers for nvidia SLI.

[Gunny04]

Try some CFG tweeks and defragmentation and dont expect anything over 20FPS at best! if its smooth, its good  ;D

Cheers, Gunny (And if it isnt smooth, well, your screwed)

[Ravang]

This was mine (not bad for a free computer)
CPU
Minimum: Pentium III/Athlon or better
You Have: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+
           PASS      
     CPU Speed
Minimum: 1 GHz
You Have: 2.09 GHz Performance Rated at 3.00 GHz
           PASS      
     System RAM
Minimum: 256 MB for Windows XP, 512 MB for Windows Vista
You Have: 511.4 MB
           PASS      
     Operating System
Minimum: Windows XP
You Have: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
           PASS      
     Video Card
Minimum: 32 MB 100% DirectX 9.0c video card with Pixel Shader 2.0
You Have: VisionTek Radeon 9550 (ATI RADEON 9550 AGP (0x4153))
           FAIL: Sorry, your video card does not meet this minimum requirement. Upgrade to a more powerful video card will make all your applications look better. Click the 'We Recommend' button to see some great options.      
     Video Card Features - Minimum attributes of your Video Card
     
     Video RAM: Required - 32 MB , You have - 128.0 MB
     Video Card 3D Acceleration: Required - Yes , You have - Yes
     Pixel Shader Ver.: Required - 2.0 , You have - 2.0
     
     Video Card Driver Version (DirectX)
Your driver version number is: 6.14.10.6626
            FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your video card. Click 'Free Driver Update' and we'll direct you to your video card manufacturer.      
     DirectX Version
Minimum: 9.0c
You Have: 9.0c
            PASS      
     Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: Creative SB Live! series
            PASS      
     Sound Card Driver Version
Your driver version number is: 5.12.2.252
            FYI: Make sure you have the latest driver for your sound card. Click 'Update Driver' and we'll direct you to your sound card manufacturer.      
     Free Disk Space
Minimum: 14 GB
You Have: 27.5 GB
           PASS      
     DVD
Minimum: Yes
You Have: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H21N
            PASS, but the Speed could NOT be analyzed.      
             

The only thing I added to my free computer was the $5 yard sale video card, lol (I got the computer for free because some thing was wrong with it and it only need XP reinstalled but to get this for free not half bad)

[cheesegrater]

These web sites are stupid. They just collect your system info and don't tell you anything about your computer. If you want to know how your system does download the demo.

BTW Gunny how is the slideshow? LOL  ;D