Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

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Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby ESzczesniak » Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:26 pm

So my computer isn't the newest thing on the market, but has typically performed above and beyond (specs at end).  I can run the FSX Demo on High/Med. High Graphics settings across the board with about 40 fps up in the air, about 17-18 fps on final approach and 12-20 fps while taxing around the gates.  So here's the question, how will the full game run?  Does it perform similar to the demo, or would I have to significantly turn down the graphics settings to run it smoothly (as a standard, I'm satisfied with the demo's performance)?  And the reason I am concerned about not having much to spare in the performance department (i.e., my computer specs):

ASUS A8N Premium Motherboard
64 bit AMD 2.0 GHz
1 GB DDR400 RAM
NVidia 6600GT, 128 MB RAM
Good old basic IDE HD

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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby Joe_D » Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:21 pm

The full vers will most likely run much slower on your sys.

The main reson being, the demo was very limited in the things that will bog down
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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby JBaymore » Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:52 pm

[quote]The main reson being, the demo was very limited in the things that will bog down
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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby cheesegrater » Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:46 pm

I think it would run the same or worse.

A graphics card upgrade would improve your performance. Although it would be nowhere near as good as FS9. I tried the FSX demo on a 6600GT and I thought it was unplayable. A 7900GS would be nice.
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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby dcunning30 » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:40 pm

I don't think you can predict this without testing.  Reason why is one of the last tasks that are performed are tweaking for performance.  It's possible the demo may or may not have been tweaked for performance.  You just don't know until you test it out, or someone who has chimes in.
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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby Splat762 » Wed Nov 01, 2006 2:13 pm

I had great performance on the demo (14-20 FPS on High settings) and that was before I added another gig of RAM to my system.

Once I got the retail I noticed a huge difference in performace...down in the dirt (4-12) on the same settings I used on the demo and with the new gig.
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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby JBaymore » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:56 pm

......getting a respectable 17-30 over all areas on my low-midrange system.

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Nice to know what is considered a " Low mid-range system" for FSX.   ;)

Compare that to the published (before you buy it) "minimum specifications" on the box.  :P


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Re: Demo vs. Full Version Performance...?

Postby Splat762 » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:46 pm

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Nice to know what is considered a " Low mid-range system" for FSX.
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