Virtual memory

[GreG]

I have increased my virtual memory to 4GB.  I have 1GB of RAM, tho a 64MB graphics card in my laptop.  Surely the Virtual Memory would improve the performance of my flight sim?  Can anyone help?

Thanks
Greg

[Felix/FFDS]

Do you have SP1 installed?

[GreG]

Ya I downloaded it when it came out.  But it hasn't made a bloody difference.  What was it meant to do?

[ashaman]

Well, in my case it has made FSX usable. Even if it still does not shines of its own light, and even if my main sim remains FS9, now I can use it (not only my nephew) without cursing too much, while before was pretty much a loss.


In your case, I fear that 128Mb of video RAM (as I have) it's the strictest bare minimum to have the bloody thing work somewhat decently (not well, decently). :-/

[GreG]

Ya thats a sad thing that no software developers that I know of do.  Games are forever designed to be run on a better system.  In other words, software should be designed for the current hardware as it makes no sense being the other way around which it is.  Software developers should forever be trying to develop games better for current hardward and so when better faster hardware comes out it will run even better and in the end everyone's happy, no compromising.  I know that with scenery and that, there isn't a current technology I know of that can create really cool graphics in games without taking up half your harddrive.  But I don't know of any game manufacturer trying to make games look better and better with the current technology in terms of hardware.  Yikes in comparison, FS2002 would run with full settings on a system with like a 128MB graphics card and like a 2GHz P4, back then.  Now you can't run anything at even 10% with those specs.  That's why I love playstation!  One console, runs any game!  No compromise.  Which is quite funny cause with PC's, every time a new game comes out, we need to consider upgrading some component otherwise there will be problems here or there.  Playstation and other games consoles, are the only things where development is on the right path, software designed to run on hardware, not software that needs better hardware to run.

Anyways that's my 2 cents!  I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like this.  Especially those of us who have laptops which cannot be upgraded like desktops!

Greg

P.S.  If anyone can help with improving my flightsim performance, pleeeeease help me out!  I'm desperate, so tired of the bad frames at the best moments!  Thanks, here's my specs:

1.7GHz Centrino 2MB L2 cache
1GB DDR2 RAM
64MB ATI X700 (Rubbish I know)]

I really thought upgrading from 512MB RAM would make a difference, but that didn't.

[reider]

The processor, video card and memory are all a bit lacking for FSX.  Also, 1 gb ram means you should have 2gb virtual memory set at the very most.  Its usually 1.5 times the ram, except for 1 gb ram which is a 2 gb virtual memory setting.  2 gb ram is 3 gb virtual memory setting, as is 3 gb ram.  Just have to read the tweak section and try them all out.  The goalposts have all moved with SP1.

Reider

[ashaman]

Anyways that's my 2 cents!  I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like this.  Especially those of us who have laptops which cannot be upgraded like desktops!

Why learn to code well when there's so many people ready to waste their money to patch with their newly bought CPU power what you (coder) put together easily and with no excessive work.

What is it's shoddy and doesn't work well on the current generation of PC? So what? Tell them to fork money and upgrade, because you don't have time to run after their needs, damn it.

Why should you do more if you can do less and still be paid the same? It's simply a waste.

Guess WHO thinks along those lines?

1.7GHz Centrino 2MB L2 cache
1GB DDR2 RAM
64MB ATI X700 (Rubbish I know)]

Use FS9. There's really not a lot less than FSX and your rig is good enough for it (even if only 64 Mb video RAM can be daunting even there at times).

Actually there's a lot more at this very moment for FS9 that for FSX, and there's no sign of it being about to stop anytime soon either.