Its over

[awash2002]

I am not leaving simviation this will be the only place I will hangout its just I can not get my pilots liscence and I have flown with my friends for so long that its time that I tried something else I will still fly FS2002 and FS2004 if I had a computer that will run them and not make the darn thing go crazy like last night I had to reboot the new compute becasue it went just nuts it made the scenery go crazy it actualy went to where I could not see the plane its just I am giving up REAL flying at the end of this year or so

[OTTOL]

Can we start a new area of interest called "limbo" or "wastebasket" perhaps  "what the?!?!?" for threads like this?   Kinda of ironic if you ask me......AWASH is that a poetic coincidence?  Well gotta go, I'm in Texas, gotta find Grandpa Fozzer and give him a hard time! After that I gotta pick nose hairs, and I won't have time for FS or SimV.........Take that !!!!!!

[awash2002]

Ottol have you seen the current rental prices of planes these days?

[OTTOL]

found Fozzer, work done...................

Ottol have you seen the current rental prices of planes these days?

 This is exactly the reason I "boot up" the computer and fly! Virtually speaking that is.  ;) I'm a Learjet Captain, and I can't afford to rent an airplane either, most of the time! After a day's worth of "real" flying, though, I still like to get my fix.  8)

[awash2002]

Ottol how can I fly 2002 when the darn computer just acts crazy I have my suspision on what it could be the video card is a Intel graphics controler I am thinking of changing it what shoud I get?

[zcottovision]

Your Intel graphics are, unfortunately, not up to the job. FS demands a reasonably powerful computer, and onboard Intel graphics are a cheap solution.

I'd recommend either a good ATI card or an nVidia card. Anything about a 64mb card should be acceptable!

[logjam]

I used to have fun with FS2k2 using my 700Mb pc with ATI 8Mb wonder, it seemed ok except for the odd crash or 2. Then I splurged on a NVIDEA Geforce2. At 1st I had a 15" monitor, but I upgraded to a Sony 21". Each upgrade gave me a new look. Then I did a really sneaky thing and loaded 2K2 onto my office PC which is a 2.6 Dell with Geforce 4. Wow, what a difference! Why am I telling you this? It's to let you know that the faster the PC, the better the graphics card and the bigger the monitor, the better will be your 2K2 experience. Go visit the auction houses and the used computer stores the bargain basement back alley and get the best you can bit by bit. $80/hr is out of reach for me too, but I'll be damned if I'll give up!!

[OTTOL]

but I'll be damned if I'll give up!!

awash......you need to take notes from logjam on this one! Wether you're flying the computer or the real thing, you can't just give up! That goes for life in general. I paid $600 for the setup I have now! Another $75 for some more RAM and I was up and running. P4 w/128mb of RAM, and no "notchiness" or crashing! Mine was a floor model. If you need help, there are other areas here at this sight where you can post questions re your problem.  ;)

[Splash]

Wether you're flying the computer or the real thing, you can't just give up! That goes for life

 Gotta agree with Otto on this, Don't give up, Man, Hang in there and it will all come together.  You been doing this for 21 years, it cant be just "over".  We all go thru our bad or discouraging times, but just gotta suck back, take a deep breath and break thru that next barrier and keep on truckin', or in this case flyin'.  

Don't give it up!!!!  Hang in there and one of those days..........

Splash

[Scottler]

awash, if you're looking to complete your flight training, but are wondering about the associated costs, I'd suggest you check out www.pilotfinance.com, depending on where you are.

[awash2002]

I found a new HP with a Nvidea Geforce4 5200FX 128MB graphics card but its 1565 dollars then I found a Gateway with a 3.06gig P4w hyperthread and I may get it with a Geforce 5900FX 256MB graphics card but the CPU is Intel so will it give me the same problem as the intell graphics controler and for your information no way in HELL will I ever give up on you guys as for my real flying carear I will be better off flying FS2002 and 2004 then I would a real plane

[4_Series_Scania]

I found a new HP with a Nvidea Geforce4 5200FX 128MB graphics card but its 1565 dollars then I found a Gateway with a 3.06gig P4w hyperthread and I may get it with a Geforce 5900FX 256MB graphics card but the CPU is Intel so will it give me the same problem as the intell graphics controler and for your information no way in HELL will I ever give up on you guys as for my real flying carear I will be better off flying FS2002 and 2004 then I would a real plane

Ok, so I think I grasp this......

Your giving up on flight sim, you've had enough about people not liking your screenshots, but it seems your trying to produce the said screenies on a machine thats simply not upto it!!!

Progress I guess.....

Then, you moan that its expensive to upgrade! - Hello? its always been the same way if my memory of getting new sims to run on old PC's.....

Spend some money, (and I advise you let somebody with plenty of PC knowledge do the spending!) go make some more (far better no doubt!) screenies and come back happy.

Simple.

P.S., I know exactly what your going through, I've spent

[zcottovision]

I found a new HP with a Nvidea Geforce4 5200FX 128MB graphics card but its 1565 dollars then I found a Gateway with a 3.06gig P4w hyperthread and I may get it with a Geforce 5900FX 256MB graphics card but the CPU is Intel so will it give me the same problem as the intell graphics controler

No, you'll have no problems. In fact, quite the opposite, it'll be wonderful! The problem with your Intel graphics is that they're being processed onboard, by the processor. And there's only so much work a processor can do. Even the very fastest ones will struggle occasionally.

The invention of the graphics card meant that the processor could concentrate on more important things, whilst the graphics card drew the graphics. And the Geforce 4 series of graphics cards are really good, so it'll have no trouble drawing awesome graphics really quickly.

Upgrading is expensive...but worth it!

[PH_AJH]

Just to sum it up

I will no longer fly either FS2002 or FS2004 I am giving it up and that includes real aviation to because I have no desire for it any more.

I will continue to make screenshots but only once a year other then that i will just fish and play golf

its just I am giving up REAL flying at the end of this year or so

no way in HELL will I ever give up

Here's some progress for you

[Wing Nut]

I think if anyone needs a reason to leave, they should take another look at the first page of this thread.  We come off as bunch of a$$holes.  I wouldn't consider several of them helpful.