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    Will My PC Run FSX?

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    PostPosted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

    I agree with Kippler. 2004 has been around long enough that with add-ons and tweaks you can't top it. I would think with
    Windows XP SP2
    Intel T2600 @ 2.16GHz (2 CPUs)
    2046MB RAM
    GeForce Go 7900 GTX with 512.0 MB
    that FSX would run excellent. Even with settings on low, it was a major disappointment. I'm sticking with FS 2004 for now. Maybe in a year there will be better tweaks for FSX.
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    PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

    What kind of an IDIOTIC game is FSX???? Here I am reading through this forum and see some guys with fantastic specs on their PCs and still no one can run it fully??? Thats completely insane! Do you really need to spend 2500 bucks on some kind of Supercomputer to run that stupid piece of crap that carries the name FSX????? Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed And then when I think about the minimum system requirements on the box...... those are just big lies because NO ONE will be abel to even sit through the 2 hours it will take to launch FSX on a PC that has the 'crappy' mininum sysreqs......
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    PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

    i have:
    core 2 duo e6600
    1gb ddr2-533
    radeon x1900xtx
    sata150 hdd

    i put all settings on max and of course it ran terribly. i havent had time to try it since. if i get 2gb of ddr2-800, will it perhaps run on some very nice settings? i was able to play the demo on full settings and it ran excellently. if kippler can't run it with double my ram and an sli setup (my processor is the only part of my system that outperforms his), i doubt this will work very well until a patch perhaps clears this mess up.
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    PostPosted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

    Anonymous wrote:
    What kind of an IDIOTIC game is FSX???? Here I am reading through this forum and see some guys with fantastic specs on their PCs and still no one can run it fully??? Thats completely insane! Do you really need to spend 2500 bucks on some kind of Supercomputer to run that stupid piece of crap that carries the name FSX????? Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed Embarassed And then when I think about the minimum system requirements on the box...... those are just big lies because NO ONE will be abel to even sit through the 2 hours it will take to launch FSX on a PC that has the 'crappy' mininum sysreqs......


    FSX is not a stupid or bad.
    It has a lot of points updated compare to FS9.
    I agree with you that the minimum requirements from MS are out of reality...But this is not a point to make us describe FSX as a ''piece of....''...Yes it needs a good system in order to run but its not the only one.I'm sure you know a lot of games which needs upgraded systems for best performance.
    Thats the route...Better graphics -Better Machines(in simple words) Wink




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    PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:56 am    Post subject: ????????Will My PC Run FSX???????? Reply with quote

    I mentioned this in a separate tab. I tried the demo last wk and tried to install a service pack 2 version which didn't come from microsoft. I rendered our mc useless untill we were able to run the reset disk and restore the machine back to day of purchase settings.

    you mention NOTHING of service pack two here and it appears neither does your testing programme.

    is it only the demo that requires SP2 or does the full version require it.

    Has anybody got SP2 on thier machine? if so where did you get it from and how did you get your computer to run fine after installing it?
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    PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:00 pm    Post subject: Re: ????????Will My PC Run FSX???????? Reply with quote

    gazpode_l wrote:
    I mentioned this in a separate tab. I tried the demo last wk and tried to install a service pack 2 version which didn't come from microsoft. I rendered our mc useless untill we were able to run the reset disk and restore the machine back to day of purchase settings.

    you mention NOTHING of service pack two here and it appears neither does your testing programme.

    is it only the demo that requires SP2 or does the full version require it.

    Has anybody got SP2 on thier machine? if so where did you get it from and how did you get your computer to run fine after installing it?


    you can download SP2 from microsoft update for free..
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    PostPosted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:34 pm    Post subject: Will my PC run FSX Reply with quote

    Am I correct that no one seems to be able to run FSX on the best settings?
    By all the posts I'm scared to buy it.

    I have
    2DUO Processor E6300 1. 86GH
    1GB DDR@ SDRAM at 533mH
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE

    How will my system do?
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    PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Will my PC run FSX Reply with quote

    PT6A wrote:
    Am I correct that no one seems to be able to run FSX on the best settings?
    By all the posts I'm scared to buy it.

    I have
    2DUO Processor E6300 1. 86GH
    1GB DDR@ SDRAM at 533mH
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE

    How will my system do?


    I have a:

    Intel Pentium D 820 2.8GHz (Dual Core)
    1 GB DDR2 SDRAM @ 533MH
    Nvidia GeForce 6800 256MB (PCI Express x16)
    160GB
    Windows Media Center

    I tried out the Trial Version and had it running with all the settings maxed. Didn't experience any problems or slow downs (flawlessly smooth), although I am sure there will be some with the full version.

    I have to wait until Christmas for my wife to buy it for me though.... Rolling Eyes
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    PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:21 am    Post subject: FSX Reply with quote

    I'm running an AMD X2 4400 OC-ed to 2650MHz, 2 gigs of Mushkin Redline running @ 530MHz, an Nvidia 7800 GT TOP PCie GPU w 256mb ram OC-ed to 480MHz and 1.3GHz and a Western Digital 250gb SATA 3.0 HDD with 220GB free and this thing still runs like crap. This is definitely going back to the store.

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    PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

    I want to try this on a new Apple MacPro and see if it runs any better.
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    PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:58 am    Post subject: Need Inputs On My Rig For FSX Reply with quote

    Hi! I dunno if this is the right forum for this query but you see, I'm planning to replace my old Pentium III 500 Win98SE system with a new mid-range rig on a budget. Will be going the do-it-yourself route. Wanna build something that would run FSX decently (hopefully). Hope you could share your inputs. Here are the following specs I had in mind:

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200
    Asus A8N-SLI motherboard
    Kingston 1GB DDR PC400 RAM (will gradually upgrade it to 2 or 4GB max)
    Seagate 120GB HDD 7200rpm SATA
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT graphics with 256MB/128-bit x2 (SLI Mode)
    Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum sound card
    MAG 19-Inch LCD display
    500Watts Power Supply
    Thermaltake TR2-K6 CPU Cooler

    Any suggestions?
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    PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 3:03 am    Post subject: Re: Need Inputs On My Rig For FSX Reply with quote

    Anonymous wrote:
    Hi! I dunno if this is the right forum for this query but you see, I'm planning to replace my old Pentium III 500 Win98SE system with a new mid-range rig on a budget. Will be going the do-it-yourself route. Wanna build something that would run FSX decently (hopefully). Hope you could share your inputs. Here are the following specs I had in mind:

    AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200
    Asus A8N-SLI motherboard
    Kingston 1GB DDR PC400 RAM (will gradually upgrade it to 2 or 4GB max)
    Seagate 120GB HDD 7200rpm SATA
    NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT graphics with 256MB/128-bit x2 (SLI Mode)
    Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum sound card
    MAG 19-Inch LCD display
    500Watts Power Supply
    Thermaltake TR2-K6 CPU Cooler

    Any suggestions?



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    PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

    One word...NOPE
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    PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:25 am    Post subject: Re: ????????Will My PC Run FSX???????? Reply with quote

    RadarMan wrote:
    Take the download (pop-up) of Active X and then it'll analyze your PC to see if can run FSX or not.

    http://gameadvisor.futuremark.com/gameadvisor/service/game_scan.jsp

    Radar

    Thanks to cheechm for this site.

    Well that was a worthless exercise -- it can analyze my system. I think FS2004 is better than FSX Deluxe. I spent $300 to double my Dell memory to 2 gig, and upgrade to a Geoforce 6800 256 and FSX still runs like a dog. The only thing I like about FSX is the Garmin panel, but then you can't use 2D with the panel and set/see engine controls. FS2004 $27 good, FSX $69 bad.
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    PostPosted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

    I have a new pc coming in the next couple of days, the specs are as follows

    ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi Edition Intel P965 (Broadwater) LGA775 ATX Intel Motherboard

    Intel Core 2 DUO E6700 2.67GHz Conroe 1066MHz FSB 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core Processor

    GeIL 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2-800 (PC2-6400)

    XFX PV-T71U-ZDF9 Extreme Geforce 7950GX2 1GB GDDR3 PCI-EXPRESS 16x Dual Core Video Card

    Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Music

    Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200.10 SATA2-300 NCQ 16MB 7200RPM Hard Disk OEM

    What do you think, will it play with a decent frame rate?
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