Arthur Buse
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Nov 12, 2007, 5:34 PM
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cosmo_kramer1@rocketmail.com wrote:
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> I am currently running FS9 on a very low/mid range setup (Athlon XP
> 2500+, 1GB ram, Nvidia 6800GT 256mb AGP) and getting decent enough
> fps. I am intrigued by FSX, but read enough about performance issues
> on less-than top end hardware to bother trying to run it on my setup.
> Thus I am considering a "budget upgrade" - basically replacing the
> motherboard/CPu with a mid-range dual-core processor (AMD or
> Intel???), adding a gb of memory, and keeping the AGP 6800GT video
> card. I figure I can do this upgrade for $200-$300.
>
> The question is, is it worth it? Will FSX be playable on such a
> system with mid-level scenery settings? Will the AGP 6800GT graphics
> card pull the rest of the system down? I know most would argue that
> it's more wise to "bite the bullet" and dump the AGP card for a new
> PCIe MB and video card. Unfortunately, that is just not in my budget
> at this time.
People here say that the processor is more important than the video card for
FSX. Intel dual processors seem to be better than AMD at the moment. I
would not think you would find an AGP motherboard that would use a dual
core processor but I have often been wrong before.
I find FSX acceptable most of the time. My set up is a little better than
your current PC and the one you are planning is much better. It all depends
how you use it. If you use add-on scenery and aircraft and go to a big
airport in the USA, you might be disappointed. It also depends what frame
rate you prefer. 24 fps is fine for me.
I have AMD Sempron 3000+
Nvidia 86000 GT (I think it is PCI Express)
2 GB memory.
This is a bit better than your current system, but not a lot.
If I stay away from large US cities and word capitals such as London,
I get acceptable frame rates from FSX with SP1.
I have auto gen scenery set to zero, as it about halves my frame rates
and I don't like imaginary buildings scattered at random.
Frame rate is capped at 24 fps. Resolution is 1024 * 768. I have no add-on
scenery.
Settings:
Scenery complexity: extremely dense
Autogen density: zero
airline traffic density: 100 %
G.A. traffic density: 100 %
road vehicle density: 36 %
airport vehicle density: medium
ships: 15 %
Flying the default Beech Baron.
Moorabbin, Australia (YMMB)
looking at virtual cockpit: 24 fps
spot view, sitting on runway: 24 fps
spot view, climb out: 11 fps
spot view, fly back over airport: 24 fps
spot view, fly low level around city of Melbourne: 12 to 24 fps
Seatle, USA (KBFI)
looking at virtual cockpit: 8 fps
spot view, sitting on runway: 6 fps
spot view, climb out: 11 fps
spot view, fly back over airport: 5 to 8 fps
spot view, fly low level around city of Seatle: 7 to 10 fps
By the way, what is that strange building in the middle of Melbourne?
The one that looks like a small sports stadium with a large metal tower
growing out of it.
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A.B.
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