Need Help, speeding up FSX

**polarbear17** · 08-06-2009, 05:25 PM

Just upgraded from Flight Sim 98 to FSX Gold edition a few days ago .
!.) the Acceleration expansion pack wont load ?
2.) How can i make My graphics faster and better , if i move from defalut to a higher setting it slows right down .

I have this as a system.
Compaq 2.7 ghz
running Windows Xp
1 g memory
40 gig hard drive

**mjrhealth** · 08-06-2009, 06:00 PM

Buy a new PC that is the only answer that might help. Your pc specs just wont work on high settings. You need at least 2 Gig ram and a 512 meg video card with at least a 80 Gig , reasonably fast harddrive to get any sort of performance out of it.

**Hansz** · 08-06-2009, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by polarbear17

1 g memory

you need more RAM!!!

**BMG50** · 08-06-2009, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Hansz

you need more RAM!!!

You actually need much ,much more computer....

**ytzpilot** · 08-06-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally Posted by BMG50

You actually need much ,much more computer....

Agreed...I am running:
Quad core 1.7ghz
4 gb RAM
2 X 500GB Hard Drives 32MB Cache
NVIDIA 9800GT

And I am still not quite fully satisfied...Therefore I am eyeing the Intel Core I7 at the moment.

Adding more ram to a Compaq Athlon 2.7 is a band-aid solution...

***JSkorna*** · 08-06-2009, 08:56 PM

You would be much happier with FS2004.

**polarbear17** · 08-06-2009, 08:58 PM

Thanks but buying A new Pc now is out (unemployed) but i had this one given to me from a friend when my last computers mother board blew up.Will look at upgradingg Ram to 2 G's and getting a video card .
Any body have an idea what size i need and will work on this system.

**ReggieF5421** · 08-06-2009, 09:28 PM

Frankly with 2 GB ram, that computer is going to have problems running FSX.

My advice is to find a copy of FS2004 for sale cheap and use it. There is a wealth of freeware for that version available and some great low cost payware.

FS2004 will be much less of a load, and a significant visual upgrade over FS98.

**RAULDK** · 08-08-2009, 11:00 PM

Keep reading the threads about tweaking.
I started out with 2.3 fps nad after coming to this board, i now get 16 fps with most things almost maxed out except lightbloom and shadows checkoffs.

I got to get an amd phenom ii 955 cpu and redo the system to vista 64 bit.

Then i should really see some major improvemnts.