Is this X-Plane 10 'as real as it gets' ?

**MdMax** · 08-15-2012, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ebodee

My only concern with XP10 is whether or not my HP Pavilion can handle it. Dual Core iNtel 2.5 GHZ with iNtel graphics chip .... anyone have some idea let me know please.

I think the performance of your Intel graphic chip is too low. X-Plane needs a GPU with a very good OpenGL support. I'm using the Nvidia GeForce 8800GT. But you can test the free demos before you buy the product. If you don't care about eye candy, you can set minimal graphic details.

X-Plane 10: http://www.x-plane.com/downloads/x-plane_10_demo/
X-Plane 9: http://www.x-plane.com/downloads/older/

More about X-Plane 10 and GPU:
http://developer.x-plane.com/2011/10...and-gpu-power/
http://developer.x-plane.com/2011/12...me-rates-pt-1/

Here you can find a X-Plane test with a laptop (no dedicated GPU):
http://www.fsbreak.net/podcast/2011/...irst-look.html

**wrodney4** · 08-22-2012, 06:56 PM

Running I7 processor asus rampageIV extreme MOBO asus gtx 680 card sound blaster recon sound card 16 Gig of mem X-plane far exceeds Flight simx by microsoft. Getting anywhere from 25 to 70 FPS depending on how many objects and features I have in the settings. I can even see the fires burning in Utah and Colorado.

**wrodney4** · 08-22-2012, 06:58 PM

Time to spend a little money to get the full picture

***JSkorna*** · 08-22-2012, 08:12 PM

You know the fires are random and not based on any real data, right?

**ladamson** · 08-22-2012, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by JSkorna

You know the fires are random and not based on any real data, right?

I also saw a Utah fire burning................in it's exact real place! Simply amazing!!!!!

But.............then I was driving down the road next to it. No X-Plane running at the time.....

***JSkorna*** · 08-22-2012, 08:25 PM

LOL, but then I used FS-Blaze and I saw the actual fire locations in FS04 and FSX!!

**callmecapt** · 08-22-2012, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by JSkorna

LOL, but then I used FS-Blaze and I saw the actual fire locations in FS04 and FSX!!

If that's the case, I'm totally dropping X Plane and switching back to FSX! I mean, real bushfires burning in real time made by a 3PD is just the pinnacle of realism for ANY platform!
I wish I found this out a lot sooner!