reimorei Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 After 10 years away from MS Flight simulator (last was FS98) I wanna come back to use it again, but for now I wanna stick with my 2010 HP Pavilion Elite HPE-150f Desktop that is: -Intel core I7 860 -Nvidia Geforce GT 230 1.5gb video card -8 gb PC3-10600 MB/sec (message as PC3-8500) RAM memory -1TB sata 7200rpm hard drive For now I don´t care too much about scenery graphics but would like to have a good cockpit/panel graphics to practice IFR aproaches and if possible use a glass cockpit. Can I have a satisfactory result with FSX or I´d better run FS 2004 for now with my system? I need to decide before I buy the FSX or the FS 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Fs 2004. http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandersonpc Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Believe you can still download FSX Trial Version and give that a try to see if acceptable performance. If so, FSX full version with service packs applied or FSX Gold should run better than the trial version for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 With your CPU I'd recommend FS2004. FS is heavily CPU dependent and a 2.8Ghz just isn't enough for FSX. I'm not sure about the glass cockpit but you can do everything IFR in FS2004 that you can do with FSX. Plus, the framerate will be so much better. Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.0 Ghz, Asus Maxumus XII Hero MB, Noctua NH-U12A Cooler, Corsair Vengence Pro 32GB 3200Mhz, Geforce RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, and other good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancinad Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I run on an HP a4310f -- Athlon II X2 250, dual-core, 3.0 GHz; 4GB RAM; Win 7 64-bit; onboard graphics adapter. This is not a hot machine by any stretch, but it runs stock FS X just fine. I'm sure I could kill it if I added a lot of high-end scenery, turned up the scenery complexity, etc., but I don't. I have a CH Products Flight Sim yoke and Saitek Cessna pedals. Used this setup to get my private license last year and am working toward my instrument rating. It serves my training needs, but would not suffice for high-realism sim'ing. Like with a real plane, what you need depends on your mission. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandersonpc Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I have 2.4 ghz on a quad core, fps locked in fsx at 22, usually hits that but can drop to 20, sometimes a bit below. Costs you nothing to give the trial version a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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