Will it Run?

[mikeymike202]

Has anyone gotten FS2020 to run on an older PC?

(i7-4790 with 12GB and GTX745 GPU with 4GB DDR3)

 

The program started and ran once. It wasn't smooth and lagged quite a bit, but at least I could see some of the new program.

Now, every time I start the program it crashes at the splash screen of Cessna over mountains. I uninstalled and downloaded again after the patch, but the behavior is the same.

 

Is there any way to run the program on my PC ?

[Kapitan]

it should run

make sure your windows is updated to a version later than 1906

update your graphic drivers

close unnecessary programs running in the background

install xbox gaming services

open Game Bar , search and select for Msfs2020 and add it to Game Bar so windows will give priority to it. Make sure you are logged on to your MS or Xbox account

[KiloWatt]

I got it to run acceptably on a pretty old PC.

 

That graphics card might make your life hard. A quick google suggests that it's about 3 times worse than a 770, which I happen to have.

 

Far be it from me to suggest you buy a GTX One million and eighty Ti. Money is tight and all... I got a used GTX770 with 4GB (for $50), with a decent overclock. My other specs a roughly comparable to yours:

 

Xeon E5-1620v2 (3.7 GHZ)

16GB 1600MHz RAM, DDR3

 

Around Toronto, I get a very playable 30-35 FPS, with most settings on medium and a few on high.

 

Good luck.

Edited September 6, 2020 by KiloWatt

[Kapitan]

KiloWatt is right!

The minimum spec is the GTX770

So only the GTX family is supported