fsairmarshall Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hello, I am looking to get FSX which will run on my system but I wanted to know if the PMDG 777 will work. Thanks! PMDG: Minimum OS: Windows 7 64-bit (older OSes such as Windows XP, 32-bit OSes, and Windows 8 may work, but we cannot guarantee compatibility or support) Processor: Core 2 Duo or greater RAM: 4GB Video Card: 1GB DirectX 9 compatible Nvidia or ATI card. Onboard motherboard or CPU video is not supported. Some of the newer Intel designs may work but we cannot guarantee compatibility. Monitor: Widescreen 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio highly recommended Recommended OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5/i7 Sandy Bridge/IvyBridge/Haswell series RAM: 8GB+ Video Card: 2GB+ latest generation Nvidia. (example: GeForce GTX 760, 770, 780) Monitor: Widescreen with 16:10 aspect ratio My System OS: Windows 7 64x Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.5 GHz Ram: 8GB Video Card (Heres where it comes down to.): Radeon HD 6470M :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme76 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hello, I am looking to get FSX which will run on my system but I wanted to know if the PMDG 777 will work. Thanks! PMDG: Minimum OS: Windows 7 64-bit (older OSes such as Windows XP, 32-bit OSes, and Windows 8 may work, but we cannot guarantee compatibility or support) Processor: Core 2 Duo or greater RAM: 4GB Video Card: 1GB DirectX 9 compatible Nvidia or ATI card. Onboard motherboard or CPU video is not supported. Some of the newer Intel designs may work but we cannot guarantee compatibility. Monitor: Widescreen 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio highly recommended Recommended OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5/i7 Sandy Bridge/IvyBridge/Haswell series RAM: 8GB+ Video Card: 2GB+ latest generation Nvidia. (example: GeForce GTX 760, 770, 780) Monitor: Widescreen with 16:10 aspect ratio My System OS: Windows 7 64x Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M CPU @ 2.5 GHz Ram: 8GB Video Card (Heres where it comes down to.): Radeon HD 6470M :confused: mmm. Not sure, it will run with minimum settings. See, if you go here http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-6470M-vs-GeForce-GT-220 Its a comparaison between your card and mine i can run run FSX very well (with a bit loss of fps ) with sliders at 50%, but my graphics card seems to take more charge. My processor is 2.8. I concider my specs to run well for what i expect, coz i dont expect much performance, im not complicate. But if you want to see graphics results as those we see on youtube with very nice graphics and run your 777 on top of that you really dont have a good graphcs card for it. I recommend you the nividia GTX series. some will even recommend more than that. 8gig RAM is ok. You can overclock your processor up to 3.2 ghz wich seems very good foor me, the minus is that graphics card. Go to "can i run it" site http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri You can have a good idea of how your system will run only FSX but PMDG is another big charge on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I just used the system requirements link you provided. It showed Flight Simulator 2002 but nothing newer. I doubt that will be very relevant to either FSX or PMDG. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I just used the system requirements link you provided. It showed Flight Simulator 2002 but nothing newer. I doubt that will be very relevant to either FSX or PMDG. Those sites really just tell you if your system meets the requirements on the box, not how well the game or program will run. It's not uncommon for a game to have really low minimum requirements, like FSX Deluxe did, that are far from realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Just some educated guessing: On the one hand, you have the W7-64, a Sandy Bridge i5 CPU (i5-2***), and 8GB ram. Tose fit the requirements. On the other hand, 2.5 Ghz for the CPU is pretty low. At least it would be low for a Desktop. I think for Laptops it's a bit better, since those -m CPU's pack more of a punch or something (higher turbo frequency or something.) But even despite that, I think the 2.5 hz would be to low to really enjoy the PMDG's. Your videocard, is from the same generation as the processor. (Also not fantastic.) The system will run FSX just fine I think. with the settings about halfway for graphics. And some 'heavy' things l(like clouds) dialed down a bit. I think the think the PMDG stuff on top of that would run, but only just. As I said, I'm not sure, I'm only doing some educated guessing here. I don't have any AMD hardware, and I don't have a PMDG. I have a PC, i53570k CPU (3.4 ghz, 3.8 ghz turbo, running 3.8 most of the time.), a nvidia gt430 videocard, and 8GB 1600mhz RAM. My CPU is much faster then yours. My RAM is around the same or slightly faster. My videocard compares to yours. in some comparisons yours wins, in others mine, and twice it's a tie. Bottom of this page: http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-6470M-vs-GeForce-GT-430 Anyway, overall, my system is quite a bit faster for fsx then yours. FSX cares mainly about the CPU. But I have a feeling getting the PMDG would slow mine down so much I would not be able to enjoy the scenery that much anymore. I would have to upgrade the videocard first I think. Sorry, I don't have anything more solid. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flibinite Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 That combination of video card and no overclocking sounds insufficient for the PMDG 777 to me. I'd expect bad to unusable frame rates, I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 On the other hand, 2.5 Ghz for the CPU is pretty low. At least it would be low for a Desktop. I think for Laptops it's a bit better, since those -m CPU's pack more of a punch or something (higher turbo frequency or something.) But even despite that, I think the 2.5 hz would be to low to really enjoy the PMDG's. Laptop CPUs aren't any more powerful than desktop models. They are often more power efficient, but this in large part comes from the lower clock speeds. There may be a larger gap between the normal clock speed and the max Turbo Boost speed, but this is because the base speed was so low to begin with. And keep in mind that the max Turbo Boost speed typically involves the CPU disabling all but one core to keep the CPU from overheating. Not necessarily a bad thing if the only process being run is the sim itself, but it does mean one core would need to be split between the sim, OS and anything else that is running (assuming the CPU actually kicks in the max Turbo Boost speed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBKHOU Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 It should run. How well, I couldn't say. The turbo boost on that chip is 3.2 ghz, which would help over the 2.5 ghz base speed. And the video in theory is better than the HD 4200 that was on my older AMD box, and it could run the NGX at usable rates.. Nothing earth scorching by any means, but it was flyable. They say the NGX and the 777 have similar frame rates. But I don't have the 777, so couldn't say from my own use. The OS is good.. The ram is good.. Should be usable in theory, but I couldn't say how fast it would run.. The only way to tell would be to try it. BTW, that CPU is a Sandy Bridge, not a Haswell. It should run stock FSX quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yes, sandy bridge is what I wanted to say. Edited (corrected) now. Thanks loki and MBKHOU. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreme76 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 With all that said Get a newer graphics card. At the begining i though you processor was a bit low, but it can be boosted so its ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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