Simviation Forum - is it worth it to get FS2K4??

Feb 26^th, 2004 at 7:42pm

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i was thinking should i get FS2K4
i have been playing FS2K2 for a long time now and i was just wondering if i should upgrade to 2004

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Reply #1 - Feb 26^th, 2004 at 7:46pm

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DEFINITELY!

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Reply #2 - Feb 26^th, 2004 at 9:13pm

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Umm, YES!

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Reply #3 - Feb 26^th, 2004 at 10:01pm

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I would take into count your system spec cause fs2004 is a little harder on a system than fs2002 was.but fs2004 is much more improved.but if you have at leaste a 1.4Ghz you will run it ok but you probley wont see much new.but i didnt get happy till i upgraded to the 2.0Ghz.and its running really good with that and a gig of ram on win xp.but i still think i should go on up to the 3.0Ghz to get the most out of it.or atleast a 256mb DDR supported video card.so thats the best thing i could tell you about it.but i shure wouldnt go back to fs2002 after running fs2004.even though i have spent alot of money to get my system where it is today just to run this sim.

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Reply #4 - Feb 26^th, 2004 at 10:37pm

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I would say go all for it! Lots of improvements over FS2002 however the game needs a more powerful machine Wink

. If you've got a good comp then FS2004 is for you! Grin

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Reply #5 - Feb 26^th, 2004 at 11:38pm

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ya thnx guys
i got an amd 2500+ and a geforce 5600 that pretty gd can run lock on with gd fps with high settings and 512 ddr ram
i think its gd enough for fs2004 so ill give it a try

thnx for the quick replies

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Reply #6 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 12:08am

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It works on less than perfect systems. My PIII 800MHZ is quite happy running it with the graphics set at about 75%. Tongue

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Reply #7 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 4:13am

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FS9 is the best one by far.

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Reply #8 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 4:37am

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Well i just got it and what can i say.... it rocks
with my set up right now i can run all the graphics settings on max and still get pretty decent fps around 20 to 30

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Reply #9 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 10:04am

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glad to hear you have it running successfully. i am still hitting a few problems as far as fps are concerned and i have the 5950 (specs below) i think i need to reformat and start over again

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Reply #10 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 10:18am

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I was going to ask the same question, you guys have pretty much convinced me now. It's £40 on Play.com...anyone know if it's cheaper anywhere else?

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Reply #11 - Feb 27^th, 2004 at 11:16am

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Do you have to ask? Grin

It is outstanding over FS2002... Grin

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Reply #12 - Feb 28^th, 2004 at 11:42am

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I agree that 2K4 is the best yet. I've been avid since the '98 version was out and have flown a lot on the pro versions of 2K and 2K2. 2K4's graphics are astounding, BUT I have spend nearly $2K to buy a new machine, then upgraded that to the specs below. It still bogs down when the weather's heavy. Usually, I can lock the frames at 30/s and sustain that rate. I'm tempted to buy a new computer, but I don't know if it'll do any good. Even as it is, I am very happy and would recommend doing whatever it takes to support the program's amazing potential. You'll enjoy it.

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