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Sep 7^th, 2004 at 10:11am

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What is a good GHz for fs2004??? u guys know when 2006 fs coming out?? is there a 2005??

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Reply #1 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 11:04am

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Simple answer, what ever you can afford. Get the higest you can afford to get. I've found that FS will run fine on any system 800mhz and above.

For your second question. Microsoft hasn't announced FS2006 yet but it's probably in the works and will probably come out late 2005. There is no FS2005 because Microsoft only releases a new version every two years.

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Reply #2 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 11:21am

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ok thanks

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Reply #3 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 11:37am

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Microsoft only releases a new version every two years.

And it's taken me two years to finnaly get it running smooth! UGH!

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They both will work perfectly, until you open windows.

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Reply #4 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 12:01pm

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Coolamon,

Personally, I would not recommend anything less than a 2 GigHz machine to even TRY to fly fs2004 on. Even with a 2.4 gig cpu, a gig of RAM, and a good video card I am far from able to realize the stuff that is "packed into" that simulator and still get smooth and "flyable" framerates on short final.

If you are willing to buy the fs9 program and then turn off a lot of the nice new features you are buying...... you can certainly go lower with the cpu speed. Of particular concern with a slow processor will be the AI traffic.

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Reply #5 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 2:21pm

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What John says isn't entirely true. I ran FS2004 on medium settings with a 950mhz processor and an FX5200 video card. I got between 14-20fps. I only upgraded to a faster CPU so I could run more advanced addons more smoothly.

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Reply #6 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 6:09pm

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Iroquois,

I guess that the difference in opinion here is that I find anything less than 20 fps as unacceptable from a "flying" point of view. Too "jerky" and unrealistic with a control lag.

20 fps is kinda the minimum for me.

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Reply #7 - Sep 7^th, 2004 at 10:48pm

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I have got $2300$ 2 spend

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Reply #8 - Sep 11^th, 2004 at 12:13pm

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All that to spend on a CPU? FX53 then (If you can get hold of one) Grin

If you want FS9 to run looking its best then your gonna need the best!

My rig below runs my FS9 alright. I am happy with my setup and have my sim looking great and hold above 20fps nearly everywhere now. This is my minimum to, I have my FPS limited to 25fps.

AMD64 3500+ @ 2200MHz 400FSB&&MSI K8N Neo 2 mobo nForce3 chipset&&1gig Corsair XMS PC3200 timings @ 10.2.2.2 &&XFX 6800 Ultra @ 450/1200&&80gig HDD&&Loadsa fans!!!

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Reply #9 - Sep 12^th, 2004 at 6:56am

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And it's taken me two years to finnaly get it running smooth! UGH!

Hahahahaha, soooo true!

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Reply #10 - Sep 12^th, 2004 at 6:56am

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Iroquois,

I guess that the difference in opinion here is that I find anything less than 20 fps as unacceptable from a "flying" point of view. Too "jerky" and unrealistic with a control lag.

20 fps is kinda the minimum for me.

best,

................john

I agree.

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