Simviation Forum - Gearing up for MS Flight...

Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:39am

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Ok, so it's time to start getting back into it, much to the chagrin of my wife.

So in anticipation of the as yet unannounced release of MS Flight I went out and bought a new PC. Nothing but the best Wal-Mart has for me, yes SIR!

AMD Athlon II Quad-core 3.2 ghz
8Gb ram expandable to 16gb
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
ATI Radeon 4200 integrated
1tb drive (added a second as soon as I bought it)
...and a partridge in a pear tree.

Think it will run it? I figure I have time yet to get the Ram upgraded and a decent video card.

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I also ordered a fresh, brand new copy of FSX Gold to replace my old worn out one. You know how a new game always runs faster, after all.

Oh yeah, and I dusted off my Saitek Cyborg too...

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Reply #1 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 7:31am

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Hello Wing...

That minuscule 250 Watt PSU rings alarm bells for me!

The Standard 320 Watt PUS in my Dell Dimension 5000 Tower severely restricts any up big upgrades for me!
I am restricted to a low power nVidia GF 9500GT PCIe Video card to prevent overloading of the PSU.
With my Pentium P4 dual-core 2.8 MHz Processor, it will run FS 2004 fine...but not FSX!...
...and I don't yet know about Flight!

Paul... Cool

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Reply #2 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 12:31pm

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Also be aware......
"ATI Radeon 4200 integrated"

Intergrated graphics shares memory with system memory. So, that 4 gigs is actually not that much when you consider that.

Sys + other Windows programs running in the bacground, + Flight can = at lot of memory needed. So, keep that in mind.

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Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 1:01pm

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Keep It Simple wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 12:31pm:

Also be aware......
"ATI Radeon 4200 integrated"

Intergrated graphics shares memory with system memory. So, that 4 gigs is actually not that much when you consider that.

Sys + other Windows programs running in the bacground, + Flight can = at lot of memory needed. So, keep that in mind.

I have an idea the the Integrated (Motherboard) Graphics can be disabled in BIOS, and replaced with a plug-in PCIe card if required....
...but a powerful Graphics Card would seriously load-up that little PSU!... Cry

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Paul....

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Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
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Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 4:08pm

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Actually, it's 8 gigs and I plan on having a video card and more RAM installed by the release. You are correct about the power supply. I think it needs to go...

Kevin

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Reply #5 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:05pm

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Wing Nut wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:39am:

I also ordered a fresh, brand new copy of FSX Gold to replace my old worn out one. You know how a new game always runs faster, after all.

Oh yeah, and I dusted off my Saitek Cyborg too...

What do you mean? Whether you bought FSX in 2008 or in 2012, it's the same FSX...not going to run any better.

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Reply #6 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:09pm

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Wing Nut wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:08pm:

BrandonF wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:05pm:

Wing Nut wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:39am:

I also ordered a fresh, brand new copy of FSX Gold to replace my old worn out one. You know how a new game always runs faster, after all.

Oh yeah, and I dusted off my Saitek Cyborg too...

What do you mean? Whether you bought FSX in 2008 or in 2012, it's the same FSX...not going to run any better.

Joke, dude... Seriously...

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Reply #7 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:26pm

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Oh it was a joke? I too thought you were serious Roll Eyes

Maybe next time you should be more clear that it was a joke. Wink

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Reply #8 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:08pm

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pirate21213 wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 5:26pm:

Oh it was a joke? I too thought you were serious Roll Eyes

Maybe next time you should be more clear that it was a joke. Wink

Its true!... Smiley

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If you put a brand new FSX Gold CD in a 2-speed CD ROM Drive and run it at high speed, the game will run twice as fast.... Cheesy

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...trust me!... Wink

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Paul.....

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Reply #9 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:35pm

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Or.. You could put your FSX cds in upside down and phone the MS help line, cursing and demanding your money back. Grin

Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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Reply #10 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 7:29pm

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Fozzer wrote on Feb 1^st, 2012 at 6:08pm:

Its true!... Smiley

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If you put a brand new FSX Gold CD in a 2-speed CD ROM Drive and run it at high speed, the game will run twice as fast.... Cheesy

...!

...trust me!... Wink

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Paul.....

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Less dust = lower drag coefficient. It helps the scenery to load faster Grin

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Reply #11 - Feb 1^st, 2012 at 10:56pm

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Yeah, I'm thinking about 400 watts, but I'm not sure which one.

In the mean time, I did find a second monitor out in the garage, so I have a dual setup now. Never seen onboard graphics that can support two monitors before.

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Reply #12 - Feb 3^rd, 2012 at 4:58pm

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To be continued in the hardware forum...

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