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May 9th, 2012 at 6:26am

Mass   Offline
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Hey all,

Was just wondering if someone could glance over my specs and see if there's a major reason I'm getting graphics well below what I would hope for?

Hewlett-Packard
HP Pro 3125 Microtower
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Processor @ 3.00GHz
4Gb RAM
64bit OS
ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics

Sorry for the noob style question, I just thought I had enough here to produce a far better quality sim than I've so far found.

Thanks!
Mass
 
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Reply #1 - May 9th, 2012 at 6:52am

Fozzer   Offline
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...try mine...>>>

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Multi-focal lenses.

Paul...making a spectacle of myself!... Grin...!

I'm guessing it would run FS 2004 a real treat...like mine...!
 
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!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
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Reply #2 - May 9th, 2012 at 6:59am

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Set myself up for that one!
I could probably use those too!  Grin
 
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Reply #3 - May 9th, 2012 at 7:13am

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Mass wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 6:59am:
Set myself up for that one!
I could probably use those too!  Grin


Which Sim are you aiming for, Danny?

All my lowly spec hardware computers run FS 2004 wonderfully!

FSX is always a struggle!... Sad,,,!

Paul... Cool...!
 
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!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
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Reply #4 - May 9th, 2012 at 7:26am

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Ive recently bought FSX.

I used to run FS9 really well on an old old computer, definitely tempted to drop back to it if there is no easy fix. Cant be that many copies of it still knocking around surely!

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Reply #5 - May 9th, 2012 at 7:34am

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Mass wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 7:26am:
Ive recently bought FSX.

I used to run FS9 really well on an old old computer, definitely tempted to drop back to it if there is no easy fix. Cant be that many copies of it still knocking around surely!

Danny


I swap between the two Sims every day...

My choice depends upon whether I want to have instant fun... Smiley...

...or involve myself in a few hours of Self Flagellation... Smiley...!

Guess which one I mostly go for... Wink... Wink...!

Paul... Grin... Grin... Grin...!

P.S....Good luck with FSX... Wink...!

P.P.S...don't throw that FS 2004 Box away... Grin...!
 
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!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
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Reply #6 - May 9th, 2012 at 7:45am

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If i still had the FS9 box lying around I wouldnt have even thought about FSX.

If you find the FS9 so much easier how come you jump into FSX? How much difference really is there??
 
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Reply #7 - May 9th, 2012 at 7:59am

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Mass wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 7:45am:
....If you find the FS9 so much easier how come you jump into FSX?....


Its the Self Flagellation bit... Wink... Wink...!

Paul.... Smiley...!

... Grin... Grin...!
 
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!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
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Reply #8 - May 9th, 2012 at 9:37am

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Fozzer wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 7:59am:
Mass wrote on May 9th, 2012 at 7:45am:
....If you find the FS9 so much easier how come you jump into FSX?....


Its the Self Flagellation bit... Wink... Wink...!

Paul.... Smiley...!

... Grin... Grin...!


Fozzer just try to keep up  Wink
 
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Reply #9 - May 10th, 2012 at 9:18am

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First thing I'd upgrade would be the graphics card. Any new card with an nVidia chip will make a good upgrade.

You can get a GTS 450 for less than £90 in the UK apparently.

Or you could try the lower end GT 440, around £55.

Both would be very good upgrades, because you would get to fiddle with nVidia inspector and could choose what to sacrifice in graphics quality to get good frames per second.

Don't forget that the graphics card you buy must fit in your case! Wink

Good luck! Cool
 
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Reply #10 - May 10th, 2012 at 7:16pm

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...and don't forget to check your Power Supply Unit (wattage)...

Every new addition that you fit is likely to suck more power from your PSU, and you could easily overload it, and burn it out!

I had to limit my choice of my graphics card upgrade, and select a low wattage one, to prevent overloading of my small, 320 Watt PSU!

Paul....watt's the time?... Wink...!
 
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!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
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Reply #11 - May 11th, 2012 at 3:41am

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FSX is if you want decent FPS and amazing looks from ORBX etc.
FS9 is if you want great FPS and decent/good looks.

I think FSX just runs well on some systems and...less well on others...
 
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