Simviation Forum - Video cards for FSX

Oct 1^st, 2012 at 7:59pm

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I'm tired of going onto Chinese sites.
Anyways, What are my options for a video card/graphics booster under 100?(please,at least try to be nice, I'm not an expert.) Undecided

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Reply #1 - Oct 1^st, 2012 at 9:41pm

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This one should handle FSX quite easily: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127686

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Reply #2 - Nov 22^nd, 2012 at 12:02pm

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So how would you install these? What would it affect?

Also, I was thinking about a external hard drive. How and what would they affect on my computer? How would you connect these too? Do they have compatibility with FSX?

I know i am not an expert.

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Reply #3 - Nov 22^nd, 2012 at 12:12pm

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Here is a link of a good lokkin hard drive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165479

I currentl have a stock Toshiba Satellite L505. its 2.0 ghz and average memory. Its game system number is 3.2. I was looking to get an flash memory card and either an graphics card or an external hard drive. So which one would bring me more performance? Happy Thanksgiving!

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Reply #4 - Dec 10^th, 2012 at 10:19pm

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gunguy702 wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2012 at 12:02pm:

So how would you install these? What would it affect?

Also, I was thinking about a external hard drive. How and what would they affect on my computer? How would you connect these too? Do they have compatibility with FSX?

I know i am not an expert.

Search YouTube for how to install a video card. There are lots of tutorial videos.

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Reply #5 - Dec 10^th, 2012 at 10:26pm

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gunguy702 wrote on Nov 22^nd, 2012 at 12:12pm:

Here is a link of a good lokkin hard drive:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165479

I currentl have a stock Toshiba Satellite L505. its 2.0 ghz and average memory. Its game system number is 3.2. I was looking to get an flash memory card and either an graphics card or an external hard drive. So which one would bring me more performance? Happy Thanksgiving!

To make a big improvement in FSX's performance, you'd probably need to upgrade every part of your laptop. I recommend saving up some money to just buy a new one.

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