[konradgoat]

Can FSX Gold Edition Run On My System? :upset:

Case:Shiny Black Mid Tower Case with Mesh Front Panel and Front 12cm LED Fan With Top Mounted 4x USB2.0 - No PSU

Harddrive - Seagate ST3500418AS 500GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 16MB Cache - OEM

Graphic Card - Zotac 9800GT 1GB Synergy Edition DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV Out PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card

PSU - Antec Basiq Power 500W PSU - 20+4pin 2x SATA 1x PCI-E 5x Molex

OS - Windows 7 RC but upgrading to Windows 7 Release.

Motherboard Bundle - I will get hold of later :4-dontkno

Anything else that you will require, Tell me :grin:

 

[koala]

The 9800GT might have problems if it's only being powered by a Basiq 500W. Upgrade the PSU to a good quality 650W and you should have no problems running Flight Sim X.

 

[konradgoat]

well the computer is a recent build so I have no plans at the moment to actually upgrade the system.

Does FSX actually run well on Windows 7?

 

[koala]

I haven't tried it, but most games that run in XP and Vista will also run well in 7. I dual boot with XP and 7, and have had no problems with any games in either operating system. The performance is slightly better in 7.

 

[pat mcgroin]

I have read that it runs very well on W7 but havent tried it.
It runs fine on Vista and there isnt that many differences between the two of them.

 

[konradgoat]

well at the moment I do not own FSX (Hope I get it for Xmas) and I have been waiting to play the game for about 2-3 years now, and my system I had before has a Geforce 6100 graphic card which is not very good.

I also have a Logitech Attack 3 PC Joystick which I have owned for 3/4 years

and If someone can help me out and tell me what buttons on the joystick to set to what because I am not good with that stuff

Thanks

 

[koala]

The game manual will tell you how to map key functions to the joystick. You can choose whichever buttons you prefer, there's no set way to do it.

You might want to download the trial version (800mb) before buying. It's a very complicated sim if you're not used to flying.

 

[konradgoat]

I know I have the demo but on the Windows 7 RC (Release Candinate)
I have another simulator called "FlightGear".

The best planes I can really fly is prop planes not big planes but I am planning to learn on the sim

 

[koala]

OK. If FlightGear is the only flight sim you've used, you might find the MS one a bit more complicated. Just letting you know in case you think it's going to be as easy to use as FlightGear. :smile:

Also, are you aware that Windows 7RC is only usable until June 2010? From 1st March it shuts down every 2 hours as a reminder to update to the full version, then stops working altogether after the expiry date.

 

[konradgoat]

I have a copy of the real windows 7 and I will reinstall my computer to have it working

 

[pat mcgroin]

Your joystick should work just fine with FSX.
I am using a Logitech Digital 4-5 YO on mine.
Fsx will be aware of it and work correctly.
In the controls menu of FSX you can change the various buttons to anything that you want them to be.

The Video card that you have should work fine including DX10.
Something to realize is that FSX is VERY CPU hungry.
It will make more use of the CPU than it does the video card.
A 2.8g dual core or a 2.6g quad core (or higher) seems to be the sweet spot for good performance.

 

[konradgoat]

I have a Quad Core Processer I think... is that good?

 

[pat mcgroin]

That should be fine.

 

[konradgoat]

ok.. I will report back if I have any more problems around christmas when I install it

and btw, if u have Win7 RC and wnna have the real released version of Windows 7
Do u have to back up everything and do a clean install or dont u need to back anything up because it just I dnno

Report back soon

 

[pat mcgroin]

TBH Im not sure.
I havent put W7 on yet.
Usually it basically works like a reapir install so nothing should change.
Maybe Koala will see this and have more info.

One thing I will say is that after you install FSX be sure to get its service pack if they arent already included.
There are some important fixes in them.

Im not sure if the gold edition already has them and thus the mention.

 

[koala]

and btw, if u have Win7 RC and wnna have the real released version of Windows 7
Do u have to back up everything and do a clean install or dont u need to back anything up because it just I dnno

I'm in the same position as you, running 7RC until March 2010, then I'll be installing the full Home Premium version. You will have to backup your data and perform a clean install of the full version, then reinstall all your programs. Don't buy the 'upgrade' version of Windows 7, this is only for people upgrading from Vista.

 

[konradgoat]

My Processor is: AMD Phenom(tm) 9500 Quad-Core Processor (4CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Direct X Version: DirectX 11
Memory: 2048MB Ram

I can attach DXDIAG File

Are you sure it can run!

Also

Which one is Faster :normal:

For Online For FSX

A - 24.0 Mbps
B - 56.6 Kbps

Which one :4-dontkno

 

[koala]

Flight Simulator X - Minimum System Requirements

* Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
* Processor: 1.0 Ghz
* RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB
* Hard Drive: 14GB
* Video Card: 32MB DirectX 9 compatible
* Other: DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones
* Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play


Yes, your computer can play it.

24Mbs is much faster than 56.6kbs (over 400 times faster), so your internet connection is easily good enough for online play. 24Mbs is high-speed broadband and 56.6kbs is the old dial-up speed from years ago.

 

[konradgoat]

Flight Simulator X - Minimum System Requirements

* Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista
* Processor: 1.0 Ghz
* RAM: Windows XP SP2 - 256MB, Windows Vista – 512MB
* Hard Drive: 14GB
* Video Card: 32MB DirectX 9 compatible
* Other: DX9 hardware compatibility and audio board with speakers and/or headphones
* Online/Multiplayer Requirements: 56.6 kbps or better for online play


Yes, your computer can play it.

24Mbs is much faster than 56.6kbs (over 400 times faster), so your internet connection is easily good enough for online play. 24Mbs is high-speed broadband and 56.6kbs is the old dial-up speed from years ago.

Do you have FSX?

 

[koala]

Not anymore, I had it on XP for a while then sold it.