JUst how much money does one have to throw at FSX to get a decent frame rate?

[PinkPanther]

Just put in a 5870 vid card and FSX still has crap frame rates. Think I will go back to FS2004 because with that version I should be able to run with max eye candy on and still get a decent frame rate.

[JediMaster]

What CPU do you have? That has an equal bearing on performance.

[PinkPanther]

My cpu is C2D@3.4GHZ and have 4GB of DDR2 ram. I don't think my cpu is the issue and it is just a poorly coded gamethat is the problem. Using the highly touted DX10 "feature" is just a waste of time. I can get FSX running OK but I was expecting better. I was thinking of upgrading to i7 870 with 4GB of DDR3 but from what I have read it is not much of an upgrade unless I can get the cpu to OC to about 4.0GHZ.

[JediMaster]

Going to quad core will see the most benefits if the game is coded to use multiple threads. FSX is old enough that I'm not sure it is.

[PinkPanther]

Have i5 750 @3.8ghz now and still not happy with FSX framerates.

[+ST0RM]

Like Vista, FSX is a huge disapointment. The amount of computing power to get it to run decently is beyond ridiculous. I went back to FS9 after trying to get FSX tweaked enough to run decently, and failed.

 

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[Slartibartfast]

As crazy as it sounds I have mine right where I want it running at a decent rate 30-40 FPS running with an oldish dual core 3800 Athalon with a Radeon 4870 vid card... and I have the sliders 3/4 maxed out not totally maxed but getting there... and with plenty of add-on's.

[+X RAY]

As crazy as it sounds I have mine right where I want it running at a decent rate 30-40 FPS running with an oldish dual core 3800 Athalon with a Radeon 4870 vid card... and I have the sliders 3/4 maxed out not totally maxed but getting there... and with plenty of add-on's.

 

 

I have a great time with my rig:

Win xpsp3

LG 19 monitor max res 1280-1024

nvidia gtx280

Intel E8500 duo 3.16Ghz

4Gb of kingston ram

 

I can run fs9 full maxed out with hi rez terrain and addons

 

I can run easily FSX with the highflightsimulation dual core specilal .cfg file availble for 3 usd at their site!using hi rez terrains and active sky plus hi-rez addons too!