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Flight SImulator X Laptop Requirements

Aviator1990 From United States, joined Mar 2007, 82 posts, RR: 0
Posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 13455 times:

Hello I am having trouble playing FSX on my laptop. The frame rate is ridiculous and it it no fun for me now. I bought the game when it came out and since then I have only used it once. SO please if anyone can help me with the laptop requirements to run the game like the pictures on the box. Thanks!

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EA CO AS From United States, joined Nov 2001, 9883 posts, RR: 73
Reply 1, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 13475 times:

In all honesty, there are very few expensive DESKTOP computers that can come close to running FSX smoothly. I doubt a laptop exists that can handle it right now without looking like a slideshow.

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Jwenting From Netherlands, joined Apr 2001, 10017 posts, RR: 29
Reply 2, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 13465 times:

Quoting EA CO AS (Reply 1):
n all honesty, there are very few expensive DESKTOP computers that can come close to running FSX smoothly.

oh? My midrange desktop runs it quite smoothly, thank you very much.
But I'm not stupid and don't think I can turn every single slider all the way up and still get decent performance...

I wish I were flying

Burkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 1571 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days ago) and read 13447 times:

FSX does require a system with dedicated video memory of 128 MB ( all sliders left) or more. If your laptop uses a shared memory, and every bitmap has to be transported over the main system bus for every frame, there is no chance.

EA CO AS From United States, joined Nov 2001, 9883 posts, RR: 73
Reply 4, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 13438 times:

Quoting Jwenting (Reply 2):
My midrange desktop runs it quite smoothly, thank you very much.

Define your terms - what does "smoothly" look like to you? And what do you define as "midrange," exactly?

"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem - government IS the problem." - Ronald Reagan

Ebs757 From United States, joined Jul 2006, 751 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 13396 times:

I have 1gb -ATI X1400- 1.86Ghz dual core Dell laptop and it struggles pretty bad in FSX, it runs FS9 pretty well though

Viva la Vida

LASOctoberB6 From Japan, joined Nov 2006, 2132 posts, RR: 1
Reply 6, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 13390 times:

Quoting Burkhard (Reply 3):
. If your laptop uses a shared memory, and every bitmap has to be transported over the main system bus for every frame, there is no chance.

how can we change that?

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N231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 13377 times:

It HAS to have a GPU...none of that "integrated graphics" crap. Just look for the fastest CPU, most memory, and best GPU that you can find. However, a sacrifice must be made between performance and portability...so try to lean towards what you truly want.

FURUREFA From United States, joined Feb 2004, 517 posts, RR: 3
Reply 8, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 13373 times:

FSX runs great on my 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo macbook (with 1.5GB of RAM). I get decent frame rates and can take advantage of the new features (such as jetbridges, etc...).

Matt

Burkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 1571 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (2 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 hours ago) and read 13342 times:

Quoting LASOctoberB6 (Reply 6):
how can we change that?

Only with the purchase. It either reads GPU with 128(256..)MB of memory, or GPU with up to 128(256..)MB of memory. The second means that system is used, there is no graphics memory, and for FSX you can just forget it. No way to upgrade.

If you have a desktop with shared memory, you can plug in a real card, like the GF7600 with 512MB and will be happy.

LASOctoberB6 From Japan, joined Nov 2006, 2132 posts, RR: 1
Reply 10, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 13323 times:

Quoting Burkhard (Reply 9):
If you have a desktop with shared memory, you can plug in a real card, like the GF7600 with 512MB and will be happy.

so basically, changing the GPU in laptops is impossible?!

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Md11fan From United States, joined Jul 2006, 111 posts, RR: 1
Reply 11, posted (2 years 7 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 13264 times:

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so basically, changing the GPU in laptops is impossible?!

yes that is correct and so is changing the graphics card, there are like 2 laptops out there that can change graphics card, so basically the only things you can swap in a laptop are HHD, Optical drive, and memory!

[Edited 2007-03-25 21:08:12]