Some help with my PC

[albertlau128]

Hello there,

So I wished to buy FSX for my new year present, but I have downloaded the demo version and it lags like sh*t. I am wondering if it is my CPU/RAM/Display cards' problem.

My PC specs:
Win7 32bit Home Premium SP1
AMD Athlon II X2 250 processor 3GHz
2GB (1.75GB usable) RAM
Display card: ATI Radeon HD 4200
DX10

Thanks a lot. Help is appreciated.

[Alexander_Rijav]

I have exactly the same characteristics but I never had issue with X or any other... you still may try to get older version instead new computer. Almost no difference at all.

[eymas]

There's http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925724
and there's http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927286
(Apparently it auto-translated for me, so sorry if it's in dutch.)
Your specs are OK as it seems, perhaps try tweaking the graphical settings as explained in the linked articles.

[Alexander_Rijav]

Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 / Vista
PC with 1 GHz equivalent or higher processor
256 MB of system RAM for Windows XP SP2 / 512 MB Vista
14 GB available hard disk space
32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card required
Not sure if minimal or recommend.

[eymas]

Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 / Vista
PC with 1 GHz equivalent or higher processor
256 MB of system RAM for Windows XP SP2 / 512 MB Vista
14 GB available hard disk space
32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card required
Not sure if minimal or recommend.

Minimal requirements.

[albertlau128]

Your specs are OK as it seems, perhaps try tweaking the graphical settings as explained in the linked articles.

Ye seems okay, but it just lags when I start flying... :/ I didn't change any of those settings.


Also I tried FlightGear a few days ago, having  this:

RAM usage... is... MEH, and FPS... BLAH 

[SugarD]

Ye seems okay, but it just lags when I start flying... :/ I didn't change any of those settings.


Also I tried FlightGear a few days ago, having  this:

RAM usage... is... MEH, and FPS... BLAH 

You're using way too much RAM, and your computer has none left for itself. Do you have anything else open?

[albertlau128]

Nothing at all... If my PC is idle without any seen exe running, it runs with like 500MB RAM usage.

[SugarD]

Nothing at all... If my PC is idle without any seen exe running, it runs with like 500MB RAM usage.

According to your picture, it is running much higher than that.

[Marcel]

FSX needs at least 2GB of RAM for itself only. Try upgrading your RAM to at least 4GB.

[Alexander_Rijav]

FSX needs at least 2GB of RAM for itself only. Try upgrading your RAM to at least 4GB.

How I run it without any problems with 1.7/1.8GB?

[Marcel]

How I run it without any problems with 1.7/1.8GB?

You simply don't. It's a heavy game which requires lots of resources. I haven't seen a pc with your specs that could run it smoothly in anything other than the lowest possible settings.

[Alexander_Rijav]

You simply don't. It's a heavy game which requires lots of resources. I haven't seen a pc with your specs that could run it smoothly in anything other than the lowest possible settings.

Medium,I can give you SS.

[Marcel]

Medium,I can give you SS.

I didn't mean you cannot run it at all, but having a smooth experience will highly likely be impossible to achieve.

[Alexander_Rijav]

I didn't mean you cannot run it at all, but having a smooth experience will highly likely be impossible to achieve.

Minimum: Pentium III/Athlon or better
You Have: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5700 @ 3.00GHz
CPU Speed
Minimum: 1 GHz
You Have: 3.0 GHz Performance Rated at: 4.8 GHz
RAM
Minimum: 256 MB for Windows XP, 512 MB for Windows Vista
You Have: 2.0 GBFree Disk Space
Minimum: 14 GB
You Have: 138.1 GB

I don't know why but I am sure I run it smooth,as 2004 and 2000.