Daniel Vail 1036914 Posted August 14, 2008 at 06:51 PM Posted August 14, 2008 at 06:51 PM Yes, this is a age old question but I just recieved my 2GB of RAM and it didnt help my low FPS. The issue is, I get horrible fps while on the ground at airports, and in select locations. When at crusing altitude, I can get 40 fps or more but say im at PHL...I get 11 fps easy. So my budget is 300$......350$ maybe. ( I dont want a new PC, I like mine ) My computer specs are....2 GB Of RAM ATI 200 Video Card Intel® Pentium® D Processor 805 (dual-core)1 (2.66GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2 x 1MB L2 cache) And I messed w/ my virtual RAM which screwed up my computer :/ Anyway thanks -Daniel I have been doing my Hw, But I want to see what other people have and what your fps are etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Guffey 956726 Posted August 14, 2008 at 07:09 PM Posted August 14, 2008 at 07:09 PM well, first thing you need to look at is how many Watts is your power supply? Than are you PCI Express 16X? By your setup, my guess would be yes. As you know for FS9, FS is much more CPU hungry than GPU. I have an XFX 8600GT 512MB GC. Its just a mid range card but it works for me. To get good FPS with my card I have to lower my resolution to 1024X768X32. And I have a 19 inch moniter. Thats what stinks about it. Its really bad when I have detailed clouds. Im still looking for a fix. My CPU is AMDX2 6400+ 3.2ghz black edition. Normally when unlocked my frames are always jumping 30-90. Cloud9 I can get 50FPS or so unlocked, but with clouds comes another story. My FPS are locked at 34. Stuttering is bad too. Also it the pictures seems to tear sometimes. I would look into newegg.com. They are usually the cheapest. Also how big is your case? That is another thing you need to look at. If its small you wont be able to stick an 8800GTS in there, as it is long and takes up 2 PCI slots. I would say a 7950GT $250 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143071 VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Vail 1036914 Posted August 14, 2008 at 07:14 PM Author Posted August 14, 2008 at 07:14 PM Ok....I'm not what you call a computer 'techie' so I would be helpless with out Vatsim . People say If you do upgrade your video card, best bet is to upgrade your power supply and cooling supply.....what does all that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Sculley-Beaman Posted August 15, 2008 at 12:47 AM Posted August 15, 2008 at 12:47 AM Power supply is the thing you connect to the outlet, inside the case its a big ole box. You can upgrade them, normally its around 300 watts stock. To handle most upgrade video cards you should have around 600 watts to be safe. Better graphics=more juice. Cooling system is your fans that help cool down your components. Buy more fans, etc. I have about 3 running right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Duncan 1001989 Posted March 27, 2009 at 10:42 PM Posted March 27, 2009 at 10:42 PM Radeon X1950 Pro, 512MB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris 920567 Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:26 PM Posted March 28, 2009 at 11:26 PM Considering FS uses your CPU more than a video card to render things, and you've already apparently wasted money buying RAM you didn't need, I'd stop right where you are and figure out what your real bottleneck is before blowing even more money trying to find a problem that may not exist. http://www.execjetva.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Whitford 995253 Posted April 3, 2009 at 05:00 PM Posted April 3, 2009 at 05:00 PM I had a Pen D Dual Core @ 2.8 and it bottlenecked my 8800 so I built a new system and got the E7400, I still have yet to overclock http://www.allegiantva.org Join if you have skill! Windows 7 Ultimate (64) Intel i7 2600k 4.2 Ghz Gskill Ripjaws 8GB 1600 750 WD Nvidia 560 Ti 1GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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