I'm getting an FS9 rig - need advice.

[Matthew Wadham 883221]

I've been out of the flightsim loop for a while now, but I've got the money, so I want to get a new rig. I've decided to forego the FSX route and stick with the tried tested and true...FS9 (PMDG747 and LDS 767 are for it, and thats all I need).

I need some advice though, because I have no idea whats good these days, for a comp that'll run XP and FS9, that'll get pretty good FPS in dense area. (my old comp, which I bought in about 2000, ran FS9 at nothing higher then 15fps...with no 3D clouds, in the middle of the sky, with a default plane...I was a deprived flightsimmer )

 

Thanks for the advice

[Garry Morris 920567]

Good luck finding a computer that comes with XP.

 

Short of that, any desktop on the market should run FS9 reasonably well I would think. Someone will likely be along with some better advice shortly.

[Matthew Wadham 883221]

I was planning on building it myself...still no chance of running XP??

[Joseph Sherrill 1047575]

No, you can buy XP quite easily: http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=368&name=Operating-Systems

[Garry Morris 920567]

Yup, can still build it yourself that way.

 

Most folks on here go for prebuilt which is why I said that.

 

Frankly, any reasonably modern hardware should run FS9 well. Remember a few things:

1. FS9 is pretty much single core and is very CPU intensive. Focus on a good high clockspeed on your processor.

2. 2gb of RAM recommended.

3. Having a second SATA hard drive (separate from the hard drive containing the OS - partitions don't count) to run FS9 is a good idea.

[Clarke Kruger]

Hey Matt, Long time no see.

If you really want the bang for your buck, Visit Michael at http://www.fs-gs.com/

Tell him what your looking for and he'll suggest the hardware for a system, Way below what you would think to spend.

And a session with him will get FS running like you've never seen.

 

Cheers & Welcome back

[Ryan Whitford 995253]

Build your Rig, I built my own for about 600 Bucks. Better Than buying form HP Dell Only because they make their own parts and you cant really upgrade anything in it..... If you dont know much about how to build it then check out http://www.ibuypower.com click on AMD or Intel and build from the lowest price computer up.