Anybody think this machine could handle an older version of Microsoft Flight Simulator? I don't want to go back to the early 1980s versions, but I'd be happy with something from the late 90s or so.
At least FS2000.
Anybody think this machine could handle an older version of Microsoft Flight Simulator? I don't want to go back to the early 1980s versions, but I'd be happy with something from the late 90s or so.
It's an integrated video card which basically means it's not really decent at doing 3D/games. Expect FSX to balk at it. It also shares your memory w/ your RAM, which takes RAM away from your system.
Damn, that's a dirty trick.
I'm in the process of updating my pc. 2048 MB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz, and a Radeon X1900 XTX 512 MB. I had 1GB of ram, Pentium 4 3.2 GHZ, and a Radeon X800 256 MB. I could barely play it smoothly on medium. Low was fine but that's like FS2004 with a better cockpit. New PC should handle it.
On a related note, I'd love to stick with a laptop for my next computer.
Since people agree laptops are usually useless for computer games, does that mean I'd have to break the bank to get one that would handle MS Flight Simulator?
What's the general thought on the faster Pentium 4s vs. the Duo Core processors. Anyone have any real world experiences with both? I'll probably be upgrading in the next few months. When are Vista/FS X hitting the street? Does anyone have any skinny on whether Vista's file system will be different from XP (I.E. will I be able to plug some of my existing EIDE drives in and expect them to work)?
Brett
There are gaming laptops. They will cost you more than a gaming desktop. Gaming desktops aren't cheap.
Eh...beware the gamine laptops. They tend to work with every game except the ones you actually play.
It takes some research and a little extra coin, but you don't, by default, have to buy an Alienware or Dell XPS just to play games on your laptop.