video card?

thomascookie · Post by **thomascookie** » 13 Apr 2003, 15:40

Which is the best video card for fs2002 and especially for the pss A320 package and other add-on packages?
my computer is getting slow jou see!

TheSpecialist · Post by **TheSpecialist** » 14 Apr 2003, 09:33

The best on the market would fit

I personally recommand these:
ATI Radeon 9700 (don't take any cheap version, always the best)
Nvidea GeForce 4 (do not take the MX, since it sucks)

Unfourtunally they are not cheap...

thomascookie · Post by **thomascookie** » 15 Apr 2003, 22:24

i have the geforce 4 mx 460 so thats why my a320(pss) in fs2002 is so slow????
so i have to take which card for letting the pss A320 package running perfect (specifications and full name)?

TheSpecialist · Post by **TheSpecialist** » 16 Apr 2003, 10:12

Hehe, I didn't said run perfect.

But as far as I know the GeForce4 MX, is not a GeForce4 at all, it is a GeForce2 (nVidea uses some dirty 'sales' technices here...)

I don't have experience with the framerate in FS with GeForce4 Ti or ATI Radeon. Since I'm using a Matrox G400 and I'm only having 1 - 2 fps

Greetz

SAB-OM · Post by **SAB-OM** » 15 Jun 2003, 01:01

the MX version does not support Direct-X 8
only 7 ...

minimum specs to be able to see "everything" in FS2004:
- Geforce3 (not MX!) or equivalent ATI Radeon (>= 9700 Pro)
- DX8 compliant

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 07 Jul 2003, 15:40

Hi all,

I have a Hercules 3D Prophet 4500. And when I fly for about 10 minutes, my computer restarts. Does somewone knows what the problem is?

My computer specifications are :

- AMD 2800+
- 512 Mb RAM
- Hercules 3D Prophet 4500
- 60 Gb harde schijf
- Windows 2000

liebensd · Post by **liebensd** » 07 Jul 2003, 16:13

I have an old computer and FS2002 runs perfect, it is a:

PIII 500MHz
256 Mb ram
and a TNT2 64m Video card,

This is not a high performance machine. But when I reduce the quality of the screen I can get a good result. I can advise u also another thing before start Fs2002 press Ctrl + alt+ del and close a number of programs that are running on the background. That is what I do on my pc in win98.

Greetz,

Dave

Devo · Post by **Devo** » 12 Nov 2003, 12:50

I can support the statement of liebensd... I have AMD duron 700MHz // 256Ram // RivaTNT2 and it runs also perfect for FS2002. (NOT for FS2004)

But i have a problem when i play FS2002 online=> at the begining of the multiplayer (internet) game my plane is 1 feet under the rwy and fs detects a crash. So i can't take off!!! (only with a bell i can play online) Can somebody help me please!!!!!

Thanks..... dEvo

Devo · Post by **Devo** » 12 Nov 2003, 12:55

I did a reinstall of fs2002 but it doesn't work... same problem!!!!

2 Weeks earlier all was good and working well, it was just recently that i'v got this problem...

greetz....
dEvo

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 12 Nov 2003, 13:24

Hello all!

I will buy the ATI Radeon 6900 PRO (with 256 MB). It's not expencive : € 180!

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 12 Nov 2003, 13:42

lemme just inform u of this: it makes no sence of buying a radeon 9800Pro if u only have a 1Ghz PC. WHat i want to say is that the type of videocard u need also depends on ur system.

Secondly @ thomascoockie: if ur computer is getting slow, it wont help if u buy a new videocard. A newer videocard will NOT give u more frames per second. If u want more fps, buy a new processor and expand your memory!

i hope i helped some peepz out w/ this.

Zorba · Post by **Zorba** » 12 Nov 2003, 13:55

Yes indeed, you need lots and lots of memory for FS !!

elnombre · Post by **elnombre** » 12 Nov 2003, 15:18

Rutger
The restarts could be for any number of reasons. I would recommend joining the PCmech.com forums and posting a request for info. If they can't answer your problem no one can. They are also very friendly
Best Regards
El Nombre

thomascookie · Post by **thomascookie** » 27 Nov 2003, 17:52

Sorry for my questions
I have a
2,5GHZ
256MB ram
80GB
geforce MX460
I play FS (completly not default:many scenery and add-ons) but I have a problem
When I start the flight, but before I can do that I have to wait about 20sec before I have set the cockpit ( 2 monitors ,so I have to set the panels) then when I start the taxi it when I look around in my cockpit I also have to wait several seconds. I guess =my framerate drops to rates that make it unpleasing to play.
What is the cheapesd solution for my problem :
---upgrade my comp and how then??? (new card and higher mb ram)
---or by a comp (with what specifications??)
I would like to have then a comp that also is suitable for fs2004

thanx
Bram

killerwhale65 · Post by **killerwhale65** » 27 Nov 2003, 20:18

i would suggest buying another 256Mb ram and look at the result. If u are not satisfied yet, u can buy a new videocard.