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    Can Dell Studio 17 run Microsoft Flight Simulator X? And...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by carolannjeanette, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. carolannjeanette

    carolannjeanette Newbie

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    Hi,

    I recently purchased a Dell Studio 17 with:

    Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 2M L2 Cache
    4GB, DDR3, 1066MHz, 2 DIMM
    ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 4570 512MB
    500G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

    Now, I am being told that I need the Intel Core i7, as opposed to the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 in order to run Microsoft Flight Simulator X?

    Being tht I am pretty ignorant when it comes to computers, i don't know if I am being bull-poo-pooed, or if this is true.

    Does anybody know about the difference between the core 2 duo T6600 versus the i7? And will the core 2 duo T6600 run the flight simulator well?
     
    carolannjeanette, Dec 11, 2009
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  2. Harleyquin07

    Harleyquin07 エミヤ

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    You'll run the game, but the i7 processor will make the game run faster all else being equal.
     
    Harleyquin07, Dec 11, 2009
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  3. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Strange considering FSX was released long before the Core i(X) processors were even heard of. I can play FSX just 'fine' on low/medium setting on my sig lappy. On my gaming desktop (Q6600) I an run everything on highest settings.
     
    Signal2Noise, Dec 12, 2009
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  4. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Flight Simulator X SP2 runs happily on a dual core AMD Turion x2 2 GHz and a Nvidia Geforce Go 7200.
    So i bet you can run it too. :)
     
    DEagleson, Dec 12, 2009
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  5. sean473

    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    It should run but if u had a core i7 processor and GTX260M at least , it would run on high.. an ideal candidate would be ASUS G51J for $1499 and lower on some online stores..
     
    sean473, Dec 12, 2009
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  6. raduque

    raduque Notebook Evangelist

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    Who lied to you?

    I've run Flight Simulator X on an old old AMD Athlon64 CPU.
     
    raduque, Dec 12, 2009
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  7. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    FSX will run on just about anything with low settings. However, if you want to make it look pretty you will need a decent graphics card, plenty of RAM, but most important of all, a FAST CPU. An i7 should suit FSX nicely.
     
    usapatriot, Dec 12, 2009
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  8. ibmt41

    ibmt41 Notebook Geek

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    You gotta know he difference between "can run" and "can run nicely". Yes, with that configuration, you can run the game. But recommend with a better processor and graphic. I can run the game on low setting on my lenovo T61 with Core 2 duo 1.8; 128 mb mobile intel graphic card and 3gb of ram.
     
    ibmt41, Dec 12, 2009
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