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    FSX display

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by hokage700, Jul 21, 2010.

  1. hokage700

    hokage700 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys!

    So i've been wondering why I can't get the same quality on my FSX games as the people on youtube(those who have good quality). I have all my pref. on ultra high.

    Computer pref.

    i7 820q
    4 gb ram
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series.
     
    hokage700, Jul 21, 2010
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  2. TomTom2007

    TomTom2007 Notebook Deity

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    Could you please post a screenshot or two for reference?
    Are you sure all your graphics settings are set at Ultra/Highest? Cos' with your laptop specifications, if everything's (AI traffic, texture, mesh, etc...) set at max, FSX would run like a slide show and it would be absolutely unplayable.

    I'm not sure what you are trying to achieve here, because FSX is extremely demanding hardware wise, you have to sacrifice some eye-candies for performance.
     
    TomTom2007, Jul 21, 2010
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  3. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Yeah, screenshots of the game plus of your settings would help.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 21, 2010
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    Ferrari Notebook Evangelist

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    whats your resolution and a screen shot of game
     
    Ferrari, Jul 21, 2010
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    AndroidVageta Notebook Evangelist

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    This.

    CPU and RAM are up to par...but your video card is a total bummer dude...4500 series? Id go as far to say that youd barely be able to play the game on medium-low settings let alone maxed out.
     
    AndroidVageta, Jul 22, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    lol i7-820qm + ATI 4500... nver will there be anything... u need i7-820qm and ATI 5870...
     
    sean473, Jul 22, 2010
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  7. HTWingNut

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    I dunno. I played FSX when it was released on my desktop with Athlon 64 X2 and 8800 GT. It played reasonably well. Details dialed down a bit though. I also played on my Vostro 1500 with Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz and 8600m GT. Mobile i7 CPU is definitely more powerful than the Athlon64 X2, and GPU is about on par with 8600m GT. Plus FSX is definitely CPU bound.

    That being said, expect lower detail settings.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 22, 2010
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