SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: FSX Hardware Upgrade Guide

You'all have been asking some very good questions about what hardware is required to "Optimize FSX". Here is a great link that answers all of your questions. Cool

http://excitingsimulations.com/FSX/hahahaFSX-HW-UWP11.zip

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject:

Man I hate auto-downloads.

As soon as it comes, I stop it.

How about letting me look at what I am getting into, before shoving it into my system.

RD

Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 9:01 pm Post subject:

No problem RD:

I can appreciate you being cautious about downloading from strange websites. Cool

The whole file is 18 page long and every single page is worth reading. Here is what appears in the beginning:

Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................3
The PC Hardware Subsystems.....................................................................................4
CPU............................................................................................................................ 4
Graphics Subsystem.................................................................................................... 6
PC Power Supply Unit ................................................................................................ 9
RAM ......................................................................................................................... 11
GSS RAM (GRAM) ................................................................................................. 12
The Upgrade Guide Table...........................................................................................12
Graphics Options ...................................................................................................... 13
Aircraft Options ........................................................................................................ 14
Scenery Options ........................................................................................................ 15
Weather Options ....................................................................................................... 16
Traffic Options.......................................................................................................... 17
Useful Links.................................................................................................................18
Hardware-related....................................................................................................... 18
FSX-related............................................................................................................... 18

Introduction
Ever since its creation, Flight Simulator proved to be a challenge to the Hardware
and Operating System.
Simulating a flight while providing an ever-increasing level of visual,
environmental and operational realism is a task which can easily tax the most
sophisticated system costing a great deal more than the average office or even
game PC.
Given the wide range of existing PCs covering a bewildering number of
hardware/OS/software combinations, creating a flight simulation application able
to somehow run on most of these systems is almost an impossible task. A
solution to this challenge is to provide various adjustable parameters that allow
the user to get the maximum experience out of the FS on his existing system.
The latest release of FS – the Microsoft FSX, seems to having been optimized so
when running it at the same settings as the previous version, FSX runs faster.
This allowed the FSX developers to add even more features that, with the right
hardware, provide an even more immersive flight experience.
Sooner or later however, FS users consider performing a hardware/software
upgrade for many reasons, one of them being the desire to improve the flight
experience with FS.
This guide is here to provide a quick reference to which hardware subsystem
influences which part of the FS most. While obviously all of the sub-systems work
together, there are usually only some of them that provide the most dramatic
performance increase for a specific FS functionality.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject:

OK, I let it d/l.

Some very good info, thanks Skipper.

Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:19 pm Post subject:

File not found Sad

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:53 am Post subject:

Try this link instead. They must have changed their URL for some strange reason. I also updated the link in my original posting. Cool

http://excitingsimulations.com/FSX/hahahaFSX-HW-UWP11.zip