SurClaro Flight Simulator Resources

Last edited by lc on Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:09 pm; edited 1 time in total

my FS2002 graphics are crap BUT, i dont have a graphics card, is that the reason? Very Happy

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject:

Don't be disappointed, FS2002 needs a graphics card to look like much of anything. The good news is my old FS2002 looks awesome on a PIII with 512 megs of stinky old SD RAM AND a Radeon 9250 Pro with 256 megs of video memory. Not much cash for a card like this now, and if you have a decent current system (last 2 years) and throw in a fairly current Graphics card you will enjoy a pretty sweet sim, including add-ons and enhancements, all at a decent frame rate. Make sure you have at least a half a gig of RAM (MINIMUM!) and get used to tweaking the settings in the Display settings of FS2002. There are a lot of posts in this forum for tweaking up and getting the most out of the software and hardware...but you really will want a card in there.

EDIT: BTW, double posting to speed up replies is kind of frowned upon around here. I posted a response because I had an answer for you...but double posting generally turns people off and you get less response. Wink

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

just a question?? but if you do not have a graphics card, then how the heck are you seeing ANYTHING on your screen, as your graphics card is what processes the information then sends it out to your monitor???????

To be able to "see" what you are doing on a computer screen, there MUST be a graphics card / video card installed in your computer. .. now wether or not you are running FS on an INIAC is the question.

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject:

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:33 am Post subject:

It is correct that a system needs some kind of graphics processing to operate. But, a video card is not always needed. Cheaper computers, usually the ones without cards, utilize integrated graphics. It is a lot cheaper for the manufacturer, but integrated graphics means that the graphics processing comes from the CPU and RAM, which can make high-end games near impossible. Integrated graphics are designed for 2D applications and some low stress 3D games.

For example, I recently got myself CS: Source. I ran it on a computer with a P4 Prescott 3.00 Ghz with 1GB of DDR2 RAM and 128MB of Intel's Extreme integrated graphics. I ran the video test and the average frame rate? Near 12. The game itself lagged beyond the point of playing.

I then ran the same game on a P4 Northwood 2.66Ghz, with 1GB of DDR RAM, and a 64MB overclocked Nvidia GeForce 4 MX420. I ran the video test, and the frame rate? 72.

The bottom line is that integrated graphics are not designed to run games, but more for work and office related programs.