Video Card

[Guest]

Is a GeForce2 a good video card choice for FS2002? Im not looking to spend a lot of money and will that video card work well?

[Guest freequest]

i use a Gforce2 mx-400 it works ok. I think MSFS is more CPU intensive than GPU intensive but i would suggest maybe trying to get the best card you can afford.. That way it saves on you haveing to worry about upgrading later.But the card should work ok.

[Guest ccgr]

what is your price range. ATI 8500 cards are a good deal.

[Guest]

Sure, it will work - I have the GF2 TI 64 MB version on my second computer and it runs FS2002 really well, as long as I keep the AI traffic at around 50% and the sliders within reason for the 700 Mhz system. The TI series is better than the MX series, but either will work.Dale

[Guest]

It would be a good idea to tell us what the rest of the hardware is. If you're running a lower end processor, it would work out ok. I run a PIII 800 with FS2k2 and a GTS64 card at 1600x1200x16 with no ATC on my old rig and it works ok. If; however, you happen to be running a higher end processor, you'd be better off with a GF3Ti or a GF4Ti card. Just make sure you get one with at least 64mbs of ram on board and perferably 128mb.

[Carabou 0]

Hi,Yes, a GeForce 2 mx400 card is still a good choice for FS2002 if you don't want to spend too much money. Take a look at my system specs below and you'll see my system is not a high end system. I run FS2002 with all display sliders on max and no ATC and display resolution 1600x1200x16. My fps are fixed at 12 and I use a lot of complex 3rd party scenery. In most areas, my system works well with the GeForce 2 card and mine has just 32 megs. If you decide on a GeForce 2 I'd suggest you get the mx400 with 64 megs.I'm going to upgrade to a GeForce 4 Ti4200 (when prices come down after the new cards come out) because I feel it will help with the "blurries" and may help in some complex scenery areas.But, If for some reason I couldn't do the upgrade, I'd still be basically happy with my GeForce 2.Hope that helps.Howard