I have ASUS Mobo with P4 2.8GHZ Intel chip on my Sony Desktop. 1.5GB RAM. Computer is about 3 years old. I'm having graphics degredation when running FSX SP1. I'm wondering what is minimum graphics card for this program. Currently I have Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB memory on board.Thanks,Bruce

>I have ASUS Mobo with P4 2.8GHZ Intel chip on my Sony>Desktop. 1.5GB RAM. Computer is about 3 years old. I'm>having graphics degredation when running FSX SP1. I'm>wondering what is minimum graphics card for this program. >Currently I have Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB memory on board.>Thanks,>BruceI assume your mobo is not SLI compatible.I would save up for a new computer.You need to determine what your mobo capibilities are.You could go to www.guru3d.com and get some ATI advice since you have an ATI card.

Hi Bruce, 128MB GPU RAM is far too little to run FSX in a nice manner. The easiest way to save GPU memory, is to move the Global texture quality further left. Beware, it gets pretty ugly. ;-) Perhaps also have a look at your bios' AGP-aperture? A relatively priceworthy X1650 w/ heaps of GDDR3 memory should help a bit. Good luck and kind regards Jaap

You have an AGP Vcard? If so, it's sad to say any reasonable upgrade path might be over. Consider: There are 7800GS AGP cards still available, but it can hurt to spend $200 on a component to allow a 2.8 P4 system to run at it's maximum capability. Replacing a severely limiting Vcard with a bigger dog will just reveal a severely limiting CPU. Wait till July 22. INTC will be dropping prices, again. If you are on a budget, Nvidia will have sub $50 8 series Vcards soon too. But still, ya gotta buy a new Mobo and ram too. You're right up against that hard choice.