ok, so I have my MacBook pro 17" 3.06ghz dual core, 4gb DDR3 1066 ram, 500gb 7200rmp HD, and 512mb gddr3 video. I installed vista 32bit, inserted my stock DVD with all the drivers for vista and installed FSX and SP 1. I have tweeked the settings a bit and barly get 20fps with autogen turned WAY down, water effects low, and all settings around med. Why is this? I hear others running all maxed out on less powerful mac's with 50+fps. I have taken into account that the 32bit only allows me to use(exactly)2.78gb of ram. Anyone able to solve this? Thanx

ok, so I have my MacBook pro 17" 3.06ghz dual core, 4gb DDR3 1066 ram, 500gb 7200rmp HD, and 512mb gddr3 video. I installed vista 32bit, inserted my stock DVD with all the drivers for vista and installed FSX and SP 1. I have tweeked the settings a bit and barly get 20fps with autogen turned WAY down, water effects low, and all settings around med. Why is this? I hear others running all maxed out on less powerful mac's with 50+fps. I have taken into account that the 32bit only allows me to use(exactly)2.78gb of ram. Anyone able to solve this? Thanx

First, update to SP2 ! it's free...Wich screen resolution do you run you simulator ? 1024*768 is a good choice for you graphic card...So, you have to seriously tweak your vista system if you really choose to run this OS... deactive all unnecessary services... better should be an upgrade to windows seven, really...but if vista : the soft "vista manager" can help you... 15 launch are cost freeAre you running under bootcamp 3 ? have a look here to update you video drivers http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/Macs are specialities in the fsx world...(sorry for my english)

What is the graphics chip inside your laptop? The amount of video RAM onboard tells us nothing about its performance characteristics.

It's a 9600m gt