July 22, 201015 yr Hi, I am about to upgrade my OS to Win XP 64 to utilize an 8GB RAM. Will it make a big difference with FS9, since I heard that FS9 doesn't utilize more than 2 GB?My current system:2.95 @2Nvidia 1GBRAM 4GBWin XP 32 Naif Almazroa My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Youmou0205
July 22, 201015 yr No, it won't. I've been using xp64 for almost 2 years and actually yanked out 4 of the 8 gig of memory I started with many, many months ago (but I DO maintain 4 gig -- as kind of a security blanket). If you haven't already, save your money or spend it elsewhere on good addons. Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B. MACHINE 1:FS2004/WinXP Pro 64, Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Clocked to 4.35 GHz, Corsair H50, Asus Maximus Formula, 4GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 @1067, ATI 4870 and 4650, WD Raptor 10K RPM 160 GB HD, Seagate 500 mgb 32mgb cache, 2 Analog 2HTGs w/ 3 19" I-INC flat panel monitors 1280x1024x32, and 1 17" at 1280 x 1024, PC Silencer 750 Quad, FSPassengers, FSUPIC, (Payware), WideFS MACHINE 2: Dell Dimension, P4, WideClient, FDC Live Cockpit, Pro Flight Emulator, Active Sky v6.5 MACHINE 3: ASUS u81A Laptop, Windows 7 (what a joke!), WideClient, FlightSim Commander
July 22, 201015 yr Author Well, thank you for the advice. Is it the same with FSX? Naif Almazroa My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Youmou0205
July 22, 201015 yr I have no personal experience with 8 gb and FSX -- this is the FS2004 forum -- but from what I've read it probably is the same. Smooth Skies! -- Chuck B. MACHINE 1:FS2004/WinXP Pro 64, Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Clocked to 4.35 GHz, Corsair H50, Asus Maximus Formula, 4GB PNY XLR8 DDR2 @1067, ATI 4870 and 4650, WD Raptor 10K RPM 160 GB HD, Seagate 500 mgb 32mgb cache, 2 Analog 2HTGs w/ 3 19" I-INC flat panel monitors 1280x1024x32, and 1 17" at 1280 x 1024, PC Silencer 750 Quad, FSPassengers, FSUPIC, (Payware), WideFS MACHINE 2: Dell Dimension, P4, WideClient, FDC Live Cockpit, Pro Flight Emulator, Active Sky v6.5 MACHINE 3: ASUS u81A Laptop, Windows 7 (what a joke!), WideClient, FlightSim Commander
July 22, 201015 yr Author I have no personal experience with 8 gb and FSX -- this is the FS2004 forum -- but from what I've read it probably is the same.Oh, OK. Thanks :( Naif Almazroa My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Youmou0205
July 22, 201015 yr I've been running FS9 on Win 7 64 with zero problems (12 gigs ram).Don't forget that even though FS9 might not use more than 2gigs, the rest of your system will. I have Active Sky, Firefox, mail, etc when i run FS9...and all the extra RAM can be used to take care of those programs...-feng
July 22, 201015 yr Author I've been running FS9 on Win 7 64 with zero problems (12 gigs ram).Don't forget that even though FS9 might not use more than 2gigs, the rest of your system will. I have Active Sky, Firefox, mail, etc when i run FS9...and all the extra RAM can be used to take care of those programs...-fengGreat, then it will make a difference, since I use Active sky along with Radar Contact. Thanks :( Naif Almazroa My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Youmou0205
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