February 2, 201214 yr Getting married soon and won't be able to justify a decent PC again for some number of years as we save for a house, hoping to build something low-cost but high enough performance to run FSX with a decent amount of add-ons. I know full well that AMD chips do not offer the same level of performance as Intel chips, neither does AMD's integrated graphics offer the same level of performance as a discrete graphics card, but that is basically my only choice. I do not expect to run the highest graphics or scenery settings but do want to enjoy complex aircraft with a fair level of scenery complexity to enjoy my add-on sceneries. My current system is an Athlon 64 3400+ (socket 754) w/1.5GB RAM and an X800 XL graphics card. FSX and this machine will never cross paths. I've already got a fair amount of FSX add-ons and really want to fly the NGX, so not terribly interested in FS9. Bottom line: please respond to this post if you own an AMD A-series chip and are running FSX. Otherwise, I kindly ask you to withhold your speculative responses. Thanks in advance!
February 2, 201214 yr Congrats Max!The A8 3950 is like an Athlon II 640 + HD6570If you could stretch for an I3 2100 + GTS250 + H61 / H67 (about an extra $) that would run FSX / NGX much better
February 2, 201214 yr I run FSX happily on a quad-core Phenom II Athlon. I never bought into the Intel hype; for what they charge for the "premium of Intel" I can do better and purchase better and more RAM, video, etc.My specs are all below in signature. John Binner, MCDST U.S. Dept Of Veteran Affairs, Senior IT Analyst OI&T, SPM, Clinical Imaging 2022 Build: Thermaltake Core X71 Full tower case, ASUS Prime X570-P Motherboard, AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core CPU, ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX6900 XT GPU, G.SKILL Ripjaws 32GB DDR 3600 RAM, Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 850W 80+ Gold PSU, Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L Water Cooler
February 3, 201214 yr Congratz!AMD runs okay for FSX. You will be able to run FSX at moderate settings with a decent amount of traffic and complex scenery at 20-30FPS.
February 3, 201214 yr The CPU is ok, but the integrated graphics unit, as great as it is for an IGP, is not that powerful.I was wrong, it's not a 6570 but a 6550D. That's in the A8-38xx top of the series.I have no experience with a card like that, so will let someone with 1st hand info chime in, but I doubt it will be up to the job especially with clouds
June 11, 201213 yr Hi Guys Sorry to jump on another post. Please can you help me out. I want to use FS X Deluxe and wondered if this machine is ok. I have the following spec on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. - AMD A6 3500 Triple Core 2.1GHz - 8GB RAM + 750GB HDD - DVD Writer - AMD Radeon 6530D The 6530D will also use up to 4gb i have been told. Will this machine be ok? I hope so, because i've already ordered FSX and a new joystick. LOL. Thanks
June 11, 201213 yr Hi Guys Sorry to jump on another post. Please can you help me out. I want to use FS X Deluxe and wondered if this machine is ok. I have the following spec on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. - AMD A6 3500 Triple Core 2.1GHz - 8GB RAM + 750GB HDD - DVD Writer - AMD Radeon 6530D The 6530D will also use up to 4gb i have been told. Will this machine be ok? I hope so, because i've already ordered FSX and a new joystick. LOL. Thanks Have you already ordered this system?
June 11, 201213 yr Friends don't let friends run AMDs. :Just Kidding: Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
June 12, 201213 yr Author Oh yeah, I remember this post. Guess I'm pretty lucky not to have to worry about this anymore :D
June 12, 201213 yr Unfortunately, by the sounds of it, i already have this system. Not expecting miracles, but honestly, what do u think. Cheers Guys Pete P.S Glad i can give you a laugh. LOL
June 12, 201213 yr Author Not laughing at you mate, laughing at my own situation. Just thankful I have a system capable of running FSX as I like.
June 12, 201213 yr Oh no, no offense taken or meant lol. I have wanted a flight sim for ages and am dying for this to work. lol. I'm in the same boat. lol. I have the system, the joystick and the game is on its way. I can guarantee i will put the disk in and my machine will just let out a huge sigh and say to me "yeah whatever mate" and explode. lol. Hope you managed to get sorted on your budget and hope married life is treating you well. Pete
June 13, 201213 yr I run FSX happily on a quad-core Phenom II Athlon. I never bought into the Intel hype; for what they charge for the "premium of Intel" I can do better and purchase better and more RAM, video, etc.My specs are all below in signature. How did you tweak your FSX and your PC? I got about near the same specs as you, but I got a FSX-Slideshow when I try to run it with some nice settings, not the nowest and not the maxed. It is kind of chaotic finding the right tweaks here... Regards, Torben Hadler
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