Hi there,So I have see a few posts talking about graphics settings and how they set most on high and a few to maximum.Well I do not seem to have a maximum setting at all... I am stunned really but ll my sliders only seem to go up to high.My graphics card is not the newest (a 285GTX) but it is certainly not from the past century either.Anyone has any idea why I am seeing only 3 levels of graphics settings and not the maximum one?(By the way Flight looks amazing enough with everything on high too)Thanks,Alex

Hi there,So I have see a few posts talking about graphics settings and how they set most on high and a few to maximum.Well I do not seem to have a maximum setting at all... I am stunned really but ll my sliders only seem to go up to high.My graphics card is not the newest (a 285GTX) but it is certainly not from the past century either.Anyone has any idea why I am seeing only 3 levels of graphics settings and not the maximum one?(By the way Flight looks amazing enough with everything on high too)Thanks,Alex

Because your Graphics card isn't the newest. You only see Maximum when you card supports DX10 or maybe even DX11, I am not sure. But everyone who doesn't have Maximum settings simply doesn't have the required GPU for it.

Hi guys,Funny enough, i'm playing on a Macbook Pro i7 (2010) with a GT330M (512Mb) and i have access to "Maximum" settings... So not sure, if it's related to the gfx card. However, i found out there is no much difference in visuals from High to Max, except a (Med-big) drop in Fps.Do you have the latest Nvidia driver installed? (295.73)Cheers

I'm running XPP32 i5-2500K and GTX560, I don't see Max settings either!

I'm running XPP32

This is the reason some don't see the 'Maximum' options.

Tempted to run the Win8 CP oon this box, but I loathe Metro, There is a god mode function in 8CP but have not tested it yet

Have you tried individual setting, coz some can be max some can be only high

You'll need a 64 bit OS to see the maximum settings if I'm correct.

Ok that must be the answer. I also have XP 32 bit. Thanks for helping out thought. I am XP forever however backward that might sound.Cheers,Alex

Ok that must be the answer. I also have XP 32 bit. Thanks for helping out thought. I am XP forever however backward that might sound.Cheers,Alex

Fwiw, Windows 7 64 bit is a really, really good OS. If you shoud find yourself upgrading your system or getting a new one in the not to distant future, seriously consider giving it a try. I ran XP , ran XP 64 bit in a dual boot for a while with XP, Vista 64 bit, and Windows 7 64 bit now - I consider it the best I have run so far.

I have been tempted receintly as I really wanted to have an SSD and XP is really problematic with SSDs but managed to convince me after a while. The only upgrade I plan in the future is a new GPU as I have a good motherboard and an i5-2500k run at 4.5 Ghz. The GPU upgrade is coming nonetheless. Other than the SSD support is there something else that really sets Windows 7 64 bit apart from a good old garden variety XP?Alex

Fwiw, Windows 7 64 bit is a really, really good OS. If you shoud find yourself upgrading your system or getting a new one in the not to distant future, seriously consider giving it a try. I ran XP , ran XP 64 bit in a dual boot for a while with XP, Vista 64 bit, and Windows 7 64 bit now - I consider it the best I have run so far.

I agree it is a very good OS... but, I too hated changing from XP and am glad I didn't bother with Vista. Win7 64 it pretty much a must if you want to use modern hardware to its fullest, but each to thier own.XP is still great on older hardware, where its small footprint and overheads keep things slick.

I have been tempted receintly as I really wanted to have an SSD and XP is really problematic with SSDs but managed to convince me after a while. The only upgrade I plan in the future is a new GPU as I have a good motherboard and an i5-2500k run at 4.5 Ghz. The GPU upgrade is coming nonetheless. Other than the SSD support is there something else that really sets Windows 7 64 bit apart from a good old garden variety XP?Alex

Memory mangement would be a huge one that sets them apart.

I have been tempted receintly as I really wanted to have an SSD and XP is really problematic with SSDs but managed to convince me after a while. The only upgrade I plan in the future is a new GPU as I have a good motherboard and an i5-2500k run at 4.5 Ghz. The GPU upgrade is coming nonetheless. Other than the SSD support is there something else that really sets Windows 7 64 bit apart from a good old garden variety XP?Alex

I have read for one it does a much better job of memory management. Now I can't say I have seen that here with what I do in the real world. It also does a better job of networking, making it easier to set up if your into that sort of thing. And as I think someone else maybe mentioned, more support for more hardware devices.

Obviously 64bit OS'es can use more physical memory and it manages what it uses better, not that you'll notice most of the time.... Whether that makes much difference to what you do, depends on the things you use your PC for; the only time I go over 3Gb is HD video editing/rendering, for which I found XP painful to use. Some games can push things a bit, and some insist on a DX10 environment as well... and as you see Flight requires 64bit for maximum settings, so the need for upgrading from XP is getting more compelling.Apart from the performance boost I got from better hardware, I really cannot say going from XP to Win7 made a huge difference to FSX... but I'm glad to have done so for other purposes.