Hi Folks,

 

Been getting back into FSX lately and have a question for you all.  I'm currently running FSX on my desktop - i5 2320 processor with an NVIDIA 560ti card, running Windows 7.  Using the FSDT KORD scenery, PMDG T7, UT2, GEX, UTX, Rex 4+Essential textures and weather, and Radar Contact, I can get 15 FPS generally.  I'm not disappointed with this, but of course I'd love better performance.

 

I also have a gaming laptop - MSI GT70 with an i7 4700MQ processor and an NVIDIA GTX 770M processor.  It's running Windows 8.1.

 

Realistically, would moving to the gaming laptop result in a truly noticeable improvement in performance?  Right now, upgrading the desktop is probably not in the cards.

 

Any thoughts would be appreciated.  I don't know how stable FSX + all the add-ons are in Windows 8 for one thing.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Mark 

Windows 8.1 does come with some problems with compatibility with FSX.

As for your laptop I would stay away from laptops for FSX but if you have no other option then the one you are looking at should be good.

No. You will have worse frame rates on your laptop due to its slower processor speed.

What is the specific processor speed of both?

Personally, I think you would get better performance by overclocking your t5.

B.

Hi @DeskPilot518,

 

Unfortunately, my i52320 processor is not capable of being overclocked - neither the motherboard nor that specific processor supports overclocking (or so I've read - can anyone confirm?)  I agree that that would be the best solution.

 

Thank you!

 

Mark