July 5, 20187 yr Hi guys, can you give me some suggestions to see if my new laptop is well enough to run p3d V4? I am planning to buy p3d, but I am not sure if my laptop can run it. My laptop is an ASUS F570UD with the specifications below. Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 1.8 GHz (8M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz) Memory: DRAM DDR4 8GB Hard Drive: 256GB SATA TB HDD + 128GB M.2 SSD Display: 15.6" (1920x1080) Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 OS: Microsoft Windows 10(64 Bit) Wireless: 802.11ac+Bluetooth 4.2 (Dual band) 2*2 Also includes: 3 USB ports Is my laptop enough to run p3d V4? Or it can just run p3d v3? Also, what is the main difference between V3 and V4. I heard that V4 has better graphics, is it? I would appreciate if anyone can give me some suggestions. Again, thanks a lot. :)
July 5, 20187 yr Will it run? Yes. But it will require some major compromises to run it acceptably well, as the 1050 is a relatively weak GPU and you really need the CPU to run well north of 3 GHz to keep things fluid. So if you're looking to run the basic sim with reduced settings and without loading it up with a lot of add-ons, perhaps. P3Dv4's major difference from v3 is that it's a 64-bit program, and it does not suffer from memory space problems as the 32-bit P3D v3 and FSX did. If I were just starting out, I cannot think of a good reason to start with the old 32-bit platform...most of the folks I know still using v3 are doing it due to backwards compatibility issues with some legacy addons or perhaps because of the cost to re-purchase v4 when they already have v3. Regards 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
July 5, 20187 yr V4 performance is actually better than v3 ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
July 6, 20187 yr I have Intel HD520 in my laptop. Performance-wise the P3D v4 is the best, then P3D v3 and FSX:SE is even worse. I run ORBX scenery of Alaska (not airports), Milviz Beaver and B732 are the most demanding aircraft I have. It works. Barely but yes. Your graphics card is much better. The same goes for CPU, I have i7 6600U. My installation folder is 70GB with all add-ons. Having it on SSD makes a huge difference, don't underestimate the speed of a disk. So yes, it will run on your computer quite happily. But be prepared for some tuning depending on scenery/aircraft/types of flight you want to fly. You will have to make some sacrifices.
July 6, 20187 yr 18 hours ago, w6kd said: Will it run? Yes. But it will require some major compromises to run it acceptably well, as the 1050 is a relatively weak GPU and you really need the CPU to run well north of 3 GHz to keep things fluid. So if you're looking to run the basic sim with reduced settings and without loading it up with a lot of add-ons, perhaps. P3Dv4's major difference from v3 is that it's a 64-bit program, and it does not suffer from memory space problems as the 32-bit P3D v3 and FSX did. If I were just starting out, I cannot think of a good reason to start with the old 32-bit platform...most of the folks I know still using v3 are doing it due to backwards compatibility issues with some legacy addons or perhaps because of the cost to re-purchase v4 when they already have v3. Regards Or like me, they think investing $2000 in a new PC to run a 64 bit version when they are not having any issues with the 32 bit, doesn't fit their budget.
July 7, 20187 yr Author On 7/6/2018 at 12:01 AM, w6kd said: Will it run? Yes. But it will require some major compromises to run it acceptably well, as the 1050 is a relatively weak GPU and you really need the CPU to run well north of 3 GHz to keep things fluid. So if you're looking to run the basic sim with reduced settings and without loading it up with a lot of add-ons, perhaps. P3Dv4's major difference from v3 is that it's a 64-bit program, and it does not suffer from memory space problems as the 32-bit P3D v3 and FSX did. If I were just starting out, I cannot think of a good reason to start with the old 32-bit platform...most of the folks I know still using v3 are doing it due to backwards compatibility issues with some legacy addons or perhaps because of the cost to re-purchase v4 when they already have v3. Regards Thank you very much for your reply. It helps me to think twice about whether I should buy the v3 or v4.
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