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FSX on Mac computers?

By TextRich, in MS FSX | FSX-SE Forum

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I have a friend who used to play FS 2002 on a Windows computer.  He is interested in getting back to flying again but now owns a Mac.  I know it is possible to install Windows in a separate partition in a Mac computer.  However I would like to know how well FSX runs on a Mac compared to a regular Windows computer.  Thank you in advance for any input.

Sim: Prepar3D 5.2 (main) and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), CH Eclipse Yoke, Thrustmaster Airbus TCA Side Stick, CH Pro Throttle, CH Pro Pedals, Saitek Cessna trim wheel, TrackIR 5, SPAD.neXt running 3 Saitek Logitech panels, ButtKicker Gamer 2, Razer Naga Chroma gaming mouse

System: Intel i5-10600K CPU @ 4.10 GHz, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 64GB DDR4 RAM @ 4200 MHz, ASRock Z490M Pro4, 2TB Intel NVMe SSD 660p, 3 monitors

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As far as I know, he will have to have a bootcamp version of Windows on his MAC.  As long as he has room on the HDD and a fast CPU, it should run OK.

Charlie Aron

Awaiting the new Microsoft Flight Sim and the purchase of a new system.  Running a Chromebook for now! :cool:

                                     

 

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30 minutes ago, charliearon said:

As far as I know, he will have to have a bootcamp version of Windows on his MAC.  As long as he has room on the HDD and a fast CPU, it should run OK.

Cheers.  I don't know my friend's Mac computer yet, but I would be interested in others' experience what the CPU expectation would be for the sim to run mostly smoothly with high settings.  I assume a 3.5 GHz Mac processor would not necessarily be able to run FSX at the same level as a PC that happens to use the same processor, but I hope I am wrong.

Sim: Prepar3D 5.2 (main) and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020), CH Eclipse Yoke, Thrustmaster Airbus TCA Side Stick, CH Pro Throttle, CH Pro Pedals, Saitek Cessna trim wheel, TrackIR 5, SPAD.neXt running 3 Saitek Logitech panels, ButtKicker Gamer 2, Razer Naga Chroma gaming mouse

System: Intel i5-10600K CPU @ 4.10 GHz, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, 64GB DDR4 RAM @ 4200 MHz, ASRock Z490M Pro4, 2TB Intel NVMe SSD 660p, 3 monitors

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