March 3, 20197 yr Greetings to all. I am in a market for a new laptop for fs9 or possibly fsx and I was wondering how well will this laptop handle fs9,or even fsx with some addons like the ifly 737ng or pmdg 737ngx. laptop brand: Acer Laptop name: Acer aspire e15 e5-576-392h i3-8130u(2.2ghz upto 3.4ghz)2cores,4 threads,4mb cache. Intel uhd 620, 6gb ddr3l dual channel memory 1tb hdd -5400rpm. That's the specs of the laptop I am looking forward to buying,I will have gone for a much stronger pc but I am on a tight budget.I need your advice or experience in simming on similar i3-8130u laptops.I am new to this forum and I need your expertise on this topic. Thankyou
March 3, 20197 yr Actually, it should run fine. I'm running a similar Acer with 4GB RAM perfectly, & we are even using Celerons with 4GB RAM to power our simulators. So.. go for it... Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 3, 20197 yr Author 6 minutes ago, Wobbie said: Actually, it should run fine. I'm running a similar Acer with 4GB RAM perfectly, & we are even using Celerons with 4GB RAM to power our simulators. So.. go for it... thankyou wobbie for your quick reply and Do you have fsx installed on your laptop,if yes do you use any complex addons?
March 3, 20197 yr No FSX, but 8 versions of FS2004, with plenty of complex stuff, and I'm getting no issues or lags, with anywhere between 40-50 frames depending on plane, scenery etc Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 3, 20197 yr One thing to check is whether FS9 can run on Win10...I don't think it will, but have never tried it myself. Since pretty much all new hardware is coming with Win 10 now, that's an important question. FSX on a 2.2 GHz CPU is going to be a real performance challenge. 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
March 3, 20197 yr Yes FS2004 works very well with Windows 10. Just a slightly different way of installing it. I'm very happy, but I cannot comment with regard to FSX. Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 3, 20197 yr With just the Intel GPU, you'll do fine for FS9; but for FSX, I have my doubts... Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
March 4, 20197 yr Author Thank you all for your replies,I will go for the laptop.I am a 737 fan,as far as i could get the rig to fly the pmdg 737 or ifly 737 with few addon sceneries without any difficulties that's all that matters...
March 4, 20197 yr Best of luck. If you will be installing FS2004 into Windows 10, there will be a few extra steps to do. Install into C:\ NOT into FS2004's default directory Install the FS2004 9.1 update, as well as the 9.1 patch, without which the sim will not run. These are both available from https://flyawaysimulation.com/ Right-click the desktop icon & select "PropertiesSelect the 'Compatibility' TABFind 'Compatibility Mode'Tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for:Pull down & select Windows XP (it just works!Then, further down, Tick 'Run this program as an administrator.Click 'Apply'Click 'OK'Double-click the desktop icon as normal.. All will work. It's quicker to do than to explain! 🙂 Regards, Robin Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 4, 20197 yr Author Thanks Robin.I had no idea how to install it in windows 10.I really appreciate it😊
March 4, 20197 yr Pleasure. It can get a bit confusing when it does not work the first time. Also, I've written an article on multiple installs & how to customise FS2004 installs that could be of interest. https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?19087-How-to-Create-Multiple-Installs-of-FS2004 Regards, Robin Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 4, 20197 yr Author Thanks for the article.I also have 2 versions of fs9,the default copy and a copy I got recently called "combat sim"
March 5, 20197 yr Combat.sim? Do tell about that? What & where did it come from? Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
March 5, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Wobbie said: Combat.sim? Do tell about that? What & where did it come from? MS offered Combat Sim as a separate flight sim many years ago after FS9 was released. The aircraft and other items shared some of the same properties.
March 5, 20197 yr Author I got it from a friend, the label says "aircraft combat(wings of power I&II) for fs9/fsx or combat flight simulator 3"
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