April 13, 20197 yr Hi all, Have been considering buying P3D, but not sure if I will be able to run it. My specs are: i5-7300HQ @ 2.5GHz, but normally runs at 3.5 Nvidia 1050 with 2GB of memory 8 GB of RAM 1920x1080 monitor. Will I be able to run P3D? What are it’s main selling points? Will William Sandford Check out SwitchNowUnicom on Twitch! X-Plane 11i5-7300HQ @ 2.5GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2560x1440
April 13, 20197 yr yes you should get it but you also need some new pc parts down the road when you decide to upgrade.
April 14, 20197 yr Author 12 hours ago, Arthur42417 said: yes you should get it but you also need some new pc parts down the road when you decide to upgrade. Thanks, but can you be any more specific? William Sandford Check out SwitchNowUnicom on Twitch! X-Plane 11i5-7300HQ @ 2.5GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2560x1440
April 14, 20197 yr Faster processor and Mobo and more RAM. I have an i7-4790 4ghz, same card and 32ghz RAM and get 20-30 fps most of the time. Its OK, but then I see guys getting 40fps and complaining about it, so I guess I could use an upgrade as well... Russ Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, Retired Former T-33A Crew Chief Former B-1B Crew Chief / Flightline Maintenance Expediter Former Learjet Corp. Quality Inspector Formerly Young (😩)
April 14, 20197 yr Author Thanks, Russ. William Sandford Check out SwitchNowUnicom on Twitch! X-Plane 11i5-7300HQ @ 2.5GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2560x1440
April 14, 20197 yr To put it in perspective, it's like asking should I get a flat screen 4K TV or keep my picture tube TV? Gnacino
April 14, 20197 yr This week I read how Milviz stopped development for FSX and was asking myself if it was time to make the move. I guess I eventually will but there is really not a strong reason to switch. I read people issues with P3D and they sound almost exactly the same issues we have in FSX. As someone with limited free time to go through the setup process again, I just see the switch as a hassle. X-Plane 12 (VR only) - HP Reverb G2 - i5 13600k - ASUS TUF RTX 4090 24GB - ASUS TUF Z790-Plus - Corsair Hydro H115i - Corsair 16GB (2 X 8GB) DDR4 4000 (PC4-32000) C18 1.35V - Samsung 860 EVO SSD 500GB - Windows 11 Pro
April 14, 20197 yr I would say do the upgrades on your system, then move to P3D. Most (90%) off my add on purchases from the FSX days have the P3D install option!! Didn't even realize that when I bought them !! 64bt, performance is great ! No more popping up autogen, Great lighting, plus, at least it's still being upgraded, unlike FSX. You won't look back ! Although I do miss about 5 of the Missions in FSX. Oh well. Mike CyberPowerPC - Gamer Supreme Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - 64GB Memory - AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB - 4TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
April 14, 20197 yr Author Thanks for all of the help everyone! One last thing: what kind of specs would you guys recommend for P3D v4? Will. William Sandford Check out SwitchNowUnicom on Twitch! X-Plane 11i5-7300HQ @ 2.5GHz Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2560x1440
April 14, 20197 yr I would say that Russ is spot on ! CyberPowerPC - Gamer Supreme Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D - 64GB Memory - AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB - 4TB PCIe 4.0 SSD
April 14, 20197 yr 7 hours ago, Gnacino said: To put it in perspective, it's like asking should I get a flat screen 4K TV or keep my picture tube TV? Gnacino I don't think I could have said it any better! Perhaps comparing a horse buggy to an automobile might work too. P3d is the future since Microsoft "bailed" on the sim. Its' simple, if Microsoft can't support it, why should you? Ha! Stan
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