April 18, 20224 yr I decided to fire up an old computer. It's an eMachines tower that I once used as a Media machine (DVR, movies, music). It has an AMD Sempron 3000+ w 1GB Ram, WinXPSP2, an ATI AIW 9600 and Creative Audigy soundcard (on the shelf). I have MSFS 2002 loaded on it and in the box I had my old Saitex X36 HOTAS from my Falcon 4.0 days. I'm happily surprised that everything worked!...well, except for the CMOS battery. What's the latest version of MSFS & XPlane that I should be able to get to run on this? I am a Private Pilot and my goals are to use this to maintain proficiency when I can't get to the airport. I may consider some hardware like controls or all new everything if this goes well. Thanks.
April 18, 20224 yr Welcome back to our great hobby, unfortunately with your PC specs you won't be able to run any of the modern Fltsims. In answer to you question, you might be able to run FS2004 but it would struggle with the 1g RAM . FYI, MSFS 2020 requirements here https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/microsoft-flight-simulator-2020-pc-system/7ef2fd42-43ed-45d5-98fc-b2f32b8468d6 X-Plane 11.55 (XP12 soon) here https://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-11-system-requirements/ and finally LM Prepar3d v5 here https://www.prepar3d.com/system-requirements/. Don't be deterred, build your own system to suit. Hope this helps YBCG
April 19, 20224 yr I agree, FS9 is the only sim I would even think about trying on that PC. 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
April 19, 20224 yr 4 hours ago, Jaybird180 said: I am a Private Pilot and my goals are to use this to maintain proficiency when I can't get to the airport. I may consider some hardware like controls or all new everything if this goes well. I see this was your first post here. Welcome. You have arrived at a great destination in Avsim. Looking at the simulator system you are describing the question is "seriously"? What is your current average cost per hour of the actual flying time you currently log? How much cost do you experience for those actual hours compared to the cost of a new system? That in terms of staying proficient? A more up-to-date system offset by 8 to 10 hours of equivalent cost per hour of actual flying time would be more realistic for gaining/maintaining proficiency ? $2400 to $3000 for a reasonable system. How is your current aircraft equipped? Even time with FSX with avionics like Reality XP Garmin GNS or GTN can add significant proficiency. If you need to get more up to date on avionics as most are due to recent TCAC II requirements then a more current system in terms of gaining proficiency is a no-brainer when compared to tens of thousands of $$$ for up to date avionics and upgraded systems! Currently FSX/P3D or xPlane with addons provide superior proficiency experience with GNS/GTN, while MSFS 2020, again with addons, comes to the fore for G1000 and G3000. Both require systems significantly up from what you mention. Edited April 19, 20224 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
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