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Will MSFS 2024 work on my computer?

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If not, will it work for MSFS 2020 / 40th Anniversary? My main goal is nice scenery. Thx!!!

Hello Reddit! I am wondering if Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 will work on my computer. Note that I am mainly looking for nice scenery while I am flying around, and would really love all the photography challenges on MSFS 2024.

Yes, I know they have reccomended specs, but I'm not sure and want info and recommendations from real players.

Ok, so here are my specs (they're not the best).

OS Version: Windows 11 Pro Direct X Version: DX 12 Processor: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13420H 2.10 GHz Installed RAM: 32.0 GB (29.5 GB usable) System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor VRAM: 2048 Megabytes (I think that is 2 GB) Storage: I don't really know what this means, but I go to the Storage seciton in settings and it says: Local Disk (C:) - 953 GB, and then says I have used 68 GB and ahve 884 GB free.

So, thank you for all of this! If you need more specs or have any questions- just ask. I'll be sure to reply as fast as possible. Thank you again!

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If you have a X box game pass account, why don't you try for yourself and see?

Bill McIntyre

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45 minutes ago, newflighter said:

VRAM: 2048 Megabytes (I think that is 2 GB)

Not with this small amount of Vram.

The recommended graphics card has 8GB of VRAM, while the minimum spec suggests 4GB and the ideal is 12GB. But even these can be 'tight' at times.

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1 hour ago, Bigmack said:

If you have a X box game pass account, why don't you try for yourself and see?

i don’t sorry

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1 hour ago, Bigmack said:

If you have a X box game pass account, why don't you try for yourself and see?

i don’t so

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41 minutes ago, Sparkrite said:

Not with this small amount of Vram.

The recommended graphics card has 8GB of VRAM, while the minimum spec suggests 4GB and the ideal is 12GB. But even these can be 'tight' at times.

So what about Msfs 2020 will that work better

You need to drop a GPU card into that computer. They are expensive right now compared to what the same cards used to cost. But a good one will fix you right up (assuming that you have a 600 watt or larger PSU power supply). 600 watts will run a 4070 card (not super not ti). It's what powers mine and the power supply never shuts down. Look at the size of the gpu cards (the width). If it is too wide (number of slots and inches of the width), then it won't fit inside the computer. If space is limited, buy the thinnest card of the type you want.

edit: My computer case is small. When I decided on a 4070, I bought the thinnes one available. It barely fit. Another 1/8" wide and it would not have fit. I used this video to choose (I was only concerned with the width numbers):

 

Edited by Fielder

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5 minutes ago, Fielder said:

You need to drop a GPU card into that computer. They are expensive right now compared to what the same cards used to cost. But a good one will fix you right up (assuming that you have a 600 watt or larger PSU power supply). 600 watts will run a 4070 card (not super not ti). It's what powers mine and the power supply never shuts down. Look at the size of the gpu cards (the width). If it is too wide (number of slots and inches of the width), then it won't fit inside the computer. If space is limited, buy the thinnest card of the type you want.

edit: My computer case is small. When I decided on a 4070, I bought the thinnes one available. It barely fit. Another 1/8" wide and it would not have fit. I used this video to choose (I was only concerned with the width numbers):

 

Thank you i’ll look into it

6GB VRAM with MSFS 2020 @ 1080p resolution in DX11 mode works fine.

Christopher Low

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme

UK2000 Beta Tester

5 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

6GB VRAM with MSFS 2020 @ 1080p resolution in DX11 mode works fine.

He was asking about 2024.

 

 

 

Yes, but then he asked about MSFS 2020 if MSFS 2024 was not an option.

Christopher Low

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme

UK2000 Beta Tester

21 hours ago, newflighter said:

i5-13420H 2.10 GHz

Looks like you have a laptop. You don't specify which GPU do you have, so I guess it's the integrated one. 

Sadly, it won't run locally, either 2024 or 2020. I'm not even sure you can run FSX with good detail and decent FPS (30 sustained, no stutters or blurries) there. If you want to run 2024, your best choice would be either GeForce Now or Xbox Cloud Gaming (included in the top Game Pass tier). 2020 can run in Cloud Gaming too.

Best regards,
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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 .

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