256MB 9700 or 128MB 9800 Pro for MS FS2004?

[Joebob]

I am setting up someones system to play Flight Sim 2004. He has a 9700 256MB already but I have an old 128MB 9800 Pro which I could pass his way. I need to know if GPU power is more important in flight sims or would extra memory for textures etc be more beneficial???

 

[ringo747]

FS2004 doesn't require too much gfx power to be honest. I ran it perfectly using my old 6600 256mb card. As for the new Flight Sim X its a different story! Have been on a lot of Fsim forums and they all say you need serious gfx power to run it effectively. Hope this helps

 

[lay-z-boy]

9800pro will have more kick for 2004, for FSX, forget it

 

[HangTime]

I'd go with the 9800pro.

 

[Joebob]

cheers. So 256MB would be overkill for this game then?

 

[Defcon5]

cheers. So 256MB would be overkill for this game then?

no but its useless when the gpu isnt fast enough tou utilise it fully

 

[lay-z-boy]

cheers. So 256MB would be overkill for this game then?

More of a case that the gpu is too slow to make use it.

 

[snowdog]

Isnt fs2004 highly cpu dependant? I thought it'd run a-ok with just a heavy cpu (like a core 2 duo @ 3.6 ghz) and any dx9 card (even something like geforce 6200/ati9500)

 

[RaiderX]

FSX only needs a 32MB DX9 card so it should run well on a low-end card, and with a Core 2 Duo the game will run great

 

[luismenendez]

FSX only needs a 32MB DX9 card so it should run well on a low-end card, and with a Core 2 Duo the game will run great

and with an amd 64x2 will run well too?

 

[ringo747]

FSX only needs a 32MB DX9 card so it should run well on a low-end card, and with a Core 2 Duo the game will run great

did u ever try it? Any forums I have read on the issue say that it is all graphics card dependent and that the specs on the tin are so unrealistic!

 

[Joebob]

I have ran FSX on my system which (Dell XPS M1710 laptop, intel Centrino Duo 2.16Mhz & 512MB Go7900GTX) and it runs ok but it's still a bit slow on the fps... must take a REALLY high end system to run it on max settings!!!

 

[KillBoY_UK]

ive never ever seen or herd of a 256mb 9700 , 256mb 9800 yes (i had one the frist vertion not based on the XT core)

 

[Marshy]

FS2004 will quite happily run on either of the cards mentioned by the op as long as your not running at silly resolutions , presonally I'd go with the 9800.