Video card to support new AFP Delux flight simulator

Fri Dec 3 01:31:07 AKST 2004

There is more to consider than just the video card itself. OMP/IKARUS warns
that with AFPDeluxe the right COMBINATION of CPU and 3D graphic card is very
important. They recommend a CPU with at least 1.0Ghz. See
http://www.aerofly.com/requirements.html
for new program details. There are major differences in requirements between
AFP and AFPDeluxe. RF3 and RF2 also have different requirements. For
example, the RealFlight 3 tech notes say for BEST results it is strongly
recommended that the operating system have a processor speed of at least 2.0
GHz combined with at least 512 MB RAM. The requirements for the REFLEX XTR
sim also are quite significant.

I THINK I FEEL A NEW COMPUTER COMING ON!!

Chuck, NSRCA 115, KA8IZZ

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---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Kane" <getterflash at yahoo.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Video card to support new AFP Delux flight simulator

> I concur . . a card based on the nVidia 5200 w 128meg
> is plenty for Realflight, you will be able to crank
> everything up and enjoy smooth graphics. They run
> about $50.
>
> If on the otherhand, you want to play Doom 3 or Far
> Cry along with Realflight, get a card based on the
> nVidia 6800GT or 6800 Ultra ;)
>
> --- Randy <randy10926 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > They may be newer, but if your video current card
> > still rocks with Realflight a newer one may not rock
> > any better.  Just more expense.  Overkill is
> > overkill.  Once you have more video card that the
> > program needs, most likely a better video card will
> > not give you any better performance, just cost you
> > more money.  Realflight is not the most demanding
> > program around from a video point of view, so if it
> > is the most demanding program you run, then not
> > running the latest and greatest is not problem.
> >
> > I recently moved from a Geforce 5200 128MB video to
> > GeForce 5700 256MB video card.  I do not believe I
> > saw any better performance with realflight.  Our
> > flight sims do not have very many moving objects to
> > handle.  I upgraded for a different program that did
> > needed the larger video ram.
> >
> > Randy
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Keith Black
> >   To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >   Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:15 PM
> >   Subject: Re: Video card to support new AFP Delux
> > flight simulator
> >
> >
> >   I have the ATI "All-In-Wonder" RADEON 9700 APG
> > with 128 mb and it absolutely ROCKS with RealFlight
> > G2. I can run full detail everything at 1600 x 1200
> > and there's no hesitation at all. This card is
> > probably about a year or more old so there are
> > probably newer ones out there that are better.
> >
> >   Keith
> >     ----- Original Message ----- 
> >     From: Bob Pastorello
> >     To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >     Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 2:40 PM
> >     Subject: Re: Video card to support new AFP Delux
> > flight simulator
> >
> >
> >     Dion Cini at Ohio Model Products (US distributor
> > for AFP Deluxe) has told me that my FX 5200 w/64mb
> > will be fine...I'm still eyeballing a ATI9600,
> > though....seems the higher processor speed and 128mb
> > is really what makes the 3D engine sing...
> >         nVidia processors now are up to 5900-series,
> > if I've read price-watch.com correctly.
> >
> >     Bob Pastorello
> >     NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
> >     rcaerobob at cox.net
> >     www.rcaerobats.net
> >
> >
> >       ----- Original Message ----- 
> >       From: Randy
> >       To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >       Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:01 AM
> >       Subject: Re: Video card to support new AFP
> > Delux flight simulator
> >
> >
> >       You can geta used NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 off
> > ebay for around $40 plus shipping.  These are 128MB
> > APG 4+ video cards.  Same company was the card you
> > are using and at least 2 generations newer.
> >
> >       Randy
> >         ----- Original Message ----- 
> >         From: Steve & Cindy Kessler
> >         To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >         Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:55 AM
> >         Subject: Video card to support new AFP Delux
> > flight simulator
> >
> >
> >         I need help from the computer literate.  I
> > would like to purchase the new AFP Delux flight
> > simulator program.  It appears my computer's video
> > card will not support the program.
> >
> >         I pulled the spec sheet on my Sony computer.
> > It is a Sony Vaio PCV-RX560 computer with:
> >         1.7GHz, 256MB RAM, NVIDIA TNT2 M64 (32MB)
> > graphics acceleration.
> >         Do I need to both upgrade the RAM and the
> > graphics card?
> >         What is a good "plug-in" graphics card that
> > will do the job but is still fairly inexpensive?
> >
> >         Thanks - Steve
>
>
> =====
> Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
>
>
>
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