Yes I was using X-Plane on a 600MHz Sawtooth with my 9200. When using certain planes I would get mostly haze. I now have 1GHz and no not have that problem. And my monitor res only goes as high as 1024x768, which is the min for X-Plane, good for frame rates, not so good for detail, but I dont think its bad.
FYI, I asked the author of X-Plane if dual processors would help. He said all the second processor would be used for is loading scenery. So, if youre looking for new hardware, a faster single processor may be better (though loading scenery ahead of time can be important). And also, I think the newest version of X-Plane will get better frame rates than 7.x. If you want to try it out and downloading 300MB doesn't take too long for you, you can get an 8.x demo off the website. I also highly recommend Space Combat also from Laminar Research. The download is only like 3MB and it accurately simulates space travel. And reading the description of the different engine technologies is some good reading. Chris Placzek Richard Starr wrote on 2/15/06, 6:11 PM: > When started flying X-Plane the weather was always cloudy because my > radeon > 7000 and 466G4 didn't have much oomph. The simulator is set to give > haze when > it can't render scenic detail so I barely had my 3 mile vfr > visibility, nost so > good for landing an airliner by eye. > > The better your video system the higher resolution you can use in > X-Plane and at > a higher frame rate too. The newest versions have all new scenery > data that is > supposed to be really amazing. I imagine my machine with the 9600 and > dual > 800mhz processors (I don't know if X-Plane cares about dual) would > just begin to > scratch the surface in terms of detail. Some day I'll spring for the > upgrade, > but getting into flying the sim is very time consuming..I don't do it > very > often. I'm stuck in version 7, which is still pretty amazing. > > As I said, the more you have, the more it wants. The developer says > he can use > whatever the hardware can give him and more. He's proved it > repeatedly over the > years too. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
