Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:04 amIt was always stated that FSX was designed for Vista. Has anyone used the new operating system and is FSX performance improved?
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:04 amPosted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:51 amI will be able to tell you once my new computer arrives from dell as it comes with vista
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 12:37 pmdidnt they take the vista out of the first copys of fsx because vista wasent ready or something???\??
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:32 pmI had a friend ring me this morning to tell me he upgraded to Vista today, and that FSX was running "heaps better" to quote him. Not that the opinion of a random stranger is probably that much help to you 
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:57 pmFSX still isn't DX10 capable, wont be for a month or so, but should run better on vista due to the new kernel design and the os language
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 5:01 pmA Vista patch for FSX is required to take advantage of the new OS, this wont be ready for awhile so I would approach this topic with caution until we actually see the results. Some have found it performs better, others worse.
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:25 pmEven if you have Vista and you do not have a DX10 Video card eg Nivida 8800.
you will not see any improvement after the DX10 patch
you will not see any improvement after the DX10 patch
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:29 pmtasnvs wrote: you will not see any improvement after the DX10 patch
not performance improvement, but i'm certainly expecting some improvement on visuals
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:51 amtasnvs wrote: Even if you have Vista and you do not have a DX10 Video card eg Nivida 8800.
you will not see any improvement after the DX10 patch
This is a very definitive statement that I am assuming is based on your actual experience.
Could you tell us how long you have had Vista and FSX running and what card you have, and is DXT10 part of the Vista upgrade, and when you had access to the FSX upgrade to know we wont see any improvement. Cheers.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:30 amI don't have either running.
Look at it this way.
1. You have FSX, Vista, DX9 Video Card
FSX Has no DX10 instructions so Vista runs in DX9 mode
2 You have FSX +DX10 upgrade, Vista, DX9 Video Card
FSX now has DX10 instructions for Vista
Vista can now run as DX10 but Video card tells Vista it is only DX9 so Vista
has to again only sent the old DX9 commands to the video card so still no DX10.
You will get a small increase in speed plus a few other improvements but not any DX10 functions
3 FSX with DX10 upgrade, Vista, DX10 Video card
Vista can now run FSX in dx10 mode and seeing a DX10 Video card can now output
the new DX10 functions to the Video card
4 Lastly you have a non DX10 program, Vista, DX10 Video Card
Vista receives DX9 instructions so runs in DX9 mode and sends only the DX9 Video instructions to the card
You will get faster frame rates as the DX10 cards have more memory and a faster
memory & clock speeds, but no new DX10 functions
Look at it this way.
1. You have FSX, Vista, DX9 Video Card
FSX Has no DX10 instructions so Vista runs in DX9 mode
2 You have FSX +DX10 upgrade, Vista, DX9 Video Card
FSX now has DX10 instructions for Vista
Vista can now run as DX10 but Video card tells Vista it is only DX9 so Vista
has to again only sent the old DX9 commands to the video card so still no DX10.
You will get a small increase in speed plus a few other improvements but not any DX10 functions
3 FSX with DX10 upgrade, Vista, DX10 Video card
Vista can now run FSX in dx10 mode and seeing a DX10 Video card can now output
the new DX10 functions to the Video card
4 Lastly you have a non DX10 program, Vista, DX10 Video Card
Vista receives DX9 instructions so runs in DX9 mode and sends only the DX9 Video instructions to the card
You will get faster frame rates as the DX10 cards have more memory and a faster
memory & clock speeds, but no new DX10 functions
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:39 amtasnvs wrote: 3 FSX with DX10 upgrade, Vista, DX10 Video card
Vista can now run FSX in dx10 mode and seeing a DX10 Video card can now output
the new DX10 functions to the Video card
this is what i imagine most people will be upgrading to in the next 12 months and beyond.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:48 amYes I quite agree
I have fsx but am noy using it as I only have a Athlon 2500 CPU and a
Radeon 9600 card
Well get a new PC only to run FSX
I have fsx but am noy using it as I only have a Athlon 2500 CPU and a
Radeon 9600 card
Well get a new PC only to run FSX