"Grammarcheck" <Grammarcheck@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB2319BA-7B83-4D8A-B4E4-9F127EADA99F@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to use flight sim X deluxe edition as a study aid for real
>world
> flying. I just bought this computer about 6 weeks ago and not knowing much
> about computers and not totally trusting the Dell sales rep I decided to
> get
> this laptop without any upgrades.
>
> The Dell guy warned that with laptops I cannot upgrade the video card and
> I
> told him I'll take my chances. Now I regret it!
>
> Flight Sim 2004 works OK, (as in "acceptable") but with X I can barely get
> 10 frames per second with all performance options set at minimum. I get
> very
> jerky screens which makes things hard to control.
>
> What options do I have? If I could get 20 Frames per second I would be
> happy. Any suggestions?
>
> Here are the specs for my laptop.
>
> Dell Inspiron 1705 (same as Inspiron 9400)
>
> Windows Vista home premium
>
> CPU Intel T2250 @1.73GHz
>
> RAM 1014MB
>
> 32-bit operating system
>
> Graphics Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family
>
>
>
>
>

Autogen and traffic are the big frame rate killers in FSX. While your
laptop is not an ideal FSX platform, by backing off some of the settings you
should be able to get up to 15 FPS which looks a lot better in FSX than FS9.