What I have now is an Athlon 64 at 1.8 GHz, 1.5 Gig RAM. There are some components that are flaking out so it seems like a good time to just get something new and up-to-date.
I don't think I want to go over $1000. Might be nice to get one of the larger monitors with 1920x1080.
If I'm looking...
I'm thinking of replacing my 5-year-old Windows machine (XP) with something new. How important is the graphics speed/memory for the sim experience? I'm not a gamer, so orbiter is the main consideration for me. Does the DX10/11 type of thing do anything or is that overkill?
My current machine...
I installed the stock Orbiter 2010 from the web. Screen is at 1280 x 1024, I believe the initial Orbiter settings matched this when I first started it up.
I'll play around with the settings a little more. I tried increasing the panel scale but it did not improve the MFDs at all. Tried full...
In Orbiter 2010, the control panel in the Delta Glider all fits on the screen, but the MFDs are hard to read. The text looks very pixelated, as if it did not scale up properly. The rest of the panel and the scenery looks fine.
I tried changing the panel scale in the launchpad, but it did not...
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