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08-31-2009, 06:57 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer!   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: College Station, TX Age: 27
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So I bought Real Flight G4.5 today and about 6 weeks ago, I bought a new computer. It's a Mac with a 2.66 Ghz system on a 20" screen. You can see the specs here: http://www.apple.com/imac/specs.html I have installed windows XP since I have some programs that need windows that I need to run. I loaded the disc into my computer and loaded it and then I got an error message because my video card can't run it since it doesn't have 3D capability apparently. Is there anything I can do or did I just waste my money?
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08-31-2009, 07:39 PM
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I think there is no workaround for inadequate video cards...... go to www.knifeedge.com and see what the experts say |
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08-31-2009, 08:12 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer!  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alpharetta, GA Age: 50
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I had the same problem with G3.5 and a desktop computer I bought a few years ago... I wound up pulling the video card out of the desktop and just using the on-board video controller.... I'm sure there's some loss of performance, but I don't notice it. All of the planes, background effects, etc.. are very clear, and it seems to work fine. I'm not so sure I would be so lucky if I upgraded to 4.5.... but if your computer has a video card AND the on-board graphics controller, you might try pulling it out... can't hurt anything.
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08-31-2009, 10:52 PM
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08-31-2009, 11:15 PM
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| airplanes are my part time job  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: south dirty jersey
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it wont run right with out a good video card. here is where i got mine it was about $50 and it came in like 2 days. its the geforce 8600 you gotta findout what kind of mother board you have because theres diffrent ports for the card. you probly gotta find a computer geek to find that out. lucky for me my nabor did it in like 5 minuets. i learned how to fly with the old g4, best investment you can make for this hobby. heres the link http://www.newegg.com/
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08-31-2009, 11:23 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: College Station, TX Age: 27
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Hmm, I guess I'm going to see about returning it or selling it. But I'm gonna see what real flight support says.
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08-31-2009, 11:46 PM
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08-31-2009, 11:47 PM
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08-31-2009, 11:50 PM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: College Station, TX Age: 27
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Well, I'll talk to the people at Mac Resource tomorrow and see what I can do.
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08-31-2009, 11:53 PM
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| airplanes are my part time job Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: south dirty jersey
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thats the spirit, like i said this is the best investment youll make in this hobby.
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