ORIGINAL: Big Green Machine
ORIGINAL: CloudSkipper
a little update...
my GPU again: ATI 9250, 128 MB, 64 bit
I've determined now that the only real issue with using my low end GPU is that you need to reboot the computer before changing aircraft. It seems that the GPU doesn't reset properly and perhaps still contains the airplane graphic elements from the last airplane in it's memory.
That sounds more like a driver issue than a hardware one. Hol old are your drivers, did you update them when you got FSone?
One would think so because it's clearly a "malfunction", but I had the latest and appropriate version of Catalyst and it's cache of drivers.
Processing chips do strange things when they overheat or are stretched to limitations.
edit: I'm sure that lowering the visual realism still further would have resolved the issue. I could have found a stable balance, but I opted to just upgrade. The GeForce 7600GT (Club 3D) that I upgraded to is not very expensive, but a very good card. I consulted some GPU gurus in making the decision
