Phoenix Demo runs fine on my Notebook !??

[SamS]

Okay, so i had a previous thread asking whether Phoenix would run okay (lag free) on my Notebook PC.

Surprisingly, the demo runs perfectly, only a slight amount of lag on the highest quality setting.


So, should i get the proper Phoenix sim ??


Cheers


Sam

[GIXERMAN]

thought so, happy days then. its pays for itself in a crash or 2 then there free on sim

[Tim Procter]

If it runs on the highest quality then yes.....

You can always reduce the quality a touch should it start lagging.

Phoenix = Success.

[SamS]

Thanks to you both

I think i'll look for a second hand copy first, new is £80, only just spent £200 on a blade 450 3d


Sam

[Rich23]

If your buying second hand please check you get the Phoenix USB cable and it works. Ive had a friend who spent £45 on the sim just to find it was a copy on CD with a note saying contact Phoenix for the correct lead. Cost him another £79.99 to buy an original copy.

Just a word of warning

[dieselcarb]

i would also say yes as per other coments my mate has got pheonix on his pc and that thing is about 13 14 years old runs beatifully cant get max settings as u get like 1 frame per second but nock it down just 1 notch and smooth as a babies bum on full resolution

[dieselcarb]

If your buying second hand please check you get the Phoenix USB cable and it works. Ive had a friend who spent £45 on the sim just to find it was a copy on CD with a note saying contact Phoenix for the correct lead. Cost him another £79.99 to buy an original copy.

Just a word of warning

hobby king sell spare dongles for about a fiver

[Tim Procter]

hobby king sell spare dongles for about a fiver

Why do people post advise about buying cheap crap (Copies) from hobby king when Phoenix are doing their best to supply us with a top quality sim that is cheap to start with and free upgrades after that.

What are we gonna do when Phoenix go bust due to encouraging comments like yours.?

[Rich23]

Is that original phoenix one's?

[SamS]

I think i'm going to buy brand new to be on the safe side, therefore if i have any problems i have the phoenix customer support

Might buy it next week sometime


Sam

EDIT: The V3 btw

[Vikki]

I found the demo worked great on my Toshiba Equium. Put full blown Phoenix on it and it was just about ok at medium quality. Selected an indoor flight scene and suddenly it was crippled. In the end I got Parallels for my 21" Mac and it runs beautifully at high.

The demo was not an accurate judge of speed for me.

Best regards.

Vikki.

[soggybongo]

I think i'm going to buy brand new to be on the safe side, therefore if i have any problems i have the phoenix customer support

Might buy it next week sometime


Sam

EDIT: The V3 btw

thats the best thing to do mate. like already stated this is the best sim on the market and if phoenix ever do go bust due to fraudsters, it is the end user that suffers (you and me)!

[Vikki]

I agree. I always pay for my software. Having been an avid gamer for many years I've seen too many great software companies go down the pan because their last game got heavily copied they couldn't afford to keep going.

Vikki.

[SamS]

You've put me off now vikki, i don't wanna spend £80 on a sim, and then its only just 'doable' on my PC :L


Sam

[Vikki]

If it helps my Toshiba uses an Intel chipset for the graphics and it's not known for being particularly powerful. Hang on a minute and I'll see what my processor is.