Total newbie question, Could i run Phoenix on an HP G56 laptop

[MarkG_R1]

Hi guys i'm new here and i'm not really a computery type person, Will the above laptop cope with running Phoenix or do i need some big supercomputer?

It does have windows 7, 4gb ram and a 320gb hdd

Thats about all i can tell you, Thanks in advance for all helpful replies

P.s I already have a DX6i to plug in

[Sesame]

Heres the recommended spec from their website



• IBM-compatible PC computer with 1.0 Ghz Pentium 3/4 or AMD Athlon/64 compatible processor

• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
• 256MB system memory (RAM)
• 1.5 GB free, uncompressed hard-disk space*
• ATI Radeon 9800/NVidia Geforce Ti4200 with at least 128MB memory
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher
• DVD-ROM Drive for installation
• 1 free USB 1.1/2.0 port
• 100% DirectX 9 compatible sound card (optional)

[Baldie]

If its the one that comes up on google with the ATi graphics then yes i would say.
I run phoenix fine on my laptop which is a HP CQ61

[seajayess]

I ran mine on a basic laptop through tv for a while, now have a low end games PC and all I can say is it is a great improvement over the laptop. Grapichs are realy smooth and detailed where with the laptop i had to turn the graphics down. Hope this helps, as I was in the same situation not realy knowing much about PC's before I bought my phoenix sim CJS

[MarkG_R1]

Ok next question, will it run well enough to avoid me regretting buying it?
I won't be upgrading my computer for it so need it to run fairly well
Thanks

[robocow]

The only thing you need to wrry about is the integrated graphics in the spec of your laptop, if you know that then we can get an idea from the minimum spec provided.

I would expect if you're running windows 7 hoime premium with the fancy transparancy effects on, you're half way at least to running pheonix.

The difinitive answer to our question is download the demo : Phoenix model flight simulation :: Demo

[MarkG_R1]

Excellent, I'll have a go at downloading the demo when I finish work at 6am

[MarkG_R1]

Update: I downloaded the demo this morning and it seems to run well on the highest setting

So it looks like i've just spent another £80
Although i'm sure this will still work out cheaper than destroying my CP Pro 2 on a regular basis

[MarkG_R1]

All ordered and will hopefully be here tomorrow

[MarkG_R1]

Wow, What an amazing sim!! I already feel i've learned a massive amount
Although there is clearly a long way to go

[stanley1]

the sim is a good tool but it needs to be treated as a tool and not a game or you may find yourself getting bored with it.
i tent to start off with good intentions but usually after half hour or so just start whacking the heli about everywhere and then thinking ah sod this and i switch it off

[MarkG_R1]

I've had a couple of hours so far and yeah I've had a couple of sod it moments
But I find it easy to settle down and take it seriously again
I've had a play with a few models including my cp pro 2 which feels very twitchy
I welcome input on settings to maybe calm it Down a bit, I've used Bolders sticky for base
settings

[MarkG_R1]

Another few hours tonight and its making even more sense now, A wise purchase i think