COMPUTER COMPATABILITY

Question

WILL THESE SPECK ON MY COMPUTER THAT IM BUYING RUN XPLANE 11 AT HGHEST RESOLUTION AND PERFORMANCE?

Brand Dell Model Number dell xps 8900     Dimensions Height: 16.01'' (406.8mm) / Width: 7.30'' (185mm) / Depth 17.49'' (444mm) Weight: 30.42lbs (13.8Kg) depending on configuration Power Supply 460 watt Processor 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6700 Processor (8M Cache, base speed is 3.4GHz, maximum speed with turbo boost is 4.0 GHz) Memory 16GB Dual Channel DDR4 2133MHz (8GBx2) Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX745 4GB Hard Drive 2TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive State Solid Drive Not available Optical Drive  CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64Bit . Wi-Fi DW1801 802.11bgn + BT Bluetooth Yes Sound Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4

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I've had very bad luck with Dell products... good luck!

Answer 1

Hi Checkride,

Have a look at the recommended specifications for X-plane which can be found here http://www.x-plane.com/kb/x-plane-11-system-requirements/ .  

Before you purchase your new computer download the demo version and try it.  It can be found at http://www.x-plane.com/desktop/try-it/. I would suggest you go for the latest video card.  If you want good performance use nothing other than NVidia.  

I would also go for a power supply with a minimum of 650 watts.  Why?  You need a decent powere supply to cope with the power consumption of your new graphics card and have some reserve to cope with your other add-ons.

What do you want to use the computer for?  Just for X-plane or as a general purpose home/office computer and run X-Plane as an auxilary?

Have a look at this link at 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_YQMSeNM-M.

Hope this helps.

Glenn