No but it does help with frame rates and quality of scenery
no but it will give a greater functionality if you have
As long ad it has at least 2gig
I play it on 64-bit Windows 7 with no problem. Check your video card, it may make a difference.
Its advisable to have a bid card similar to geforce 660 or 680 which has a configuration ability to split to 3 screens.
A reinstall/repair may be needed also check your sound card settings in the flight sim soundf settings as theory frequently rest to default which knocks out ATC sound files
The system requirements for Microsoft Flight Simulator X are:- Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, at least 1 Ghz processor, 256 mb RAM, and 14GB hard disc, although more of all of these are better. You will of course need a DVD -ROM drive, sound card, speakers or headphones and 56.6 kbps internet connection for online play
You will need to set up the grphics to minimums and then test each setting to see how the graphics react. However, it may also be that your RAM is to low for the system files.
You can upgrade an AGP video card to any other AGP video card.
Nvivia video card.
AGP Video card AGP retention mechanism = AGP Video expansion card
It is made up of the video card and monitor.
An integrated video card is "integrated" into the motherboard. That means the motherboard has a video card built in. A "discrete" video card means that you have a separate video card, one that typically plugs in to one of the expansion slots.