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McGraw · 13-05-2005, 11:32

I realise that this might get moved to gaming but I felt it was more likely to get a response here.

I play Flight Simulator 2004. I also have lots of add-ons but want to talk specifically about one type, namely photographic scenery.

As you can probably guess if you aren't aware of the product, this replaces the generic textures in the areas it covers with aerial photographs.

England and Wales comes in four parts and together they take up about 7GB of disk space.

Naturally, for good performance they require a fast and defragged hard drive otherwise the textures never come properly into focus.

However, the waters are muddied as it is recommended that these add-ons are installed on a separate drive to the game itself.

What I'm trying to find out is given my specs below how should I install the game/add-on combo?

At the moment, I have the game and these addons on the Raptor and every other addon on the IBM.

Will I see a performance increase in separating the game from the add-ons and if so, what should have the privilege of going on the Raptor, the game or the add-ons?

I hope I've made myself clear.

Thanks for any help.
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Forgot to add that I'm happy with the performance but would like to be able to use it with faster aircraft.

13-05-2005, 11:32	#1
McGraw Inactive Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 993	Advice on installing games for best performance. I realise that this might get moved to gaming but I felt it was more likely to get a response here. I play Flight Simulator 2004. I also have lots of add-ons but want to talk specifically about one type, namely photographic scenery. As you can probably guess if you aren't aware of the product, this replaces the generic textures in the areas it covers with aerial photographs. England and Wales comes in four parts and together they take up about 7GB of disk space. Naturally, for good performance they require a fast and defragged hard drive otherwise the textures never come properly into focus. However, the waters are muddied as it is recommended that these add-ons are installed on a separate drive to the game itself. What I'm trying to find out is given my specs below how should I install the game/add-on combo? At the moment, I have the game and these addons on the Raptor and every other addon on the IBM. Will I see a performance increase in separating the game from the add-ons and if so, what should have the privilege of going on the Raptor, the game or the add-ons? I hope I've made myself clear. Thanks for any help. __________________ Forgot to add that I'm happy with the performance but would like to be able to use it with faster aircraft.