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* A 3D video card (with Nvidia, or AMD/ATI chipset, Nvidia recommended!) with support for [[OpenGL]] 2.1 or better and at least 1 Gb of dedicated video RAM (i.e. 512 Mb VRAM minimum). Flightgear requires a '''OpenGL 2.1-compliant''' hardware accelerated 3D video card to run at reasonable frame-rates. Most modern PCs have hardware accelerated 3D cards. If your FlightGear video is not running smoothly, see [[Configuring OpenGL]]. See [[Supported Video Cards]]) for a list of video cards known to work with FlightGear. Note that cards with working shader support will enable FlightGear to run with more visual effects. If you are serious about running FlightGear, you should avoid Intel HD/GMA cards at all costs - these are integrated chipsets that provide only basic OpenGL/GLSL support. | * A 3D video card (with Nvidia, or AMD/ATI chipset, Nvidia recommended!) with support for [[OpenGL]] 2.1 or better and at least 1 Gb of dedicated video RAM (i.e. 512 Mb VRAM minimum). Flightgear requires a '''OpenGL 2.1-compliant''' hardware accelerated 3D video card to run at reasonable frame-rates. Most modern PCs have hardware accelerated 3D cards. If your FlightGear video is not running smoothly, see [[Configuring OpenGL]]. See [[Supported Video Cards]]) for a list of video cards known to work with FlightGear. Note that cards with working shader support will enable FlightGear to run with more visual effects. If you are serious about running FlightGear, you should avoid Intel HD/GMA cards at all costs - these are integrated chipsets that provide only basic OpenGL/GLSL support. | ||
* At least 1-2 Gb '''free''' RAM (and more is better). FlightGear uses more than 500 Mb of RAM by default. If less free RAM is available, FlightGear would be slowed down significantly due to OS swapping. When buying a new computer, you shouldn't buy computers with less than 4-6 Gb of total RAM. | * At least 1-2 Gb '''free''' RAM (and more is better). FlightGear uses more than 500 Mb of RAM by default. If less free RAM is available, FlightGear would be slowed down significantly due to OS swapping. When buying a new computer, you shouldn't buy computers with less than 4-6 Gb of total RAM. | ||
* CPU: At least a dual/quad core processor with ~2 GHz each, | * CPU: At least a dual/quad core processor with ~2 GHz each, 64bit architecture (and operating system) recommended (multi-core processors have benefits for some FlightGear components such as the threaded tile loader). When buying a new computer, buying a quad core computer (i.e. i7) is a good idea. | ||
* 1 Gb HD space for a minimum installation, 5 Gb if you want to compile it yourself, plus up to 8 Gb for optional world-wide scenery. More space is required for people wanting to check out the latest base package from [[Git]]. | * 1 Gb HD space for a minimum installation, 5 Gb if you want to compile it yourself, plus up to 8 Gb for optional world-wide scenery. More space is required for people wanting to check out the latest base package from [[Git]]. | ||
* A 3 button mouse or 2 button mouse with scroll wheel | * A 3 button mouse or 2 button mouse with scroll wheel | ||