Will Microsoft Flight Simulator Run on my system

[iinfi]

all,

I am not an avid gamer but i am planning to buy Flight Simulator (Buy Flight Simulator X - Gold Edition (PC) Online at Low Prices in India | Microsoft Video Games - Amazon.in)

My Laptop Config is as below running Windows 8.1
Intel Core i5 m430@2.27 Ghz (first gen i5)
Memory 6GB

Is this config sufficient for running flight simulator. will i be able to use the joystick too?

Thanks

 

[Vyom]

Refer this: *support.microsoft.com/kb/925724

[h=3]Minimum system requirements[/h][h=4]Flight Simulator X[/h]

Component	Minimum system requirement
Operating system	Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Computer processor	1.0 gigahertz (GHz)
Memory	256 megabytes (MB) of RAM for Windows XP SP2
	512 MB RAM for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Hard disk space	14 gigabytes (GB) available hard disk space
Video card	32 MB DirectX 9-compatible video card
DVD drive	32x speed
Sound	Sound card, speakers, or headset
Pointing device	Keyboard and mouse or compatible game controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows)
Internet connection for online play	Network adapter for LAN multiplayer gameplay
	Broadband Internet access for Windows Live multiplayer gameplay

Its a 8 years old game. Will run smoothly. Joystick should work too.

 

[iinfi]

thanks. just wanted to know whether it runs on windows 8.1
i dont find any mention of the same anywhere

 

[gameranand]

Yes its should work on Win 8.

 

[Cyberghost]

Buy X-plane 10 instead of FSX, available in steam. It is relatively newer than FSX

Buy a HOTAS also, it will give u a gud experience