I wanted to assure you that I appreciate any advice and observations that you make about computers or aircraft.
Today, I upgraded the DDR4 memory in my laptop to 32GB. HP and multiple sources said that the maximum allowed on my motherboard was 16GB. But I read in a forum that another HP Laptop similar to mine with a different motherboard but also built in 2019 was capable of using 32GBs despite what HP said. I decided to try the appropriate memory in mine and incredibly it worked.
MSFS 2020 which is not suppose to run well on integrated graphics is now quite a bit more stable, and running cooler. FPS are only up a hair, but I am still extremely happy. Of course, I have it on low quality settings and at only 1600x900 resolution, but for training purposes is not that bad. X-plane 11 is also running better. I am going to run some benchmarks to quantify the improvement, but it is definitely running better.
When my wife and I come into a little money, I will have a choice to make... purchase a better computer and peripherals or put the money into upgrading my avionics more than I had planned.
Thanks for the add’l info.
I don’t seem to require or benefit much from super resolutions either. Almost 70 year old eyes have their limits.