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A few preliminaries:A. The following system was purchased on February 10, 2007, Assembled, and has been running just fine since that time (How time flies!). Specfications are attached. The only thing I have changed since experiencing the problem I describe below is to update to the new 270.61 NVIDIA drivers. With display sliders maxed out and at KJFK with the PMDG 747 and ASE weather, movement is smooth as silk. However, I really did not notice any problem with the previous drivers.B. I realize that there are more opinions as to what temperatures should be than ways to sharpen a knife, and that what I am seeing is above normal for some folks and normal for others. However…

Well, unfortunately I had to RMA my Gigabyte GTX480 SOC due to artifacting and freezing in many environments (stress tools and games). Nevermind, while I patiently wait for my replacement card to arrive, I thought to tune up my PC case by adding minor touches here and there. When assembling it, a month ago, I didn't have the time to go through all the positive/negative pressure literature so I installed all fans by intuition. Am I properly cooled?Fan #1: Front case intakeFan #2: Side case intakeFan #3: Top (front) case intakeFan #4: Top (back) case exhaustFan #5: Back case exhaustFan #6: CPU cooler intakeFan #7: CPU cooler exhaustFans #8: GPU ("windforce x 3") intake.What…

Hey guys, looking at getting this motherboard.. does anyone know how well it runs FSX or if it will run FSX well.http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/259/models.htmAny help will be greatly appreciated.Thanks

Good day everyone,I have run into a problem recently and have had absolutely no luck in solving it. I recently purchased a new monitor and after plugging it in, ran into trouble in FS9. Graphic detail was terrible, frame rates in the single digits, etc. I soon discovered that, under the "Hardware" tab in Settings, that my graphics card was no longer listed next to "Device Name". Also, a number of options had either disappeared or were no longer clickable, such as Hardware Rendering Options, Cloud Detail, Terrain Detail and Water Effects. I have tried everything I can possibly think of to remedy this situation, such as installing new drivers, rebuilding FS9 config, etc and…

Hi folks, I will get my SB upgrade in the week after easter. I´ll consist of an i5-2500k, Asus P8P67 Pro motherboard and 4 GB of Mushkin Enhanched Blackline 1600MHz. Everything else will be left as it is in my sig.But I don´t know how to upgrade. Is it just old MOBO out, new MOBO with CPU and RAM in, rewiring and that´s it or do I have to watch out for something with my HDD and or OS?I hope someone can enlighten me.

My friend built a new PC, with the MSI H67MA-E35 (B3) board (socket ll55), with AMI biosi3 2100 CPURAM is DDR3 1333 kingston hyper x cas 9 1.5v ratedThe PC boots into Windows fine but at post he's receiving 1 long beep followed by 3 short beeps. I told him I thought it was memory issues. He reseated the two stick of ram, tried with only one stick - no changes.Like I said it boots and runs fine, just the beeps. He also mentioned some codes (two digit) like A3 or something while in POST.In BIOS the ram is set to auto, but there is not an option for 1.5v, only 1.35, 1.6 and 1.8. The RAM is rated at 1.5 I checked the specs online. In Windows, with the "control center ins…

I am due for a PC Build. I have stopped simming cause my Core 2 Duo is not able to run my FSX with all my addons. Been waiting to build a new machine.Looking at the i7 2600K. But reading about all these BSODs is not encouraging. So for all those folks who have OCed to atleast 4.5Ghz and don't have these BSODs or other serious problems, could y'all please post your processor/MB/Memory/PSU/Cooler and your OC and Vcore settings? This would help me short list what I need to buy for a new build.Thanks in advance.Manny

Ivy bridge will USB 3.0 and PCI-e 3.0, hardware is getting better and better by the day..http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-ivy-bridge-chipsets-will-have-usb-30-and-pcie-30/

Thinking about upgrading my computer let me know what you think how this sounds too you, CoolMaster 942 half x, windows 7 64 bit i7 2600k, overclocked to 4-9 -5.2,motherboard ASUS Maximus IV Extreme itel 967 chipset [New and improved B3 revision without Sata 3g issue, 8 gb memory, 1,600 mhz, 1000watts, 1, 300 western digital Velco Raptopr 10k RPM, 16 MB Cache, operating system would be on here, and for fsx 1 150GB western digital Velco Raptor, 10k, 16 MB Cache, 1 Nividia G force GTX 580, 1.5gb [includes Phys X Technology, integrated motherboard audio, Plus I have my own cd soundblaster x -fi from my older computer, h2o cooling system stage 3, plus 3 year warrantlyPrice $2…

I have FSX on E drive alone.Was having problems with it locking up.Ran Checkdisk etc and defragged.Ran FSX yesterday twice at different times total of 5 hours and no problem.Came home tonight and was backing up some FSX folders in case I had another problem.Got thru most of backup and then got error message can not copy because of something file 051bsub.Everything still seemed OK.So I did search for file 051bsub in e drive to find problem and get to add on scenery and computer locks up.Restart and I have no e drive.Tried everything,but no e drive. Did it die?Back to computer gurus?Help please.Thanks,Ron

Guys, does anyone have this mouse and could possibly test something for me?If I run Memtest, while the dongle is connected to the board, I usually, but not always, get a crash.If I disconnect the dongle, all is well.And I have two dongles, which would rule out a broken dongle.Also tried starting without a dongle, and then connecting while Memtest is running, and in 95% cases it would freeze.I never heard of mainboard and mouse incompatibility!!??

So I built my first computer back in January and I have been loving it ever since but I seem to be having a problem. When I change the setting in the bios for the ram to 1600 the boots are weird. It boots then shuts off the boots fine. I change it back to 1333 and it works how it should. I even did the auto overclock software and it leads the same thing when it overclocks the ram and cpu

Hi,I am looking for anyone here in AVSIM or elsewhere in the FSX community who is personally familiar with working with the MSI X58 Pro-E motherboard. I have found much of what I need from a number of google hits, but the information is a bit scanty when it comes to working in this bios to establish a high and stable overclock. It is the peculiarities of this MSI board I need to know in advance that makes it different than the other manufacturer bios I am more familiar with. If you have delved into this MSI board yourself, please let me know so I can gain your particular advice before passing it on to another. I just have a couple of questions I can't find the answer for.…

AMD Fusion with a lower clock speed beating the 2600K with a higher clock speed....can't wait for the buldozer..watch the vid.http://www.legitreviews.com/news/10565/

Hi everyone, I hope you can help me...Last night I left my pc running (& it has been running now without a problem for about 5/6 days) and when I woke up in the morning it was still running but there was nothing on the screen. (ie. no signal).I tried to reset & that didn't work. I tried the off button and that didn't work either. I had to disconnect the power at the back to turn it off. I then switched it back on and fans etc all ran but... nothing on the screen. No bios, no windows... nothing. Initially the DRAM_LED light came on & so I pulled the RAM out and then placed it back in. Still nothing and the DRAM_LED only lights once the pc starts and does not co…

Back to the future.....LOL...beautiful in some "kinda" weird way...http://www.guru3d.com/article/guru3d-rig-of-the-month-april-2011/1

Hello All !I need opinions on two differents questions, here is the first:My FSX dedicated drive is approx 480gb full out of a 1tb WD 32mb drive; most space is from Megascenery Earth, MegaCities, ORBX etc.. if i buy an SSD and place just FSX folders in and leave Megasceneries files on the WD, will i slow FSX down when it tries to access those data ?Second question:I realized yesterday that with all the different parts i tried when i built the PC in my sig, i only need a case, mobo and proc and maybe an SSD to built another complete rig and gives this one to my son; would i see a gain in FSX with those new MB/processor from the I7 920 @ 4.0 i already have and if so, which…

Well...finally, one good turn deserves another. After almost 5 years of FSX beating up on every processor released by both Intel and AMD, I can confirm that the magical i7 2600k slaps FSX around like a Catholic school boy. But before you read any further, its takes a bigger beast to tame the big FSX beast so in essence the mythical all sliders right is indeed "throwing money at the problem".The specs.i7 2600k @ 4.8Ghz (easy 24x7 Overclock) (Initial testing is stable at 5.1Ghz for a FSX only overclock - havent tested FSX at this speed yet)8 GB Corsair Vengence DDR3-1600 (8-8-8-24-1T @ ~1800Mhz OC)ATI OEM HD6990 (Stock speed)Asrock Fatal1ty P67 Rev.3 MoboCosair H70 Liquid…

What do you guys think? It could be a good way to use our killer setups for something else apart of FSFolding@Home BOINC would work too. Anyone interested?

Hey there everybody. I'm trying to find out what is the cause behing this crappy issue i'm having. It happens not just with FSX. But I'll try and explain it the best way I can. Every now and then my hard drive(I don't know which one cause I have 3) will lag when trying to even try to open up Firefox or when I open up My Computer to explore the drives. The hard drive(s) will lag for around 3-5 seconds then there is a clicking noise then it will load. It also happens when I'm flying around in FSX. The sim will freeze and the hard drives do their thing(lag and click) and then FSX crashes to the desktop. Is that a drive problem or, what my guy who built my computer s…

Hi, so I noticed that my motherboard came with shiny new 6gigs/sec SATA cables. So I put one in my HD, and when Windows booted up it installed the HD as a SCSI device. Does this make a difference or is everything good? my specs are in my signature.Thanks

My i7 2600k is overclocked to 4.5 ghz and after running prime or intel burn test, my Max temperature (using real temp) on the hottest (3rd) core is 75. I read on the intel website that tcase for my CPU is 72.6 Celsius. Do my temperatures from realtemp mean that I should back off my overclock or get a better cooler? Or does realtemp measure something other than tcase bacuse I use gigabyte easytune 6 and my temperatures are around 10 degrees cooler than realtemp? Please help. Thanks.

Hi all,I want to go get one of those battery backups with the surge protectors before hurricane season kicks off here in Florida, but since I'm entirely computer illiterate, I'm not sure what to look for. I see all kinds of wattage options and other features to choose from, but don't know what I need. The computer I'll be using it for has an i7-960 OC'd to 4.0 with a 1000 watt ATX power supply on an MSI X58 Pro-e motherboard with dual GTX 460's. I just want something that will protect the computer and maybe give me a few minutes of battery time so that I can shut it down properly if when the power cuts out.This is the one I had in mind. Will it do the job, or is it overk…

Gents,Does anyone know if there is a new procesor or MOBO in the horizon, coming soon to a store near you (and meee)? Is the bulldozer out yet? Any other CPU besides Sandy that will be coming in the near future that will be able to improve our FSX perormance? Or is it too soon yet, since we just got the Sandys?Johnny

I have been wondering about the behaviour of my core temperatures since almost two years. I have a I7-950 (see signature) on an Asus PT6 motherboard using a Thermalright 12UE cooler, recently equipped with a bequiet SilentWings fan (120mm, 1350 rpm) within a Lianli A70 case (plenty of open space inside).Overclocking settings: 195x21, Vcore 1.275 V, VQPI 1.325 VI am performing stability tests with OCCT (1hr auto) with the following typical results:Room temp: 26 C (we have the warmest Easter since the Big Bang)Core temp idle: 52 C (GPU temp during idle period: 40 C)After 5 seconds of full OCCT load: 68 C – a 16 degrees jumpAfter10 minutes the core temp settles around 84 C.E…