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Hi everybody. I need some advice for the upgrade I’m about to make for my computer. I just bought a new power supply Thermaltake 600W yesterday and I’m wondering if that’s going to be enough for my upgrades. I already have the Nividia GTS 250 1Gb DDR3 graphics card and want to keep it for a bit. But are these upgrades going to help increase my FSX performance very much? Or do you have some suggestions? Overclocking? By the way my budget is very low and I don’t know much about sell building a computer. Buying: ASUS P7P55D-E Pro - LGA 1156 - Intel P55 - DDR3 - USB 3.0 SATA 6Gb/s - ATX Motherboard Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 Desktop Processor Cooler …

Alright so all i do with FS9 or FSX is low level helicopter flying, no AI, no complex scenery or addons but i am finally upgrading on a budget. Currently have a AMD Athlon 3000xp @ 2.1gh with a Geforce 7800GS AGP card, 2 gigs of ram. This what i have so far.CPU: I5-650MB: ASUS P7P55D proVideo: GTX 460?? Someone want to suggest what best matches?Case: Antec 300Memory: G.Skill 4gb ripsaw 1600Fan: Zerotherm Core 92 HDTHD: Western digital 640GB 7200rpm sata 3New egg shows somewhere in the $760ish range. Im sure this will cover my needs, but i want to make sure everything works well together, everything fits in the case etc. Also what brand for the video card?

Hi AllAfter reading on the forum about over clocking the i5 760 ,I have decided to have ago too.My system is Asus p7p55D-E, mobo.i5 760 cpu8 gig 1600 ramand akasa venom cooler.I have been able to achieve an overclock of 4.34 (218x205) at cpu voltage of 1.3375v.The asus temp. gauge shows cpu temp of 55 dgrees celcius when fsx is running.My question is how much more can I increase the cpu voltage to,at the momemt the writing comes up in purple colour.The maximum indicated is 1.7v.And what is the maximum tempreture can I take the i5 760 to.I will be grateful to all the forum members for thier comments and advise on what is the maximum safe voltage for the i5 760 cpu on the …

Ok, ok....I know a MAC is not the ideal gaming platform and even less so where FSX is concerned! What I DON'T want to do here is reignite the PC vs MAC debate.....What I WOULD like to know is....Has anybody yet run FSX on the latest 27" iMAC's and if so, what fps are you getting on various settings?I am in the market for a new computer and for a variety of reasons, think the MAC is for me (again, I DON'T want to get into an arguement as for the pro's, cons of this decision please!). The ONLY thing stopping me from going ahead and ordering one is that I have enjoyed MSFS since it's conception and although I've not used it recently due to marriage, work, kids etc etc, I wou…

Hi AllHas been well over a year since I have played FSX. I dont have a desktop as I moved house last year, so am looking at treating myself. I have gone through some options recently, and am looking at something along the lines of:AMD CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1075T 2.8GHz 6MB Cache 125W (AM3)- AMD Motherboards: Asus CROSSHAIR-IV FORMULA AMD Mainboard - 4x DDR3 / 6x Sata Raid / Gigabit Lan / AM3- Desktop Hard Drives: Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB 10000RPM 32MB SATA 6Gbs- Optical Drives: Lite-On SATA Blu-Ray & DVD/CD Writer (12x Blu-Ray Write/ 20x DVDRW/ 48x CDRW) - Black- Desktop Memory: Kingston DDR3 6GB PC-16000/2000 XMP T1 (3x2GB) CL9 HyperX Ram- Cases …

I've got a VRinsight MCP Combo Panel and I'm trying to use it with an aircraft that requires the buttons/knobs to be programmed manually. When I try to use the Key Mapper program with it, I'm having problems assigning the function to the buttons/knobs on the panel (auto pilot). For example, when I try to program a button as a Mouse Key to select and assign a function, I select Mouse Key/Enable/Left Button then Set - the mouse pointer turns into a cross, but when I move the mouse to area of the panel (auto pilot) over the button, it changes from a cross back to the regular mouse pointer and nothing happens when I click to program the button. Any ideas?

Just had my new PC delivered and im really happy with it. I have not even started thinking about overclocking it yet but still I get fantastic performance from it. Intel i7 950 (with aftermarket water cooler) 6 Gig ramNvidia GTX460 (might be going crossfire with it after christmas depending on how much work I get)800W Power box that is totaly silent compared to my old one hehe.1 TB harddrive SATA3Gigabyte x58A-UD3R moboWas built very well by cyberpower and delivery was a breeze. Its all very nicely laid out for cableing. I normaly upgrade my PC as time goes on but this time I decided to let someone else have the trouble of that. I get 45 to 50 FPS with the PMDG MD11 …

Hello,Im planning to get a completely new gaming rig to run FSX and Orbx with very high settings which Im getting from a computer company - http://www.hiteksystems.co.nz/. I've brought a pc from them before which Im using now.Here are the specs: (not finalised yet, still adding/removing some hardware)Case: Cooler Master Storm Scout Motherboard: Asus P6T 1366 MBCPU: Core I7 950 3.06Ghz - hoping it to be overclocked to 4ghzAir Cooler: i7 1366 aftermarket coolerRAM: Corsair 6GB (3x XMS3 2GB) PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMP, DOMINATOR GT +DHX +AirFan, DDR3 For X58 MB/i7 Core, 3x240-pin DIMMs, Triple Kit, 7-7-7-20,HDD: 4x 500GB Fast SATA2 HDs RAID 5 array Optical Drive: Samsung DVDRW D…

I just purchased a dell 9100 computer with windows 7 on it and I can't seem to get the yoke or rudders to display their movements in FSX. I have gone to the calibration tables and have done everything per the book and can't get them to display movement with the cessna 172 default plane. I have done the 'Test' in the calibration windows and they all display movement in the various axis' , however, when I try to fly with the default plane, I get no response or visual movement. Anybody know what's going on here?Jack

Well, after months of readin' and researchin' I finally did some purchasin'. For my new flightsim cockpit I decided to go fully the AMD route and see how she does. Here's the list - hope it all works together:CPU: AMD Phenom II Black Edition 6-core 1090TMotherboard: ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD MotherboardRAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (7-8-7-24) Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBRHVideo: AMD Radeon 6970 (when released next week?)Hard Drives: (2)Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" (2)Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLHX 300GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"…

Thinkpad W700:Processor Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9300 (2.53GHz, 12MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)Graphics NVIDIA® Quadro® 3700MTotal Memory 4GB (2 X 2GB) PC3-8500 DDR3 1067MHz SDRAM SODIMM MemoryDisplay 17.0” WUXGA (1920 X 1200) TFT, W/ CameraI'll probably replace the stock 5400rpms with two SSDs and add another 4GB. Anything else?

I have an i7-950 CPU on the way and am wondering whet to put it into. I'm thinking of an Asus P6X58D-E. Any thoughts- any issues with this board, any better boards to invest in at this time? This is my first LGA 1366 system.Any advice or comments would be much appreciated.Thanks, Bruce.

I am thinking about a netbook or a small laptop.I really need something for school with long battery life. Everyone is using netbooks but when ever I try to use them, they just seem so slow. I am used to the snappiness of my FSC PC. I have a couple other laptops. I have one 1.3 Ghz dinosaur that I use for my email and printing that is networked with my FSX rig. I have another 2 GHz dual core 17" Asus G51. The Asus isn't bad but it is too large to travel with, it has glowing lights on the case (so annoying) and it sucks juice like crazy.I really want something with long battery life that isn't slow so I can take notes on it in 4 hour classes. I will use it for Office, emai…

Hey,Due to life commitments I have not been able to sim for a good few of years. Even then I hadn't even managed to upgrade to FS2004, so for me alot has changed!I look at all the comments surrounding FSX and what system will run it best etc, and it reminds me why I never wanted to upgrade to FS2004 back then, the risk of buying a top spec PC and then a new addon being released which still brought the FPS to sub 10!For that reason I think i'm going to buy FS2004 and make use of all the addons for it. Could someone please suggest a more than capable system for FS2004 with the PMDG 737 and some decent scenery and AI? I'm not even that much of a technical person, so an of…

Hello,Just placed an order for a 256GB SSD - Crucial "CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 C300 2.5" 256Gb SATA6G MLC SSD". Seems to have really good reviews.My plan is to install this SSD as the boot drive with Win 7-64 Pro in my existing setup (spec in sig), along with FSX and all FSX add-ons and key programs which are used often such as MS Office 2010 and Photoshop Elememts. Most other programs and data such as photo's documents etc will go onto a regular 1.5TB HDD.Would this be the right way to go? I want a fast OS and a fast, stable FSX over all else.Cheers,

Would upgrading my GTX295 1782MB graphics card to one of the newer GTX460, GTX470 or GTX480 cards make much difference in a system used almost exclusively for FSX? If so, which one of the 400 series cards is best. Apart from the hit in the wallet, what are the pro's and cons here?

Hi guys ,maybe this s not the right forum but i don't want te register to a oc forum for just one question so hope to get an answer here.I overclock my i7 950 to 4312 mhz using multiplier 21 and bclk 205 , is this ok or should i use multiplier 23 and bclk 187Best regards,Thanks in advance Gérard

As others have, I have been plagued by the random FSX freeze, whereby all action on the screen stops, yet FSX does not CTD, and you can still hear the sounds of the engine cranking away. If you wait for about 10 to 15 minutes, all of a sudden you would get your animation back, and the flight continues. You might not get another freeze down the road, or you get one again at any time.Well...today I tried something. Winter is happening outside my Den, and so I decided to load up a flight that normally produces a hang about 15-20 minutes into the flight. That is from Golden, B.C. to KORS, all within ORBX domain. I shut the Den door, opened up the window wide, put on a coat…

The laptop I'm looking at right now is the Samsung QX410. Its sold in just one configuration with a Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics card with 512MB memory and an Intel Core i5 460 dual-core processor at 2.53 GHz with TurboBoost. I know that the GeForce 310M is entry level however will it be able to run FSX well?

My turn hehe...Look at my sig... I'm not satisfied with my performance in FSX. I've had to save money up for this but I should be in range of a completely new system purchase (within a few months).Note:I realize the new K cpu's are coming out shortly, so I may change a few things up, but ATM I'm basing my build around a core i7 950, which will be clocked to 4+ GHz.CaseCorsair Obsidian Series 800D - $300MoboGIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 - $290(p.s. I looked at the lesser model, the UD3R, but decided to go with this one for the additional features like LCD status display, 2 LAN's, clear/reset cmos button, different audio controller, plus I've …

My system is an I7 940 on an Asus P6T Deluxe motherboard with 4 GB RAM and an ATI 4870 1GB video card. I run FS9 with Windows XP SP3 32 bits. I use my desktop exclusively for FS9 and my hard drive is perfectly defragmented and I have of course the 3GB switch set.I usually fly PMDG 744, PMDG MD11, CS757, LDS 763 with many detailed scenery add-ons, REX textures (512 bits), and weather on ASE.Until I added REX, I enjoyed very high FPS and no CTD. After I installed REX, it appears my system has difficulty coping with the load. The most recent occurrences were a system shut-down and reboot when on short final at WSSS (Imaginesim scenery), and a CTD when on final IGS13 at Kai T…

I'm very new to all of this and would love some expert advice on components for a good FSX computer within my budget. I'm a student pilot and FSX has been sitting on my shelf for 2 years b/c it ran so slowly when I tried it on my laptop. I currently know VERY little about FSX or computer components, but I'm learning as quickly as I can. I've found myself feeling very lost and overwhelmed trying to weed through all of the info on these subjects in the forums, so please be patient with my inexperience :-)Intended use: I will only be using this system to run FSX, and possibly a couple of flight combat games (lock-on, RoF...something like that). All of my other computing …

The new feature with nvidia GTX 400-series it is possible to make it work like triplehead2go to span it over 3 screens if you have 2 cards in SLI.Have anybody tried it?Does it work?Does the "SLI-mode" slows down FSX?

Hi guys ,i just finished building a new system with a i7 950 om a asus rampage extreme mb with 6gb corsair ram , windows 7 prof 64b .When i load up the system it detects only 2 gb ram , no matter wich slot i use or which dimm i use .Can someone help me with this ?Thanks in advance ,Gérard

Hi all - I am trying to make a decision here before I make a purchase from Alienware. I built two systems on line with exactly the same components,I7 930 o'c12 GB RAMDual Nvidia 460 1GBWin 7 64bit Ultimate1 TB Raid Drive.Is there any reason to pay $600 or $700 more just to go with an Area 51 machine over the Aurora considering they have the same components? Thanks for the help!!!!Richard