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Hi,Since I have overclocked today my I7-920, I wanted to monitor the temperature for a while during a FS2004 flight.I used the 'Core Temp' application which writes a log of the 4 core temps and the 4 core loads.The temps were OK, about 52C for the whole 2.5 hr flight. The core utilization however was between 48%-50% for core1, 0% core2, 0% core3 and 2-3% core4I'm a bit puzzled by this.... Shouldn't the core1 load be 100%? :( Or should I change another setting in the BIOS?EgbertP.S. I also used OCCT for a stress test and there all 4 core were utilized for 100%. Also temp rose to 64C (which is still below the 67.9C)

When you allow nHancer to control the AA, (with FSX's AA checkbox unchecked), does that mean that the driver is antialiasing the clouds also?

Hi Everyone, Im currently using a Dell XPS 710 (CoreTM2 CPU 6700 @ 2.66ghz, 4GB Ram, Nvidia 8800GTX) running Vista 32bit and FSXI use LVD767 or PMDG747, Ultimate Traffic 2, RC4, Graphics X, TrackIR, AES2, and FSX Ultimate Sounds as well as ALL the payware airport scenery EGLL, EGKK, EDFF, KJFK, KORD etc.Everything runs fine for me and Im very happy with my set-up.......................................However as soon as I run Active Sky or Generation X things start to slowdown abit with the occational cough and stutter.So is it possible that I could purchase a lower spec PC, install Active Sky and Generation X (Or any of the above for that matter) and link this upto FSX …

Hi all,There's a lengthy dicussion of soundcards and texture issues over in the PMDG forum and got me thinking about performance.Back in the FS8 and FS9, it was believed that adding a 3rd-party soundcard such as the Creative X-Fi brands, that have their own on-board audio processor, would offload the cycles from the CPU. Remember, every cycle counts, and that part is still true today.So with today's systems such as the i7-line, is it still considered beneficial to add a good sound processor to a PCI or PCIe slot and shutoff the on-board audio processor in the BIOS? I recently removed my Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer Pro PCI board and turned on the MB SoundMax audio, and I c…

I currently have an AMD 64 3000+ and am considering an AMD 64 X2 Windsor 6400+ 3.2GHz Duo. Will I see a significant gain in performance? ThanksTodd

Anybody using EVGA 02G-P3-1187-AR or EVGA 02G-P3-1186-AR or equivalent card.Please tell me about performance, specially with multi monitors........and other applications besides FSX.Thanks.Abe

Currently using an ASRock old board that got me from AGP to PCIE and 180 pin memory to 240 pin memory over time. Was nice bridge to new hardware at the time.Now would like to get a new board but since my lo-budget philosophy is to stay at least one "generation" behind i7 and $300 boards are not in my arena. Currently use Dualcore e4400 clocked from 2ghz to 2.5ghz. Video is nVidia 8600/256mb, memory is 2gb-800. Note- motherboard only capable of PCIe at 4x. Probably a factor.FSX performs well so long as I stay out of NYC. By well - medium clouds, no traffic, medium view distance, 1x water. 20 to 30fps.Want to retain my DDR2 800 memory, CPU and video card. Will replace them…

I have just bought a new system on tradera (eBay) since I could get it cheap. The parts areMobo MSI KA780G , CPU AMD 64 X2 6000+ , 4 Gb RAM DDR2 800 Mhz , Albatron 8800GT 512mb PCI-Ewith this I intend to build a system dedicated to FS9 and FSX and other demanding gamesI already have a computer consisting ofMobo Asus A8V deluxe S939 AGP , CPU AMD 64 4000+ , 2 Gb DDR 400 MHz , XFX 7950GT AGP 512M DDR3WD Raptor 150 Gb 10000 rpm SATAI , Seagate 250 Gb 7200 rpm IDE and two optical units driven by a Corsair 520W modular PSU , OS Win XP HomeI now plan to remove the 7950GT and the Raptor drive and see if I can sell them. For my old system I got a 6600GT 256M DDR3 videocard. This …

Hi all,My ASUS P6T V2 mobo has auto settings for all CAS etc timings.How are these determined by the mobo?I have 3x2GB Corsair Dominator GT memory - 1866 Mhz which is rated: 7-8-7-20Should I type in these values myself in the BIOS, or does the mobo select the correct values?

Looking to pick up a thrid-party defragging tool, ad it seems that these 3 are the most "talked about" options.Which one is most recommended? Pros/Cons/Opionions/Comments?Thanks!

Acer Aspire AS6930-6073 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 16" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS - RetailIts a big step up from what i have now Lenovo Intel Celeron 420(1.6Ghz) with 504mb of Ram with no real video card present Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset. It runs FS9 descent but if i have to much AI it starts to act dumb and the graphics are terrible. So do you guys think i could run FS9 great on the Acer

Hi all - great to be back in the hardware forum....While we were away, I performed an upgrade to my FSX boxes (below). NickN helped me perform an easy overclock with my new i7-920 (d0 stepping) proc and I am now running FSX like never before and stable @ 4Hhz with a bit of room to spare.The BIOS settings and a bit of my experience can be found in the thread linked at the end of my sig below, titled "i7-920 OC BIOS Settings". You can also find all of NickN's other valuable tutorials in the last line of my sig below as well.

I just upgraded my rig with a i7 920 and thought if anyone wanted to read about the outcome and how FSX now performs for me you visit my site and have a look. I gotta say I am not sorry I did it!Sean Sorry here's the site:http://fsxoni7920.webs.com

I have a computer set up in a SATA configuration using an nVidia stripe and wanted to add a hard drive from another computer that is due to be retired, this will save me considerable time and effort in having to transfer data over to the existing SATA HD. I was hoping to add it and have the HD recognized, having done it in the past on another computer it was as simple as plgging in the data ribbon and power and it was recognized by XP as a new drive After rebooting I checked in "My Computer" and the drive I added was not visable. Anyone have any suggestions?Thanks,Rob

Hi GuysI have recently upgraded to a dual core processor, is it possible to assign programs to run a specific core? For example have active sky & squawk box running on a seperate core to FS?TED320

I'm planning to upgrade my computer from C2Q to i7 in the quest of getting smoothly running FSX. I'm using lots of 3rd party addons like PMDG/LVLD/leonardo planes, RC4, Traffic X and FSGenesis meshes, which dont really help getting better performance. I'm getting kinda OK performance currently in 2D cockpits, but I'm also considering getting TrackIR 4 and moving to 3D ones and that doesn't really help FSX run any smoother.My current system is following:Q9450 OCed @ 3.2GHzAbit IXQuadGT motherboard4*1GB G.Skill 800MHz memsGTX280Zalman ZM850-HP PSUFSX running on cheap&big(&slow) HD32bit XPUpgraded hardware would be:i7 950 (OCed as high as it goes)Scythe Mugen 2 CPU C…

Hello, I am thinking about getting a new laptop with these specs

Hi everyone, I have some trouble with FSX. I have black square instead of wave or smoke. Here is an exemple. My System is : Windows XP ATI HD4850 512mb Intel E4500 2,20GHz 2Gb RAM I have the latest driver for my graphic card, and I play other games i don't have any problem with everything like "smoke". So if someone could help me :( Thx

I am getting a new system: i7 975, Asus P6t Deluxe v.2, and most likely ATI 4890(I need it for Video Capture)The memory highest possible compatible with the above : OCZ, KINGSTON or CRUCIAL..........NO overclocking for me. Please specify exactly what I should get.Appreciate any help and comment.Thanks.Abe

Just tried to download Windows 7 RC from the Microsoft link:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/e...?ITPID=googlesThe regWhen I try to register and fill in my email address, I get the following:"The portion of your e-mail address that follows the @ symbol is part of a "reserved domain" such as live.com, hotmail.com, msn.com or passport.com. Please type a different e-mail address."The extention on my email address is "@verizon.net". Is there no way I can download Win 7 without getting a new email address?Thanks:RTH

Hello,I'm thinking to buy Samsung SSD, and just wondering if someone has tried it, and what kind of performance you would expect in terms of FPS.

I see two listings for Windows XP Pro 64 bit software for sale:"Windows XP Pro Edition x64 AE CD" and "Windows XP Pro Edition x64 CD" Does anyone know what the "AE" designates and what the difference is between the two versions?Thanks:RTH

For those interested in DDR3 2000+ with i7 - http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=3577

Hi, i have been looking at these specs for a new pc to run fsx.CaseCM-690

I have a 26" Widescreen with 8800GTX, Intel Core2 Duo E6850@ stock 3GHZ and 4gig mem.I want to add 2 monitors via WideFS (not triplehead2go) for side cockpit views and am wondering what system I would need to buy. I am using the above for the main forward view. Would I need a PC for each monitor or would it be sufficient to run the above rig and add the extra 2 monitors to an additional PC with dual vid output?ThanksGraham