System Hardware: PC | MOBO | RAM | CPU | HDD | SSD | PSU etc

Hi,Well the system is built, I'm in the process of updating drivers / Firmware and I've run into my first problem.I am unable to install the following drivers: ATK0110 ACPI Utility, keep getting an incompatibility error. Went to ASUS's web site and downloaded all the beta drivers but I am unable to install this driver.Anyone running Windows 7 that has the correct drivers for ATK0110 ACPI?.Thanks

Ok here are the specs:OS Name: Microsoft

Hello all, I'm a big fan of the forum for Educational purposes but never actually posted anything on here. So here I go, my first one. I'm planning on having a custom build CPU and im looking for some advise from the experts. Here are the specs. Gigabyte GA-EX58 UD4P MotherboardIntel I7-965 Quad core processor extreme editionAntec True 1000 Power supply Corsair 6Gig Ram Memory 2 Hitachi 500G hard disk drive( I'm assuming this is 1 terobyte)Samsung DVD-RWPioneer Blu-Ray DVD-RWCreative Labs X-FI Titanium Sound crad 7.1OEM vista Home PremiumNvidia GeForce GTX275 896MB GDDR3Two VIZIO 32" 10A LCDFHDTV I guess my questions are1. would I be able to run FSX with add on scenery an…

In all of your years of sys building, have you ever heard of a USB device destroying an on-board Wifi adapter?

Hi Nick, just to say that my install is running superbly. Over the weekend, I purchased the cessna Mustang from Flight one and it even runs that at 30fps and super smooth. I have not yet installed my other drives and controller crads, so will report back when I do. Good luck with finishing up GEX europe and many many thanks for all your help, regards, Mark

Hello,in another thread I got answered my HDD questions - thanks.My old FS PC is dead and now a new one has to be build. I got a original new E8500 as a present -unfortunately not a i7, but for me it will do running mainly FS9 and step by step involving FSX.From reading a lot in this and the Simviation forum I tried to configure a machine which fits my budget. If some of you would give me some comments I would be glad.E8500 --> is here already! Do I need a better cooler for this?Asus P5E Deluxe4MB Kingston DDR2-1066EVGA 9800GT 1MB --> stock cooling is ok?1 x WD6400AAKS (OS), 1 x WD VelociRaptor 300GB (FS and later FSX additional, not partitioned)PSU: PC P&C 610…

Hi,Thank's to NickN's very easy and good manual on how to set up Window XP and FSX, I have notice a very big improvment in speed, but I thing I have to tweak my proccessor so that FSX runs as fastes as I cane do without buying a complite new computer (64bits).I have never done any overclocking so I need help with what program to use and how to set it up so it wont start burnig (LOL)Here are my system taken from Belarc:Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)with all updatesHP Pavilion 2,20 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64256 kilobyte primary memory cache2048 kilobyte secondary memory cacheBoard: MSI AMETHYST-M 1.0Bus Clock: 200 megahertzBIOS: Phoenix Technologie…

Anybody that can point me in the right direction?. I am loking for information for connecting my autopilot (pc-prog) to microsoft FS. The autopilot was developed for silentWings but I want to connect it to FS. The SilentWings sends and receives data via a UDP port, such as heading, speed ec. And allows me to send control commands to he airplane. How is this done in FS?

Hi there,I have placed an order for my new rig and I hope it will run perfectly with Fsx.Config is as follows :Intel Core I7-920-2.66 GHzASUS P6T de LUXE V2Heatsink Noctua NH-U12P SE S13663x2 Go DDR3 PC 12800Graphic Board : Asus EN285 GTX 1Go DDR3Power Supply Corsair TX650 650 WOne WD Velociraptor 150 Go 16Mo (10 000 RPM)One WD Blue 500 Go Sata II 16Mo (7 200 RPM)OS will be Windows XP Pro 64 bitsFor best results where can I install the OS ? On the Velociraptor or on the other one ?Fsx will be installed on the Velociraptor.I would appreciate any suggestion.Thanks in advance.Didier DUBREUILH

Would it be possible to fit a new mobo and CPU to my existing rig (specs below) as I cannot afford a whole new system. Thanks for any advice

Hi everyone, I am fed up of my laptop being so crap, so I am buying a new one. Just wondering if this is a good laptop for fs2004 with all settings on high and traffic and scenery. Sorry it must be a laptop as I like carrying around my sim with me. Will it run the Airsimmer A320 family well?!http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-27749Does anyone recomend any brands as well?Thank you Alexei Butterwick :( :(

Hello Gang,It is great to have AVSIM back online. It was a shock not to be able to go here first thing in the morning like I had for the past several years to lurk and see what was going on in the MSFS world. I have a chance to swap out my CPU and ram for very little cost so I need to know if it might make much difference in FSX FPS. I have a Asus P5K motherboard, Vista 64 Home OS, 4g of 1066 mg ram (don't know what kind), Nvidia 9800 GTX Superclocked + graphics card and an Intel Q6700 (default clocking at 2.66). If I make the swap I will be exchanging the Q6700 for a Q9550 and replacing the ram with 4gig of the 1333 version with a heat sink (so I am told). Is there likel…

Hi, I have a Q9550 cpu and 2 EVGA 9800 512mb GTX cards in SLI mode. What would give a better performance upgrade? Replacing the video cards to a single 1 to 2 gb card or a 3.0 cpu? Thanks for any info,Greg

Hi, at the moment i have a Compaq Presario desktop, AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ 2.19GHz1.00GB of RAMNvidia GeForce 6200SE TurbocatcheI run fsx with acceleration package, with the display sliders just over half way.I hardly get decent frame rates.I really want a high performance pc, but budget is tight, and so was wondering what other options i have,Does anyone know of any cheap decent computers? (My budget is at around

I will be building a PC in the summer and i want it to run FSX on the best settings.The monitor i will use is an Asus VH222H which is 22" and 1080p.GPU - nVidia GTX 260 216spNow the bit where you come in, which processor should i buy?Intel Q6600Pro's: Very overclockable, 3.6GHz easily Quad core so good for FSXCon's: More expensive than next option Not upgradableAMD Phenom II X3 720Pro's: Tri Core, so should work FSX good Can be overclocked to around 3.8GHz or more Very simple to overclock DDR3 memory Will be upgradable on AM3 socket SOMETIMES 4TH CORE CAN BE UNLOCKEDCon's: Tri core, one less than…

I have a home cockpit setup for FSX which has been running for a while now on a three year old computer. I'm planning to have a new system built to replace this computer and am hoping to get some additional horse power out of the simulator. The simulator is setup with four monitors running off of two video cards - one LCD for the instrument panel gauges and three 20" CRTs for the external view. I have customized the 2D external views for forward, forward/right 30deg, and forward/left 30deg. The simulator has a enclosure and all of the controls of a Cessna 172 have been wired up through a keyboard encoder. Below are the specs for the computer I am proposing to buy to repla…

Hello to all the experts!I was reading this forum now for several days. A lot of expertise and advice but finally I still have some questions. What I have:My current system is 5 years old and not worth to discuss - it will be replacedFS9 is installed with LVLD767 and some add-on sceneries. When FSX came to the market I bought it immediately, but never installed because of my crappy HW - high time to start with. OS is XP-Professional.What I aim for:A system for primarily FS9 use and step by step (slowly) transition to FSX. I am using 2 monitor (2D view) and a second laptop (WideFS) for com, ASv6 and my homecockpit SW (SIOC).I learned quite a lot from this forum about new s…

Hello there,I'm looking on how to upgrade my system.Actual configuration is:- Core2 E6600 - 3x1GB DDR2-800 (originally were 4GB, but 1 stick went bad just after the end of the warranty...)- Asus P5K mainboard (P35 chipset)- Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS 640MB- 22" LCD monitor running at 1680x1050- 250GB maxtor system HD - HD WD Raptor for sims - 1 partition for FS9 + 1 partition for FSX sp2- WinXP32bitI don't know how to overclock, so everything is running at their nominal frequencies. Performance is ok in FS9.My goal is to improve FSX performance, which is about 20 fps average, but under 10fps at times. I whish to mantain the mainboard, so what should I change? CPU or GPU?Thank…

Dear fellow simmers,Two years ago I've built (and was very proud and happy) the following rig:CPU: E6600GPU: 8800GTS 320MBMB: : ASUS P5B DeluxeMemory: 2MB 800HzNow after two years it's about time to think of a little upgrade. I don

Hello,This is a new build and I have a problem. Would someone look at this and see if they can detect the problem? The specs on the computer are in my signature.Thanks in advance,LynnIdle Temp 74 - 75 degrees Centigrade room temperature 72 degrees Fahrenheit. Start OCCT V3.1.0 and within two seconds the CPU is to hot at 100 degrees Centigrade. Cools within ~30 seconds back to idle temp of 74 - 75C. Using CPU-Z these are the following numbers:CPU CacheClocks (core #0) L1 data 4x32 KBytes Core speed 3977.7 - 3984.8 L1 Inst 4x32 KBytes Multiplier x30.0 Level 2 4…

Would like to broaden my view using a three panel monitor. What would be involved with FSX to show different views (ahead and 45 degrees, for instance)?

For Nick N and other gurus: A couple months back, there was a thread on performance improvements that could be achieved by using an add-on SATA controller card, instead of using one's built-in mobo controller. I notice that the Egg is running a couple specials on SATA controller cards right now, but both are PCI and if I remember correctly our forum experts said a PCI-e would be needed to achieve the desired throughput. I'm about to do a new build (specifically for FSX) and I'm wondering if I should purchase a relatively inexpensive PCI-e SATA controller card to improve my overall HDD performance? I'm eventually hoping to add a VelociRaptor to my rig. If the type of S…

Nick,has there been any further testing with this tweak that you know of?http://www.simforums.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=24830does it work without causing other issues?thanks, Tim

Hi Everyone,I am thinking of getting this bundle deal..Intel Core I7 920 D0 Stepping Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366 -SLBEJ-ASUS P6T X58 ATX LGA1366 DDR3 3PCI-E16 PCI-E1 2PCI CrossFire SLI SATA2 GBLAN MotherboardOCZ Gold OCZ3G1866LV6GK 6GB DDR3 3X2G DDR3-1866 PC3-15000 CL10-10-10-28 Triple Channel Memory Kit does anyone have opinions on this ram,this will be a fsx only pc with future parts being wd640black,300gb raptor and some 285 video card.Thanks for any help,Tony

Hi Guys, I am currently looking for a new Pc that will allow me to run FSX really well. I currently have to make do with FS9 as my setup is quite old. I would like to future proof the new system as much as possible, but do not want to go down the road of overclocking as my computer knowledge is limited. I am currently looking at the I7 processors and depending how the money goes, either a 920 or 940. The question I want to ask is, should I go for a 1Tb conventional HD or a 150Gb velociraptor. What would be more beneficial bearing in mind the computer would be used almost exclusively fo FSX. Also I see that DDR3 memory comes in 1333 and 1600Mhz. Would I be wasting my hard …