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

Does anybody know, from own experience, how performance will be affected in FSX by just changing mobo from PCIe to PCIe 2.0?My video card is able to work on PCIe 2.0. (8800GTS512)ThanksGerhard Dresch

I am still getting the random rebooting issue. The screen now flickers and cursor position resets itself before the system cuts off and reboots itself.Specs are:Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition1TB, 150GB, and 300GB Hard DrivesIntel Core i7 Extreme 965 @ 3.2 GHz12GB OCZ DDR3 1333 RAMATI (MSI) Radeon HD 4870x2 OC EditionGigabyte EX58-UD5 MotherboardThermaltake Toughpower 1200 Watt Power SupplyRAM tested and working properly. Motherboard replaced from defective ASUS board. Processor RMA'd and replaced. Main hard drive replaced and tested to be working, other two hard drives disconnected. Graphics card tested and working in ATITool. PSU tested and working.Any adv…

As we all know FSX can give top systems hernia. So my question is this; Should I go with Q9550 or new I7 920? My understanding is that I7 allows for more overall bandwidth which FSX so desperately needs, but you have to get more expensive RAM and motherboard for it. (the processors both cost about the same). Does it make sense to go with I7? Any noticeable performance increase? Also this is my first build. Is it advisable for a first timer to try their hand on over clocking?

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Apparently PNY no longer makes their XLR8 DDR2 240 Pin 1066 Mhz sticks, but has replaced them with 800mhz. 4 months ago I bought an additional 2 x 2 gigs of CORSAIR Dominator 1066Mhz for a total of 6 gigs, which has been running fine until last week -- one of the Corsairs went belly up and keeps my system from even POSTing. I don't really overclock my memory that much.I ran with just 2 x 1 gig of my year old PNY 1066 and FS9 ran really smooth but I want at least 4 gig in my box - XP PRO 64 bit. What do you guys recommend? I'd like to keep the purchase under $175 US if possible.Please provide opinions/experience -- I'd like to order this today for delivery on Tuesday -- I'…

I would like to see FSX on this rig, http://i.gizmodo.com/5166798/24-solid-stat...ce-in-5-seconds

Hello everybodyI have a PC withIntel Core 2 Duo T7700,2,46GHz1280 Nvidia 8600MGT video card4GB DDR2250 GB HDDI am using quite demanding models like PMDG in EGHLL airports, so the frame rate is quite low.I am trying to play with setting-up the virtual cash memory (set-up in Vista).It has some impact but I cannot figure out what is the best set-up. If it is too high (3000 MB) than it is quite stable but lower. If it is around only 200 MB than frame rates goes up but then usually stacked.Any experience with ideal set-up ?many thanksJM

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My ASUS VX1 Lamborghini has died on me and I now need a new laptop. I am looking for somewthing where I can run a "heavy load" of FS9 on: high complexity scenery, high complexity planes (PMDG and the like), full AI traffic, ASV weather, etc. I have now found this following laptop, but being not very knowledgeable about hardware I'd like some advice:Dell XPS M1730Intel

Hey Guys,Where do you shop (online) for hardware?I regularly visit Newegg, but I was wondering if there is another reliable online store with good prices?Thanks,Don

Hello,For those that cruise various flight sim discussion boards this post might look a little familiar. I'm just trying to get different opionion's for the project. This will be my first build, I'm not tech/computer savvy, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. I have a friend that will help me out as well.I was looking for some advice and review of the specs. . My price limit is about $800. I will be using FS9 on a 17 in. monitor, with hopes to having a larger one in the future. I would like to use PMDG products, FSPassengers, etc...I will not be using this for any other games.E8400 C0 w/ Artic Cooling Freezer and AS5HD4850Gigabyte EP45-UD3R or UD3POCZ 600W or FSP…

AllMy new PC arrives today. It has a 300GB Velociraptor HDD and a 640GB 7200rpm HDD. Instead of transfering the data on my old PC to the new one, can I simply remove the drive from old and plug it into the new mobo ? My old PC (HDD) is running XP Home and the new PC is Vista Home Premium 64bit?Both old and new drives are SATAthankserich

This is a project I have been working on for a while, and I thought I would share the results with you --The system:Motherboard - ASUS Rampage II Extreme X58 Core I7 Extreme 965 Processor Case - Antec 1200 with (5) 120 mm fans (3 front, 2 rear) (1) 200 MM Big Boy on the top Power Supply - Antec 1000 W True Power Quatro Cooling - Swiftech Ultra with Northbridge cooling block (extra) Radiator mounted with (2) 120 mm fans on the rear of the case in addition to what is listed above/ Oversize coolant tank mounted in (2) 5.25 drive bays Video Card - BFG 285 OC Drives - Twin 300 GB WD Velociraptor 10,000 RPM SATA O.S. - Vista 64 bit installed on separate drive to decrease late…

1st of all, I don't want to overclock.What is the best choice of CPU for FSX (if possible, with Vista x64) among these:*) Core i7-920 (2,67 GHz)*) Core-2 Duo E8600 (Wolfdale; 3,33 MHz)*) Core-2 Quad Q9650 (Yorkfield; 3,00 GHz)Andreas

My new build is coming along nicely - i7 965 running at 3.875 (will try for 4.0 over the weekend), GTX 280 (will try to clock to FTW standard using Rivatuner), FSX-dedicted Velociraptor on 3ware 9650SE... And Vista 64.Long story about that - I won't bore you with the details but it involves some positive reviews and some notion of future-proofing.However, since I was undecided, I also have a copy of XP64 on hand.Since I'm experiencing buyer's remorse about Vista - especially after trying to tune it per Nick N's instructions and being reminded what a mess it is - I'm wondering if I should wipe the Vista install and start over with XP. I haven't yet tested FSX - might mak…

Hi folks, I've been running FSX with a HP AMD 4200 2X64 for about 3 years and the time has come to get an updated system. My previous computers have been either from Dell or HP and mechanically they have been good. I'm now looking at a machine from ZT Systems (N.J. USA), but I don't know too much about the company. They have been in business for about 15 years apparently producing computers mainly for other companies.I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with ZT Systems especially with their support. I checked with the Better Business Bureau on line and ZT has a B+ rating (pretty good compared to some). If you're interested, check BBB for ratings of som…

Well here it is while not yet in my hands it's being well cared for. :) Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GPCorsair TX-850W SLI/Crossfire CapableIntel Core i7 Processor i7-920 3.6GHz 8MBCooler Master V8GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4PCorsair XMS3 DDR3-1600 6GBWestern Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB SATA2 7200rpm 16MBWestern Digital WD1001FALS 1TB SATA2 7200rpm 32MBLite-On IHAS422-08 LightScribe 22X SATA DVD+/-RWLite-On IHDS118-04 18X SATA DVD-ROMXFX nVidia GeForce 285 GTX 1GBASUS Xonar DXMicrosoft Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Hi all:Before anything I want to state that I have read almost all the info at hand (for regular users, I am not a computer expert, just trying to understand) regard SLI as well as its place on FSX.There is a common consense regard FSX and SLI:"SLI doesn't do anything for FS and SLI adds nothing to the FSX experience".Just checking the single/dual VGA 2007 comparative charts at Toms hardware with FSX and the most common GCards I can see the same FPS even at high settings using single or dual GTX or whatever.I found many simple explanations of why it doesn

Hi all,I have a couple of questions:1) will having FSX on its own hard drive, by itself, speed things up in FSX? I notice that when I switch views, my plane interior/exterior takes a while to rematerialize. Or is that a RAM issue.2) can I just copy my folder to the new drive? Re-installing all of my add-ons would take me days, so I'm trying to avoid that.CheersQ6600 @3.6 ghz2 GB DDR3EVGA 790i MOBO2 X EVGA 9600 GT in SLI OC'd250 GB HDD

I noticed this evening while dreaming about my next build on new egg, the marketing of Core i7's paired with solid state drives. The combo intriqued me especially when I found the following video: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/clips/conventio...tz91-328872.php. My question to the masses is, do you think adding a solid state drive such as this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820167005 will provide a revolutionary jump in FSX performance?

In my new build, I'm using OCZ 777-24 but for some reason, it's showing up in CPUZ as 999-24. Any idea why this is. It seems to look that way in the bios as well? ASUS Rampage II and it's up to date.

Its time I made an upgrade to my system for FSX but its so hard to decide between updating my present system or stepping up to new technology.Upgrading my present system of an E6850, with ASUS P5W DH Deluxe and 9700 GTX. This m/b does not O/C very well and so with the Q9650 I will be stuck at almost stock speed. This system will turn out much cheaper as all I need to buy is the cpu.With the i7 920 I would spend more but should be able to O/C to 3.5 Ghz.So which system would give me a significant performance increase over my present E6850?????.

I have a somewhat creaky 5 year old MPC Millennia 920i desktop. It has a 3.0GHz Pentium 4 with hyper-threading and a 512K cache, 4GB of dual channel DDR400 SDRAM, a 500GB hard drive, and a 128MB DDR NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra 8xAGP video card.I

:( Hi all I just built a Q9550 /ASUS P5Q Pro rig for FSX. Much to my dismay the P5Q Pro MB does not have a joystick port connector. (I can't seem to win)my Audigy sound card lacks a joystick port also.I added a cheap 10 buck soundcard with joystick port and the gameport is recognized.However any added joystick shows all axis's maxed top/left and all buttons inop- and will not calibrate.I'm now trying to find a new card that is at least an equal to my Audigy that has a working game/joystick port because without that no yoke no pedals no simming! Until then I wil continue plugging along reinstalling things.Does anybody have any other ideas on how to get a working joyst…

Hi all, I've been reading about overclocking quite heavily and am curious if anyone can shed any light on the real world benefits within FSX and overclocking a Q6600? I'm not looking for how-to's (reading enough of that) or definitive answers saying I will see a gain of X fps, or X amount of smoothness etc... but rather just a feel for whether all this OC stuff is worth it as far as flying around in FSX is concerned. All that said, I just bought a CPU cooler today (an OCZ Vendetta 2) as I'm likely to pull the trigger and do this regardless... but I'm curious if all my reading and efforts are going to yield much goodness in the end. Here are my system specs: So, any gues…