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Hi folksI'm currently running FSX (SP1) on an old P4 3.2Ghz CPU, a 512MB AGP video card, and 1GB of ram. Although after tweeking i've gotten decent results with this setup I'm looking for something better to upgrade to on a limited budget.After some research I'm looking at purchasing the following items to improve my FSX experience (all prices are in Canadian dollars).Intel E8500 3.16GHZ 1333Mhz CPU $210ASUS P5E-VM MB $130ASUS PCIE EN9500GT video card $100Kingston HyperX 2GB,PC2-8500 DDR2 1066Mhz memory $86I would greatly appreciate any comments, suggestions, or experiences that people have had with this hardware. Should I exp…

Hello,I am rebuilding an older computer as practice for building a new system.I have stripped the case down to the power supply only and have purchased an inexpensive MB/CPU for practice. Is there an order (step by step) to go through to get the system up and running with basic capability?Maybe there is a tutorial for the process.Thanks in advance,Ron Sagel

Any experts on game controllers here?I am having this problem that is driving me nuts.I am running up-to-date Win XP and have Saitek Cyborg 3D stick which plugs into my USB port.When I boot up I normally see the icon for the joystick show up in my bottom toolbar. But there are times when it is not there, I go to the control panel and then to game controllers and Windows is telling me I have no controller installed. When I plug the controller in and out I can hear the "ping" sound but still - the controller is not there.I am not sure if I can make the stick to appear consistently at the boot time but if it is not possible what do I do to at least load time afterward. Other…

I currently have:6600 Dual core conroe processor overclocked to 3.16gig4 gig of matched Pc2-800 ramRadeon ATI 1600/1650 graphics card w/512 meg21" gateway widescreen monitor120 gig hitachi hard drivemain processor cooler w/fanAsus P5B-E motherboardI'm using Nvidia for the first time and the 178.13 newest drivers released the other day. My problem is: With everything maxed out except the weather which is 40 % , I'm getting very shaky jagged moving edges to my scenery. I thought somewhere you could fix this with the anistrophic settings or something to that effect, but can't remember where you locate these settings. Does Nvidia have these or is it only the ATI radeon's whic…

Hello,I could not find a hardware forum within AVSIM so am posting here.I want to know what would be the benefit of RAID 0 Vs. spending the extra on a better GPU card for instant?What would be the performance difference between a mid-range mobo like Asus P5Q-E and a mobo 100 dollars more?cheerskrishan

What would be better, 4GB DDR2 1066 or 2GB DDR3 1333?

I was all set to wait a couple of weeks, let it get cheaper, and then pop in the e8600. Then I read this: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080917PD213.htmlIs my upgrade plan still sound, or with the price drops is there a way to go quad core (with at least 4gHz or better) at the same $250 or less price-point?Sam, Gary, Nick et al- thoughts please!Best-Carl F. Avari-Cooper BAW0225http://online.vatsimindicators.net/980091/523.png| XP Pro SP3 with FS-GS System Unification | 2 x APC UPS | Coolermaster Stacker 830 SE | Asus P5E-Deluxe (X48) | e8500 @ 4gHz | Tuniq Tower 120 | EVGA 8800GT 512MB | Sony 40" Bravia XBR | 2 x 1 GB Corsair XMS2 | 500GB Seagate Barracuda 32MB SATA2 x…

How can i get atr forward right window to my second monitor?

Having installed the 175.16

Narrowing down my PC purchase. The builder is giving me the option to have my CPU overclocked, although it would add price. Is this something that is easy enough for me to do? I know some about voltages, etc. Here is the CPU spec:INTEL, Core

Nvidia has posted a new driver that I have found to work great. I am using the 260GFX card. The new drivers are 175.13. If you have a video card that may be able to use them, I would give them a try. Bob G.

How are these drivers for the above graphic's card?GeForce Release 177 WHQLVersion: 177.41Release Date: June 26, 2008Operating System: Windows XP, Windowsjack

The latest drivers are now out today for the 8800GT. They can be downloaded from nvidia.com site and are listed as the 178.13 drivers.Regards,jack

I'm wondering if anyone knows anything about this issue shown in the screenshot. It is a horrible rectangular sharp-edged thing that affects my landing lights. It's even worse in fog!My graphics card is ; HIS Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP card with 512 megs RAMdriver is the Omega drivers 3.8.442If this is a driver problem, I'd like to try rolling back to a version that doesn't do this. Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!

I've just changed from a 7600GT to a 9600GT, and now I have blurries all over the place. Is there a list of quick fix steps I can do to sort it out again?Thanks in advance, Mark

OK... i admit I do waaaaaaaaaaaaay too much tweaking, so I only have myself to blame...now, here' the problem. i have been trying to upload some digital photos to walgreens.com and or snapfish.com as I have routinely been doing for years...but, lately, I have not been able to get either website to accept anything. I suspect the problem may be xp rather than browser related because i have the same issue with either IE8 and Firefox 3. I've googled the issue looking for answers with no success so far...I'm hoping someone here has a solution. thanks...Sherm

Hi all,My CPU runs a lot hotter than other CPUs I know of. It's a G0 stepping. Idling, it runs at 49-49-45-44 degrees Celsius. In FSX, it runs to the high-50s to high-40s. Prime95, it runs in the 80s-70s. I know a LOT of people who can take their quad up to 3.3-3.4 GHz on a Thermaltake V1, but if I do it, the CPU overheats very quickly on Prime95, despite having some of the best cooling around: 2 25 cm fans and 4 12 cm fans in the case. In FSX it runs to the mid-60s and low-70s. I have to stick with 3.2 GHz. And my 3DMark06 score is pretty low compared to other systems with my setup. Is there something wrong here?Thanks,

Hello,I have a computer for FS9:ASUS A8N sli MB2 gigs of ramAMD Athlon 64 3500+NVIDIA GF6800 (2)Video cards1. If I replace the video card with a newer fast card , should I expect a performance increase?Thanks in advance,Ron Sagel

This may have been asked before, but,I can't find where.I'm computer literate, but, not a computer geek. Simply put:What/Where is a buy-it-off-the-shelf computer system that I could buy for under $1000 that would run FS9 very well, and FSX at least "reasonably"/"fairly" well without major amounts of involved tweaks to the computer, but is enhanced by tweaks within MSFS? Not planning on buying scenery additions (well, maybe Fscene4X, if it is worth it....is it???) that require higher end power, but just maybe some of the downloads here on avsim.I want to spend time flying, not trying to get the computer to work miracles. Don't really have the ability to do the computer …

fsx /vista/ xp pro --------------------------------------------------------------------------------i have two copies of fsx all brand new in the box, bought one and won the other.my last set up i had six coms networked toghether thru wide view, using fs9 and made several copies to run on my other coms.do to a license with fsx i will have to go out and buy 1 more copy maybe two more copies , no problem. (gotta do what you gotta do)im sold on wideview and seen what and how it works, its amazing how it looks.anyway will fsx work just as good with xp pro or is fsx made for vista or will it work better with vista.i like vista for my home com and laptop, but i dont really care …

Hello,I have an ASUS A8n sli motherboard. It has the following CPU spec:-Supports AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64FX/Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64It presently has the Athlon 64 3500+ cpu.Is there a CPU upgrade for that socket that is worth the upgrade price?Thanks again all,Cheers,Ron Sagel

Ordered the below 8800GT card today and was wondering what I need to do to make sure I have a clean install and what drivers I should use. I have never replaced a video card but have replaced memory modules so go easy on me. I think I read somewhere that you need to get rid of the other drivers etc.What steps 1 thru ?? do I need to take in order to accomplish this replacement?I currently have:6600 Dual core conroe processor overclocked to 3.16gig4 gig of matched Pc2-800 ramRadeon ATI 1600/1650 graphics card w/512 meg21" gateway widescreen monitor120 gig hitachi hard drivemain processor cooler w/fan PNY VCG88512GXEB-FLB GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x…

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Sometimes when using FSX on my Dell XPS Gen 4 the monitor will shut off. The sound of the game continues, but the monitor won't turn back on. I have to reboot to get video back. I have an 8800 GT video card. How can I fix this?