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My spex are these;XP Sp2 / FS9 Sp1 / Amd 64x2 4200 / Asus A8N-E / nVidia 7900Gtx / 2Gb DDR2 / 500w Psu.I run RC, ASky and FSCommander on a networked laptop, so I'm not

Hi,I was just going to see if anyone had an opinion on what kind of computer I should get. Right now I am stuck with an All-In-One and I need something I can upgrade because the only thing I can upgrade on this is the hard drive. I saw the Dell XPS 730, here http://www.dell.com/content/products/produ...en&s=dhs&~ck=mn I am looking at the $1800 one and I want to A.Be sure I can upgrade this to accommodate FSX demands and get great framerates B.See if you think it is at all good enough to give me some good frames in FSX. This is what I have right now http://www.amazon.com/Sony-VGC-LS37E-Deskt...m/dp/B000Q5SA3S. Also I will need a monitor, I have a 19" widescreen on …

Hi all,I know this may be a subjective question, but I am going to buy a new system. $$$ not really a factor.Dell XPS 730 Intel® Core2 Extreme Processor QX6850, (3 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1333Mhz FSB) 4GB (4X1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz My query is, what video card.Choice is either.Single or duelNVidia® GeForce® 9800GT 512MB GDDR3 orSingle or Duel1024MB PCIe(TM ) x16 ATI® Radeon HD 3870X2I've mainly been a Nvidia consumer for years now, but the latest system which had a 8800 GTS in it, really has caused me grief, FSX locks up after 1/2 an of flight, system crash dumpsNow whether this is the video card's fault or drivers, I cannot really tell. Although I know the 8800GT…

HiI have a 320 gig drive at the moment and have used 169 gig.My fsx uses i would think 80 % of this,as i have almost all the programs made for fsx,although the sim is working fine,i think i may have got to the stage where adding any more programs may slow things down.My question is if i transfer the whole fsx set up onto a 1000gigexternal drive would it perform ok on such a drive?thanks for your advice DONintel core 2 duo e4300 cpu3gig ddr2 667 memory320 seagate sata 216mb hddgeforce 8800gtx pci-e768mbpower600wwindows home standard vista 3 19"widescreen on triplehead2go

I'm looking for a low cost upgrade that would give a significant improved FS9 performence. Here are three options with emphasis on, as low price as possibleMy current system isAsus A8V deluxe S939 AGP motherboard with AMD 64 3200+ CPU and 1 Gb PC3200 RAM and NVIDIA 6600GT 256M DDR3 videocard. Two IDE 7200 rpm harddrives and a OEM Win XP Home1) Keep existing motherboard and replace CPU and videocard and add 2 Gb RAM. These components (except RAM) would have to be purchased on auction. By searching an internet auction where I live I estimate approximate prices for now active auctionsCPU AMD 64 4600+ 700 SEK (1$=7 SEK) other frequent offers are AMD 64 3800+ for about half t…

I'm running a AMD 64 3200+ VENICE S939 with its stock cooler. My mb had a program called PCprobe that reported CPU temperature. With FS9 it reported about 52 deg celsius. I have updated my BIOS so this program won't work. But I found that SiSodt Sandra also reports the temperature. I have also replaced my QTec PSU with a Corsair HX520W and my fanless case with a new case equipped with two 120mm chassi fans. I was expecting a cooler CPU but it's reported as no more than 42 deg celsius in FS9. When I OC my CPU from 2000 MHz to 2200 MHz the temperature only rose one deg celsius. Could there be something wrong with these figures? Could differebt program report different tempe…

Weird colors with fairly new video cardI've only been getting this with BF2, but I do play it for hours at a times. Is this called artifacting? My default fan temps were 28%, but I used riva tuner to turn them up to 50, now I turned them to 75, hopefully that will fix it

After attempting to upgrade my computer(Packard Bell,Imedia 1508/2, Mother board=GA-81915 PMD,CPU=Intel Pentium 4519K) I am coming to the conclusion that it would make more sense to have one built and dedicate it to FSX.(1) Would there be a problem installing FSX in a second computer?(2) Can I transfer all my add-ons over?(3) Windows XP or Visa?(4) Suggestions for hardware,CPU,Mother board, Graphics processor et?I want to be able to fly a 747-400 into JFK or LAX with an FPS 20-30.As I'm not that computer savvy I'll get it built in my local computer shop. Will be very grateful for any advise. Ray London UK.

Newegg had this brand for sale with following spec's for 119 bucks.....Overclocked at 700MHzZOTAC ZT-88TES3P-FCP GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail * Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA * Core clock: 700MHz (vs. 600MHz standard) * Stream Processors: 112 * Memory Clock: 2000MHz * DirectX: DirectX 10 * OpenGL: OpenGL 2.0 * HDMI: 1 via Adapter * DVI: 2 * Model #: ZT-88TES3P-FCP * Item #: N82E16814500006Would this work for me or would I be better off with a BFG or other brand. Never heard of this brand.jack

The recent artical at Tom's re FSX/SP2 and video cards seems to make the case for 8800GT, esp the 1GB version, with monitor settings at 1900x or below, certainly per dollar spent, if not outright in some situations. What exactly would the additional GDDR3 memory offer, if anything, in FSX? The memory interface is the same of course (8800GT 512 adn 1GB model comparison). You can get teh 1GB version for about $169 now.QX9650 w/ Retail HSF|ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi|4GB Muskin Ascent 7-6-6-18 1T DDR3-1600|EVGA 8800GT|Seagate SATA 2 x 2|Seagate Cheetah 15K.x|XP Pro SP2|Vista 64--maybe never to be installed

i am using the th2go on 3 15" LCD monitors for now at 3072X768. center monitor is great but as you get to outside of monitor 1 and 3 clouds and buildings looked elongated. if i move the toggle switch so i can "see" out the left window, now in the center monitor, that looks good but stretches when moved back to side screens. i have bezel management set up right.in some pictures i have seen, there does not appear to be any distortion of any kind so i thought i may have set something up wrong.

Thinking about getting a 8800GT card for my computer from Newegg who I assume has the best pricing. Can anyone advise me what card I should get that would fit in with my computer spec's below:E6600 conroeAsus P5B-E motherboardAti 1600/1650 512meg 4 meg of DDR2-800 linked ramRosewell 600 watt power supplyIBM hatachi 250gig hard driveAftermarket fan driven cooler for main processor.Regards,jack

Given that the idea of building a server machine for FSX is not worthy, I am now debating if I should buy the intel QX9650 or save some money and buy the Q9650.I am actually running an overclocked watercooled system and my intention is to overclock the new system as well.Anybody as any experience with these two cpu with FSX?Thank you.pap

I know this topic is covered in this forum between several different posts but does anyone know if there is a tutorial or checklist or walk-through guide on networking two computers for FSX?I want to use my current dual core machine for FSX and run stuff like XPax, FSCommander, RC, etc. on my old computer.I have a Belkin wireless router but right now am only using it for my Vonage phone.Any help would be appreciated.

Kicking around the idea of getting a new sim computer. Current setup is P4 2.8ghz, 2 gig PC3000 ram, GF8600GTX 512 video card. It runs FSX okay with everything turned about halfway down. I've been looking at prebuilt systems, Dell XPS's, Acer, etc. My question deals with video cards. Generally, the higher the number the more performance? Would a 9600 GTS out perform an 8800 GT? Here is what I'm kicking around.NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT over-clocked graphics with 512MBversusNVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT graphics with up to 512MBWhat does GTX,GTS and GT mean in terms of "goodness"?I've decided that I'll go with a quad core setup this time. I know nothing really takes advantage…

Seems like ever since I downloaded service pack 3 for XP. My keyboard mapping is different. Everything is left + Ctl+ in the commands for key assignments. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it's the same. There are no keys assigned to aircraft or view commands.

I am considering an upgrade of my current computer and I was thinking about a server configuration like this:2 x Intel Xeon E3110 MB ASUS DSEB-DG Dual LGA 771 Intel 5400 Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0GbCrucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 FB-DIMM ECC Fully Buffered DDR2 800 I am still debating regarding the GPU.My question is: Is it worthy to build a server machine or a "normal" single processor machine is better? I read an article on a magazine where they use a server machine to run FSX and the experiece was great. Anybody is actually using a Xeon based machine to run FSX.Thank you very much.pap

Hi,I started to post this in the cockpit builders forum but this one seems to get a lot more traffic, so...Currently I am using a front projection XGA Sharp LCD projector for my "windscreen" view. I have been toying with eventually going to three projectors for a more panoramic view (using Wideview), but with the prices of rear-projection TVs being what they are, I'm wondering how well those might work instead? (Advantage: less sim-room real estate required, since reasonably-priced XGA projectors have a fairly narrow focusable range, which is about 6'.)As an example, I just found a Hitachi 50" HD-format TV, with HDMI inputs and 1280x720 resolution, for about $950 - about …

I am interested in investigating having a company build me a new PC. I am looking for someone that has a large selection of mother boards, cases, processors etc. to pick from. Company's like HP do not allow me to select mother boards, just packages. Have any of you any experience with such a company? Any recommendations please.Thanks,Jim

I just got an offer letter to upgrade from my v8.6/10 bundle to the new v11 Pro which appeared this week. I would be interested to know if v11 has the same space-defrag issues in Fightsim as v10, or if they fixed it to work as well as v8.5(.6). It looks like a free upgrade to those who purchased a previous version between 7/1/08 & 9/15/08 or at a discounted upgrade price.Nick, can you enlighten us on this latest version?

Hi all,I know this may be a subjective question, but I am going to buy a new system. $$$ not really a factor.Dell XPS 730 Intel® Core2 Extreme Processor QX6850, (3 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1333Mhz FSB) 4GB (4X1GB) Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz My query is, what video card.Choice is either.Single or duelNVidia® GeForce® 9800GT 512MB GDDR3 orSingle or Duel1024MB PCIe(TM ) x16 ATI® Radeon HD 3870X2I've mainly been a Nvidia consumer for years now, but the latest system which had a 8800 GTS in it, really has caused me grief, FSX locks up after 1/2 an of flight, system crash dumpsNow whether this is the video card's fault or drivers, I cannot really tell. Although I know the 8800GT…

Many of you will remember the last thread.....using my Gigabyte P35 DS3R board with F11 BIOS, I was able to achieve a 24hour Prime95 stable OC at 4.0ghz. Currently my system sits there 24/7 and there are no issues.Doing some further research, I keep seeing the 4.3ghz is possible with this chip (perhaps not with my board). I do have some reservations about adding to the vcore (currently at 1.43750v). My FSB is at 421. I am using a Tuniq 120 for cooling, and am getting the following in FS-TEMP 0/1- 41/36 ; CORE 0/1- 47/51 or 52I'm wondering why in Prime95 core 1 (not core 0) is ALWAYS hotter by about 5 degrees Celsius? BTW the HOTTEST ever recorded in Prime95 and ORTHO…

Hi,Just curious, but can anyone tell me how long this card is compared to an X1950 Pro 512MB? I've done some research, but none of the reviews I've read quote the actual physical length of the card. Would have thought this would be quite important to know along with the card's power requirements/consumption.I have an Antec P150 case which I continue to be very happy with and it accomodates the X1950 Pro (which I am also very happy with) quite comfortably.I suspect if I was in the market for a 4870 it might prove to be just too long and will likely foul the drive bays.Mike

Greetings, I just removed a E6550 Dual Core Conroe CPU from my P5N-E-SLI motherboard. I installed a new Q6600 Quad Core ( Kentsfield ). All boot up, Windows VISTA operations ran great. I installed the stock fan. My 4 core temps are running 47,47,46,42. Is this a safe operating range? The fan is installed correctly with Arctic Silver.The frequency stated on CORE TEMP says 2400.00 (Mhz)( 266.67 X 9.0 )VID 1.2875vRevision: GOAnyone see any problems?TurnipSPECS:VISTA Home Basic 580 WATT Sunbeam PowerCrucial Ballistix 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAMASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfiled 2.4GHz LGA 775 65W Quad…

Anyone try this combination yet or see any problems with it..... Windows XP Pro 64 bit for backward compatibility with some older programs and Vista Premium 64 bit for all the new