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bought one the other day, and under Vista 64 bit with latest catalyst drivers I can highly recommend itgetting very good IQ and frame rates in FSX :)a definate step above my previous 8800GTS (G92)Mark.

I am aware XP is unable to address > 4GB of memory. I am doing this because I plan to eventually install Vista 64 bit which should be able to address this memory. Do you know of any problem other than the limitation mentioned in having 8mb installed in XP?Thank you kindly,Noel

Not sure how to trouble shoot this one but I'm having two problems and I think it might be either ram or my video card.First let me give you my system, xp sp2/e6850 cpu/ asus P5N32-E SLI mobo/2 gig of corsair ram/GTX 8800 XFX video card.Heres my problems1) when using 3d games I have these little boxes that flash all over the screen and are seen only on some background colors. I've attached a pic.http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/184177.jpg2) When I turn on my computer after it has sat unused for awhile and run FS it seems that once it gets warmed up it locks up or sometimes I see a flash of a blue screen and then shuts down. When I restart it every thing works perfect f…

Hola, can someone explain to me why I keep getting microstutters on my updated system. The sim does run alot smoother than my old AMD 3400, with 2gig of sigle channel memory and a 6800GT video card. Now Im running dual channel memory, but for some reason, I still get micro stutters here and there when turning on the ground or banking in the air. I have removed Utimate Terrain to see if that was the issue, but no its still there, I have removed my mesh scenery for most of the USA (the free onces from here at avsim) and the stutters are still there. Hmm, what could I do to have my sim run butter smooth? Like I said, when there are no micro sutters, it runs like a dream…

I have recently acquired a great AWD 22" LCD monitor. However, I have noticed that when running FSX, the menu will suddenly either have distorted text or the text will disappear altogether leaving only the _ lines that would normally be the Hotkey letters.I am running the screen in 'recommended' 16x10, but have also tried 14x9 with similar results.My graphics card is an 'XFX GForce 7600GT' with 256mb RAM, and I have 2 GBytes DDR physical RAM in the machine; AMD ATHLON 2.6mhz. NVidia drivers are recommended WHQL 169.21. Using DVI cable connection too.I was wondering whether there are any graphics settings, either for the card or elsewhere that I should be setting as thi…

Bought a new laptop with the following specs:Intel Core 2 Duo T7700Nvidia Geforce 8600GT4GB RamVista 64bitI was hoping to run FS9 with acceptable performance with the sliders to max. but so far this haven't been possible.Is there anyone here with a similar system who could give som advice regarding settings to use? For the moment AA seems to be the biggest problem. Turning it on via nHancer gives a huge drop in FSP, at low settings. The same result if I turn it on in FS9. I have a selected I high screen resolution, 1680x1050, both in windows and FS9, but selecting any lower settings gives me blurry textures and it doesn't look good at all.I would think this system should …

Hi all,Any Dell XPS systems users here, particularly 710 series.I have a Dell XPS-710 which came with a Nvidia 8260 256mb Direct X 10 capable video cardNow the MB of this system has 2 x PCI express cards slots ( oh it also has one PCI 12 express slot, anyone heard of what that is for?.looks like a shorter blue slot version of the PCI 16 express slots.I've been told but others ( mainly Dell support, and some dell XPS users) that I need to use exactly the same video cards for Vista to use both to run Duel monitors.So this configuration will not work.1 Nvidia 8260 card and 1 Nvidia 8800 GTX 746mb card.I was wondering if any Dell XPS systems users here can say if this is corr…

Has anyone ran FSX with a 7900 GS based video card? If so with a res of like 1024x768 or 1152x200 approx. How many FPs have you been able to archive with standard settings? However the exception of water being set to max graphics quality.ThanksZach Bender K7LTF

A question for anyone with socket 939 overclocking knowledge - would there be any difference (and would I notice it) between the following processors:AMD X2 4800+ overclocked to 3.0GHz running fairly hot but stableVS.AMD Opteron 185 also overclocked to 3.0GHzThe rest of the system would be the same as my signature below... My thoughts are that there might be some since (correct me if I'm wrong) the Opty should run a little cooler and has a higher multi (might help my RAM a little) since it started at 2.6GHz stock rather than 2.4GHz for the 4800+... In terms of FS use, this machine will only be running FS9 for the foreseeable future - I intend a major upgrade in about 12 m…

Hey All;Just lately my FlightSim9/EZ Scenery/AFX has started to act up. With AFX, it will open up a file and as you work with it, the program (AFX) starts to hang up for periods of time. Many times going to an all white display with a black stripe across the screen. Eventually it comes back to the afcad that was being edited and you can continue . . . til it hangs again.EZ-Scenery is doing something similar. The control panel disappears and the area where it was on the screen retains the portion of the screen that was behind it. If you mouse click in that area part of the panel returns. And a good many times when you start FS, the popup that comes up in the middle o…

I have a ch yoke & rudders (USB) and a SideWinder3 Stick (also USB)I thought I'd try having them all connected but for some reason using the Stick changes the button mapping that I have set up on the yoke.Has anyone done this successfully and how do you keep things separate?Thanx,VicQ6600 G0 CPU 2.4 o/c 3.65Evga 680i A1 with P31 BIOS 2G XP2-8500 DDR2 1066FSB Mushkin 996535 RAM 5-5-4-12-2T320G 7200 HD partitioned for XP/Vista/Programs 2 - 74G Raptors in RAID0 500G 7200 HD for backup SATA DVD burner Evga 8800GTS 640 PCIx 169.13 betaKandalf LCS case w/ built in liquid cooling 850W Thermaltake power supplyVisit the Virtual Pilot's Centerwww.flightadventures.comhttp://www.…

I assume my new Saitek yoke is defective.Any control inputs results in large spikes in cpu usage.With task manager open,I see up to 44% when moving yoke or even the throttle. Let go and cpu returns to 0%.This naturaly causes huge frame rate drops rendering yoke uslessSaitek forums only have X-52 board? I see nothing on yokes.Does anyone have any suggestions?I have reinstalled with Saitek drivers with same results.I would like to avoid returning if posible,but see no other solution.

I own a Dell XPS 400. It's not the best gaming system (and it's a Dell...), but it has served me well for the 8 or so months that I have owned it. I can have all my FSX settings on "High" without much of a problem.There was one thing, however. As many of you have probably experienced, having the default FSX traffic setting on "High" will give you about one out-of-place Pacifica 737 and two Baron 58's. So, naturally, I ed it all the way up to 100%. There still wasn't a realistic amount of air traffic, but nevertheless, any large amount would cut my frame rate in half. Still unsatisfied with the default traffic, I purchased Ultimate Traffic 2007. I did so after …

Hello,I have two computers running exactly the same FS9.Same Textures, Add-on, Mesh, ...One of them is working as a client and displays two views (front left and front right) on two LCD screens of the same brand, size and configuration.The other one is working as a server and displays the center view in another LCD of the same brand and configuration as the other ones.The problem is that the center LCD has a different colour, brightness and contrast than the others. I tried to adjust all that stuff in Nvidia Control Panel without success. Could you please help me if possible on how to have equal views in all the LCD?Graphics HardwareClient:Nvidia 8800GTX cardServerNvidia …

HiI bought Saitek pro Yoke + quadrant & pedals. I am looking after config file for pmdg 800-900somebody has this oneBest regardsSli

Hi,I am trying to help a friend pick out a new PC. Flight Simulator X is the only game he wants to be able to play. He is budget conscious, but would like to get good performance on FSX, and hopefully be able get ok performance when the next version of Flight Simulator comes out. The following specs are from the Dell XPS 420 PC that I have in mind:Intel Quad Core 2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache, 2.4GHz, 1066FSB)3 GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMS512MB Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT22 inch SP2208WFP Wide Flat Panel with Webcam and Mic (1680 x 1050 native resolution )Vista Home Premium...I was wondering if anyone could tell me if any of these specs cause any problem…

A tiny Asus eeePC notebook is on order and it will be installed with winXP. But not every program works on this tiny little thingee. I know it will take a LAN connection OK, but has anyone actually installed and used Peter Dowson's utilities on one of these? Of course I would use the VGA out connection to a monitor, not the built in 7" screen ;).But I didn't want to buy the software from Pete if it wasn't going to work on my second computer (the eeePC), which like I said is picky about which applications it will run.

How accurate does Asus PC Probe II report cpu and motherboard temps?No matter what I throw at my system, I cannot get the cpu or mb temps above 85 degrees F. Not C, but F.Not complaining if PC Probe is accurate, I just need to know if the reading I see are correct.Using Asus P5E mother boardIntel Q6600 OC to 3.01ghzZalman 9700 cpu coolerAntec 900 case (with the huge fan on top)Thanks

I currently run FSX on a DELL XPS GEN2 Pentium4 3.2Ghz Extreme system I was wondering several things. Is it possible for me to upgrade my CPU to a faster one, something perhaps closer to 3.8Ghz without having to overclock anything? If it is possible then how can I tell which CPUs are compatible with my system? Lastly, I'd like to know if it's something that's even worth doing. Thank you for your input.

I got my Core 2 Quad running at 3.02 GHz on a 1333 MHz FSB from the default 2.4/1066. It's idling around 36 Celsius and loaded with FSX around 45-46 Celsius. I have a Thermaltake V1 Heatsink running at max speet, 2 25 cm case fans running at max speed, and 2 12 cm interior fans running at max speed. Are these temperatures OK? The manual said something like the safe point was 38 Celsius. Is 46 too much?Thanks,BoeingGuyEDIT: If it's unsafe, I'm bringing it down to 2.8 Ghz. If I have the OK, I'm taking it up to 3.2 GHz and stopping there. 3.2 might my final destination, depending on if there is anyone out there who can tell me their temps.

Hi everyone,Sorry to be a bother on a festive day. I am thinking of upgrading my PC and hoping to pick up a bargin in the sales. Can somebody please help me decide between the following two graphic cards which I am considering: Radeon 2900XT or Nvidia 800GTX in cross fire and SLI setups respectively. I am particularly keen to hear from people who have got these setups, and would be interested to know how they rate them in FSX. Also, could you please suggest appropriate motherboards. Many thanks for any suggestions.Qas

I just had a new system built and am using on board sound card.I have been reading that a good sound card will take some of the work away from the CPu and help with frame rates.I have 2.4 quad 660 with2 gb ram and 8800 gt 512 mb video.The sound seems okay but if a soynd card will improve performance I will do it.I have gone this far.If so what is recommended?I had soundblaster way back in one of my units.Thanks,Ron

169.04_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_beta.exeProduces best results for me, still. Tried some new drivers, that came inbetween and the newest. All gave less quality in FS9 (with nHancer), Supersampling wasn't working as it should etc etc... I will stay with the driver from above for now, it came out still in October. First driver to support 8800GT series of cards.

HelloI have an old computer that I want to upgrade to FS9 max out sliders. Don't need it to run FSX as I have another computer that does that fine.My current specs are (on this machine are):AMD Athlon XP 24002 GHz1 GB of RAMNvidia 6600Windows XPWhat are your suggestions for upgrade?Many thanksRegardsEd

Hi, is there any roadmap (other than rumours) for Penryn/Yorkfield CPU speeds that are expected/planned for this year ?Cheers,Siggy