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

Can someone tell me if I can install only .NET Framework 3.0 and skip installing .NET Framework 2.0 and still have nHancer work? At the moment I only have .Net Framework 1.1 installed. In other words, does version 3.0 have all the necessary components for nHancer to function? The nHancer forum site is down, so I can't find out the answer there. I would like to save disk space by not installing .NET 2.0 if the later version will suffice.Also, does nHancer delete or modify your original driver's control panel? Any info. would be appreciated.Kim

Ciao,If I'm on the APron with 3d cockpit and I've got rain, FS9 doesn't goes smoothly...infact can't use Trackir either.Frame rate remain still on 28/30...(blocked at 30)..Is this due to the graphic card or the weather too "heavy" on fs..???INTEL Q6600 CORE 2 QUAD 3.00Ghz 8Mb DI CACHE - FSB 1066MhzAl 630W supersilentM.BOARD ASUS S775 P5K + gigalan Intel P35Front side bus 1333 Mhz 8800 GTX 760MbRAM 2Gb DDR2 833Mhz in dual channelHARD DISK MAXTOR DIAMOND 10 160Gb SATA2 3.00Gb/secSony 19" 4/3 non wide 1280x1024Acer 17" 1280x1024XP Pro 32 BitFS2004737 and 747 PMDG777 and 757 PSSLevel-D 767ASVItaly pack

Ciao,I wanted to test my 8800GTX (used) and they told me to use the 3D mark software...I have the demo version at the moment...But don't have an idea on wich settings I must use for having a good test that can tell me if my GPU is 100% functionning well...Any help please???;o)Thanx

My system specs are below. The ATI CCC software reports that my x1950 Pro card runs at about 44 degrees celcius after a couple hours of simming. Is that too hot? The card has it's own cooling fan. Thanks in advance to the group.

Hello,Currently I have a C2D6000, P5B Mobo,ATI 1900XT and 2 GIG of DDR2-667Ram. My question is would upgrading the ram from DDR-667 to DDDR2-800yield any kind of performance gain. My local computer store has a saleon OCZ DDR2-800 2 Gig with discounts for about $60. My current ram is Kingston.Never used OCZ before.Thanks,Helmut

All of a sudden the response to the movement on my CH yoke and Rudder have S_L_O_W_E_D_ drastically. Thought it might have been a new video driver so restored old one - no joy. Rebooted, checked device manager, checked event viewer, calibrated - nada. Finally, unplugged the USB connectors and plugged them back in, calibrated and voila - works fine!Just curious, anyone run into this before? VicQ6600 G0 CPU 2.4 o/c 3.6Evga 680i A1 with P30 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 Kandalf LCS case w/ built in liquid cooling …

(Moderator: I posted this in the FS2004 forum and not on the Hardware Discussion Forum so that it would reach the widest membership possible. My apologies if that decision was inappropriate.) Saitek has finally made an official announcement regarding the recent "phantom commands being sent by faulty switches" issue I and many others have been experiencing with their new flight sim yoke and throttle system that I originally discussed here:<< http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...&topic_id=29505 >>According to their support team, "After much investigation into this, it appears that this issue is not widespread at all. Those of you with this issu…

Hello everyoneAccording to Tom's Hardware, an 8800GTS with 320MB but a higher clock speed performs better than a regular 8800 GTS with 640MB on most games.Now, what is the expected behaviour on FSX? Do we really need 640MB of video memory? I am going to buy a new graphics card soon, and need to choose between a regular 8800 GTS with 640MB or a factory overclocked one with just 320MB. For most games, I understand the 320 choice is better unless I plan on using very high resolutions (which I don't, nothing above 1280x1024 for now). But what about FSX? any idea?Thanks

How does the AMD 5600 stack up against the Intel E4500 all other things the same? I've got to pick up an inexpensive second computer and was faced with these two processors. Mostly, which one is going to run FSX a little better without overclocking?Thanks in advance for any help.

Sam, Gary and the rest- My Gigabyte P35 DS3R MB and E6850 CPU arrive today- tracked as out for delivery! I have the CoolerMaster Stacker 830 case waiting. I'm stripping my current system for the rest. Corsair 620 modular PSU, Corsair XM2 RAM 1gig x2 total= 2g, XFX 8800GTS 320mg PCIe VC, Western Digital SATA2 320gig HD x 2 in RAID 0, SATA2 DVD-RW and SB Audigy SE sound card.This will be my first build since the P4 days- esp as far as the Gigabyte board goes, please provide any tips you think might be useful. Sam, these components are mostly based on your recommendations- I am sticking with FS9 for the next year so the 8800GTS will be fine, until the new nVidia GPU is a…

Having used memstatus several times in various FSX scenarios, I have never seen usage figures higher than 61% for system memory and 44% for video memory, and that was at LGA where fps was 10/15 on the ground. I have a P4 3.46Ghz, 2gigs of ram and a 512mb ATI X1950Pro GPU. That just doesn't seem right!?? Or does it?Bruce

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to hire someone to help me build a rig with the best processor, videocards, RAM, cooling systems, chipsets, etc. for FSX so I can perhaps save money that I would otherwise pay Dell, and learn how to do it so I can eventually do upgrades myself. Given my lack of knowledge about computers and limited time, I think I need someone where I live to help me step by step, rather than advice through the forum. I am an instrument rated pilot and part-owner of a Bonanza A36 and would certainly trade help building the rig for some right seat time. Many thanks, Bob

I have a fairly new installation of FSX upgraded to SP1 running on Windows XP. This weekend I bough the new Saitek yoke as well as rudder pedals and an X52 stick. Whenever any of these items are plugged into the USB, FSX refuses to boot up. I get a quick flash as it tries then nothing. Remove them from the USB port and FSX starts fine. I can then plug them in and all is ok. Anyone any ideas?

Hi!Has anyone tried Saitek

I'm thinking about upgrading to a new machine with a Q6600 processor OC'd to 2.93 ghz. Currently have Radar Contact, Flightsim Commander, Active Sky and FDC networked to a client laptop via wideclient. I know that neither FS9 or FSX will use all the Q6600 cores but can the add-ons run on the unused cores so that I can eliminate the laptop but not suffer a performance hit.Any advice is appreciated.ThanksJeb

Core 2 Duo E6850Intel DP35DPM Mainboard4 x 1024 MB 667MHZ DDR2 SDRAM PC2-53002 x Western Digital Caviar 160GB RAIDGeforce 8800GTX 768MB Video CardSoundblaster S-FISamsung SATA DVD+/-RW 18X Dual Layer Drive2 x Acer 22" 1680x1050 LCD MonitorsThanks,Steve

My mobo (as usual) set my memory timings to higher than defaultI have Corsair XMS2 2x1GB PC6400 ramsposed to run 4-4-4-12 cas 4And cpuz and mobo say its 5-5-5-12 2T, clock says 750mhz...should that be higher? I don't really understand DDR2 RAM...this is my first time with it...Thanks for any help!

Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 9 October 2007]Nvidia is bringing forward the launch date of its upcoming GeForce 8800 GT (G92) GPU to October 29 from the original November 12, targeting AMD's new Radeon HD 2950PRO (RV670) as the major competitor, according to sources at graphics card makers.With G92 and RV670 having a tight performance/price ratio, Nvidia's earlier launch should give the company an advantage in the market, noted the sources.In addition to G92, Nvidia will also launch the G98 GPU to replace the GeForce 8600 series, however the launch date has not yet been set, added the sources.Source http://www.digitimes.com/mobos/a20071009PD207.html

Oldest excuse in the book, but true.....My dog ate through my USB cable to my CH pedals. Obviously, replacing the pedals is too costly. Does anyone know or have a link to a good guide on repairing USB cable? There is good wire on either side of the the chew.

Building new machine with 2 drives, only for Flightsim X.1 x Western Digital 150Gb, 10,000rpm RaptorSATA Hard Drive (for Flight Sim)1 x Western Digital 160GB, 7,200 rpm SATAHard Drive (for OS and other data storage)Is it better to have both FS and Vista on the same drive for best performance or split as above?Knowing that Vista takes a fair slice for itself I thought it would be better to keep it as the C drive 7200 rpm. which would mean it would be the master with FS on the high speed as a slave.Any thoughts pls.Trevg

Well, I've yet to install my copy of Vista Ultimate on my personal desktop PC, but I did purchase a new laptop over the weekend, and it of course had Vista...Home Premium.Looks good, runs ok...lots to learn! Very different experience from XP. Questions...it's always asking questions :-)There will be, for me at least, a learning curve with Vista.bt

Hello,Right now, I have FS9 all on it's on in my D: drive and FSX with all the clutter on my C: drive. I wanted FS9 to run at max so I gave it it's own home. Now, since FS9 screams on my rig, I would like to swap places and put FSX into the D: drive all on it's own and FS9 into the C: with the clutter. Can I just drag and drop FS9 to C: and FSX to D: or will some "internal connections" or registry whatevers be disconnected?Thanks.

I'm finally going to upgrade my computer to a E6600 CPU. Until now I've been running an AGP card. I'll have to go to a PCI-E obviously. Any suggestions for a video card in the $300 range? I'd like to be able to run FSX with this setup.

Ciao,I'm having problems with Nvidia drivers...seems that they go in conflict with the IVAP module (I get the FS9 screen splitted in 2 and the lower part freezes)...So they suggested me to change my video card Nvidia with an ATI.The ATI drivers seems don't give problems to the IVAP module.Wich card can u suggest me that has performances similar to the GTX?I use 2 monitors...INTEL Q6600 CORE 2 QUAD 3.00Ghz 8Mb DI CACHE - FSB 1066MhzAlo 630W supersilentM.BOARD ASUS S775 P5K + gigalan Intel P35Front side bus 1333 Mhz 8800 GTX 760MbRAM 2Gb DDR2 833Mhz in dual channelHARD DISK MAXTOR DIAMOND 10 160Gb SATA2 3.00Gb/secSony 19" 4/3 non wide 1280x1024Acer 17" A1722 1280x1024XP P…

Ok, this might be a noob-a-rific moment for me, but am I supposed to be plugging this into the PSU? I just realized ever since I got this geforce 6800 I never had this plugged in. something tells me that it needs to be plugged in somewhereHelp?http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/178727.jpg