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If I viewed FS2004 on my "ViewSonic 22 inch P225f" monitor (CRT) with the resolution set at 1920 x 1200 would my screen look like the one in the Samsung? I can tell that "Mitch" realy, realy loves his new monitor (s) set at this resolution, but I did NOT like the way it looked. All of the textures were too small and "sharp", if you can believe that. I am nearsided and the screen looked like I was vewing it thru nearsided glasses that the Rx was way to strong. I did not like it. Then I pulled the res back down to 1600 x 1200 and to an extent, it was still too "strong". I then pulled the res back to MY normal veiwing setting of 1280 x 960 x 32 and all was well again. All o…

Hello, I have a Dell XPS M1710, T7600G, 2gig ram laptop with a Geforce 7950GTX card using Vista Ultimate. I was just wondering if it would be at all worth it to add another 2 gigs of ram or not for FSX? Thanks.

Someone asked me what my new build looked like around New York. If I've done it right, the attached should give some idea. I've included the framerate counter for those who think that it's important. Also a pix of my basic settings. Additionally I have AI set at 20% for Airline & General. Boats , cars, etc are set at 40%.You'll notice that I'm over 300kts at 1500 feet. I did this to test the blurries and/or stutters - there were none. I'm also in a sharp left bank which seems to cause more stress on the graphics. If the pix come out right you should see no blurries.For the framerate junkies - it's smooth at those frames and if I climb higher they increase.Only thing t…

If you have Realtek HD audio on your motherboard and your microphone volume is too low, these instructions can help: http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic38366-2.html. Scroll down to the post by wmbenedetto titled "Problem solved."Useful if you want to use voice comms.

If I were to take FSX off my C drive (two 150GB Raptors in RAID0) and put it on a dedicated 7200RPM 500GB drive, would you expect frame rates to increase, assuming everything else is left as is?

I have a 7900GTO card running nvidia 91.37 (I think that's the version). They work great. But I am wondering if there's any further frame rate boost to be had from installing the latest WHQL 162.18 drivers or the beta 163.67 drivers. I think I read of FSAA issues with the 162 drivers so I am not feeling too confident about that. Any views, advice, suggestions, welcomed, thanks!JS

I seem to have a memory leak in the area of the borders of Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy etc., in otherwords in or near the alps. I can run task manager while flying those areas and watch the memory dissapear so that in about 15 min. I've used up almost all my 2Gb. of physical memory and 2.5 Gb. of virtual memory (it's set for 4 Gb.), then things start coming to a halt...naturally. I really don't have any memory problems with the computer otherwise.Today I was running Filemon in this area to see if anything obvious came up there. Other than searching the world over for files the main thing I discovered it was putting lots of energy into searching VOZ files for so…

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I have recently installed an XFX Nvidia 6800GT video card.I am aware from past experiences that the latest drivers are not necessarily the best. Has anyone had success with a particular version for this card.Richard

See the photos below.The frame has seven 30" Monitors with last cpus pc and works very very well. An interesting integration experiment about which I hope to write soon more.Giodocahttp://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0245yo8.jpghttp://img62.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0249ug0.jpghttp://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4999/dscn0283bh6.jpghttp://img405.imageshack.us/img405/7213/dscn0300kr8.jpghttp://img66.imageshack.us/img66/5678/dscn0306qd0.jpghttp://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscn0323nd4.jpg

Hey there,Im wondering if anyone can help me out, since I cant set the propeller throttle to control my 2nd engine using the level-d 767.......... any ideas? Because the propeller its useless when you're flying jets.......thanks for your help!

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Hi all,I would love to hear comments, personal review etc of anyone that used the new Saitek Flight Yoke and/or pedals and/or throttles.I've read some reviews on the Internet, but it's always best to hear comments from actual vPilots.Thanks,George DorkofikisAthens, Hellashttp://online.vatsimindicators.net/811520/1704.png

Is 320Mb Vram to run FSX in 1900x1200 mode on a 24" panel with 4x AA and 16x AFHappy landings...

I think multi monitors are just great for FS9. I seem to like the VC view the best as it shows the plane parts out the side views as well.Couple of questions:1) Any way to save the VC view alignment adjustments? I find when I save a 3 monitor VC setup the side views reset to default on load.2) Any way to fine tune adjust the side views, I use the hat on the joystick but its a coarse adjustment, where I never can get it just right.3) Anyone using a 8800 as part of a multi setup, I'm getting no AA with it when 3 monitors are used, even using nHancer that works with a dual setup?4) Has anyone documented a method of how to get perfect alignment. I'm using VC, with zoom, pan …

HiI'm planning to buy ATI HD2900XT, so somebody with mentioned card, please post your oppinion.I will use at the moment only FS9 with addon scenerys and aircrafts like F1 ATR72,PMDG B737&747, LEVELD 767.The question is to buy ATI 2900XT or 8800GTS.I read on some forums that 8800GTS have problems with AA/AF with FS9.Thanks in advanceEdin Hasanovic

Hi,I haven't used fs in a couple of years due to a slow system. I own fs9, and am considering fsx.I've read a bunch of the hardware stuff, and my head is a bit overloaded with all of it.I'm currently building a new system, but the motive here is work, not gaming (I do 3d visualization stuff, so its not just word and excel).I'm wondering if anyone has thoughts on whether fsx will run acceptably on this machine:Win XP680i sli motherboard500gb sata3 hd4gb ddr2 ramGeForce 8500 GT / 512MB DDR2 (just 1, not 2)Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHzThanks for any thoughts or advise

When considering an upgrade I can stay with my current AGP mb or a new PCI-E board. For example a ATI X1950PRO exists in otherwise identical forms in both AGP and PCIe version. So I wonder how much difference in performence makes AGP vs PCIe?

I've been putting a parts list together for a new PC. I want a PC that can run FS9 to the extreme and FSX decently. Here is what I have so far:CaseAPEVIA X-CRUISER-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Casehttp://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16811144151MoboGIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R LGA 775 Intel G33 Micro ATX Intel Motherboardhttp://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16813128053Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16819115029Power SupplyCORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supplyhttp://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16817139002…

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_download...betadriver.htmlOnly reason I'm mentioning is one of the "new features" in the release notes is the following:

Hi guys, do you have any suggestions as to the best LCD monitor for FS that supports 1600x1200 resolution.?I was looking at the Viewsonic VP2130B but is a 8ms response time fast enough? regardsEdaka Capt. P[/font color]i[/font color]c[/font color]a[/font color]s[/font color]s[/font color]o[/font color] http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/edetroit100/Ed3.jpgMy FS9 Videos] AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 1024Mb PC3200 DDR, 300Gb HD 256Mb DDR Nvidia 7800 GTX PCI-E, Audigy 2 ZSCH Products Yoke, Pedals and Throttle Quadrant[/font color

This is getting to be a royal hassle anymore. I used to enjoy building new machines, but after so many years of doing it, I am tired. It's mind-numbing looking at all this new hardware that's constantly changing. The thought of putting it together and worst of all, putting XP and FS back on with all my settings and add-ons is stressful as all get out. So much work!Here's what I've got so far, albeit too expensive for sure, but I have the money.ASUS P5K64 WS LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813131200Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Conroe 3.0GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Produ…

Hello All, Was wondering what the voltage requirement for the ATI X1950 Pro is. Is it 1.5v or 1.8v? Default seems to pop up at 1.8, but I don't think that is correct . . . please helpBest,Clayhttp://www.dreamfleet2000.com/gfx/images/F...ers/Dopke01.jpg

Hi all,Can anyone suggest a good method or if it is even recommended to try overclocking the CPU. It's easy with a a graphics card, like the ATI but I have done a little reading and overclocking the CPU looks to be a little more involved.I see there are some freeware utilities etc to use.For those of us trying to squeeze every drop of power out of their aging systems this may be an option. I read for example that you can get a normal 3ghz up to 3.6 or more GHz. This seams like a great way to power up? Since FS9 is CPU based and not video card based?

I'm sorry for this ignorant question, but I have searched up and down, and I can't figure out what XP DSP OEI w/multiple MUI means.Can anyone please help?Thanks,Thomas[a href=http://www.flyingscool.com] http://www.flyingscool.com/images/Signature.jpg [/a]I like using VC's :-)N15802 KASH '73 Piper Cherokee Challenger 180