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Hello!Well, after using my recently purchased AudioFX vibration headsets for a couple of weeks now, I have to say that I am very impressed!These headsets really add to the flight sim experieince by providing engine vibrations through the headsets. This makes you feel like you are really in the aircraft.I was a little bit sceptical before I bought the headsets due to some posts that wern't favorable to these types of hardware products, but after reading many favorable reviews about the eDimensional ones, I decided to give them a try. The headsets cost $50, not much more than a couple of add-ons, so I figured it was worth the risk.Needless to say, I am very pleased with how…

i started a thread last week inquiring about the TH2GO. and well, i finally got my hands on one. it's pretty awesome. three monitors makes the experience that much better. it takes a little getting used to, though.anyway, here's a short video of the new setup in action:http://www.fszone.org/videos/displayimage.php?pid=823unfortunately, the X1950PRO that i had just bought a few months ago was no good since the TH2GO doesn't work too well with ATI cards. so i replaced it with a 7800GS to get a higher resolution. right now, i'm running FS9 at 3840x768 (that's triple 1280x768) to get a good widescreen aspect ratio for my 19" widesceen monitors. it's not running at native reso…

What to do, what to do?I was really thinking about buying a Geforce 8600GTS but after some resarching it just doesn't seem good enough with it's 128-bit Memory Interface. I am now considering the GeForce 8800 GTS for a $100 more with 320-bit memory interface. And then I hear this thing about DX10.1 comming out some time soon with vista sp1 and the 8800 will not support all the features of DX10.1. Now i am seriously thinking of sticking it out a bit longer to see what comes it the future. I found this article: http://www.insidehw.com/content/view/172/35/ - not sure if it is true, but it states a Gforce 8700 will be comming out in November. It's would be perfect because it …

My quad core temps are below running FSX, and under full 4 core load,if you can post yours adding other details too it would be great...Note: With the quads, most cpu core temp monitors are low by 15C. Except Rightmark CPU Clock utility which is correct, or with SpeedFan 4.32 you can add a +15C offset to the core temps.I like speedfan as you can watch your temps, cpu load, and control the fan speeds too, (run Speedfan as admin in Vista to see all info)CPU: Q6700 G0Clocked at: 3Ghz (300x10)vCore: 1.2625 bios, 1.23 SpeedfanMB: Asus P5K DeluxeCase: Basic Antec case 2x 120mm fans, and cpu side fanRoom Temp: 23CSystem Temp: 37C Idle, 46C loadCPU Core Temps: 38C Idle, 49-55C 1 …

ok, got my system up and running - using Speedfan the core temps at idle are 19 - 22C at ambient 25C so the liquid cooler seems to be working. Used Coretemp and same set showed 32C??????Unlinked the memory, disabled various suggested items in BIOS. Left memory at auto timings, left all voltages at auto. Increased FSB to 1300 - orthos runs two cores at 50% for an hour with no error and temps on the two cores got to 32C. Ran Prime95 torture test - used all 4 cores at 25% but crashed after 9 minutes altho temps stayed around 22 on all cores. Trying to go over 1300 gets me a BSOD from XP. Going over 1400 gets me a CMOS reset.Only way to get max usage of the cores was to run s…

I've seen barely anything on this combo- an image of a single sell sheet and the gogamer page and a tiny bit on www.saitekusa.com. That's it.The yoke of course looks cool, but that's all the info I have right now. As we know, looks mean little in the long run!There's some add on modules too that I can find zero info on right now, don't know what they do, bu they're designed to work with the yoke. The yoke does have a stopwatch for timing your approaches :)Thanks

One resolution to a problem I'm having (see link below if curious) would be to use a P4 2.8 ghz cpu in place of the 3.2 ghz cpu that I have been using for a few years. The pc has now been running with a resource- intensive aquarium screensaver for over five days with the 2.8 cpu and there has been no problem at all. Put the 3.2 back in and system shuts down and on reboot I get a thermal event message as reason for the shut down.I'm wondering if it would it be a dramatic drop in performance or a barely visible one?If not for Flight Simulator, it probably would not be an issue and I would just leave the 2.8 in there. I still might leave it anyway due to the problem I've be…

Can anyone recommend a good Bluetooth Headset?Also, is there such a thing as a Bluetooth Joystick, yet?Thanks,Bryan

Ciao to all,sorry to bother but I'd appreciate very much suggestions to buy a new pc that I use mostly just for FS...actually I have:AMD Athlon 642800+1,8 Ghz2Gb RamMainboard VIA K8TM/K8MM (MS-6741 v1.X)Radeon 9800XT 259Mb AGP2 GB RAM 133MHzSony display 19" (1280x1024)FS2004737 and 747 PMDG-777 and 757 PSS767 Level-DASVItaly packConsider that I'd like to use in the next future FSX and the Dx10..I though about:Ali 600W supersilentM.BOARD ASUS S775 P5B + gigalan Intel 965INTEL Q6600 CORE 2 QUAD 2.40Ghz 8Mb CACHE - FSB 1066Mhz Overclocked to 3GHZRAM 2Gb DDR2 800MhzHARD DISK MAXTOR DIAMOND 10 160Gb SATA2 3.00Gb/secSCHEDA VIDEO GeForce 8800GTS 320Mb HDTV 512MB DDR2XP PRO SP2-B…

Is the Intel Q6600 worth its money for simming with FSX? Is the performance increase of FSX really that significant with a Quad core?I am looking into getting a new rig for simming and Tileproxy development and I wonder if the 250 Euros (~320 dollars) are a well spent investment for a Q6600 Quad Core CPU.Complete PCs with Quad Core CPUs are available starting at about 600 Euros in Germany, not including the Operating System license. That is about 800 dollars, give or take.Christian

Who chose to stick with the original INTEL fan that came with the processor (core 2)? If not, what was your choice of replacement? I am looking ahead to getting a new system and this should help me decide.Thanks.Abe

Anandtech has followed up on this issue:http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3060To review, 32 bit operating systems have a maximum of 4GB of Virtual Memory space available. This has nothing to do with the physical memory that is installed in the computer. This strictly a software issue. The lower 2 GB of Virtual Memory are for the programs. The upper 2 GBs are for the operating system. Vista is currently using much more of the lower 2 GB of virtual memory space than XP for game play. This has made Vista prone to chronic OOM game crashes. XP is a lot Less vulnerable to the dreaded Out Of Memory (OOM) crash than Vista. Some Vista users have set a "3 Gig Switch" …

Currently I'm running and AMD64 3700 system. I am in the process of building a new Intel system. So far I have the following: Lian Li PC 65B CaseCorsair HX Series CMPSU-620HX 620W Power SupplyPlextor PX-810SA/SW-BL DVD/CDEVGA 7950 GT-KO (from current machine) At this time no room in thebudget for a new graphics card and I would rather wait till DX10 is a viable consideration.I plan on ordering the motherboard,RAM and processor in the next weekor two.Giagabyte GA-P35-DS3R LGA Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)I will either be purchasing the E6850 or the E6750 which currently is about $ 100 less.The Gigabyte board will support the 45nm …

hi alli have a current 500W Antec powersupply, will this be ok to use for the Core2Duo processor and the equivalent motherboard?i intend to put in a 8800GT 320 card in as well.

Hello all!I've built from scratch several pcs over the years primarily based around specs to run MSFS with the high frames. A couple of years back, I started tinkering with overclocking and have been somewhat successful considering the processor (an Intel 3.4 oc'd to 3.8 mghz).Now I'm planning a new build, likely with the Intel 6750 processor and contemplating the plunge into water cooling.It seems like such a chore to setup and maintain. That's not to mention what seems like a complex situation to begin with.Can any of you advise of your experience with water cooling, if you're happy with it, was it worth the trouble, etc.? Are you using a kit or did you custom build…

hey everyone,my fiancee just got me a new monitor for my birthday, which means i now have three!!! right now, it's just hooked up via a second PCI video card. as you can imagine, this does nothing to help extend the virtual cockpit.so i would like to get the TH2GO. i know that with ATI cards, the max resolution you can get is 2400x600. that kinda blows, but i decided to try FS9 with two monitors spanned to 1600x600 and it wasn't so bad. it's not great, but i can handle it.anyway, i know matrox added widescreen support for the analog version. my question is, does anyone know if these added resolutions will work with ATI cards? or are they still stuck at 2400x600? i was hop…

I kinda sorta maybe might be able to upgrade my PC in coming months (3-6), and I know what I want to get, but here's my situation:First off, the upgrade components:E6850ASUS P5K-V moboEVGA 8800GTS 640mbMushkin extreme perf 2 x 1GB DDR2 800ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro (I want to OC eventually)edit: prolly Vista/XP dual boot at first, then VistaAnd my current rig...the thing is, I don't want to take out all of the good parts in my current setup and put them away in the closest...What should I do? I will have a good mobo, cpu, RAM, and video card, but no case, psu, sound card (but will have onboard). Should I buy a cheap case with a low end psu and put them all in that, th…

Ciao to all,I'll get shortly this video card, so wich are in your opinion, the best drivers for it???ANd the settings about the AA..?Thanx...endeedPAco

Hello,I've upgraded my VGA from a Radeon X1900XTX to HD2900XT 512Mb, but the results were not satisfactory to me. Not much improves at all.Are there anybody else here running HD2900XT ??My power supply does not have the 2x4 PCI-E connector. Is this affect the default performance of the video card?BrunoMy system:Intel CORE 2 6600, 2Gb RAM (667), Sapphire HD2900XT 512DDR3, Asus P5LD2-SE, Vista (32)

Is there anything special I need to do to FSX, i.e. delete and rebuild .cfg file after installing my Q6600, or will FSX (with SP1 of course) wake up, smell the coffee, and do the required magic by itself?I know, I know...deleting the .cfg file is an easy exercise, but rebuilding all those joystick and other settings ain't!TIA,bt

It's been since November 2006 since the 8800 was released. I am wondering if an "8900" series of gpu's will come out soon. Anyone hear anything?RhettAMD 3700+ (@2585 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2gb Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8 (1T), WD 150 gig 10000rpm Raptor, WD 250gig 7200rpm SATA2, Seagate 120gb 5400 rpm external HD, CoolerMaster Praetorian

Does anybody know how to tone down the brightness of FS9 Kneeboard? Or perhaps change the background colour? The glare discourages its usefulness for Checklists.Alex Reid

For years I have been useing Microsoft Bookshelf (Various updated versions) for reference work (Encylopedia, Dictionary, etc.). I am afraid my CD's have about run their course.One of my favorite features is the ability of the program useing audio to pronounce words out loud. For example, if you searched for Mother Teresa, the program in addition to displaying information can say her name out loud over your speakers.Does anyone have Encarta 2006 premimum, or 2007 premium or know if these products have this audio feature to pronounce words?Also, is it possible to do a full install of either of these programs on one's hard disk so that the CD/DVD does not always have to be p…

Ciao to all,I'm changing my pc and needed few tips..-wich monitor u suggest bigger than a 19" and max 24"(I have now a Sony 19" 4/3 1280x1024) and not "wide" screen so to avoid the squeezing of the gauges...???-wich drivers are best for the Video card 8800 GTX 725Mb..???-is trackIr worth???-are DX10 worth with FS9 and FSX?And wich requirements do they need?Thax for any suggestion..PacoXP ProFS2004737 and 747 PMDG777 and 757 PSSLevel-D 767ASVItaly

I have an e6600 with 2 gigs of ram and a 7600gt. I have my e6600 at 3 ghz with 1.4v. Before I overclocked, i had steady frames locked at 30 with all high settings and 1680x1050. Now with my 36600 at 3 ghz i get 10 FPS on the ground. Anything that might fix this?