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I have a Gigabyte K8NS-Pro. Am I limited to PC3200 or can I run todays faster RAM?

Looking for some opinions here.I'm going to be building a new PC with three disks:2 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA drives1 150 GB 10000 RPM SATA drive.I'm going to use 1 of the 500 GB drives as a backup disk, where I'll write all my OS/Apps/Data Backups.The question I have is, should I use the 150 GB disk for my FS9/FSX installation(s), or should I put the OS on it instead? My intuition is that I'll get the best performance by putting the Flightsim apps on it since there are all the texture files and such that will benefit from the fast read rate, but want to be sure I'm not shooting myself in the foot by having my OS (and swap file) on a slower disk.

Navidia 8800GTS 640MB .158.22_forceware_winxp_english_whqlNo meter what i do this dose not go away.is this a driver problem ?when you make a turn flying, the screen kind of jump,move,for 2-3 sec. then its ok ,then after its the same thing.why in #### i went and got nvidia.i get good fps up to 60. this problem realy drives me nuts.any idea to fix this.?this is my settings now ?GLOBAL SETTINGS: Feature Setting Anisotropic Filtering 16x Antialiasing -gamma correction onAntialiasing - Mode - Enhance the application setting Antialiasing - Setting 8x Antialiasing - Transparency multi samplingConformant texture clamp -off Extension limit Offerrore reporting - off Force mipmaps -…

I am having a problem with connections from a new power supply.I recently bought a new computer: HP m8020n. Came with C2D E6420, 2GB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM, Windows Vista Home Premium. Also a nVIDIA GeForce 7350 LE, which I want to upgrade.Bought a 8800 GTS (320 mb). Got a 430W PS (26 on the +12) which is supposed to be enough for the card.The problem I am having is with the connections to the hard drives. There are two (SATA- 320GB ech)), but the distance between them is greater than the distance between the connectors from the power supply, so I can only connect power to either one, but not both.I am looking for a SATA extension, but I was wondering- shouldn't I be able to…

Before I get started, i'd like to say that I don't understand much about computers so please try to explain things so if I don't understand something, I will.:-) A friend of mine set up everything needed for a wireless internet connection. I'm getting an excellent signal and apparently all should be good, but it isn't. Although the signal is great and all, I can hardly use the web, it's so slow. I've run a speed test from Cnet multiple times, and although it isn't always accurate each time I was between 40kbs and 250kbs. My friend set up the connection for another computer down the hall, and it runs fine, getting between 1000kbs to 1500kbs on the same test, but I only use…

I'm using FS9 and want to get 2 or 3 SATA2 7200rpm disks e.g.:Disk1: WinXPDisk2: PagefileDisk3: FS9Q1) What is the best performing 7200 SATA2 hard disk in the 250GB to 320GB size, or are they all pretty much the same?. (I've heard good things about the Hitachi T7K500 series and the Samsung T166 series drives).Q2) I'd rather not use such large drives but smaller drives such as 80GB or 160GB only have 8MB buffers. For FS9 would I see a performance advantage if my hard disks have the larger 16MB buffers - does FS9 not access lots of smaller size files when running?

Ok, I've made up my mind, I want to get an external HDD for my digital pictures/movies (mostly pics, a few small movies) for backup (I use CDrs and DVDrs as of now)A few selections, I think I want to go Western Digital, I trust them, but are there other manufacturer's that are good?How much space do I need? I like this one but considering the life span of these things (what is that???) would this be overkill?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136100Maybe smaller like this?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136030Or even smaller?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822136028Are any of these "good?" How long will they l…

I just bought a new Dell and I really haven't tweaked it much yet, but I keep reading posts from people that are getting 50 to 60 FPS and I would think I should be getting better than I am, even if I am running two monitors, with a 3rd on another computer using WideView. I've been reading and reading but I can't determine if this is about the best I can do with my current set up.Computer 1:Dimension E520 (WideView Server)Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6420 (2.13GHZ,1066FSB) with 4MB cache2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHzPNY GeForce 7600 GS1280 x 768 x 32Computer 2:eMachines 3.2 ghz Celeron550 fsb (?)2GB DDR2 SDRAMATI X1300 Pro 256k1280 x 768 x 32Everything was absolutely beautiful a…

Hi all.I am about to buy a new PC solely for playing FSX. I have done some research on what hardware is appropriate, still, I have no Idea what I can expect. Thing is, I am planning to run TH2GO in all it's glory. I will list what I am about to buy...ABIT IN9 32x MAX (nForce 680 SLI Chipsatz)Intel

Choice A.Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz - 60.00 bucks on newegg, and can go to 3.2 easily.Choice B.Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz - currently 317.00 on newegg, but could go down on the 22nd of July.My friend has the Pent. D and it goes great with the zalman fan, I think he had it up to 3.4 Both are dual cores the core 2 duo has more cache, perhaps twice I believe. I am interested only in processing power/price. Thanks for any help...Danon O.

wow things are going really good for us with the amd Intel price war I just finshed getting the E6600 and then amd comes out with this move lol.http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7960

I have an old P4 3.4 (478 socket) computer that's running FS9 between 24 - 36 FPS on 1280x768x32 with a 22" monitor. I also have ASv6, FE, UT, and a AI traffic program with the traffic slider at 85%. The computer currently has 1GB RAM DDR400 and an ATI 9800 Pro with 128MB (AGP 8X slot).I'm trying to run this old computer to it's maximum before I build a new one sometime next year. I will max out the allowed RAM by replacing the current dual channel 1GB RAM for 2GB sometime this week.Which video card would be a great replacement for the current one (AGP 8X)? It would be great if the new video card could run FS9 at 1680x1050x32 on the 22", I can do it now with my current vi…

...but not when I use FS2004's in-game antialiasing, which makes everything looks much smoother. However, I believe that with my 8800GTS's 16x antialising, I wouldn't need FS2004's in-game antialiasing - if it's not on, then there's jaggies everywhere. And I read in every tweaking guide that FS2004's antialiasing should be turned off (which would give me jaggies). Any ideas? I'm running 158.22, by the way.Nicolas in CYOW

This ATI Catalyst drivers guide http://www.tweakguides.com/ATICAT_1.html refers to the latest Version 7.6 Catalyst drivers and the Catalyst Control Centre.I know that I have upgraded driver in the past - but dn't know what version I currently have. When I look in my control panel, I seem to have driver version snumbers thta are differnt to 7.6.Can anybody offer some advice please?Thanks Barry

Dear friends,does anyone have expirience with a gameport flightyoke (Ch product) and a usb pedals (sitek)? Does that combination work in FS9?Thanks for helpSincerelyKarlheinz :-hmmm

Hey all,I'm having a problem with my FSX. Maybe you guys can

Anyone having trouble with crashes in multi-monitor mode? The last three weeks I've been having troubles with the sim crashing and restarting te computer. I've run Memtest on the system memory - not a problem there. I've reinstalled the drivers for the card and reinstalled FSX. Still the same problem. Not having this with any other programs - FS9 included. Any thoughts on trouble shooting? Here's my system.AMD 6000+ dual coreAnsus board2 gigs of system memoryNvidia 7950 GTWin XP homeThanks. Colin in Portland

I saw a rumor that there was a possible "price adjustment" coming for the Core2Duo chips. My interest is in the e4300 or e4400. Any word on a price reduction for the C2D line??Regards,Dick BoleyA PC, an LCD, speakers, CH yoke

I am interested in buying a Dell 3007WFP-HC 30-inch widescreen monitor ( along with a new system based on Intel Core 2 Duo E6700,Geforce 8800 GTX,4 Gig DDR2 SDRAM).Have read some good reports about the Dell 2405FPW widescreen monitor here but non about the 3007WFP.My simple question is would it be a good choice to run FS9 and possibly FSX on such an extreme w-i-d-e monitor or would the Dell 2405FPW be a better choice ?....Any suggestions highly appreciated !Cheers,Jan

Thinking of upgrading my desktop, so I can run FSX. Looking at the quad core HP with 3 gigs of memory. I will also upgrade the video card to a 8800 (Nivida) or a 8600. As far as the card choice is concerned, the only difference between the two is HD something. Need advice on this overall choice and whether I need the more expensive HD card.ThanksRegards,Ed

Hi, everyone ... been away for a long time and am now back to flight siming.I bought both the FS2004 and the 767 Level-D with dreams of flying glory. Without loading the 767, I cannot get FS to work. I begin to do a takeoff roll, the image on the screen freezes, there is about 1 sec of stuttering from the sound system and then the computer reboots from scratch. No error screens appear during this process.The specs of my system seem to far exceed the system requirements. Intel D945PVS boardPentium D 3.20GHz1022 Mb RAMDirectX 9.0cDiamond X550 video (256 MB)Hyundai ImageQuest L90D monitorXtreme Sound PCI cardI've updated my display and sound drivers. Nothing works. In all ot…

I realize that Vista (I am running Vista Ultimate) came with its own "upgraded" version of DirectX 9.0. Should I install the latest DirectX 9.0c (June 2007 version) on my Vista Machine? It is confusing because this machine has DirectX 10 and 9 on it.100% of my games are DirectX 9 games.

Yesterday I was running FSX (SP1) with a little memory usage utility which showed a peak of 1.76GB. I have two sticks of Corsair CM2X1024-6400 on the board now. I'm about to add some complex aircraft (PMDG 747 and LVLD 767), ASX and X-graphics and FS2Crew when available.Should I put in another couple sticks? I've read that two more 1GB sticks would be pointless since most (or all) of the last GB would not be available to MSFS with 32bit XP. I haven't been able to find CM2X512-6400 anywhere. What can I use instead that would be compatible?Or, am I concerned unnecessarily?

This driver is for Windows XP 32-bit and replaces 162.15 which was pulled because of problems.http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_162.18.html

Dear Simmers, Is it worth to upgrade from 2 Gb to 4Gb under XP to get more FPS?I have a average system Pentium DualCore D930, ( 3.0Ghz over clocked to 3.3 Ghz) Gigabyte 8I945Pro, Nvidia 7600GT 256 Mb and 2Gb DDR2 533 Mhz Ram. Clocking the CPU to 3.4 or even 3.6Ghz give me not so much extra FPS so I think the CPU/system is running at his max capacity.The system is running average ( 12 to 20 FPS) with FSX SP1 as long there is not to much AI traffic loaded with MyTraffic X say a 20%. I have done the Affinity Mask setting in FSX.cfg as 3 and load my additional add-ons like, FSinn/or/ VoxATC, FDC Live Cockpit and Track-IR to the second core. I also have done the 3Gb tweak(with…