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

Hi all, I'm in the process of a new system build over the course of the next few months. Already have the case: LianLi PC65B and have pretty much settled on the Corsair CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 Power Supply. I won't be running SLI. I'm currently considering the following Mobo's: ASUS P5K LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX and GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 I do have a budget which these boards fit in nicely and the both support the P35 chipset as well as the upcoming 65nm processors. If anyone has any experience with either of these boards I'd appreciate any comments.Thanks, Craig ASUS A8N- nForce SLI Chipset SATA RAID Dual PCIe MOBOAMD ATHLON64 3500+ CPU w/ HT TechL…

Hi friends, i'm contacting you this time, 'cause I'm thinking to buy a very totally new machine.I'm looking foward to buy this machine, but I want some help from you telling me all about this new configuration.I need to know if you thing with this new machine, if I would like to run FS9, i will get very good performance? graphics? soft flight? etc...The new machine will be:2 XFX nVidia GeForce 8600GTS Extreme 256MB 720MHz 2DVI/HDTV HDCP PCI-Express 1 Western Digital WD1500AHFD 150GB SATA 10k rpm 16MB Hard Drive W/Crystal-Clear Lens 1 STT DDR2-800 2GB/128x8 CL5 Memory …

Anyone running the core 2 quad Q6600? If so what are the rest of your specs and what kind of performance do you have in FSX?

Hello :)I am building a new computer that should hopefully be finished end of this month... I wanted everyone's opinion on it :)but I have a few Qs 1st...should I go for a core 2 duo E6600 or a core 2 quad Q6600... the price is roughly twice (actually more I think) then a E6600... I mean i'm not rich by any means, after building this computer, i'll prolly be left with like 100 bux (i am getting all my pilot ratings/certs so it is taking up allll my money)and also do you recc. any good but cheap P35 chipset motherboards?these are really the only 2 things that I need... I have ram, and a pretty nice SATA HD I also have a water cooler...

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Hi, I was thinking of buying a laptop on sale at newegg that comes with Vista Home preinstalled. I like to get rid of it completely, and install her XP Pro CD on it instead. Is this possible to do pretty easily?Noel

I have a EVGA 8800 640OC I went to EVGA web site to look for the latest drivers. They listed a 158.45 dated May 29 07 and it was not a WHQL signed driver, so I looked at Nvidia site and found there 8800 driver 158.24 dated June 1 07 and was an WHQL signed driver. So the question is; which one if any, would one use. With VISTA, unsigned can give headaches, as I understand.:-)

Howdy,Does the 640MB version of the 8800GTS have any advantage over the 320MB version in FSX at 1280x1024? Thanks.

I am ordering a new computer (for FSX and LD767) and the dual 8800 Ultra are $800 more than the dual 8800 GTX's. That's a big jump on a $6000 Dell Quad core, 4 MB Ram etc.My question is: Will I ever see any real difference with the Ultra and is it worth the extra $800 beans. It'll push a $6000 computer to $6800 - which is starting to get a bit high.I'd appreciate this boards expert advise and will go with the consensus.Thank YouPaul

I have an nVidia 7950GT, WinXP. I use dual monitors, not just for FS but other applications too.Is there any noticable performance hit from using dual monitors? Or are the additional resources there to support the second monitor, so it makes no difference? Often I just have my second monitor with a blank desktop when I'm in FS, I use it more for e-mail and spreadsheeting as it's closer to the keyboard.Thanks, Bruce.

Hello!I am on the verge of buying this new system (component parts that I will assemble myself), and I was seeking some feedback as to whether this is a good system for FSX into the forseeable future, and also to know if I am missing some important piece, or if I should avoid a certain piece? Here 'tis:Mobo- MSI P6N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX IntelVideo Card- EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP PSU- Rosewill RX750-S-B 750W SLI Ready,Four +12V Rails Power Supply CPU- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 Memory- Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (P…

Hi,Need a stick of 512 DDR 333 2700 memory. Had one go bad. Will pay top price. Thanks.Bob I .... in sunny [email protected]

Greetings!I am writing in behalf of my computer builder. We have been stuck on this for several days. We have both Vista HP and XP Pro in Dual Boot. Our 3D Mark is about 12,200 in XP but in Vista it is MUCH MUCH lower. Although we did not run 3D Mark in Vista HP... the "Human Head" NVidia test ap... runs like animation in Vista but smooth as glass in XP.Also FSX (RTM) is installed on Vista and I am getting only 10 to 12 FPS on the runway at Seatac with everything at default settings. I have an office P4 2.6 that does about the same or a tiny bit better!I have read all of the things concerning why XP is the better system... for Games and FSX right now.. BUT there shou…

I have ASUS Mobo with P4 2.8GHZ Intel chip on my Sony Desktop. 1.5GB RAM. Computer is about 3 years old. I'm having graphics degredation when running FSX SP1. I'm wondering what is minimum graphics card for this program. Currently I have Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB memory on board.Thanks,Bruce

http://www.air-land-sea-products.com/thest...s/ASA-AV-1.htmlI want this AV-1 AVIONICS/CONTROL Panel for my ASA "ON TOP" IFR Sim. for my Instrument training.But I don't know if this avionics panel would work with MS FSim 2004.I Don't want to spend 1 grand if it cannot be made to work with FS9.anyone here know about this stuff?Thanks.MannyPS: And also any information on the Cirrus 6-Lever Power Quadrant http://www.sandrpilotshop.com/quadandconpa.html

Some add-ons make it difficult to save a flight and resume it without a hitch (e.g. PSS A32x). Does anybody know if it's possible to effectively save the computer's state (similar to hibernation - hiberfil.sys) and resume it whenever you want? As long as there's plenty of disk space, this seems like a perfect solution to saving flights.Thanks,Alden

I have recently upgraded a few things in my computer and this includes the cooling system - I now have my AMD X2 4800+ running 3.06GHz at only 40 degrees under continuous load ;) I'm still messing around with the RAM settigns though and I have a question: Does anyone have an idea which of the following speeds should be better from an FS perspective:2 x 1Gb DDR PC3200 running at 167Mhz at CAS = 2.5vs. The same RAM running around 200MHz but down to CAS = 3.0Any idea? It might be a silly question but I'll take the risk :) I think I'll test with both just to make sure it's stable...Geoff

Hi all l know this has been spoken about b 4... l have tryed everything in my setting carn`t get AA to work. l have windows vista... update to new drives by nvidia 1 june.... whats is the main problem?66001 gig mem corsair8800gts 640meg19`` samsung widescreen monitor..hope this helps.. has anyone had the same problem?Thanks GuysPaul

First off, my specsWin XP HomeAMD 64 3200+ (Socket 939) o/c to 2.2GHz (no obvious stability issues)GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache 128MB (+128 MB of system RAM)1.5 GB PC3200 RAM250GB Maxtor SATA HDD (about 30BG full, but I have about 60GB of music & video to add)19" 1280x1024 LCD SamsungSBLive!DVDRWCurrently playing around with FS2000, 2002, 2004I use Traffic 2005 and ActiveSky 6.5.Things run very nicely except in very cloudy weather. Also, texture loading with alot of AI traffic can be slow at busy airports. I don't get stuttering - the sim is smooth, but things are noticeably slow at times)I'm wondering what my best upgrade path might be from here. Are clouds CPU heavy or …

What settings should ATI Catalyst control for FS9 and FSX?And which should be controlled by the SIM?In other words.Turn this on in Catalyst turn it off in the sim.I cannot seem to "get it right" on which is the proper setup!My first thought is the video card should be controlling all settings.Basically because I do not understand how the SIM could tell the card what to do.

It's a question I've long wanted to ask, but I never did, so, tonight I tried to find out by myself, but the results weren't the best...I have a new system with an ASUS 7600GS Silent (512MB) on it, so, I re-installed WindowsXP, FSX and was looking for "perfect" settings. One thing I did for the very first time in my life was installing the official drivers from the graphics card maker (ASUS). They're based on the official Nvidia drivers, but have a couple of interesting (including overclocking...) applications.Well, I usualy set my display properties in MSFS, leaving the option for anti-aliasing and filtering set to "Application Controled" on the Nvidia control panel, and…

Hi there, I am running a laptop with Intel 945 graphics on Windows VistaA while ago, FSX started making any haze layer almost opaque. It's like any kind of haze uses an Alpha value close to 1 which turns the haze into a thick white goo.I have already tried to update the Vista graphics drivers to the latest version from Intel.Can't get rid of the white goo, except turning all weather off.Christian

I currently use a CRT 19" at 1280x960. My FS9 runs well. I'm thinking about buying a 22" widescreen and run FS9 at up to 1680x1050. Now my question is...can the increse in resolution significantly affect my FPS? likely?My rig is:AMD 64 4000+ (single core) | 1GB ram | 7900GTJason

Hi all, Over the next few months I will be assembling the hardware for a new machine. I have been researching motherboards and have pretty much narrowed it down to either a: Gigabyte GA 965P DS3 or ASUS P5B. Any advice would be appreciated. Craig

Please help...for the past 2 weeks l carn`t enable AA in my settings.. l have a 6600geforce 8800gts2 gig membut why... l was told that any drivers from nvidia with 1XXXXX have problems but drivers with 9XXX are fine.. l have also windows vista..32bit has someone had the same problems.. its been approx 2 weeks or more without flightsim.ThanksPaul