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http://www.realworldbenchmarks.com/article...3&pagenumber=12Here you can see that the 8800 GTS gives a better framerate than the 7950GX2.I had the opportunity to test the 8800 GTX also and it gave no extra framerate compared to the 8800 GTS.That means for me that processor is again the most important part for framerates.So an E6700 processor with a 8800 GTS graphics card will probably give a better framerate than an E6600 processor with a 8800 GTX graphics card, but the sets cost about the same.

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I know a lot of people have gone out and bought Intel's new Core2duo processors for FSX and ther is lots of feedback about FSX performance with them. What I would like to know is how well does FS9 run with them? Are they a big improvement over the top Athlons? I don't wan't to hear about benchmarks only how FS9 performs especially with heavy weather, detailed airports,complex cpu hungry planes, and lots of AI.Thanks, Carlos

I'm looking at some possible options for when I eventually buy my new system. In my current system, I use 2 SATA drives configured in a RAID 0 stripe, but this statistically doubles the chance that I will lose the volume. To get some fault tolerance (and throw in another spindle) I was considering a 3 drive RAID 5 configuration in my new system, but hadn't heard much about anyone using an array with Flight Sim, probably due to cost and available drive bays. Anyone using a RAID 5 array with Flight Sim? I know that each write to a RAID 5 array incurs a 4 IO write penalty, but reads don't suffer any penalty. Does anyone know if RAID5 read IO causes any extra CPU overhea…

Well, I've been using FS2004 for about a year, in a Pentium 4 1.6 GHz, 512 MB RAM and an old ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon 7500 with 64 MB, of which only 32 survive :(.The first recommendation I read everywhere for increasing performance in FS9 is to get the latest drivers for your devices. I e-mailed ATI about a problem I had some time ago, and I told them that I was using Catalyst 6.5 (the latest at that date). They said that "With your product you should not be running Catalyst 6.5 and the latest MMC software. The last recommended release for your product is Catalyst 4.10 and MMC 9.02".So I uninstalled Catalyst 6.5, and installed 4.10, but I didn't like it and installed the…

Hi AllI was having major stuttering and sound issues that crippled my FS9 operations, narrowed it down to a sound problem, even after updatin to the latest sound drivers same issue, purchased a program called driver detective, scanned all my drivers and it downloaded the best drivers, after reboot my FS9 is perfect and smooth at 30 FPS, I am very happy once again that I can fly the cj1 AGAINRegardsWayne

hi all i have the 3 monitors working fine with Th2GO however i want to also add a forth monitor for 2D applications such as the FMC etc? i have dual outputs on my video card, how can i achieve this?thanks

My ATI 9800pro is on the fritz... What's the best most recommended video card out there these days for FS9? I'm used to paying upwards around $400 for a card so price is not a problem...

Hi,I am thinking about replacing my Athlon 3500+ processor and would like some advice from you guys. My "thinking" goes like this: FSX is out, it doesn't really support dual core processors, next version will be out in three years or so. After my recent RAID0 crash I only installed FS9 and am likely to keep it for a loooong time to come. I would like better performance than this: FlyTampa Vienna, off the runway, facing the terminal area in PMDG B744 and TrackIR running and 100% AI I only get between 8-10fps in VC. (slightly overclocked with Gigabyte Easytune)Does it make sense to go for the fastest single core processor at this point? Like Athlon FX-57 (my board supports …

Hello folks out there tell me will a AMD64 FX-57 for 900.00 , 2 gigs of fast memory, 74 gig sata 10.000 raptor drive,the best vid card out today no matter the cost and whatever is the best motherboard play FSX.Thanks.............Roberts

Hello GuysI have after installing FSX, given it up, it was a big setback for me compared to the nearly perfect FS9 world...But after reinstalling FS9 i noticed a very big difference in one particulary item, namely the look of the water compared with the shiny lively one in FSX - Much Much better. I bought then FSwater and eagerly expected a much better renderation, but sadly, water in my FS9 is just like a big piece of liveless cheewingum, no shine, no live, no nothing, just a big green mashed toad. And now to my question, not long ago i changed my Grapich card to a ASUS Nvidia N6600gt extreme -128 ddr3 ram - 128 bit bus - DirectX 9.0 support etc. running with a ADM64 and…

Hi,let me talk about something other than Google Earth:Recently on digg.com I found articles stating that the Nintendo Wii controller has been hacked to be used with PCs and Macs. You can make use of the accelerometer sensors and just recently also the IR functionality (allowing fine grained mouse pointer control).For those who don't know. The Wii is a gaming console from Nintendo which features an unprecedented wireless controller design with pointing functionality and accelerometer sensors, allowing the controller to be handled like e.g. as a golf club, sword, baseball bat, boxing glove, etc...Could this emulate the TrackIR functionality? Image yourself with a Wii contr…

Sometimes i see texture artefacts - roads, fields in THE WATER! or water squares appears on ground... and disappears if I fly closer...how to fix and what could it be?Video - ASUS Geforce 7900GT

I ordered a new notebook computer to augment my old AMD that I have used pretty succesfully for FS2004. Following are the specs. What are some of you hardware gurus thoughts for running FSX with this system? Thanks in advance for the input.Subject: ExecutionerNote:Chassis: Executioner SXGA+ 17"CPU: Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16 Ghz Memory: 3 GB DDR2-667 Hard Drive: 100 GB 7,200 Wireless Network & Bluetooth Cards: 108 Mbps Mini PCIe BlueTooth Video Card: 7950 GTX 512 MB Optical Drive: Dual Layer DVD Burner Software: Windows XP Pro Nero Burning ROM, WinDVD If okay I will post the builders website address if requested.

I am currently running a Pent. IV 3.2 800 FSB with 1 gig of PC 3200 memory. I have the oppertunity to move to a AMD 4600 dual core socket 939 and 1 gig of PC 3200 memory. With everything else being equal will I notice much of a difference in performance.Thanks Chuck

I just re-installed OS, FS, etc. (FS 2004)But now, my Goflight MCP , in the ALT window and VS window, show numbers ending in two decimals!For example, in the ALT window, it shows 12000.00, instead of just 12000Or in the VS window, it shows 1300.00, instead of 1300Anyone else has had this issue and how to solve??Used to work just fine before!Help!Thanks,Marcelo @ Santiago, ChileWednesday, Dec. 6, 3.30pmEDT

Hi,which solution is faster for a 3 monitor setup?- one fast video card and Matrox THor- SLI mainboard with enough slots to accomodate 3 PCIe video cards (non SLI - setup, i.e. each video card renders one screen)Regards,Hans

Looking for some advice folks. PC is AMD 64 x2 4400+, 2 GB RAM, 200 GB SATA drive, 128 MB Nvidia 6600 GT. I run all addon apps on a second networked PC. Been looking at graphics card upgrades. Nvidia 7900 512mb or 256Mb looks likely option. Question I have is ....... is the 512Mb card worth the extra money ? I know for many games the answer is yes, but the only "game" I play is FS. So will FS9 really make use of the more powerful 512Mb card or is the 256Mb a more cost effective option ? Suppose I'm really asking, is there a limit to the graphics memory FS can make use of ? ThanksAndrew

Is a nvidia 7600gs good for fsx?

Well folks I went out and bought FSX (and im still waiting on for my free copy of FSX from the conference) and triplehead2go and I was real encouraged to get started.I don

Hey GuysFor those of you who use Track IR, you may be interested in this new headset clip.http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/02-pro...ckClip-PRO.htmlThe clip fits right over your ear piece and saves the annoyance of wearing both a headset and baseball cap.Although it is a little pricey, $39.95 + shipping. Still, it will make life flying on vatsim easier.

Simple question. Simple answer: no. I did yesterday couple of tests, since I got my new E6600 and rest of top components...Here are the results:http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/162598.zip

HyI report the reboot of the system if I load in free flight an IFDG Airbus 319 or 310. It seems to be in loading the default panel that is missing. When using "a" or "w" to circle between panel trying make apears rhe image begin shaking and a strange sound is heard and reboots the system. After this a massage from windows sdaying that the systen recover of a serius erro and sugest report to Microsoft what I did. Then returns this:"Error caused by a video device driverThank you for sending an error report to Microsoft. Error report summaryError type Windows stop error (A message appears on a blue screen with error code information) Solution available? Yes What does this e…

What is the present recommendation for a two SATA drive setup?Is it XP on drive c: with FSX on another drive with all the additional scenery?orFSX on the same drive as the operating system with addon scenery on a separate drive?Also what about the location of the pagefile?ThanksH

Hey guys,Tonight, I shall be getting a new graphics card for FSX. My system is as follows:P4 3Ghz Processor1024MB RAM80Gig HDGeforce 5700VE 128MB OC'edI currently get no more that 10FPS with FSX on minimal settings, and I will be reformatting, defragmenting my HD etc when I get a new G-card. (A larger HD will also come at a later stage.)I am thinking of getting the Asus N7600GS 256MB - What do you think?Cheers,Tim