Video Hardware: Monitors | Multi-Monitors | Video Cards | Drivers etc

Hello, I have FS2004 and I need advice byvideo card and a power suply source for the best results?I got $ 360 for investment. Do you have anyone have any tips?Below is the text of my current PC set.Thank you for your answersJacob------------------------------OS : XP Professional 32bit SP3CPU: Intel Q9300 2.5GHzMB : HP Compaq DX2400 - Intel Bearlake G33 (IPIBL-LB)RAM: 2x2GB DDR2-800 SamsungVGA: Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Intel GMA 3100) LCD: 2x24" BENQHDD: Seagate 320GB 7200 SATA2 Seagate 500GB 7200 SATA2 Western 250GB Western 500GBPOW: LiteOn PS-5301 300WAUDIO: SB Live5.1 (PCI card)1394 : PCI-E X1 FireWire card-----------------------------

Hi AllI hope everyone had a great Christmas-and Santa bought us all lots of fsx related presents.I have a question on a secondry video card -I was watching a youtube clip on the pmdg 747 and the chap has stated two video cards-labeled as primary and secondry.The quality of the film clip was photographic.My question is how do you set up fsx on 2 graphics cards-not sli or the other format.Is it possible to have 2 cards working separately,if so how will they be linked.Looking forward to some information please.Qas

If NVIDIA follows their usual sequencing should we expect a release of a GTX 560 relatively soon?

Hi, I am thinking of upgrading from my 9800GTX 512mb cards. I run 2 in SLI mode. My CPU is a Q9550, 8 gigs of Ram and a 800 watt power supply. Any opinions on what would be a good upgrade? Thanks, Greg

FSX Monitor Best Monitor Resolution Flat Screen TVI am in the process of configuring my existing system to run FSX. Some progress has been made in that regard (see my configuration listing below). My next step, is to buy an appropriate monitor. I have an existing CRT monitor… I would like to use for maps. However, I would like to purchase a new large (Flat Screen / Computer Monitor) as my primary display. I have reviewed many of the postings on this forum… However, I am still not clear as to which display setup will be optimum. Are there any specific product recommendations regarding a Flat Screen or Computer Monitor? Something in the 26-32 inch range, under $800 do…

Upgrading from my old HD4870. Compared these two newer offerings in four different flight sims.FS9FSXFlaming Cliffs2DCS A10 beta2The whole lot :-)The FS9 test flight was an overcast morning takeoff from RWY26 at Aerosoft's "Approaching Innsbruck". Full right sliders. Thunderstorms with rain all the way to the surrounding mountain tops.The FSX test flight was a mid-day takoff from Orbx's YSCB RWY 34 with settings in FSX as recommended by Orbx for the PNW add-on. 100% traffic. Cloud setting was Orbx set #4)The DCSA10 test flight was an overcast rainy day takeoff of a four-flight of A10s that went into a thick cloud layer at 1500mThe FC2 test flight was a day 4Su27s vx 4F15s…

:Hypnotized: I'm buying myself a new computer this year. (looking at machines around £900-1400 @ Easypc-uk.com). What would you get? i5 or i7, gtx 570 or 580? I will be using FSX. Thanks for your help in advance.Paul

Running Win7 DualCore just installed new Radeon HD5570 card. Previously had the Nvidia Geforce 9600GT but seemed slow.With the new card my screen shots are jumping.Any suggestions????? Screen shots of PC and Card info:

It appears these two have similar functions/adjustments; does one overwrite the other? Both are suggested for FSX adjustments?Rick S.

Hi to all,I just bought a second video card for my PC and it is a second Nvidia , can I install 2 different drivers or I can use 1 for the 2 video card.The first vide is Nvidia 8800GTS OC and the second one is a GeForce GT220.The reason I have my second video card is to be able to display the 2D panel on 1 display and the second one who is attached to a Triplehead2go.Now my second question, how do I set up my second video card, so it can be independent from the first oneThanks for any helpRegards

Hello Guys,I'm a bit stuck I'm looking for a new card to replace my Radeon 4870 1GB i mainly use my computer for fsx i7-920 Build.What would you guys recommend the 6970 or GTX580.ThanksSimon

:Raised Eyebrow: Hi GuysI have recently upgraded my computer swapping an ATI 5850 for the new Nvidia GTX570. I ran the driver sweeper and installed the new 263.09 drivers.I then set up the Nvidia Inspector as per NickN's suggestions exactly. I am running an i5 O'c to 4.0Ghz and have 8GB of GSkill Ram.I started playing FSX and all was fine till I started to see these problems.http://picasaweb.google.com/hamishdd/FSXGTX570Anomolies?authkey=Gv1sRgCNiBz4bmvafVWw&feat=directlinkI started to immediately think that I had a faulty card so started to run some stability tests on my card. Knowing that Call of Duty is graphic intensive I played for 45 mins straight without a hitc…

Earlier i had a feature on my nvidia card so i could have 2 screens to act as one screen in a resolution at for example 3200x1080. But i can't make it work anymore - i really tried google with no luck. I need this to make virtual cockpit work over 2 screens.My Hardware is:Nvidia 9600GTX @ 1 gbWindows 7 32-bitLatest Nvidiadriver (17-dec-2010).Hope you can help.

Hexus News and ReviewsApparently the dual GPU video cards are ready to ship but will be held off until AMD releases their 6990 dual card in the new year. Too bad dualies do not work well in FSX.Kind regards,

Here is the source. It looks fabulous with 480 cores activated.GF100 Technology TSMC 40 nm CUDA kernels 480 stGPU frequency 732 MHz Shader Frequency 1464 MHz Memory Frequency 3800 MHzMemory Amount 1280 MB Memory Bus 320-bit Power supply 6+6 pin PCI-ETDP 225 WDETAILS OF NEW NVIDIA 570 GTXKind regards,

Recently I downloaded and installed SpeedFan 4.42 to monitor my GPU heat. What I see on the readings page concerns me. The only "flame" graphic appears only on the GPU and reads as such:GPU: 50CTemp: 50CCore: 50CThese temps are without much load and CPU useage changes from .8%-46+% I don't see a reading for the CPU though. Is this not provided by SpeedFan?What should be the acceptable or max temp on this video card?My OP is XP. I have the side of the case removed and two fans, one in front pulling in air and one at the back pushing air out. Fan speeds are: Fan 1: 1241 RPM, Fan 2: 2083 RPMThanks for any info provided.Jim D.

Hi All,Just have picked up a new computer and had it made to run FS9 so its a fairly good rig. However when I start a flight the menu bar is not displayed at top or bottom, cant uncheck Hide Menu Bar either and if I minimize at the menu screen when I go to maximize I get just a box with the default Cessna rotating. FS9 is installed in a separate folder and im running an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470. Am hoping for help before I go reloading any add-ons.CheersMark

Hey AllHow does ATI HD5870 Eyefinity 6 (4-5 monitors) performance compared to GTX470 with a Tripelhead2go (4 monitors)And will a Tripelhead2go decrease my performance!!??

Hi, I have 2 EVGA 9800GTX 512 mb cards in SLI mode. My CPU is a Q9550. Is it worth it to upgrade my cards to a single 470GTX 1gig? I play other games but mainly FSX. My power supply is 800 watts.Thanks for any input,Greg

Hi all,My 3-yr old (out of warranty) GeForce 7300GS just died - fan completely seized up. FS9 ran well with the 7300, am just looking to replace it with an equivalent new. Am looking at the GTX 460 or similar. Would like to avoid fans, they always seem to be the weakest part, but seem most GC's use them. Any suggestions or practical experiences out there?System: Asus P5GC MX/1333 MB, 2 GB RAM, 1680x1050 single monitor, Vista Home Premium SP2, PSU: Regular PC capacity (not a high power unit).

Hello Gents,I've never tried this but I thought if possible, it would be cool to display my FMS on a second monitor. I have a laptop I use for both FS9 and FSX but after plugging in the second monitor, the best I can get is my desktop displayed on the second monitor. The icons/folders are absent and I have no mouse on the other monitor, so even if I could get part of the sim to show up there, I'd have no way of manipulating the device.Is this generally possible without some other additional device?My video card is an Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT and I have Windows Vista.Edit: okay, I got the second monitor to work by selcting the clone option from my video card menu. But I stil…

Just did something bad for our budget today. Got a Twintech GTX 580. The only thing i have done is to clock it to stock speed 772 instead of 675 with Afterburner ,that it has due to the automatic power limitations.I am now restarting my bojote's tweaks...anyone with the same card here?

hello,i am wanting to replace my underachieving ATI card with a proper Nvidia card. my choices for a low budget video card(s) are the following:Nvidia GeForce 430 GT:http://www.newegg.co...2-067-_-ProductNvidia GeForce GTS 250:http://www.newegg.co...rce%20GTS%20250i am wanting very high performance because i am tired of passive stuttering and textures not loading fast enough. right now, i get 20~30 FPS average with my ATI card w/high settingsso my question is, which of these cards stands out in performance and can give a good 40~50 FPS average. also overclocking the video card will not be a problem for me, since it will be very easy.system specs:-OS:win vista 32-bit-RAM: …

Hey, is it possible to run the FSX with ultra high resolution 2560*1600 (16:10) for example (30"DellTM UltraSharpTM U3011 30W Monitor or 30"Dell™ 3008WFP Flat Panel Monitor) and if so would it be possible to run a second 22" TFT on the same videocard -Geforce GTX480-i know the max.resolution for this chart is 2560*1600 but i thing there is reserve in the moment i run a Geforce GTS 250 with 2 TFTs , 26"ASUS with 1920*1200 and 22"LG with 1680*1050 and both the MD11 and JS4100 are relativ smoothhas someone experience with 30" 16:10 TFTs ??regardsJürgen

Hi there,I would like to upgrade my videocard and kindly ask for advise which one would match the technical specs of my system best. It wouldn’t make much sense to buy the best card available, if the rest of my system cannot keep pace with it. I know, there are other parts of my system, which would need to be upgraded too, but this time I will only change the GPU (except for the PS, if the new GPU needs more power).And yes, I’m Nvidia biased. My specs areOS: Win XP 32Mainboard: S-775 ASUS P5Q, ATX, 1 x PCI-E x16, 2x PCI-E x1, 3x PCI,´Intel P45/ICH10R, 4x DDR2 667/800/1066/1200Mhz, CPU FSB 800/1066/1333/1600MHzCPU: INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400, 2 x 3,00GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz F…