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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Bought a new video card today...

Roger

Roger

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Decided to spend some of my hard earned today on a new video card to replace my GF8800GTX, hoping to spend less time tweaking and more time flying. It's too early to build a new pc; (that's reserved for the release of "Flight") so I decided to go for the Gainward Geforce GTX 460 2gb.

Well there's been a little tweaking but nothing too extreme. Result...feels like a new pc...money well spent and of course with a new FsX.cfg, courtesy of Jesus.
 
The 256 bit interface combined with the new re-engineered GPU on the GTX460 make for a very enjoyable experience! I wasn't too nutty over some of the issues with the early 470/480 cards but the new versions of those cards have made a big difference in them. The GTX580 is definite plus as well. It is everything that the GTX480 was supposed to be. Congrats on a great video card Roger!
Ted
 
BOOM said:
Fantastic!! I'd love to see some screen shots,I bet FSX really "POPS" now!!!!:jump:
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It doesn't mean I can have all my sliders to the right because the Q6600 processor can't get up to 3.6 gigahz and so the ram is still under the magic 1.6 gig. The real difference is that stutters, lock-ups and texture issues are largely in the past with the new card and Jesus Altuve's Configurator.
 
Must admit I going from Vista 32 bit to Windows 7 64 bit, and that helps as well. Just ordered mu 8GB of Ram as well.
 
noddy said:
Must admit I going from Vista 32 bit to Windows 7 64 bit, and that helps as well. Just ordered mu 8GB of Ram as well.
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That is the route I'll be going down in a year or two but are there any down-sides to going 64 bit?
 
None that I have seen so far, actually it was pretty smooth change over. Just a little work to get everything in the right place.
 
All I can say About Rogers Pictures...where they are posted I LOOK!..and marvel at when time ,expertise,up to date equipment is employed,FSX shows what it may be capable of!...Its a Mystery,the more FSX is tasked,the more it gives...and most puzzling factor,often with equpment not avaiable when FSX was concieved.Like the Magic Genie's lamp,the harder ya rub it ,the more your wishes come true!!..AMAZING!!....Thanks Roger..ya give those of us not to happy with FSX, hope. Thus making Simming a great experience with individual in put!!..Great stuff :salute:ALWAYS!!!!!...Vin!!
 
Hey Roger,

I bought exactly the same gfx card yesterday (and I have the same processor q6600) !
Unfortunatly, my MoBo (Abit AW9D) doesn't like it. Seems like finally I have to get another mainboard.

Cheers,
Mark
 
roger-wilco-66 said:
Hey Roger,

I bought exactly the same gfx card yesterday (and I have the same processor q6600) !
Unfortunatly, my MoBo (Abit AW9D) doesn't like it. Seems like finally I have to get another mainboard.

Cheers,
Mark
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Sorry to hear that Mark. What effect do you get and is your power supply up to the job?
 
Roger said:
It doesn't mean I can have all my sliders to the right because the Q6600 processor can't get up to 3.6 gigahz and so the ram is still under the magic 1.6 gig.
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An X38 board like yours should actually get a Q6600 up to 3.6 GHz without issues. The 1600 MHz for the RAM should be possible with manually applied settings as well.

Have you tried raising the North Bridge voltage yet?

Be careful 'though. Judging from my X48 (aka X38+), they can get fairly warm in FSX with a slight overvolt.
 
robcap said:
Hi Roger, you got me all worked up to upgrade my vid card:wavey:, so, what power supply do I need?

Best, Rob
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Rob,

That's difficult to say as I don't know your PC, depending on the number of hard disks and with all the modern fans etc. I would go for at least 700W. For my new PC I will have a Scythe Chouriki 2 850W. It will cost you around € 110,-. But it should be a very silent powerful power supply.

Cheers,
Huub
 
Yep Huub's right Rob; a minimum 700W is best as current transients can be very high dragging the volts down. Mine is 700W.
 
Very good to hear your new video card is treating you well. Always is great when you can fly without having to worry about having to tweak everything.
 
Roger said:
Sorry to hear that Mark. What effect do you get and is your power supply up to the job?
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Sorry, don't mean to hijack the thread, but maybe there's a quick answer.
The system hangs after the initial POST before changing to the second sreen with the IRQs / drives etc.
This seems to be a known issue, but I have no information on how this can be solved. A shame, because I was pleased with the Abit AW9D board up until now.

The PSU is a brand new Corsair CMPSU-VX550, which should be more than enough for the system. Without the GT460 card, no problems.

When I need to get a new mobo, any suggestions for a LGA775 board with good OC capabilities? Ted (txnetcop) ?

Cheers and TIA,
Mark
 
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