PC Spec

[George]

Hi Guys
I'm new to Classic British Flight Sim So,pleased to meet you all.My rig is like me,old and past its best.
So the time has come to upgrade.I would be very gratefull if you could advise me to the best pc configuration would be for fs9 with the likelyhood of going to fsx in the future.(and if anyone has any ideas how to upgrade me I would be ETERNALLY gratefull) :kissu:

[Quixoticish]

Hi George, welcome to the forums. There are many tech-savvy members who post here so I'm sure you'll receive a deluge of advice, however it might help if you posted your current system specs so we can get an idea of what you are currently working with.

[Rick Piper]

Hi George

I recommend

An socket 755 (intel) motherboard (ASUS or another top quality brand) don't go for a buget board!
decent Powersupply (I use a TAGAN 900w) but aim for at least 700w capability and good quality
4 GB of DDR800 or faster Memory (2 gb for 32 bit OS)
Intel Q6600 CPU (quad Core)
Nvidia 8800GTS or one of the new 9000 series cards.

that will give you a solid FSX experience with most sliders in the high zone
and will run smoothly at all times.

the above system spec runs FS9 for me at 60 to 80 FPS with everything maxed and just about any scenery or weather program.

If you are building a FSX machine i would Go Windows Vista 64 as DX-10 preview mode is stunning for me as long as your not using FS9 portover models.

Regards
Rick

[George]

Hi Rick.
I am a member of Venture Hawaii and as such I fly your superb Avro 748 /Dove etc and its a real treat to talk to you .You and Dave Maltby are the main reason that I still use fs9.Your models are just to good to let go.I applaud you And thank you!
Thanks for the advice with reguard to the computer I am very gratefull to you

Happy landings

George

[DaveB]

You and Dave Maltby are the main reason that I still use fs9.

He'll be thrilled to hear that George as all he's done for the past 6months is try to get me to use FSX

Welcome to the forum from me too ;-)

ATB

DaveB :tab:

[Rick Piper]

Hi George

the 748 works 99.5% fine in FSX sp2a for me. (dx9 mode)

just a couple of chrome areas on the VC panel but nothing thatstops it flying or working ok.

I have a FSX compatible conversion done that works pretty well in FSX.

If there is enough demand i might upload the FSX compatible HS.748 (it's not a full native FSX model!)

Regards
Rick

[George]

Well! DaveB, it looks like i've put my foot in it allready, No change there then! :roll:

Rick. Now I know you must be fed up with this question but here goes, Will there ever be a virtual cockpit for your Dove I sure hope the answer is yes because it,together with the rest of your aircraft rank as the best of the best,commercial or otherwise,and it really does deserve one.Mind you I hav'nt got a clue whats involved in such a project.

Rock on

George

[DispatchDragon]

ermmmm George

Derek Palmer - DelP is the builder of the Dove

No harm no foul, there are so many excellent builders on this forum - you almost need a score card



Leif

[George]

Hi Leif
Well thats two cockups in two days, impressive even by my standards :roll: Sorry for the mistake Rick

George

[DelP]

Hello George

No problem, it's not the first time there's been a reference to Rick's Dove...personally I think it's the best model he's made...

I won't be adding a VC anytime soon although it was part of the original plan...I've a few other projects on the go at the mo, so the Dove isn't a priority. If I added a VC then I may as well re-build the Dove for FSX and I haven't got the time for that either....not yet anyway...

ATB,

Derek ;-)