Classic British Flight Sim

In that case make it 2p!

Regards,
Chris

I'm already moving house

Good choice of CPU though Dave

I'm hoping that this will, at last, give me what I want to see Not concerned at all how FSX performs.. seeing the best from FS9 remains my goal

ATB

DaveB

But Dave... FSX might become your sim of choice after this upgrade . It would be a shame to waste it on FS9 - only kidding honest. TBH though I'm very curious to see how it will run FSX.

Regards,
Chris

Sim of choice?? What would I do if I didn't see FSX included on the monthly 'There are unused icons on your desktop'??

I've seen FSX run on an E8400 coupled to an nvidia 780(something)mb 8800GT and it ran very, very well.. no SLi or super fast memory and no overclocking. It was how FS9 ran at Aerosofts MegaAirport London 2008 with AI at 100% that showed just how slow my E6600 system was
I'm in line for an 8800GT at the end of the month (if the current user doesn't fry it in the meantime) so hope, eventually, to see a similar performance boost here There are a number of uncertainties and possible pitfalls to be overcome first.. namely, was it the cpu or was it the mobo that died and even if the lesser evil (the cpu) was the cause.. it may not go straight in without a bios revision. Flashing the bios isn't a problem on an already working system but difficult to do on one that won't start. Fortunately.. I have the offer of a 775 chip on short loan for the bios flash which is a comfort. However.. if it turns out to be a dead mobo.. I will be removing the window locks from the toyroom windows and the components currently sitting unused to my right will find themselves ejected into the inclement Autumn air

ATB

DaveB

Like this Dave?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKOBkHIq8zU

Similar Jim though I think this one shows more venom..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40szm5mF21Y&NR=1

ATB

DaveB

Was that Tony M or Ben's comment at the top about spare parts?

Today with trepediation I fitted my new PSU an OCZ 700 Pro Mod. It was £70 with postage and too be honest it looked the part with the main 12v CPU and ATX cables all ready sleeved and connected, the SATA and Molex plus the 2 PCI-E leads were snap in and sleeved as well.
All came in a cute black bag so excess wires can be put away for future use ..or lost in my case!
I started with good intentions of photographing my present PSU in situ and all the spaghetti looking wiring. But my rechargable batteries in the camera were defunct of life, like all great explorers in time I decided that would not put me off and in I went armed with torch and screwdriver.
Old PSU came out like a dream and all the wires were soon gone. I could actually see inside my PC at last!!!
Fitted the new PSU and then found I needed the dexterity that only minature escapologists have, not being able to lay my hands on one I used my 1 and 1/2 thumbs and manipulated the sleeved wires that needed to be connected, not easy and a few choice words later the 12v ATX was connected and the 12v CPU leads were in. I noticed then that I had one 12V 4 pin plug left... I then realised that this is for a four pin type motherboard and was a spare Phew!
The next bit was tougher, I connected the SATA power leads and IDE power leads to the DVD and DVD-R/W plus the Floppy, again not easy but got there, the PCI-E leads connected and once it was all routed neatly I caould see the benefit of modular cabling, you only use what you need and its all neat and tidy. Looks good and improves airflow round the internals.
Next came the powering up bit..always a worry so much so that the old dog sitting patiently watching and waiting for me to cut my hand on the case and get the chance of a few blood drops either got bored at this point or decided to move out of range should it go t*ts up.
He has experience of my DIY
Powering up with eyes closed and left hand gripping anything religious in this case an old copy of watchtower that I use to swat flies in the computer room, it fired up a treat and ran as if nothing had ever happened. So I am chuffed
The old PSU a 550W that was designed to run SLI in the days of Nvidia 6600GT was working fine, but after upgrading the CPU motherboard Ram and adding the GTX260 I thought it was nearing the maximum it could handle.
Pros it looks nice
Cons they are not easy to fit but worth it in the end
Oh and I did try to take a picture of the completed mission with some Kodak Batteries installed into the camera, but sadly although new and fresh from the 12 pack I had bought from Poundland they sadly just like the local lady of the nights knickers failed at the first effort of strain... Teach me to buy decent batteries

Out of interest, how quiet are these PSUs? I've got a box of spare parts that acts as a media player i.e. digital TV with recording, iTunes, DVD etc. I'm generally pleased with it (been using it for two+ years now) but due to the shoestring budget I assembled it on ( >£100 for the TV card, sound card and case which were the only bits not in the spares box) the PSU is a bit on the noisy side, generally not a problem unless it's a warm day and something quiet is playing.
I'd like to slot in a new PSU to reduce the noise, power isn't really a problem as the most expansion it might get is another TV card and a Blu-Ray drive. Thoughts?