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Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 13:06
by petermcleland
I've been without computer for a couple of weeks as I upgraded:-

http://forum.fsscreenshots.com/dcboard. ... =full&page

:fly:

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 13:25
by tonymadge
Superb pictures Peter, what are the spec of the new machine or rather "monster" :lol:
Just make sure those FSX nutters do not try to convince you it is ideal to run FSX... :excited:

I was going to post pictures of my upgrade but failed batteries in the camera dealt the death blow to that idea, but then again it looks a mess compared to your operating theatre clean machine..
I like the twin fans on the case, I just fitted a 80mm fan to the front of my case so I get air blown in, the PSU cooler which is almost as large as yours blows air across and I have another fan on the side of the case pulling more air in onto the cpu cooler and motherboard, a final 140mm fan exhauts it all out along the with PSU fan... I have more fans than a cheap fan shop in Hong Kong... :)

Great looking system though Peter thanks for the picture link.
Tony

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 14:12
by petermcleland
Thanks Tony...No there is no way that FSX will ever find its way back into my machine B-)

"Leading Edge" Specs:-

Case: Lian-Li Aluminium PC-6089A
Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
CPU: Intel Core i7 920 2.66 GHz (LGA 1366)
CPU Cooling: akasa NERO
Power: Silent Pro M 500W
Memory: Corsair 6GB...3x2GB Modules DDR3
Hard Drives: 1 SATA Seagate 1TB
External Drives Seagate 400GB, FreeAgent 465GB and FreeAgent 1.19TB
CD R/W: Plextor 52x24x52 IDE
DVD R/W: Plextor PX-708A
Graphics: GeForce GTX 285 1024MB PCIe
Sound: On board HD sound
Operating System: Microsoft XP Professional
Monitor1: Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB 22" 0.24 dot pitch
Monitor2: Dell 19" D 1025HE
Keyboard: Logitech wireless with MxLaser Mouse

I fitted 6GB of RAM in the anticipation of eventually moving to Windows 7 or some such OS 8)

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 15:35
by TSR2
Superb Peter! Out of curiosity, which Graphics card is that? I see you say its the NVidia GTX 285, but who is the manufacturer?

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 15:40
by Garry Russell
Nice kit Peter :D

An upgrade for mine would mean buying a better grade of coal :lol:

Garry

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 16:39
by ChrisHunt
That is some system Peter - congrats, should keep you going for a while. Lure you over to FSX - would we try? :lol: Would run it really well though!

Regards,
Chris

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 16:53
by speedbird591
Oh bloody hell! Talk about goal posts and movin' em ... :(

Ian :lol:

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 17:04
by petermcleland
Ben Watson wrote:Superb Peter! Out of curiosity, which Graphics card is that? I see you say its the NVidia GTX 285, but who is the manufacturer?
Don't know Ben...It is OEM and came in a plain box with no labels or manual...The System Information from DXDIAG simply says:-

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

Device Manager says the same thing and in properties it list the Manufacturer as "NVIDIA".

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 17:40
by Techy111
All that power wasted...... :'(

Never too late Sith Peter..... :OB:

lovely specs i bet 9 flies along now Peter.... :welldone:

Tony

Re: Upgrade for Leading Edge...

Posted: 01 Nov 2009, 18:59
by TSR2
petermcleland wrote:
Ben Watson wrote:Superb Peter! Out of curiosity, which Graphics card is that? I see you say its the NVidia GTX 285, but who is the manufacturer?
Don't know Ben...It is OEM and came in a plain box with no labels or manual...The System Information from DXDIAG simply says:-

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

Device Manager says the same thing and in properties it list the Manufacturer as "NVIDIA".

Hi Peter,

Thats what I thought! It looks like an Nvidia referance board! Great find. Where did you get it?