I'm considering building a new PC soon., maybe.
The rig I run games on is getting a bit old with a Intel 1600 @ 2400 on a Abit BD7R wid 512Mb Ram and a Ti4600 card.
It runs FS2004 ok ish, but I know a new PC would give a big boost.
I do have a 'working PC' that is a P4P800 with Intel 2.8 @ 3.2, 1024Mb RAM and a crap video card, that I wouldn't even attempt to load FS9.
I may wait until the new Intel chips are released (initial reports look good) (may wait til Vista is here too).
But i spose the Q I have is, what are peoples experience with SLI graphics and FS9?
I'd either get a single 7900GTX or dual 7900GT in SLI mode.
I'd like to get the solution that would run FS9 better as I can see that taking up most of my gaming time. But then I spose FS10 will be here by that time, and may favour SLI (or not!)
My target resolution will be at least 1600x1200 but preferably playable at 1920x1200.
divulge your thoughts please.
Unless you have cash to spend and/or just can not wait, buying now would reduce your ability to be on track for the next gen of video games and/or their upgrades. I would wait, put the money into qual sli once the DX10 cards are out and have been proven.
If you can't wait purchase a single 7900GTX with the assumption of adding another one in SLI toward the end of the year or early next year. Do not buy the 7900GTX's that are factory overclocked. Nvidia has confirmed their partners who factory overclocked those cards screwed them up. BFG is the best bet for stable operation
The official quote from NVIDIA:
In working with our board partners we discovered the cause of the random slowdown and temporary lockup problems experienced by various users of certain overclocked 7900 GTX graphics boards. Essentially, it was a case where the core and/or memory clocks were driven a bit too high, and the overclocking margins weren't available on those specific boards. For users who experience the problems, the graphics card vendors will work with those individual users to fix the problem. We have learned from our board partners that the situation is now under control.
DX10-Quad SLI will be the the future and FSX will take full advantage of multicore processors and DX10 Quad SLI.
I would wait, save up,... and put the money into a better system and DX10 video early next year.
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