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Hello and Welcome to the Simviation hardware forum. My name is Cameron, and let me be the first to welcome you here. In this thread you will find a basic outline of what we can do for you here, and some links to resources so you can teach yourself. So lets get started.

What parts do I need in my system?
About 70% of the threads we get here are on this topic, so lets give you some general info. Microsoft Flight Simulator 9 and 10 are two very stressing programs that eat your system resources faster than a fat kid can eat Twinkies.  

Graphically its rather intense, so a dedicated 3D card is a must. Onboard graphics should never even be considered as they usually have around 2 pixel pipelines, 4 pixel shaders, and they draw from your system RAM, and CPU cycles to work. Adding a GPU is the first thing a simmer should think about upgrading when they want to get rid of choppy performance.  

The second two components that FS eat are your CPU and RAM. As it is a simulation your CPU is working to monitor everything in the air, and what you

Awesome topic, Cam, now we just need to buy a mod to sticky it


Anyway, this will help so much people! Thanks!

Nice one Cam

Just for the record, the Allendale/Conroes are the same core, but the Allendales have half of the L2 cache disabled

I still maintain that it is much more cost effective to go for the E6300, as one overclocked to 3Ghz will bench the same as a X6800, but it's your opinion, so fair enough

Jon

I think they are both good CPUs. It depends what your budget is. E6600 is $157 more than E6300. If you can afford the price jump I say go for it.

Awesome topic, Cam, now we just need to buy a mod to sticky it


Anyway, this will help so much people! Thanks!

Its being worked on.

FAQ is up next.

Cheers
Cameron

Excellent Cameron, well written and informative. Just one thing though....
Get a spellchecker!  
Rob.

[quote]Excellent Cameron, well written and informative. Just one thing though....
Get a spellchecker!

Excellent Cameron, well written and informative.

Hence why I wanted to be a mod...but Pete said he would stickey this for me.

Just one thing though....
Get a spellchecker!  
Rob.

Word is installing now

Cheers
Cameron

To be honest, Tom's hardware is complete shit, a X1800 just can't be faster than a 7950GX2...

Like I said don't believe everything you read from them. Most of it is good stuff, but sometimes they tend to get a little skewed.

Cheers
Cameron

finaly we might stop posting the same advice over and over

nice work cam

edit: for uk members try http://www.scan.co.uk very good site

Nice work.  8)

finaly we might stop posting the same advice over and over

nice work cam

edit: for uk members try http://www.scan.co.uk very good site

Very true, better choice than Overclockers especially if your stuck with an AGP based system.  ;)

UK members, or any worldwide member, let me know where you shop for hardware, so I can add the links. I only look at US sites, so I really don't know where to go for international.

Cheers
Cameron

For anyone in western Canada, www.eglobalci.com, in Vancouver BC, has treated me  very well. Competitive, no hidden costs, and the stuff is at my door (450 kms away) usually within 3 days. I recommend them.

For Canada take a look at:

www.ncix.com

I payed $20 shipping and my order arrived in 2 days. They ship from Vancouver, and I live in Ontario. I also got to avoid PST.

www.tigerdirect.ca

Another great store.