U4EA wrote:WOW!Y'all got me drooling a bit!
And here I though I had a cool set-up with an X52-Pro, Switch Panel, Multi Panel, and 4 Flight instrument Panels mounted around a 24" monitor. I have the instrument panels below, between the monitor and keyboard, and the multi & switch panels slanted toward me above the monitor.
Works rather well for me as space is a bit of a premium, but moreso is funding! The 'finance manager' keeps denying my request for an uppie to a 2 or 3 monitor 'pit.
{Although I am looking to "get away with" a graphics card uppie pretty soon! Shhhhhhhh!}
Almost forgot, I have a Saitek Cyborg keyboard.
Although I've seen where some folks have had difficulties with Saitek stuff, I have had nothing but an excellent time with putting together the set-up I have now, one piece at a time.
"... and 4 Flight instrument Panels mounted around a 24" monitor ...."
Sounds interesting. Do you have a picture posted somewhere?
"... Works rather well for me as space is a bit of a premium, ..."
Space has been a bit of a problem for me too. I would like to build a simple dedicated "sim pit" but just don't know where I could do it.
My desk top started out as a simple (auctioned) large commercial printer desk/stand. I used 2 cheap boards (made for wall shelving) to make a stand for my monitor about 15+ years ago.
This is the type of laminated particleboard shelving that I used.
The height of the shelf turned out to be the perfect height to (later) attach 2 Saitek panels to the underside, with space to slide my keyboard under the panels. I couldn't have done better if I'd tried. If you look at the small picture with the single Flight Instrument Panel you can see my keyboard under the Switch Panel.
"{Although I am looking to "get away with" a graphics card uppie pretty soon! Shhhhhhhh!}"
I've found the Radeon hd6XX0 & 6XX0 series to be VERY good with FSX. Not to mention VERY cheap. It also handles 3 monitors right out of the box, no TrippleHead2go needed. And on top of that it doesn't need a high watt power supply with a separate power cord to the card. My old power supply was a 400 Watt unit. No problem with that card.
"Almost forgot, I have a Saitek Cyborg keyboard. "
I'm quite happy with my wireless keyboard and wireless mouse. The keyboard lasts at least 6 - 8 months and the mouse only 4 - 6 months. Having been a Boy Scout I always have batteries available. No problem. Getting them out of the way takes only a second or two.
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