Attn Nick N

[astron]

Hi there Nick, im new to this site i see you hang out here quite a bit,and i have read quite a bit of your stuff, its quite apparent that you know what you are talking about, i dont know if there is some recent information on this somewhere or not,But i was thinking of buying another comeplete computer system, for the use of fsx only. at this very point in time, what is the best configuration you would put together, with the hardware available. meaning motherboard, proccessor chip, video card etc...  and would it be something that i could buy already prebuilt. any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance Best regards,Tom

[Fly2e]

Welcome Tom,

This will be better off down here in the Hardware forum. Until Nick responds, he actually posted a thread at the top of this Hardware forum that might answer a few of your questions.

[jwenham]

If you are wanting the best your looking at about a 2 to 3 thousand dollar investment could go higher depending on what you want. The first thing you need to figure out is exactly how much money you want to spend and then design your build or buy based on that. If money is no limit I'll build you a computer you could fly the space shuttle from.

[astron]

Hi there, yes that is what i want except that i would be flying an Lj45 to the moon, what would you suggest for the configuration of such an animal, and here are some pics of what im building, this is full scale lj45, thanks again for any help
Best regards Tom

[Steve M]

OK I'm starting to get impressed. Please, keep us informed on how this project turns out!

[NickN]

Asus P6T Deluxe v2

GTX 285 video card.. fastest core and memory speed you can afford

i7 950 when they are released (975 if you want the extreme version.. much more expensive.. easier clocking)

WD VelociRaptor 300GB HD dedicated to FSX

If you have a large database of photoscenery anotheer WD Vrap unless the PS will not fit on a 300GB drive..

[astron]

Excellent Nick, im writing all of this down , thanks very much for the layout

Best regards Tom

[Plugpennyshadow]

Is that a vehicle lift you're using to lift that pit?  And the dolly?  Is it custom and the pit gonna live on it?

[astron]

Hi there, the shell will stay on the rolling base, but i just put it up on my lift to install the lower lateral stringers better then laying on your back, but it might be cool to leave it on the lift then when im taking off the wife can just raise the lift for me, problem is she might not let me land lol.
take care for now
Regards,Tom

[Plugpennyshadow]

You could use a remote for the lift... Or tie it in with FSX...that lift would be perfect for the beginnings of a full motion sim...Your probably thinking that Im not helping...More money and more man hours...LOL

No, I was just curious.  I have a two post vehicle lift behind the shop.  Need to rebuild the hydraulics.  The thing is quite old but rebuildable...Just thought your use of one was quite inovative.  That your shop?

[Plugpennyshadow]

I think this should be moved to the Build a Pit section and made a sticky...Just my two bad pennies worth.  This build looks to be an inspired one.  And one to follow.

Astron?  You have build pics from the beginning?  Post if so...