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calypso · Post by **calypso** » 06 Feb 2007, 17:05

Nice system Andy. Only thing I would change (besides the M/B and the processor is a larger hard disk. At least double your proposed 160 Gb.

AndyMinx · Post by **AndyMinx** » 08 Feb 2007, 19:00

How about this revised system then chaps?...

Asrock ATi Crossfire Socket 775 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Processor
4Gb Kingston Value DDR667 RAM
ATi Radeon X1950Pro 512Mb Graphics
160Gb SATA2 HDD
Soundblaster Audigy LS 24Bit sound card
Belkin PCI 4 port USB expansion card
500W Coolermaster PSU
CD-ROM drive
DVD+RW drive
3.5" Floppy drive

Cheers,

d0mokun · Post by **d0mokun** » 08 Feb 2007, 20:48

As Calypso said.. I'd watch that HDD.

I was going to put a 160gb in this machine, which is pretty much the same as your spec there. However I opted for a 320gb instead.. you'll need it! trust me!

Bah and I remember the days* when my 80mb Amiga A600 hard drive was humongous.

Dano.

*I'm only 18 so I don't remember that many days gone by

AndyMinx · Post by **AndyMinx** » 10 Feb 2007, 12:39

Ok...Final 'draft' chaps before I purchase. How's this look?

Asrock ATi Crossfire Socket 775 Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor
2Gb Kingston Value DDR667 RAM
ATi Radeon X1950Pro 256Mb Graphics
320Gb Western Digital SATA2 HDD
Soundblaster Audigy LS 24Bit sound card
Belkin PCI 4 port USB expansion card
500W Coolermaster PSU
CD-ROM drive
DVD+RW drive
3.5" Floppy drive

Cheers,

Post by **DaveB** » 10 Feb 2007, 12:54

Like Tony.. I'll have your old piece of tat if you're throwing it out!

Re the 'aircraft not showing in select aircraft' with Nvidia cards.. I had this with the last new Nvidia card I bought.. a 6600GT and only used the AA settings on the card (making them in the sim made not one jot of difference.. except for Tony who is the only man on the planet this appears to work for)

I found that the 'aircraft' could be made to appear depending on which AA setting you chose but this normally coincided with an AA setting I didn't want.. eg, it made FSNav take 4 days to draw

Not had an Nvidia card since though other than that, I've never found much to complain about with them.

If your flightsim doesn't go like sh1t off a shovel with your proposed setup.. I'd give in mate

ATB

DaveB :tab:

d0mokun · Post by **d0mokun** » 10 Feb 2007, 13:15

Just noticed that there's both CD & DVD drive.. why would you need two? A DVD drive can do all the shiznits that a CD drive can do iirc, same goes for a DVD writer.

Otherwise the system will do you fine.. I run pretty much the same spec and it's not let me down yet.

Even runs Vista.. eeeh :k:

Dan

AndyMinx · Post by **AndyMinx** » 10 Feb 2007, 13:23

To be honest I'll probably remove the old CD-ROM drive, it's not working properly anyway!

I'm just trying to make use of what existing parts I can, keep costs down 'n' all that.

Anyway thanks for the advice and support everyone, now to sort out cost!

Cheers,

d0mokun · Post by **d0mokun** » 10 Feb 2007, 13:58

I got all my kit from Overclockers, they are a good bunch. Though I also drove to Stoke to pick it all up.

KR
Dan.

Mickey D · Post by **Mickey D** » 11 Feb 2007, 12:28

Hey Dan you don't look too good in your avatur mate. Is Phil overworking you.

calypso · Post by **calypso** » 28 Feb 2007, 10:12

Well, for the last 10 years or so, I have been making do with fairly humble PC setups, mostly inherited from my son.

I retired some months ago and decided treat myself to a "serious" rig that would hopefully see me through the next few years.

Managed to convince my better half (never easy) and took the plunge!

Delivery date is today! I'm sitting here waiting for the big UPS truck.

Basic specs:

- Dell XPS 710 Core 2 Duo Processor E6700 (2.66GHz,1066FSB, 4MB cache)

- 2048 Mb (2x1024) 667 Mhz DDR2

- Hard Drive 640GB Serial ATA Raid 0 "Stripe" (2x320GB)

- nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX - 768 Mb

- 20" flat screen monitor (wide-screen)

- Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme

- XP Professionnel SP2

By the way, I did identical configurations on the Dell Swiss site and the Dell UK site and, guess what, the UK price is 830 pounds higher! That's a big hike.