New Computer

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Hi all,

I am planning to buy me a new computer, but what Windows version is the best to choose(XP or Vista) especialy with the eye on MSFS X.
Suggestions very welcome.

Cheers,

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Hi there Niels, from what I know I think FSX runs best on Vista

[EHM-1651 Christian]

Well Vista and FSX with a full 64bit system is best with Intel DualCore giving you the best performenc and highest price.

[EHM-1798 Conrad]

Well you could be waiting a long time for Vista - the operating system hasnt even gone into the RC2 yet!

Go for XP - Vista will be buggy when it comes out at first. But if you buy a very good computer, then when vista is stable and out in the public, then all you need to do is buy vista.

I have been beta testing Vista right back in those early builds, and i can tell you - i will not be moving from XP/Server 2003 for a long time

[EHM-1592 Niels]

thank you all, my mind is made up, XP is the one i guess, from what Conrad sais

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Neils,

Do you really need to buy now? One thing that will give you a massive performance boost when Vista finally comes is a DirectX 10 GFX card. They are not yet available but buying a system with a pricey DirectX 9 GFX card now will mean you won't see the benefits of DX10 until you upgrade your GFX card which will probably set you back a cool 400euros when they first hit the shops!

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Phil,

At some point of time you've got to buy something new, there will allways be something better in development.
But... it will last a few weeks before i'll order the new stuff, we'll see what's in stock then, thank's for your comment, i'll keep in mind anyway

cheers

[EHM-1703 Philip]

I agree neils, these things can go on for ever, that is why my system tends to change one bit at a time instead of all at once!

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Originally posted by philnutt
I agree neils, these things can go on for ever, that is why my system tends to change one bit at a time instead of all at once!

How many people could afford to update everything at once anyway?? I'd love to have that money

[EHM-1592 Niels]

For the ones who're interested this is my new system:

Coolermaster Stacker
Enermax Liberty 620W
Asus P5B Deluxe
Intel Pentium E6600 Dual Core
GeIL 2x1GB 800-444
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950XTX  512MB GDDR4
Seagate 250GB
Plextor DVD R/W

Thanks again for your support

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Very nice Neils!!!!! That should give you some stonking FPS for a while! Are you putting FSX on it? If so, let us know how it works!

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Well Phil, not for a while i think. Reading all the problems with FSX on this forum, i better stay with FS9 till MS brings up some patches to resolve this.

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Philip,

I couldn't resist it when i was standing with FSX(Deluxe) in my hands in the store, so i bought it.
after putting all the setting sliders  to the far right, FSX runs at 7-20 fps(max fps set to 20). This is the default instalation, no 3rd party software and traffic set to 100%

Niels

[EHM-1671 Ben]

Originally posted by EHM-1592 Niels
Philip,

I couldn't resist it when i was standing with FSX(Deluxe) in my hands in the store, so i bought it.
after putting all the setting sliders  to the far right, FSX runs at 7-20 fps(max fps set to 20). This is the default instalation, no 3rd party software and traffic set to 100%

Niels

I LOVE YOUR COMPUTER!

But I wonder - how much more different is FSX to FS9? Is it worth the money in that respect?

[EHM-1883 Matt]

I bought FSX. Luckily, my comp is powerful to hold both, but FSX is a lot slower, because of all those cars, and moving traffic around the airport. It's a good feature if you have the right specs.

I would say, stick to FS9, and just think it over, and read a few reviews. All I'm going to say, is that FSX is a brilliant computer game, which has state of the art graphics, and amazing textures...if your comp is strong enough.

[EHM-1592 Niels]

Origineel gepost door EHM-1671 Ben
I LOVE YOUR COMPUTER!

 

Thanks Ben, me too;D

[EHM-1592 Niels]

WOW, I LOVE FSX

What a stunning world, those graphics are marvelous. And i tought that FSX was just FS9.2, how wrong could i be!!!

It may be an attack on the hardware, but wow

[EHM-1703 Philip]

Glad you are liking it but if your PC is finding it tough, then there is little hope for the rest of us!!!

[EHM-1242 Stef]

Still curious how (and if überhaupt) they arranged the wiring and stuff on the inside of your coolermaster case (still remember the horrors i had with mine... Just cant stand dangling wirelooms - even though you cant see it, knowing they are there is already sufficient - so i made and fixed the needed cabletrays out of aluminium myself). Will check it out next time i'm on Texel.

Anyway, from what i have read about FSX, i will stay with the trusty FS9 for a while. FSX does seem to me your mentioned version "9.2": It still has the rusty ATC FS9 did, AI traffic still does whatever it wants (and does so badly), and the only really new thing for me is basically the upgraded graphics engine (which guzzles system resources!) Matter of taste ofcours but from what i have seen i really don't like the mirroring MS created on water surfaces. Are they trying to depict a real world, or some sort of "never-never land" where all is nice and shiny?? Such things put me off.

But... if you're happy with it, be my guest.

Enjoy and have fun!
Stef