Simviation Forum - Hows this for a spec?

Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:17am

Kinetika Offline
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Hi Guys:

I'm about to purchase a new machine for work, thats going to be running some serious graphics apps. I was wondering what the spec would be like for running FSX maxed out.

If someone could read through the following and let me know if theres anything missing, or an upgrade that they would recommend that would help FSX kick some butt on the machine then, please let me know, the companies paying and its flightcased to go where i go!

Cheers...

Dual Opteron Model 285 Dual Processor
12GB DDR400 ECC (6 DIMMS)
Dual NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
150GB 10,000rpm SATA 16MB Cache
74GB Serial ATA RAID 1 Array (2x 74GB 10,000rpm)
Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music
Windows XP Pro X64

I should point out that thats the software manufacturers ideal spec for the work i do and that i have absolutely no idea what any of that actually means other than that its quite good.

Thoughts please

Thanks

Paul

PS: I have the rudder pedals and joystick already with FS9....

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Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:23am

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Quite good for sure, damn it Tongue

I don't know those quadro cards wery well. I just know that they are optimized for picture works, but I don't know how they are supposed to perform with games 3D graphics...
For the rest, memory sounds nice, just like your proc Grin

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Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:49am

Bindoe Ex Member

Wow nice work rig you got there!

It should run fsX well, but not maxed out. fsX uses one core for 80% of the work, while another core for 20% of the work. That means you're mostly using one of your four CPU cores for the work.

The video cards are exellent, however not really designed for gaming. It still should run really nicely though.

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Reply #3 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:52am

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Consider Dual Intel X6800? Tongue

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Reply #4 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:54am

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Personally I'm looking at a Cray 2 Grin

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Reply #5 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 7:57am

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Yeah - I once knew someone who had spec like that. Every time he switched it on the lights in every village for a 30 mile radius went out.

Before the usual crew try to jump on me and bite my bum....just kidding Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 8:07am

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I always knew you had some odd fetishes Roger but bottom biting? Shocked

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Reply #7 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 10:08am

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I think I read somewhre that the 64 bit OS causes problems with FSX.... check that out.

best,

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Reply #8 - Oct 24^th, 2006 at 10:06pm

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I think I read somewhre that the 64 bit OS causes problems with FSX.... check that out.

best,

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At least, the demo works fine in XP x64. When I get my hands on FSX I´ll let you guys know.

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Reply #9 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 8:58am

Kinetika Offline
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Thanks for your thoughts guys.

Out of interest, what more would it need to be ready for DX10 and running properly?

Cheers

Paul

Incidentally, just bought FSX - whats with the river thames? time for a fix MSFS...

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Reply #10 - Oct 31^st, 2006 at 9:16am

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Yeah - I once knew someone who had spec like that. Every time he switched it on the lights in every village for a 30 mile radius went out.

Before the usual crew try to jump on me and bite my bum....just kidding Roll Eyes

You mean he didn't just trip the switch on the national grid?

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