Simviation Forum - Sweet Ride! Or Desk???

Jul 28^th, 2010 at 10:05am

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I wouldn't mind havin' these in my pc!! Shocked

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=55546...

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=62525...

Now that would be fun! Cool

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Reply #1 - Jul 28^th, 2010 at 1:53pm

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Wouldn't we all. Cool

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Reply #2 - Jul 28^th, 2010 at 4:37pm

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That's the card I ordered with my Aurora. I have mixed feelings about it. I could not get AA working well with reasonable FPS until I downloaded ATI Tray Tools. And after some sessions with tech support (Alienware, not my son Tech Support Roll Eyes

), they installed a new one and I am fairly sure the tech updated to a newer driver. Now the driver crashes anytime I turn shadows on or try to use Google Earth. Yesterday, they spent several hours updating my bios and driver. End result, no change. They said they would do some research and call me back. I'm not holding my breath or getting my hopes up. But to be fair, you've seen my shots Tim, and I get those results with fairly consistent 30 FPS. I just can't turn shadows on, which is a shame because I've got some really nice ground scenery. I think the card is probably one of the best on the market right now, just not so much for older programs like FSX. It would really be nice if ATI would create a driver designed with FSX in mind.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Jul 28^th, 2010 at 5:55pm

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patchz wrote on Jul 28^th, 2010 at 4:37pm:

That's the card I ordered with my Aurora. I have mixed feelings about it. I could not get AA working well with reasonable FPS until I downloaded ATI Tray Tools. And after some sessions with tech support (Alienware, not my son Tech Support Roll Eyes

), they installed a new one and I am fairly sure the tech updated to a newer driver. Now the driver crashes anytime I turn shadows on or try to use Google Earth. Yesterday, they spent several hours updating my bios and driver. End result, no change. They said they would do some research and call me back. I'm not holding my breath or getting my hopes up. But to be fair, you've seen my shots Tim, and I get those results with fairly consistent 30 FPS. I just can't turn shadows on, which is a shame because I've got some really nice ground scenery. I think the card is probably one of the best on the market right now, just not so much for older programs like FSX. It would really be nice if ATI would create a driver designed with FSX in mind.

Yeah, I guess there are ups and downs to everything... Cry

But as you said, I've seen your pics, and I would be very happy to be getting that kind of performance!

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Reply #4 - Jul 28^th, 2010 at 7:34pm

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I'd rather this:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/ARES_CrossFire/3.html

or 3 of them in crossfire just for the hell of it.

In any case, even the fastest 5970's will perform the same as a 5870 in FSX.

But seriously, dual GTX 460 and some fast G.Skill would be as fast and cost much less.

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Reply #5 - Jul 29^th, 2010 at 7:45pm

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i would be ESTATIC just to have *15 FPS* in FSX!!!!!!! i can only get MAYBE 4 with all sliders to the left, no sound, no shadows, ......... basically FSX as a desert while I fly my FS9 B737-300 at FL300 looking at the clear blue above me.... only thing showing is the blue and the plane, all i get is MAYBE 4.

Fs9 on the other hand... steady 25.

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Reply #6 - Jul 29^th, 2010 at 11:43pm

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patchz wrote on Jul 28^th, 2010 at 4:37pm:

That's the card I ordered with my Aurora. I have mixed feelings about it. I could not get AA working well with reasonable FPS until I downloaded ATI Tray Tools. And after some sessions with tech support (Alienware, not my son Tech Support Roll Eyes

), they installed a new one and I am fairly sure the tech updated to a newer driver. Now the driver crashes anytime I turn shadows on or try to use Google Earth. Yesterday, they spent several hours updating my bios and driver. End result, no change. They said they would do some research and call me back. I'm not holding my breath or getting my hopes up. But to be fair, you've seen my shots Tim, and I get those results with fairly consistent 30 FPS. I just can't turn shadows on, which is a shame because I've got some really nice ground scenery. I think the card is probably one of the best on the market right now, just not so much for older programs like FSX. It would really be nice if ATI would create a driver designed with FSX in mind.

Getting enough power?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5970,2474-15.html ; Shocked

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Reply #7 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 10:40am

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Groundbound1 wrote on Jul 29^th, 2010 at 11:43pm:

patchz wrote on Jul 28^th, 2010 at 4:37pm:

That's the card I ordered with my Aurora. I have mixed feelings about it. I could not get AA working well with reasonable FPS until I downloaded ATI Tray Tools. And after some sessions with tech support (Alienware, not my son Tech Support Roll Eyes

), they installed a new one and I am fairly sure the tech updated to a newer driver. Now the driver crashes anytime I turn shadows on or try to use Google Earth. Yesterday, they spent several hours updating my bios and driver. End result, no change. They said they would do some research and call me back. I'm not holding my breath or getting my hopes up. But to be fair, you've seen my shots Tim, and I get those results with fairly consistent 30 FPS. I just can't turn shadows on, which is a shame because I've got some really nice ground scenery. I think the card is probably one of the best on the market right now, just not so much for older programs like FSX. It would really be nice if ATI would create a driver designed with FSX in mind.

Getting enough power?
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5970,2474-15.html Shocked

Page not found, but after a little searching I found where the base ps is 575w. I ordered an 875w, so I think I have enough unless I go to dual cards. But I think I read something somewhere that said FS does not support dual cards or won't work any better with dual cards. I can't remember exactly what it said.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #8 - Jul 30^th, 2010 at 3:22pm

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That sucks. Anyway, it said the card uses in the neighborhood of 400+ watts under load. It's a lot. Yeah, unless you're using a VERY high resolution, I don't think crossfire won't help much anyway.

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Reply #9 - Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 7:50am

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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/ARES/32.html

The 5970 gets a fair bit of performance per watt. 3rd highest efficiency of any graphics you on the market at now at the resolution it was designed to run at.

Unless you're getting an overclocked 5970 like the ASUS ARES, power consumption shouldn't exceed 300 watt. The Tomshardware link was total system power consumption.

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Reply #10 - Aug 2^nd, 2010 at 11:45am

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Obviously, this is not in game, I just took the shot. And some of the readings are a bit misleading, as this is a 2GB card. But it also processes sound and I'm running iTunes right now.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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