On what hardware do you run your SSM2007?

[Admin]

Vsync is there to fix the graphics from "breaking up" or showing "tearing" for certain cards. In no way they reduce the CPU available for the simulation engine.
For gaming PCs with reasonable power In any case, Vsync will maintain the display frame rate to 60fps without huting the smoothness of the game, while making sure that the display is free of "out of sync artifacts".

So if you get Zillion of FPS without Vsync on and you have no visual artifacts, you can leave it at that. If you do experience some visual artifacts, turn Vsync on and you will NOT hurt the rest of the sim performance, despite the fact that the FPS are pegged now at 60fps. Anything over 25FPS is smooth enough for the human eye and considering that the PC already has enough horse-power, you will have a smoothly-running, clean display sim.

/Admin

[Crockitt]

What are the odds?    I have the exact same system as bradleyjs on page 1.


Laptop:
 -- Dell XPS M1710, 2.33 Dual Core, 17" Screen
 -- 4GB RAM
 -- Vista Pro
 -- nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX, 512 MB
 -- 1920x1200
 -- 55+ FPS

Minus the Vista....I stuck with XP.

[satiel]

CPU: Intel E8400@4Ghz
RAM: 2GB TeamGroup@1200Mhz
Graphics Card: Ati Radeon 4870
Resolution: 1680*1050 on Samsung T220
FPS: i don't know...it's limited 60Fps.....i guess up to 200....

[Kosmonaut]

I'm out of commission right now...so I get a big fat goose egg. (zero)

Normally I run 3.2 GHz Intel. 2GB RAM, ATI 3800 series 512 MB on the video and a 26" plasma screen. a modest system....hopefully with this new motherboard I am getting..I'll be able to slap in a dual core processor at some point in the future.

Res is 1024x768x32 on the big screen
FPS is about 50-60

Well..the system described above is now dead and buried...

New system is Intel core 2 duo @ 3.0 GHz
4 gig DDR2 RAM

1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 video card
still using the same 26 in plasma screen tho...that baby rocks!
ranging anywhere from 155-300+ FPS...and that's no bs.

[simking]

Its a frankenstein
A duel core nvdia.
ATI 1900GT card.

[abortflight]

RAM -2 GB
Graphics Card -Nvidia Geforce 9400
Resolution -1024 by 768
FPS -60 highest, 50 lowest, 30 when looking down on launch smoke.

[Admin]

RAM -2 GB
Graphics Card -Nvidia Geforce 9400
Resolution -1024 by 768
FPS -60 highest, 50 lowest, 30 when looking down on launch smoke.

CPU?

/Admin

[Michael_B767_ATP]

Hi,

Well, I just purchased the last item I needed for my rebuild, an I7-975 CPU.  I'll build it over the weekend.

1. I7 975 Processor (Going to overclock to 4ghz)
2. ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Motherboard
3. BFG GTX 285 Nvidia Video Board (Pre Over Clocked, Core Clock: 702MHz / Memory Data Rate: 2664MHz)
4. 6 Gig Corsair DDR3 Memory 2000mhz (7-8-7-20)
5. 3 - 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drives
6. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
7. Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt Power Supply
8. 1 - Sony DVD D/L Burner
9. 1 - ASUS DVD D/L Burner

[Steven]

Hi,

Well, I just purchased the last item I needed for my rebuild, an I7-975 CPU.  I'll build it over the weekend.

1. I7 975 Processor (Going to overclock to 4ghz)
2. ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 Motherboard
3. BFG GTX 285 Nvidia Video Board (Pre Over Clocked, Core Clock: 702MHz / Memory Data Rate: 2664MHz)
4. 6 Gig Corsair DDR3 Memory 2000mhz (7-8-7-20)
5. 3 - 10,000 RPM SATA Hard Drives
6. Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
7. Enermax Galaxy 1000 Watt Power Supply
8. 1 - Sony DVD D/L Burner
9. 1 - ASUS DVD D/L Burner

I want your job, haha.  That's a master gaming computer.  Are you going to run those 10k RPM drives in RAID-0, or just as regular drives?

[Michael_B767_ATP]

Hi,

They will be run without RAID-0, I've run RAID-0 in the past, just not worth the three day reinstall if something happens. I really didn't see any improvement running RAID-0. For those that remember, that's how I lost all my Checklist some time ago (RAID-0). All my checklist had to be rebuilt from scratch, that includes all my FS9 Boeing checklists as well.

This is my gaming rig, it will have FS9 on one drive, FSX on the other and SSM2007 on the third drive.

Windows 7 (64bit) will be on a separate 7200rpm drive. This should keep the computer clean and just about fragment free.

[uri_ba]

RAID-0 is a problem.. especially on Home hardware (but I'm not keen on using it on servers also).

loosing half your stuff is better then loosing all of it :|

and RAID5, well, I will never do it without a proper controller, and even then, if your controller is dead you're doomed.

other then that.
Mike, that is one heck of a rig you're putting together.. it will eat FSX for breakfast

[Admin]

Hi,

They will be run without RAID-0, I've run RAID-0 in the past, just not worth the three day reinstall if something happens. I really didn't see any improvement running RAID-0. For those that remember, that's how I lost all my Checklist some time ago (RAID-0). All my checklist had to be rebuilt from scratch, that includes all my FS9 Boeing checklists as well.

This is my gaming rig, it will have FS9 on one drive, FSX on the other and SSM2007 on the third drive.

Windows 7 (64bit) will be on a separate 7200rpm drive. This should keep the computer clean and just about fragment free.

With so many drives, 6GB RAM and the I7 + Nvidia overclocked, what is your cooling scheme?

/Admin

[Michael_B767_ATP]

Hi,

The system will be built inside a Antec 1200 case with a Prolima Megahalems heatsink and two Thermalright TR-FDB-12-1600rpm fans.

I'll be using OCZ Freeze compound for the CPU.

I will have a total of 12 fans inside this box, airflow will not be a problem.

I don't think I'll have any problems reaching 4ghz., I may be able to push it a little further.

Guess I'll find out over the weekend.

I will have to purchase another license for SSM2007 since I'm updating again, not that I mind, tech support and updates make it worth it.

Its going to be a busy weekend, good thing its a three day weekend for me.

[Admin]

WHAT? No water cooling? Those 12 fans will make an awful N O I S E! 

But on the other hand, it will sound just like the Shuttle cockpit.

/Admin

[Michael_B767_ATP]

Hi,

Well, I replaced all the fans for ball bearing silent fans. The only fans I was not able to replace were the two that came with the corsair memory and the one on the video board.

Here is a review of the heatsink, it performed very well against the competition.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article916-page1.html

If I don't get the results I want, I can always switch to W/C, I have all the parts just need to put it all together (again).