OleBoy
June 30th, 2010, 06:20
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=38940&p=437678&viewfull=1#post437678
Very inspiring topic. I've yet to step up to the pay window to make any purchases, although I've been reading quite a bit about the hardware choices and configurations others are using. Over the last few months prices on most everything have come down considerably. And the thought of building a new FSX computer a cheaper investment.
My main concerns at this point are the video card and the hard drive(s). ATI cards have been my choice for many years. I never had any troubles with them when I enjoyed general gaming. But after all I've read related to FSX, I'm leaning towards the nVidia GTX 480 Fermi. From what others are saying they are the best choice for the flight simulators.
...I've thought about SSD for drives, but cost in relation to capacity (especially for FSX) would take a huge drive to be effective.
I also want to enjoy FS2004 on the same machine. Different drives for each sim.
My brain is humming the song by Carly Simon "Anticipation" But in my case it's renamed to "Procrastination"
Very inspiring topic. I've yet to step up to the pay window to make any purchases, although I've been reading quite a bit about the hardware choices and configurations others are using. Over the last few months prices on most everything have come down considerably. And the thought of building a new FSX computer a cheaper investment.
My main concerns at this point are the video card and the hard drive(s). ATI cards have been my choice for many years. I never had any troubles with them when I enjoyed general gaming. But after all I've read related to FSX, I'm leaning towards the nVidia GTX 480 Fermi. From what others are saying they are the best choice for the flight simulators.
...I've thought about SSD for drives, but cost in relation to capacity (especially for FSX) would take a huge drive to be effective.
I also want to enjoy FS2004 on the same machine. Different drives for each sim.
My brain is humming the song by Carly Simon "Anticipation" But in my case it's renamed to "Procrastination"