I just about have my new rig finished...

[Rami]

Good morning,

I'll be been working the last two days putting together my new rig. It is a Intel I5 core, built on BioStar TZ77A Motherboard. The O/S will be Windows 7 Ultimate. Right now, I have a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 512MB PCI-E video card. I have 8 GB of DDR3 RAM, but I can upgrade this to 16GB if need be.

I'm really looking forward to running CFS2, CFS3, and FS9 on this new rig!

[Jagdflieger]

That ought to power through just about any scenario Rami. It'll be interesting to see a comparison in frame rates between the new and old computers.

[p14u2nv]

Congrads on the new rig Rami, I hope it serves you well. I'm running an i7 Raid 0, 2 x 320 GB HDs, (+1 320, +1 500 GB ext backups), 8 GB ram (expand to 16 GB), Blu Ray DVD, an older ATI 4850 512 MB, Sound Blaster Xi-Fi Xtreme, Logitech Z-5500 5.1 and all run by Vista 64. A few minor issues is all I've had with this setup. Again best wishes.

[SPman]

Sounds good Rami. Always good to upgrade to a quicker computer - my gaming machine is 8 yrs old! Can't quite hack it on some of the stuff out there these days!

I really must finish my new rig - I've put the power pack in the case and there everything sits.....it'll be obsolete by the time I actually get it up and running! I've already had most of the parts for a year! (i7-2600/AsusP8P67Pro/Radeon 6850 graphics ,120G SSD main, 1TB secondary hard drives,,etc..)

[Rami]

Good morning,

I have the O/S up-and-running, and put in the other 8GB of RAM, so I'm running at 16GB flat. The scary part is, the motherboard can handle 32GB, so technically I am still running at "only" half-capacity. Today, I will be able to load CFS2, CFS3, and FS9 onto this rig, and I am anxiously awaiting the moment where I fire up these proggies and turn this beast loose!

Jagd...in a word...AMAZING! I flew over areas which gave me a bit of trouble with my old rig, and I was STUNNED.

Malta...Old rig...16-25 FPS, depending on location. New rig...The LOWEST I saw was 41 FPS, even over the most intense areas it was 66 FPS or higher.

Gibraltar...Old rig...16-25 FPS, depending on location. New rig...no lower than 77 FPS.

Pantelleria...30 FPS, give or take. New rig...125-143 FPS, on areas where it was just ground textures, I saw it crack 500 FPS a couple of times.

Lempesusa...24-30 FPS, roughly. New rig...no lower than 77-91 FPS.

Casablanca...14-22 FPS. New rig...60-85 FPS, at its lowest.

Dakar...21-27 FPS. New rig...60+ FPS.

Taranto...11-19 FPS. New Rig...40+ FPS.

The landings at Salerno and Anzio for the Tuskegee Airmen now run as smooth as silk. (30+ FPS)

[Jagdflieger]

I am sooo jealous!

At some point this year, I am going to do the same, but use XP for the op system as that was my favorite OS for CFS 2 and FS 9. It will be a sim only computer with no connection to the internet.

[Finn]

Dear Rami.
While I do envy your new rig, please don't forget us lesser beings, that have to stay with our old "last-century" rigs
Congratulations and best wishes
Finn

[Rami]

Finn,

I am very aware of configuring the missions so they can run on lesser computers. For the Kampfgeschwader missions, I can always include "lite" versions with less aircraft if need be, it's not a problem.