Idea to speed up flight sim

[FS4 0]

Is there a way to run Flight Sim 2004 on multiple computers and a single monitor? For example, have 1 computer process the panel views and the other only for the outside views to speed it up? This would help a lot until the P4 5 Gz machines come out!!! Thanks.

[Guest PoRrEkE]

not at allbest thing you can do is use 5 computers and 5 monitors ...the thing you have in mind is multi-processor system. you can find motherboards with 2 CPU's on them. however this would not help for FS at all cuz FS is not programmed to take advantage of this. rendering programs like some CAD's etc do that, but not FS.

[LawnDart 19]

This is true, to an extent. What CAN be done, is setting what's called an Affinity Mask on multiple CPU systems. This is where you can tell the O/S to run on CPU #0, while MSFS runs on CPU #1.I haven't tried this myself, but I heard it's a significant boost in performance.

[Guest Dodiano]

Check this out, could this be helpful??http://www.matrox.com/mga/products/g200_mms/home.cfm4 outputs in a single card!!Roberto

[Guest allistah]

I wonder how well this will do for all the PM gauges and stuff. That would be great to run all your gauges off one PC. Get like a 2.8GHz system and this card.. I wonder how well it will work. Anyone have any comments?

[Guest allistah]

Hm, I just read on the ProjectMagenta site that Matrox cards aren't very good for their software. Probably because Matrox doesn't do OGL very well.. :-(

[Guest Dodiano]

That card has OPEN GL acceleration.Roberto

[Guest jpcxcf]

Hi, i've got one G200mms and I use it ti display the PFD/ND and EICAS using 2 monitors for now and it works great!I'm not using Progect magenta but FeelThere CRJ gauges or the Reality XP Jetline 4 and I can tell you that even on a XP2600 the gauges run great!Best regards,PedroHere's my lates pics from my sim :)http://forums.avsim.net/user_files/74771.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/74772.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/74774.jpg

[Guest Dodiano]

Dude that

[Guest allistah]

Well hell... Then that just might be a good choice for those of us that don't want to use 2-6 P3-500 computers to run the "other" displays. One decent system with that card could do it all. I'll look up some prices for that card and post back. kk thx. :-)

[Guest allistah]

Looks like you can get these cards on Ebay for around $108-$150ish. Sounds like a great way to go. :-)-Allistah

[Guest Dodiano]

Yupe price is not that bad it will beat having to buy 2 or 3 computers.Roberto

[Guest jpcxcf]

I bought mine on ebay for 100 bucks.I'll try to test it with the PM demos and see it goes ok.I'm using this G200 with a Parhelia for the front view, and the result is great.You just have to see a ILS approach at night breaking through the clouds and see the runway in sight... ;)Best regards,Pedro

[Guest Dodiano]

Pedro what a real beauty of a cockpit you have man!! Very simple yet very well made and you only using one computer!! Amazing please keep us updated!Roberto

[Guest jpcxcf]

Gracias!!!Just finished the FCP, that the Autopilot in CRJLand :) , only need to wire it up to FSBUS to get it running. This hobby is real nice.Your 767 is coming along pretty good also :) .Best regards,Pedro