Upgrade Questions

[ChuckB]

Hey all, Well, I had some money burning a hole in my pocket so I made a few purchases. I already have an ASUS A7V333 mobo, 512mb of PC2700DDR and a Hercules Gamesurround II sound card to use from this current machine. I purchased an AMD XP2800+ cpu, another 512mb of PC2700DDR, an ATI 9800 Pro 128mb video card, and an Antec TruePower 480 watt power supply. I think that this new setup will let me run FS2004 pretty well, but I do have a question regarding the 9800 Pro. This is my first ATI video card and I am really dumb when it comes to the drivers put out by ATI, so which ones should I go with for this setup? I'll have the equipment here on the afternoon of the 8th and I would love to have a few replies before I get too involved with the actual upgrade. Thanks!ChuckBStudent PP-ASELOn VATSIM: DAL889OPT121SWA1049UPS1034ZHU ARTCC Asst. Chiefhttp://vatsim.pilotmedia.fi/statusindicato...tor=OD1&a=a.jpg

[Guest]

I would go to ATI and get the 3.5s, they run great with 9.0 DX, but this is all from what I have read. I myself own a Ti-200, but have a 9700 Pro in my closet, ready for whenever I get off my lazy butt to do something with it.Marc

[Guest FPSFREAK]

Chuck,Nice setup you've put together. Should run FS2K4 VERY well Lol. Surf yourself on over to WWW.Omegacorner.Com and grab his latest version of the 3.5 Drivers. The image quality and stability of these drivers for 99 out of 100 people is amazing. The newest ones also offer an overclock tab built in allowing you to "Stretch" that 9800's legs a bit. Good Luck w the build up :-beerchug Bobby

[ChuckB]

Bobby, Thanks for the input on drivers! I was using the nVidia Omega drivers on my Ti200 and I really like the results. The Radeon drivers tweaked by Omega are top-notch as well! This new setup is pretty darned nice, I'm getting way better frames consistently and my computer is not working nearly as hard. I'm always nervous when making an upgrade that I won't be too impressed with the results. With this upgrade though, I'm a happy camper!!ChuckBStudent PP-ASELOn VATSIM: DAL889OPT121SWA1049UPS1034ZHU ARTCC Asst. Chiefhttp://vatsim.pilotmedia.fi/statusindicato...tor=OD1&a=a.jpg