Comments upon a Dell Dimension XPS Generation III system.

[Sesquashtoo]

Dell XPS Dimension 2004 Generation III SystemCPU: Prescott Pentium 4E 3.4 GHzRam: 1GB of DDR2 (533) MHz Dual ChannelVideo: ATI PCI-Expressx16 channel 256 MB X800XT Graphics CardSound Card: Audigy 2(D)igitalPower Module: 460 watts Dell Custom InstallDell 5.1 speaker system with Dolby Digital engaged----------------------------------------The above spec'ed system is giving me awesome flight-sim performance. Using ATI's (Dell Tweaked) May 15th,2004 release of the X800XT driver suite, I have a system that NEVER goes below 25 frames FPS when in demanding ground scenery,like JFK with tons of downloaded and installed A.I. aircraft doing their thing about and around my aircraft---- but averages about 35 FPS. In the air? Reporting in the constant 80 FPS range. Totally amazing! The Cat 4.9 driver suite gave me slightly less performance than the Dell-Tweak custom Cat drivers. I have gone back to using them after downloading and trying ATI's latest off their website.The ATI PCI-express 256 meg X800XT gives graphics that truly mimic real life. The 3D clouds are something special now to fly through and past. The special effects from this card must be seen to be appreciated!With this system, I have basically made everything active and at its highest setting. This system makes your setup 'set n' forget'!!!Most Highly sanctioned by myself. On this system as spec'ed above, FPS goals and obtainment is now a ***mute and redundant point***. Set and Forget. Just fly.......and let the eye-candy within FS9 do the rest.... Cheers!Mitch R.

[ibanez737]

Man, that sounds great! I just got a new P4E 3.2 Ghz processor and I have a gig of PC3200 RAM, and I'm still getting about 10fps at Seatac with sliders maxed, full traffic and no cloud cover. Do you keep all of your sliders maxed? What kind of traffic do you use? And lastly...could you post us some shots? :)-Scott