My cockpit build

[DocBird]

Thanks Flyin_Doc!  I am using 32" LED televisions.  They are all 1080p, which once I span them together with the Nvidia surround driver, I think my resolution turns out to be 5760x1080.   The actual width from left to right is about 6 and a half feet.  I will have to get into my settings again to see what all my display settings are, but I've got everything tweaked so that my frame rate is typically averaging around 25-30 or so.   

I'm running P3D V2 btw.  and in my scenery settings, I've got terrain all set to max, the autogen all set to max except for the trees which I have set to "normal" (as I heard that this can help with the OOM errors).  Lighting I have mostly maxed, but shadows I did dial back a bit because I saw some impact on frame rate with those. 

 

I'm running a Core-i7 (not sure which honestly) with a 660ti graphics card.  I've been very impressed by the cards ability to span the view over three screens AND run a 4th screen just for the instruments.  It's done very well!   If I were going to make any hardware changes, I think I would go for a newer video card.  I would hope that might squeeze a few more FPS out of the sim, but as it stands, it is very..... educational.... to fly.

Wow! 32'' "only"? They sure look very mighty!

 

I always thought about a setup like yours. The ice on the top would it be if the TVs would be ready for Nvidia 3D!

 

BTW: How do you display the panel on your third monitor? Do you use the 2D-panel form P3D2 or do you use a special software?

[Humpty]

Man wish I had those screens, but I use the Eyefinity setup with 2 x 20" Acers. 

[jtrim1]

Wow! 32'' "only"? They sure look very mighty!

 

I always thought about a setup like yours. The ice on the top would it be if the TVs would be ready for Nvidia 3D!

 

BTW: How do you display the panel on your third monitor? Do you use the 2D-panel form P3D2 or do you use a special software?

yes!  32" in triple wide setup goes a heck of a long way.  I'm pretty happy with them.  In fact, I think if I went any bigger it might just get out of hand in my setup.   

 

I do use the 2d panel in an undocked window, then I drag it down to the 4th monitor.  It took me a bit to get it to work, because there seems to be a bug (left over from the FSX days) where 2d panels don't show up correctly in wide screen mode, but I just dropped into windowed mode onto a single monitor, turned on the 2d panel, dragged it onto the 4th monitor and resumed the full wide screen mode.   I saved the scenario and it starts up correctly every time now. 

[DocBird]

Yes, you are right! 32'' is quite big if you sit directly in front of it. But to me that is good news since this means that it is much cheaper to realise a home cockpit then I thought it was. I thought that I would need at least 40'' or better 46'' for a home cockpit.

[jtrim1]

just thought I'd post a quick update on this since I've made a lot of progress on my cockpit since the last time I posted.  Here is a link to my gallery where all of my progress pics are.  I'm really to the point where I can sit in it and enjoy using it now.  I've got a few more steps to complete. I'll be putting a ceiling on it and some cosmetic touches still need to be added, but it's getting pretty close to finished now.  

 

http://imgur.com/a/M2Dk6#0

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Jeremy

[DocBird]

That looks like a really great setup,Jeremy!

 

I just bought myself a 19'' monitor and intend to build a panel with it and my Saitek stuff. So it is supposed to look like your panel.

You don't have the drawings of your panel at hand, don't you? :wub:

 

How do you use your gauge-monitor? Do you use a special software for the gauges or do you simply use the windows and drag them down to the panel-monitor?

 

EDIT: Just noticed that you have already answered my last two questions...

Edited March 5, 2014 by Flying_Doc