March 19, 201610 yr Hi, I have just built a new PC (6700k, GTX 970 etc) and have my old computer just sitting here. The spec of it is.. Intel G3258 @ 4.5hz 8Gb DDR3 Ram 250GB SSD Drive Onboard Graphics I have heard that you can run P3D with 2 computers if you use fsuipc. My question is this.. Would I gain significantly using this spare pc to run weather or other stuff basing it on using the onboard graphics as i carried my GTX 970 over to my new build? If not, any other uses for my spare PC? Matt
March 23, 201610 yr You can run a whole variety of ancillary programs via the LAN (some via Simconnect, some via WideFS/FSUIPC), such as: PFE/Pro-ATCX/Radar Contact/Pilot2ATC (ATC programs) Activesky Next (weather) Aivlasoft EFB/FS Commander (moving map) Air Traffic Manager (AI traffic manager) It's nice to do ATC on a 2nd PC, since you can split the audio for the sim and the ATC between the computers. It also reduces workload on the primary sim PC. None of these need a powerful GPU running on the 2nd PC Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
March 27, 201610 yr Author You can run a whole variety of ancillary programs via the LAN (some via Simconnect, some via WideFS/FSUIPC), such as: PFE/Pro-ATCX/Radar Contact/Pilot2ATC (ATC programs) Activesky Next (weather) Aivlasoft EFB/FS Commander (moving map) Air Traffic Manager (AI traffic manager) It's nice to do ATC on a 2nd PC, since you can split the audio for the sim and the ATC between the computers. It also reduces workload on the primary sim PC. None of these need a powerful GPU running on the 2nd PC Regards Thanks for the reply. Will i notice a good difference offloading them onto this spare PC or are we talking 1-2fps? Matt
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