Hi Vollmey,I find it strange that with such a powerful system you choose not to install a separate soundcard especially when you are not locking your frame rates. If you're asking the CPU to work as hard as possible to give you maximum FS performance where is RC4 going to get a look in?You don't say what other software you're running on that PC but I guess you might also be running a weather program which will also add to the burden.As I said earlier I get very few pauses with RC and I really don't consider it a problem. I limit my flying PC to FS9, RC4 and the Project Magenta MCP which uses next to nothing. Other software runs on a separate PC via WideFS.I do have a separate soundcard - an Audigy - which would cost about 30UKP or the same in dollars. Why not try one and see the difference?Cheers,

Ray, Go through my posts, I'm locked at 24fps. I have also stated what runs on the other machine via Widefs and the FS machine.But I'll state it out for you once more.On the FS machine (Gaming machine) all that is running:FS9RC4.1And Windows XP stripped down for best performace.I also Defrag with Executive Software's Diskeeper Pro edition.On the WideFS machine:ASV version 3 (build 470)Ai smooth (that I don't use all the time)As far the soundcard, why??? I use headsets I have no speakers, I can care less about the great stuff that comes with $150 sound cards.And I have also stated that I would go get a soundcard but Craig and I have similar setups and he has a soundcard and still gets the stutters. JD has also replied that it might not help.

why wouldn't you run rc on the widefs machine. i can almost guarantee you won't have a stutter if you put rc on the widefs machine.that is the way most widefs beta testers configure it.jd

JD,I will have to hook my headsets into the WideFS machine, or does wavs come through the network.

you can buy a 3 dollar cable, one end plugs into the audio out of the widefs machine, plugs in the audio in of the fs machine. then the sound comes from the widefs machine, to the fs machine.you can then adjust the rc volume from your audio applet, another nice benefit of using this setupjd

Vollmey,I misread your comment about locking so sorry about that. However, whether you use headphones or speakers is not a factor. The sound has to be processed and if you choose to use on-board sound then ... well I don't need to say that again.$150 for a soundcard? They come a lot cheaper and do the job.I simply have no more suggestions to make. All I can say is that the sound is fine for me. Maybe Pentium processors with HyperThreading are better than Athlon's??Cheers,

Ok, that's my next step then. Thanks JD and Ray for the advice and help, I'll let you know the outcome. Hopefully it turns out good. :)