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Hi, Just practising IGRIS 1B dep from Kathmandu in A2A C182 (thought I'd try it in something nice and slow first), very foggy morning using ASN. Broke through at about 10,000 feet. Thought it looked nice so did a 360 taking a few screenies (Snapper) while doing so. Also using FTX Global, Vector, FS Global Ultimate and REX4TD with Soft Clouds. Thanks for looking. Peter. http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-001_zpsngsmrufu.jpg.html?sort=9&o=0 http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-006_zpsqn1wzi1h.jpg.html?sort=9&o=1 http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-007_zpsuwxatpiw.jpg.html?sort=9&o=2 http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-008_zpsgnvlblyl.jpg.html?sort=9&o=3 http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-010_zpsy7zxjgoe.jpg.html?sort=9&o=5 http://s173.photobucket.com/user/peter_cuff1/media/VNKT-2015-nov-17-009_zpsc4hxe1rw.jpg.html?sort=9&o=4

Thanks for the reply Joe, yes there is an entry at that location but only for flight simulator\10.0 nothing for the Steam edition, is this correct. Also is the entry in the HKEY_USERS\ folder normal? Anyway I am going to go ahead and uninstall everything and then delete any remaining registry entries that are left behind, are there any locations other than the ones already mentioned that I should look in as it would appear that TweakFS doesn't find them all. Many thanks, Peter.

Did I ask a silly question? Did I post in the wrong forum? I really would like to know how a registry entry can appear in TweakFS but not in regedit. After digging a little deeper into the registry I note that a Microsoft Games folder complete with Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator - Steam Edition sub folders does exist in the folder HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-899497679-2307127831-214103353-1000\Software\Microsoft\ Is this normal? If so why doesn't it appear in TweakFS, a programme I thought was supposed to show all FSX entries. Will these folders be removed when I uninstall both versions of FSX? if not will it be safe to remove them manually? Lots of questions I know but I'm sure there's some gurus out there with the answers.

Hi, I have both versions of FSX installed, each on their own dedicated drives, but not having used the boxed version for some time I have decided to uninstall both versions and do a clean reinstall of just the Steam version. However before doing anything and having read this excellent article by Craig http://www.avsim.com/topic/458665-a-couple-of-tips-for-fsxse-users/ I downloaded the TweakFS utility and ran it just to check everything was where it was supposed to be, which at first sight it seemed to be. However after doing a manual search of the registry with regedit there appears to be no 'Microsoft Games' folder in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft folder, it's there in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder. Is this likely to cause any problems when I uninstall the programmes? The Steam version seems to be running OK but as I said I haven't used the boxed version for quite some time now. Many thanks, Peter.

Hi again. I didn't really answer the questions you originally asked when I replied to you yesterday, so here goes. If you intend to run ONLY FSX and don't intend to overclock your system then I would suggest the i7 4790k (you don't really need the k version if you don't intend to overclock but I would go with it anyway, you might get tempted!), any mid priced z97 motherboard will be OK but the majority of the flightsim community who overclock their systems seem to favour Asus boards. 8gb of 1866mhz memory is OK for FSX but if you intend to port over to Prepar3d or XPlane then I would suggest at least 16gb of 2133mhz RAM. Any GTX 970 is plenty good enough for FSX but if you really want an EVGA then go to www.Overclockers.co.uk who stock them. As for hard drives I would go with what I have, i.e. a 120gb SSD for the operating system (Windows 7 64 bit HP) and a 250 gb SSD for FSX, I would also be tempted to put in a separate conventional hard drive of at least 500gb for texture library programmes such as REX4 or ActiveSky Graphics and such things which take a lot of disc space, REX for example takes about 16gb of space which you don't really want clogging up you FSX drive. A 650w PSU would be fine but a 750w would give you more headroom for future upgrades and potentially better system stability but whichever you go for try and get one rated at '80 plus gold'. If you don't intend to overclock then the stock cooler that comes with the i4790k is OK, JUST, that processor runs hot and I've read reports of temps as high as 80-90C when running at stock speeds of 4.0/4.4ghz so I would suggest a decent after market cooler, anything in £40-50 price range will be way better than the stock cooler, or you could go with a water cooler such as the Corsair h80i which most system builders seem to offer. As for the operating system go for Window 7 NOT 8 or 8.1, I have no experience myself of Windows 8 but the consensus of opinion is to stay away from it, anyway it seems likely that all owners of Windows 7 and Windows 8 will get a free upgrade to Windows 10 when it comes out later this year (but wait until it's been out for 6 months before getting it!). Well that's about all I can think of for now, I hope whatever you get works well for you but please remember, as as been said many times on these forums, whatever your hardware you will NEVER get FSX to run with high frame rates with all sliders max'd out with lots of AI and complex scenery and aircraft add-ons!!! One other thing, believe me building your own system is not at all difficult plus on a system such as I outlined you would save between £200/300.

Thanks for the replies. I have now built the system with the components as above and am currently stress/stability testing. Can't quite believe it but I seem stable (using AIDA64) at 4.8ghz with 1.23v with temps peaking in the mid 60s although at the moment I have the RAM pegged back a little at 2133mhz. Looking forward to getting FSX installed this weekend.

Hi, I've just finished building a new rig for FSX using similar components to you, I haven't installed FSX yet, still o'clocking and testing but I seem stable at 4.8ghz @1.23v with temps in mid 60s. (will probably throttle back to 4.7ghz @1.20v) My spec is :- i7 4790k Asus z97 pro wi-fi motherboard 16gb 2400mhz c10 RAM (Team group) (currently running at 2133mhz) KFA2 GTX970 120gb SSD for O.S. 250gb SSD for FSX 2 other HDDs for less important stuff and data 750w PSU (Superflower Gold) Corsair h100i cooling All stuffed into a Cooler Master HAF X case (not very pretty but loads of room) Even though this is, I think, a well specified PC I am not expecting high FPS with all sliders maxed out, lots of testing in FSX still to come. Hope this helps, Peter p.s. I guess by your username and interest in EGNT you're from the North East of UK? I live just South of EGNV!

Just ordered the parts for my latest build for FSX and other flightsims (as well as all the other boring stuff), it's almost 5 years since my last one (i7 950, GTX 460) so I thought it was about time. It's too late to change anything now but I would appreciate any thoughts or comments. I intend to follow NickN's guides for setting it up no matter how long it takes me (I assume they are still relevant even though they are going on for 2 years old now?) Here's the specs:- i7 4790k (which I will o/c) Asus Z97 pro Wi-Fi mobo 120gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD (for OS only) 250gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD (for FSX only) Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler KFA2 GeForce GTX 970 OC Cooler Master HAF X case + 3 free 200mm CM fans (deal from overclockers UK) TeamGroup Xtreem LV 16gb (2x8gb) 2400mhz C10 RAM SuperFlower Golden Green HX 750w 80 Plus Gold PSU Windows 7 HP 64bit That little lot set me back £1350 with a few of the bits on special offer from Aria and Overclockers UK Plus 2 or 3 other hard drives I already have for the other stuff and data I was considering an M2 drive but from what I've read there doesn't seem to be too much of an advantage, if any, at the moment over normal SSDs. Hoping this will do for the foreseeable future for FSX (hoping to transition to prepar3d soon), XPlane 10, DCS and ROF Many thanks, Peter.

Thanks for the heads up on this, I think!, just cost me £100 for 12 titles, mostly VFR stuff including all 4 of the Earth Simulations titles and Orbx Wales. Might go back in for the Global 2010 mesh in anticipation of getting FTX Global and LC in the next Orbx sale.

Seems reasonable, if you haven't already done so read this first. http://www.simforums.com/forums/the-fsx-computer-system-the-bible-by-nickn_topic46211&SID=11931624adc5e7b5ab91ez41293f36288425926.html

I think this has been mentioned before, there's an error in the tutorial, you need to go back to the legs page to accomplish the......"press LSK 3L....etc"Peter

Sorry to be a party pooper here but is the sort of typo the O.P. (note full stops in abbreviations) means? page 57 of the tutorial states :- Verify that the BUS TRANS switch has its guard closed, putting it in AUTO, and that the TRANSFER BUS OFF, SOURCE OFF and GEN OFF BUS lights are illuminated.While page NP.21.12 of FCOMv1 states :- BUS TRANSFER switch – Guard closedVerify that the TRANSFER BUS OFF lights are extinguished.Verify that the SOURCE OFF lights are extinguished.Verify that the GEN OFF BUS lights are illuminated. Which is correct?Peter

Hi Abe, just picked up on this thread while searching for something else. I'm sure you've discovered by now that Ultimate Defrag sees each partition as a seperate drive, that's why FSX is showing up on the outer part of the disc in the schematic.

Well after a weekend of reading various forums and reviews I've decided on the following for my new FSX systemCase - Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced PSU - OCZ Modstream Pro 700wMobo - Gigabyte GA-X58A-UDR3CPU - i7 950RAM - Kingston HyperX 12800C7Graphics - MSI GTX460 Hawk Super OCH.D. - 2 x W.D. Caviar Sata 3 6gb/s 640gb (1 for O.S. the other for FSX)Cooler - Akasa AK-CCX-4002 VenomO.S. - Windows 7 H.P. 64bitNeed to order tomorrow as several items are on 'This Week Only' at Overclockers UK.Comes in at a tad over my £1000 budget. Hope I can get reasonable performance from it despite the few compromises I have made from my original spec. I intend to follow Nick_Ns guides on Windows optimisation and FSX setup before overclocking.Next step - a rackful of GoFlight modules (after the divorce)!!!Pete.

Hi Bangoman,Thanks for quick reply and the links to O/C guides, much appreciated.Actually I'm in the U.K.Nice to know that I'm on the right track re. my new systemPete.