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Thanks for the responses. I always thought the model had to be designed to support bump/specular mapping so either all the textures or none of the textures didn't have bump mapping. That is why the Avsim review confused me. I was thinking about the FeelThere e-jets series instead, but if it is more complex, I think I would have more fun with the erj 145 add-on. I really would like the Legacy but it seems that it hasn't been updated to V2.

Hey Everybody! I am looking into purchasing a new aircraft for FSX. I have been eyeballing the Wilco/Feelthere ERJ 145 v2 for a while now, but I have been holding off because I have not found a definitive answer to my question: does this model have bump mapping on the exterior model? I am a bit of an eye candy junkie (not enough time to involve myself with simulations as complex as PMDG, unfortunately. Maybe I will have more time after college ) so this is an important feature of a payware model for me. I have searched extensively on google, youtube, and forums, but I can't seem to find an answer. Can anybody help me? Regards.737Best

Hey Murawski! I think there would be a performance increase, but I doubt you will even notice it. Seems like the setup you have already is very good! I'm just taking a guess, though.

Wow! Looks good! I have been wanting to get this, but I need to update my gfx card. Do you think it would be better to go with 1 GTX560 card or 2 GTX460s in an SLI?

I think I caught that around Thanksgiving. It was pretty interesting. I really hope American Airlines stays around, what with all the Legacy carriers merging into each other.

see I don't have to worry because I'm poor :(As long as you are smart about what you do online, you can stay pretty safe. I myself always check to make sure that the URL bar has a lock icon before I make any online transactions, and also I don't do transactions through e-mail (if I get a warning about something I go directly to paypal or something). Even in taking precautions, it is still very possible to get information stolen.

Hey everyone,I know this isn't a support forum but I have little luck with Captainsim and their support. Has anyone experienced problems with the radio when you fly the 727 Captain for FSX? Everytime I touch the nav radio knobs i am unable to contact atc. Just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem (or am I all alone!)This is just one of a whole slew of problems I have with that aircraft. I wish I never spend the 70 Bucks!Thanks!

with that much?I would invest in a decent core 2 quad, some good ram, a good mobo, and A LOT of cooling. That way you can overclock your hardware...that is, if you are up to it. Overclocking is a good way to get great performance for a decent price. As for a graphics card...if you want to save...go with a 9800GT. If you are willing to spend a little extra, get a better graphics card. I am running an 8800 GTX in an otherwise new core i7 and with the settings pretty much maxed out I am running around 18 fps in the NYC area (REX, world of ai, and a 3rd party aircraft). Although I haven't noticed a significant difference in tuning FSX, the key to good fps is to tweak the settings to optimize it for your computer.Good luck!EDIT: I am thinking along the lines of a computer built for fsx, but for fs9 everything I said above should be more than adequate without overclocking.

alright just making sure. I am thinking of buying my new system tonight

I know this thread is dead but I have a question:If I have a 7200 RPM hd with the OS and a 10000 RPM hd with fsx is there going to be a bottleneck from the slower drive when you are playing FSX?

I am building a new rig with a core i7. I think they will provide a slight boost in performance over an "older" quad core or a dual core. If you don't want to overclock, then probably a core i7 or a different quad core will be better. Also, you might want to consider RAM choices. The Bloomfield i7s use the x58 architecture which support triple channel ram...theoretically it yields a performance gain but honestly the lynnfield i7s (which only support up to dual channel) bench marked at around the same time.If you are like me and you listen to music or procrastinate (thus having Word open) while simming, you may want to spring for an i7 or a quad core with a high clock speed. I would stick with quad cores anyway because most of the dual core processors are being phased out (and becoming discount processors).

I bought an HP 2159m from Best Buy in June and it was 10 bucks cheaper than HP.com and it is very crisp and sharp and displays things beautifully. If you don't like glossy screens, then maybe it is not for you, but I definitely recommend it.

Hmm...didn't know that. I did not really know much about RAID (I had it once before, but the drives were not identical and it failed in a matter of hours...but it was just for experiment's sake). So you recommend running 2 velociraptors (one with the OS and one with FSX)?

Duckbilled, have you thought of possibly running 3 Velociraptors? (2 in RAID.0 for FSX and 1 for the OS)? I am thinking of doing that because I was thinking of using 2 Velociraptors in a RAID.0 and having FSX share the same partition as the OS, but now that I see this post I think getting 3 would be the fastest option.

hmm. Thanks for the replies! Yea, I guess nothing is free :(.Ryan, I was looking into the tri-channel ram but I do not think the mobo I chose supports it. I don't know much about the tri-channel ram-modules though. As for a power supply, I've been running an Ultra 600W one for 3 years and it has been fine (and I don't think they are a good brand).The ram I currently picked out was "specifically designed" to support i5s and i7s with the p55 board (and it would probably be cheaper than buying a mobo that supports tri-channel and tri-channel ram).So, it turns out the current motherboards being offered for the Lynnfield Core i7 processors only support dual channel. So I will probably have to spend some more money and spring for the Nehalem processors and triple channel memory!