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I am running Vista64 with two EVGA GTX285 FTW cards and I have no problems with the GeForce 185.85 drivers.I am using Nick's settings in nHancer the only difference is in AA settings I am using Combined 4xS Gamma instead of Combined 8xS Gamma simply because I have two monitors are running at 2560x1600Furthermore I have only two tweaks in FSX.cfg[Display]TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=80[bufferpools]poolsize=400000000

Hi Nick,This is very good news.Please get GEX Europe ready for release a.s.a.p. as I am really waiting to buy this highly anticipated addon.Finally GEX Europe is just around the corner.

You should run ASA on a second computer over the network using SimConnect and let FSX use all the cores on your flight simulator computer.

I am simply very jealous. :( I will have to live with my 965 until the next generation Intel Gulftown comes along somewhere in 2010. :(

I agree with the fact that the Logitech keyboards are top.Personally I have the newest Logitech G19 keyboard and it's defendant the best keyboard I aver have had.As for the keyboard back light you can set any color you want.http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/p....ac=pl|5896||hp

WOW a very cool system :( But why have you mounted the cooling radiator outside the case and not inside the case, like in my build.By the way my project is called freezing

Two video cards is not for SLI but for the TWO 30" monitors.One monitor for the VC and one monitor for instruments and other items.12 GB of memory is for some other things I will be using this computer for.

Two more pictures I received from my system builder!

Lots of money plus an arm and a leg, but at the end of this year every item I bought will be less expensive. :(I don't want to talk about money, so if you really want to know please send me a private email.Only thing I will tell here is that for the assembly of the complete system I only payed 75,- euro and I really think this is very cheep. :(

New computer system ETA tomorrow. :( Just some first pictures I got today from my system builder.The system builder is in the Netherlands Freezing HardwareSo any dutch people or anyone else with some real money please have a good look.I created the specifications and Freezing Hardware made it come alive.I hope to have some first FSX flying results by the end of next week, so this is just a teaser.Some first picturesSystem specificationsComputerCase: Lian Li PC TYR PC-X2000PSU: Corsair HX1000 1000WCPU: Intel Core-i7 965 XE Extreme Edition 3.2GHz overclock 4.2GHzMotherboard: Asus ROG Rampage II ExtremeMemory 12GB: 2x OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK Gold 6GB(3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CAS 8 1.65vGPU: 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW Core 720MHz Shaders: 1620MHz Memory: 2772MHz 1024MBHDD 4x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10Krpm 16MB SATAII (NO RAID)DVD ROM: Samsung SH-D163B 16x DVD-Rom, zwart SATA bulkBlu-Ray R/W: Plextor PX-B920SA 4x Blu-Ray Rewriter SATA retailAudio: Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, PCIeSpeakers: Creative GigaWorks S750 7.1Headphone: Sennheiser PC 350WatercoolingThermoChill PA120.2ThermoChill PA120.1Swiftech Apogee GTZSwiftech MCP655EK-D5 X-Top G1/4 rev. 2Nalgene tubing 1/2" ID / 3/4" OD (13x3)EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES 100 rev. 22x Aqua Computer AquagraFX GTX 285 waterblock2x twinConnect kit G1/4 for aquagraFX for GTX 285 for SLIInputLogitech G19 Gaming Keyboard (on pre order)Logitech G9 Gaming Laser MouseMonitor2x Samsung 305T+ 30" WideTFT 2560x1600 6ms S-PVAOSMicrosoft Windows Vista Ultimate UK SP1 64bits Box OEMNAS for some external storageQNAP TS-509 Pro 5 x SATAII hotswap in RAID-5 setup5x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB 7200rpm 32MB SATAIIExtras some extra itemsD-Link DGS-1008D Switch, 8 port 10/100/1000Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB, USB2.0

Sorry Abe, but I think you forgot the HDD's.Get two WD VelociRaptors 300GB, one for the OS Vista 64bit and one for FSX plus an extra big 1TB HDD for all your other stuff.There is no need for RAID if you keep the second VelociRaptor only for the FSX setup.

If you can afford it! :( 1. You may want to consider getting a second WD 300MB 10000RPM VelociRaptor where you use one for the OS (Vista 64bit) and the second one for the FSX setup. (do not put them in RAID)2. If you are not a do it your self over-clocker get a Core i7 965 Extreme.3. If you are not a do it your self over-clocker get a factory over-clocked GTX 285 like a EVGA GTX 285 FTW or a ASUS GTX 285 Ultimate (do not get a GTX 295).4. Get a bigger PSU with higher wattage.

YES the GTX 285 will be faster or at least as fast as a GTX 295 :( But only if you get the right GTX 285.Personally I just ordered the EVGA GTX 285 FTW (ForTheWin).The Air cooler will be replaced by a water cool block from AquagraFX.And to make sure FSX will run OK, I ordered two of them, one for each 30" monitor!But you will also need a very fast Core i7 computer to drive these GTX 285 cards.

Hi Paul,It all depends on the settings of sliders in FSX and the screen resolution you are aiming for.But the first and most imported rule is to get the fastest processor you can afford. Regards,Hans.

Why not water cool your CPU and/or GPU(s)?Watch this Core-i7 overclock video from HardOCPhttp://www.viddler.com/explore/HardOCP/videos/21/At the end of the video the come to the conclusion that if you really want to overclock the Cole-i7 you can better go with water cooling!