Ivan Kovacevic

FWIW: I'm getting the same deal here. 45FPS with VOR lines off, 29FPS with VOR lines ON.

Has anyone experienced any performance issues with the latest hotfix?I don't know if it's true, or am I just imagining things but I seem to be getting a bit lower frames than I was getting previously. The difference is between having about 35FPS minimum on intensive scenery with bad weather to having it dip below 28FPS in rare but incredibly annoying situations.

I'm guessing the logic behind that decision was to use a warning that's recognizable enough (that you don't need a manual to decipher) and can not be mistaken. The flow of action:1. Intermittent horn alarm occurs2. Can it be a takeoff warning? Gear is up, flaps is up, airplane is in a climb above 10.000ft, probably not a takeoff warning.3. Is it a cabin altitude alert? Look at cabin altitude gauge? It's indicating higher than normal.4. Problem diagnosed. Obviously, like any other warning system - knowledge of the airplanes systems is necessary. :)

Hmm, actually - the FCOM says the cabin altitude warning is the same intermittent aural tone as the takeoff config warning.

Shouldn't it be the same as the takeoff config warning (ie. an intermittent tone rather than a constant tone like for the gear warn).

Like this: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/300591-pictures-of-our-fsx-computers/page__view__findpost__p__2022288 :P

So did the freeware Tupolev 154 since about 2005 :)

Here's what I think of that: The CPU cooler isn't the greatest - there are better coolers out there. Do you really need ~2.7TB of storage space or would an SSD + 2TB storage HDD make your system more responsive, quicker to boot up, start applications, etc... while still keeping a lot of storage space. The motherboard isn't the greatest, it seems to have a rather shabby voltage regulator setup with some really limited heatsinks attached to them. Overclock 30% - with that system, you'd hope for a higher overclock than that, something in the 40% region. Power Supply - that system, even overclocked, won't be consuming more than 400W of power, so investing in a BETTER QUALITY 600-650W PSU would be better than getting a PSU from an unknown manufacturer with a higher power rating. Quality of supplied voltage is just as important as total power. Better quality power supplies (Seasonic, Corsair, Enermax...) tend to perform better even when overloaded and in unrealistically bad conditions compared to cheap power supplies. These are just my opinions... :)

Actually, every component on any plane is required to be able to withstand 150% of the maximum limitation to even be certified to fly. So, the flaps at ~10% higher speeds would probably not rip them off the wings. ;)

Nope, the harddrives can work in any orientation (it seems) as long as you don't move them around while they're running. That's the only no-no. The CPU is an i5-2500K overclocked to 4.8GHz and with Prime95, the max core temperatures read 61*C on an average day. Bear in mind that the same water cools the GTX460 overclocked to 915MHz as well. The maximum temperature of the GPU never reaches above 43*C.Oh, and here's a new 'step' in the direction I'm taking. New tubing, pump placement for better flow and quick disconnect fittings that allow me to take the pump/reservoir out without spilling any water.

I'm finally at a stage in my build where I can show a somewhat decent picture of it, so here it is:

Ok, after an agonizing 24 hours with a Gigabyte board, I have disassembled my PC and put the ASUS board in. I was a huge fan of Gigabyte and their new motherboards LOOK absolutely amazing, but the shenanigans with BIOS are just too much to swallow at this point. Maybe in a few months when they get their head back on straight or something, I don't know - but for now, I have to admit - Asus rocks :\

Actually, given how buggy and error-prone these Gigabyte boards seem to be - it might not be hard at all. I'm already well annoyed with it, and I've only just started. ROFL.

I just put my P67A-UD4 in place of the ASUS P8P67 I've been using for the past 5 days, so I'll report back with results in the next couple of hours.

It does have dual BIOS and it's ALT+F12 :)