dave belsey

Martin, Scan built the machine and as far as I can tell it has 3 separate cables. I doubt that the card has suffered from power spikes as the pc is attached to a Powercool Smart UPS. The fans on mine did not go to 100%, in fact they weren't turning at all but that would be because of the temperature settings in the fan profile. The RGB lighting was still working though. It has red lips, but I don't feel like kissing them right now. I will let you know the outcome when I hear back from Scan. Dave.

Update: It's about 2 months since I got the new PC and yesterday the EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra card died whilst playing Forza 4. One minute I was playing and then it went to a blank screen, no warning. On investigation, there was no signal on the second monitor either so had to power the machine off. Removed the card and re-seated but still no output so the card is now on its' way back to Scan. Dave.

I only felt obliged to post after your 20th post in this thread. This is in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 forum - a software that you neither own nor use. If I were to offer 20 'non-critical' posts in the FSX or P3D fora in a thread about Concorde, having previously announced that I do not own or use the software then I would likely have suffered criticism or threats from a moderator. By all means post about software that you own and use, but perhaps with a different banner without all the trappings of Moderator - it is my contention that posts from a Moderator should be regarding moderation. Dave.

How is this supersonic thing an issue? Who (other than Ray) would want to fly at that speed over the rather good MSFS scenery? I can understand the wish to do it in FSX or P3D. I find it somewhat unreal that a Moderator spends so much time finding fault with a simulator that he does not own or use. My twopennyworth, but YMMV. Dave.

Previously I have opted for Corsair cases but quite liked the layout of this one. All 10 cores are overclocked to 5.1 and Hyperthreading is on. Power ratings are like black arts to me but I have the computer and monitor connected to a 1000VA/600W Powercool Smart UPS. With MSFS running the UPSmart software shows 82-85% Load Level which I assume to be 510W? No problems at all that I have seen. Dave.

Hi Pete, Mine was a tweaked 3XS system and I had them cable for extra drives from my previous machine too. Radiator is fitted at the top - I run MSFS with Ultra settings at 4k and temperatures are fine even with reasonable fan settings. Dave.

Hi, I don't usually post this kind of thing, but I too have a new pc from Scan with the 3090, system is: NZXT H710 Black Case ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-F Motherboard Intel Core i9 10900K overclocked to 5.1 GHz Corsair iCUE H150i RGB Pro XT Cooler Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 32GB (2x16) 3200Mhz DDR4 EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra Graphic card (black lips) Corsair RM850X Gold Power Supply 500GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD for Operating System 2TB M2 NVMe Samsung 970 EVO for Flight Sim I use an Iiyama PL4372UH 43 inch 4k Monitor and a Rift S. I am not a great fan of RGB either, but have everything set to a soothing blue. Very happy with the machine for MSFS and assorted games too. Dave. PS How do I prevent the line spacing when starting a new line?

Personally, I would just like to have decent aircraft in the sky. If there are multiple offerings that is great - I will use whichever seems to be the best. With this much antagonism it may well be the case that a Payware version comes out first, so be it. Dave.

No, there is a definitely a problem if you can hear the lightning. Dave.

She Who Must Be Obeyed. Dave.

For all those who now get poor performance and stutters, which they didn't get in the Alpha/Beta testing ...... When I run littlenavmap on my second monitor, the framerate plummets and I get stutters which I have never had before. Close littlenavmap and all is well again. It may also happen with other applications running on the other monitor. Something has changed between the Beta and Release that causes this to happen - I would be very happy if somebody could find the solution. Dave.

Ray, In theory maximum 120Mbps, just ran Speedtest and got 117.93 Dave.

My thoughts on the new Microsoft Flight Simulator which may or may not assist anybody who is confused by the conflicting reports to be found on this and other sites. I was an Alpha/Beta tester and have bought the Premium Deluxe version of the software. My current pc specs include: i7 8700k @ 4.8 GTX 1080ti 32GB Corsair Vengeance @ 3000 Philips 43 inch monitor @ 3840x2160 I fully expected to buy a new computer after release of MSFS, in the belief that the processor and graphic card would be insufficient to run the sim to my satisfaction. The software installation recommended ULTRA settings with this hardware and I believe the only change I have made is to set Render Scaling at 100 - in Nvidia Control Panel I have set Image Sharpening at 0.7 and locked the frame rate at 30. I am astonished at how well the hardware displays the sim with these settings .... I have just taken these screenshots randomly at Nice to illustrate: Bear in mind that these were taken running the default simulator out of the box. Does the simulator need work - yes of course it does. Do the aircraft need work - certainly, but they are very flyable if you don't make too much reliance on the autopilot. Will it be fixed over time, and improved by 3rd party involvement - without a doubt. Will I be using this in preference to my other simulators - without a doubt, no contest. Dave.

Or write it! Dave.

Ok, I'll start .... 1. There is an aeroplane in the top one 😇 Dave.

Yep, that's what you need all right. Dave.

Absolutely correct ........ it can only kill you once, what's all the fuss about? 100,000+ of your countrymen dead probably isn't too bad if you don't know/aren't related to any of them. Dave.

Ah, but is it a study level plaque? Dave.

Now there's a clever trick! Dave.

As bad taste goes, that takes some beating. Where are the administrators? No, wait ... you ARE an administrator. Dave.

I find myself wondering what could happen if a couple of asymptomatic New Yorkers were to visit relatives in Roswell or environs. Dave.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ select USA to get a breakdown per state. select New Mexico and select [1] on the right hand side. Dave.

According to this for New Mexico: It can be seen that there have been so far 2,521 cases 84 have died 614 have recovered Therefore 1,823 are still active cases. Dave. Edit, I see that in Chaves there are as many cases in the age group 30-39 as there are in the 70-79 group.

According to this: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ The USA has had 48,809 deaths and 84,812 people have recovered ... a total of 133,621 cases resolved. Currently there are 732,484 Active cases. Assuming the same percentage of deaths occurs in the active cases: 48,809/133,621*732,484 = 267,561 deaths, which when added to 48,809 is a total of 316,370 - a not insignificant number. I dread to think how much higher that could get if restrictions are relaxed too soon. Dave.

Seems it meets the required criteria then. Dave.