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  1. Posted · Edited by 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.

     

     

     

  2. Posted

    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.

     

     

     

  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

    It’s an issue because supersonic flight is possible in FS9, FSX and all versions of P3D. Plenty of people will want to fly either Concorde or a military jet but cannot currently do so.

    Where have I found fault in MSFS. I started the conversation by asking if supersonic flight was possible. A video was posted that claimed to be flying at Mach 1.5 over New York. That was proven to be false. Don’t have a go at me for debunking the claim that supersonic flight is possible.

    What has my mod status got to do with it? I can post as a normal member can’t I? I’ve been a member of AvSim since 2003 and have helped loads of people especially in the Radar Contact forum.

    My mileage definitely varies to yours!

    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.

  5. Posted

    49 minutes ago, martin-w said:

    Actually its a nice case.

    Is your 10900K overclocked to 5.1 on all cores?

    Is the 850 watt PSU handling the load okay? 750 is minimum acording to Nvidia and Gigabyte are now recommending 850 as minimum for some of their cards.

    • 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.

  7. Posted

    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?

     

     

     

     

     

  11. Posted

    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.

     

     

  13. Posted

    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:

    Nice.jpg

    Nice2.jpg

    Nice3.jpg


    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.

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  17. Posted

    5 hours ago, dave2013 said:

    Covid-19 is not nearly as deadly as we were all led to believe by the media and others

    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.

     

     

  20. Posted

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    The logical conclusion...the Pandemic hospital of the future: a hundred of these cardboard bed-coffins lined up on a slow-moving conveyor with a crematorium at the end.  If you survive, they pull you off the line.  And if you take too long to get better...well..

    As  bad taste goes, that takes some beating.

    Where are the administrators?

    No, wait ... you ARE an administrator.

    Dave.

     

  23. Posted · Edited by dave belsey
    Further info

    According to this for New Mexico:

    NM.jpg

    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.

  24. Posted

    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.

     

     

     

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