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Thank you all for the replies. Luke, will a high end card like an ASUS RTX 5080 not make much use of the extra bandwidth of the x16. Steve.

Hello All, Currently building my dream system. Using all my M2. slots will reduce my PCIe 5.0 slot from x16 to x8. Can anybody tell me how much of a performance hit my ASUS 5080 will take when using MSFS2020 and MSFS2024 in 4K? CPU is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Regards, Steve.

OK. Thanks for the reply. I don't use VR.

Hi All, I am intending my new build will have 64GB of DDR5 RAM and 16GB of VRAM on the graphics card. Is there any reason to have more of either for MSFS2020 and MSFS2024? Regards, Steve.

Thanks for the replies. Yes I do have HIGHMEMFIX = 1.

Hello, I am currently still using a GTX 680 with 2GB of video ram. At times I have objects only partially drawing such as when looking at my plane at the gate I only see wings and wheels. Would upgrading to a card such as a GTX 970 with 4GB of DDR5 RAM improve this problem and/or improve frame rates? I have my i7 3770 overclocked to 4.0 GHz so don't think I can make much gain with a new mobo and CPU. I should have mentioned this is in FSX.

Thanks for the replies!

Hello, I have been an avid user of Active Sky 2012 for many years now and enjoy being able to load a flight plan and have the weather for each sector of the flight. Can Active Sky next do this? Can somebody please outline the main differences between the two?

When installing a new version of the PMDG 777, is it necessary to uninstall previous versions or can you simply install over the top of your current installation?

I think I just figured out the answer to my own question. Is it a safety feature that the park brake cannot be released in an overheat situation? When I went to maintenance on the CDU and "cooled brakes" and "replaced tyres" the brake went off. My question now is how can I have overheated the brakes sitting at the gate? When exiting slew the plane shot forward until I turned slew back on and replaced the plane. Could this have done it?

Hello Everyone, This may sound stupid but I cannot release the park brakes on the 777. Pushing the brake pedals does not work neither does the period key. My brakes are now red hot (great animation) and my tyre pressures are somewhat down. I used the slew key to align with the gate. Could this have done something? Regards, Stephen.

After years of happily using the Thrustmaster HOTAS when flying Airbus aircraft in FSX it suddenly developed a mind of its own. When controlling the pitch using the stick the throttles move in unison with the elevator axis. When you ease back on the sick to rotate, the throttle comes back as well and if back pressure is maintained long enough, throttle reaches idle then the reversers are deployed. (Not great for take off!!!) All axis are set properly in the Controls menu. When all axis assignments are deleted, imput via sideways movement of the stick (ailerons) and theHOTAS throttle do nothing as expected, but moving the stick forwards or back still moves the elevators and the throttles. If I disconnect the Thrustmaster HOTAS and connect my CH Yoke and TQ6 throttles all is well. Furthermore, my system is dual boot (both Windows 7) and my Thrustmaster HOTAS behaves in FSX in the other installation. Seemed to happen when reinstalling Aerosoft Airbus X Extended but this could be coincidence. Could I have messed up a file in FSX? Could it be FSUIPC (I don't use the axis function)? Please help!! Regards, Stephen.

I am having the same problem. I have a dual boot machine with FSX installed on both Windows 7 and Windows 8 and it only does it on windows 8. Not sure if this is the reason though. What OS are you running? Also I have an ASUS P8Z77-v Pro Mboard and have heard the ASUS suite can cause hassles. What Mboard do you have? Between us we may be able to narrow down the cause.

Thanks Bimmercop and TechguyMaxC. You two guys always reply with good advice. If either of you are ever in Melbourne, Australia I'll buy you a beer or two! Those who have a preference seem to go for Pro. Its not often in life that the cheaper product is also the better product. For that reason I expected everyone to tell me Ultra is better.

Is there anyone out there who can give me the final word on which is better - Liquid Metal Pro or Ultra. Some say Pro is harder to use but so far I have found Ultra almost impossible to spread evenly so I went with Pro which I used much more easily. If there is no great difference in terms of performance I will stick with the Pro. Others say Pro is better for flat surfaces like lapped IHS's and cooler pads. Any thoughts?

Hello All, I finally bit the bullet and went for it. I successfully de-lidded my i7 3770K using a razor blade, got rid of the old stuff and applied my Liquid Metal Pro. However, being such a thin layer when applied (regardless of how much is used) the die doesn't seem to reach high enough to make solid contact with the IHS. I took the IHS off to check the contact patch and the Liquid Metal has only been disturbed in a few remote places. ( Obviously doesn't need to be as close with thicker heat paste). As if this wasn't bad enough, after carefully lapping both the IHS and the H100 plate they also appear to meet in some areas only. I don't know how to get them any flatter! I kept cleaning the Liquid Metal off and sanding the areas that were making contact to flatten them off, but after 4 attempts I had only improved the contact patch marginally before I ran out of Liquid Metal. (I now have to wait anther 2 weeks for more to reach Australia from Germany! Am I being stupid puuling things apart again looking at the size and evenness of the contact patch? Does the Liquid Metal adhere to both faces and even leave a tell-tale mark? Do I need to get them flatter and how? Has anyone else found the die hardly touching the IHS? Please help! Regards, Stephen.

Hi Efrain, How did you get the old TIM off the die after de-lidding? Second question for anyone who may have the answer. Just realized that the Corsair H100 needs two 120mm fan installation spots and therefore my Antec 900 case cannot accommodate my cooler. Is the H80 worthwhile? Is it almost as good as the H100? Is there any way of using the H100 in this case anyway?

Just wondering, since I am going to be de-lidding my i7 3770K to replace the intel TIM with liquid metal ultra, should I lap the IHS before delidding or after. I am thinking that lapping the detatched IHS would eliminate any problems with filings or water getting into the CPU. However I am not sure if the rigid support of the CPU is needed to lap effectively or even avoid bending the IHS. Also does anyone have a good method for getting all of the old TIM off the die? Any advice greatly appreciated. Regards, Steve.

Thanks for your help

Hello All, This may be a stupid question but does a syringe of Coollaboratory's Liquid Metal Ultra contain enough to use on both the die (I am de-lidding my 3770K) and the IHS or should I be ordering 2 of them? Regards, Steve.

Anyone?........Please?

Hello All, Is there an experienced "CPU surgeon" out there who could please give me a step by step guide as to how to de-lid the i7 3770K and replace the crappy intel TIM with the coollaboratory liquid metal everyone seems to be talking about. I am unsure of: 1. How to use the razor blade to get the IHS off the CPU. 2. How to clean all the old TIM out. 3. How thick to apply the liquid metal on both the die and the IHS and the best way to apply it. 4. How to put it all back together. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank-you to all of you who participate in this great forum. Regards, Steve.

Please excuse my ignorance but does lapping simply mean sanding back to a smooth finish? How coarse should the sandpaper be?

Hi Efrain, I am a complete novice regaing the internal workings of a CPU. I assume that the die is what you find under the lid but what is the IHS?

Thank-you all for the replies. When you suggest using Coollaboratory's Liquid Metal Ultra, areyou talking about a standard application on top of the CPU or do you mean opening it up?