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Got the Warthog hotas recently, mostly for helicopter flying. But all those shiny buttons, and all those positive reviews make me go for the DCS A-10 now.B

I wonder if faster, more expensive webcams perform better. Anyone using an old, preferably crappy :( , webcam? And how´s it performing?Bjorn

If you search for FSX Keyboard Lay over you´ll probably find something.B

The fsx.cfg it located at C:\Users\your name?\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSXKeep a copy of the old, simply rename to fsxold.cfg or something, and keep it in the original folder for easy reactivation if needed.Bjorn

Just the thing for you, then :Batting Eyelashes: http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm IR-free head tracking, you "only" need a webcam.B

It´ll be in the mail shortly, you should have it by the end of the week.Happy flying!Bjorn

Thanks for the pointers. Bjorn

Double post, curtesy of iPhone, deleted. B

All that Ram may hinder stable overclock in the 4GHz area.B

Link doesn´t work for me (only me?). :( Bjorn

I'd say the i5 that you can overclock the most. Or, if you don't OC, the fastest one. Check prices on the Sandy Bridge type however, they're not supposed to be that expensive, and when the motherboards for it are released (hopefully soon), they'll give you fsx you won't believe :)Bjorn

Is your operating system in English language, and thus speech recognition enabled? Which OS you using anyway?Bjorn

Could be a power save issue. Dig into power settings of your OS and have a look. Bjorn

Hi, no don´t use ASE. There´s a free-bee out there called Prio. Lets you set the cores for your programs, so you don´t have to do it all over again each time you run FSX. FSX will run threads through core #0 no matter what you do.Bjorn

Sounds interesting. Can you provide a link?Regards

Is there a way to add content to the kneeboard when it´s empty? Bjorn

I use System Mechanic to keep my rig fit, works well, cleans out all the garbage and can tune this and that.B

Got the Scythe myself, it´s ultra quiet :Batting Eyelashes: B

There is a program out there that minimizes the boarders in windowed mode, forgot what it's called. But you won't get completely rid of boarders around undocked windows. And you're stuck with the resizing. You could save a flight with the windows and views set to your liking, saves you the hassle of setting the views each time.What do you mean in 2. ? Bjorn

Got a 2gb gtx 460 overclocked. Runs four monitors, I'm quite happy with it, not too many artifacts. It's a short board and fits easily in the case, and has a centered fan, so it's not too loud. When it winds up it's a low hum. I would however like some better AA. And I will switch to a higher 500-card probably later this year. Save money on the ram as recommended above. Bjorn

Ram may not overclock just like that. Usually you have to increase the latency figures ("losen the timings"). Your ram has a CL of 9, that's a tad on the slow side. So, if you want to go higher than the specified 1600 MHz, you'll have to tamper with timings. Going above the recommended voltage may damage the ram. I used to fit some high riser heatsinks to some 1333 ram, ran auto voltage and got them to 1600 with stock timings, but I think I was lucky ;)Also, set the ram timings and voltage manually in BIOS, don't auto them. Auto voltages tend to be a bit on the high side. Bjorn

Wouldn't go for all 12 gb memory, will do nothing for fsx. And I've read that it may hinder overclock in the 4 GHz range. If you edit video or Photoshop, then 12 would be it. Bjorn

The noctua and my Scythe Mugen II lets you offset the fan, so you can have high riser heat sinks on your ram. B

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Procedure_Call But it´s too technical for me to fully grasp. What I can boil your problem down to (tech wizards, laugh it up ), is that a bad driver is clogging your system slow operation on a memory buffer. So installed new driver recently?Bjorn

I read that it comes without any fans, you have to acquire those as well. Then how expensive or silent will it be? But other than that, it´s supposed to do very well, right up there with Noctua NH-D4, and a tad smaller. There´s a 3dGuru review out there that tells you the whole story.Bjorn