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Ryan, I put RejectThreshold at 256k in my fsx.cfg and it looks very good! For some reason I can fly in very demanding circumstances and it is still very flyable! (like more then 23 fps) I do have the FPS Limiter at 26 though, that also helps a lot. Does the rejectthreshold do the same thing as bp=0, in other words, can I expect crashes when flying more then 45 minutes?Thank you for your input!John Badal

Thank you for your reply.I tried with a 700mb buffer, and usepools on which wasn't stutter-free and smooth. Next thing I removed the buffer and turned usepools off which resulted in the same smooth and stutter-free flying as before. There was one crash after flying for like an hour, it looked like snow, a lot of pixels not showing correctly which only went away after a reboot of the pc.John Badal

Hi,Last week I've got my new pc. Short summary: WIN7 64bit, i7 930, gtx 275 896mb and FSX.I've been optimizing the system with NickNs guide and finally I put this at the end of my FSX.cfg and found it totally unbelievable but it made fsx so much smoother:[bufferPools]Poolsize=70000000UsePools=0I just wanted to be sure that this is safe for my system and that it won't ruin my computer, as I've read that the line BP=0 is only safe for graphic cards with more than 1GB ram.Thank you very much Bojote for this grand discovery!A happy simmer!John Badal

And choosing between a GTX260 and 275? I guess the 275 right? Is the GTX275 the 'best' for fsx at the moment, I don't want to buy something which is going to be a dissapointment.John Badal

You got me reconsidering about the gpu. I'm planning on installing xp 32bit and fsx with the usual. FSX + Accel. is the main game I'll be playing. Considering all of the above, would you go for the GTS250, GTX260 or an ATI card? This is my final question, when I know which card I'm taking, I'm ordering the pc.John Badal

Thank you everybody for helping me make the right decisions for buying a new pc!John Badal

My final question:Is my motherboard compatible with my harddrive? Motherboard: ASUS P7P55-MHarddrive: Samsung 750GB SATA F1 HD753LJ 7200 32mbIn the bios specifications of the motherboard it says 16mb flash memory, does this have anything to do with the maximum speed of the harddrive? So would I be better of buying a harddrive with 16mb? John Badal

Assuming I'm going to install xp 32bit, more than 3GB's is useless right, otherwise I would take 4GB and maybe upgrade later on? And I've decided to go with the Palit GFS250 1GB.John Badal(thanks for your kind answers guys, I really appreciate it)

Videocard, I can choose between a Palit GTS250 and a Zotac GTS250.John Badal

I've decided to go with the GTS250 1024MB PCI-E,DVI,HDMI. The last thing that I need to figure out is the difference between Palit and Zotac. I have been looking on the internet but couldn't find anything substantial...The Zotac is slightly more expensive, but is it also better?John Badal

You say staying away from the GTX295, does the same count for the GTS250 1024MB PCI-E,DVI,HDMI? Or the 9800GT 1024MB PCI-E,2xDVI,HDTV? In that last case, if you had to choose, which one would you take, the GTS250 or the 9800GT?Also, I found out on the ASUS site that the MB is capable of working with the memory I've chosen.Thanks for your time,John Badal

3GB RAM is not only inadequate, but a mis-match for the i7 8xx series, which utilizes dual-channel memory rather than tri-channel. You want a 4GB or 8GB kit.

Thanks, I didn't know that. And I'll also look for a 'bigger' graphics card. Overall, do ATI cards work better with fsx or is nvidia a better choice? For example, the Powercolor HD4850 OC 1GB DDR3 and the GTS250 1024MB PCI-E,DVI,HDMI. The difference in price is not much but which one works better with the mb and cpu and fsx?Would changing the 3GB RAM to 2x DDRAM3 2GB PC1600 2GBNQ CL9 be better?Baer with me, the choice these days is enormous and I can't see the forrest through the trees anymore. (This expression is from another language, but you probably get what I mean).John Badal

Hi Guys,A few days from now I'm buying a new pc. Thusfar I have put together the following:CPU - i7 Quad Core 860MB - ASUS P7P55-M P55 S1156 ATX DDR3HD - WD 500GB 7200 32mbRAM - DDRAM3 3072MB PC1600 G.Skill 3GBNQ CL9.0Graphic - ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A PCI-E 896MB DDR3Power - Netzteil ANKERMANN 750W ATX 140mm SATA/PCI-E CordCPU Cooler - K

Since we're discussing pc's now, I'm planning to buy a new one this week. So far I have put together the following:CPU - i7 Quad Core 860MB - ASUS P7P55-M P55 S1156 ATX DDR3HD - WD 500GB 7200 32mbRAM - DDRAM3 3072MB PC1600 G.Skill 3GBNQ CL9.0Graphic - ASUS ENGTX260/HTDP/896M/A PCI-E 896MB DDR3Power - Netzteil ANKERMANN 750W ATX 140mm SATA/PCI-E CordCPU Cooler - K

Search on youtube for examples, there are a few of them there also the one for the 737.John Badal

Hmm, the screenshots I saw where for the 2d-panel and not for the virtual cockpit.Thanks anyway, maybe someone else knows where to find the forum post?John Badal

Too bad, do you maybe have the link to the forum on which the screenshots were published? (You can also PM me)John Badal

Does somebody maybe also know what I'm talking about? It was in a forum but I don't remember which one... Have been looking for it all day yesterday but I haven't found it. There were screenshots of the pmdg 737 2d panel but the colours where more grey/realistic in my opinion.John Badal

Hi there, I think I know what you mean. I have seen a modified panel for the PMDG 737, just different bitmaps but very realistic grey ones if I remember correctly. Unfortunately I don't remember where these are available... Maybe someone else can help..John Badal