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I'm curious, how much did you actually mess with the RAM to try to fix it before you restored? On my motherboard, I have to manually set the timings, the divider, and voltages for the RAM otherwise the motherboard will load a much slower profile. Did you try this?

Ryan, would you mind PMing me your FSX xfg file or uploading it to the forums? I just upgraded to a Core i7 920, and currently have it sitting at 4.2GHz, but I can only get 15fps on the ground at Heathrow 2008 with REX and the Captain Sim 757, with all the sliders to the right.

As someone said earlier, if you really want to spend that kind of money on a CPU, wait for the Core i7 980X (a.k.a the Core i9) to come out. It will have two extra cores, more L3 cache, and it will be fabricated on the 32nm process, which will allow higher overclocks and lower temps.Honestly, if you are only using FS, go for a 920 (or 930 if you wait two months), overclock it a little, and it will be fine. FSX has trouble using four cores as it is, so spending an extra $1000 for two additional cores will really not be a good decision. Use the extra money to get a better GPU, power supply, etc.

I'd go with the largest monitor that you can afford. The problem with true HDTVs (Plasmas or LCDs) is that they are limited to resolutions of 1920x1080. While this is fine if you are sitting 8 feet away from the screen, if you are sitting 2-3ft away as you would be if you are at a desk, many things (especially text) will begin to look slightly pixelated.If you can't afford a large monitor, using two or three smaller ones is also a posibility. I'm using two 22" LCDs now and I love it. The only downside is that you need Dual/Triple Head 2 Go or a new ATi HD5xxx card if you want to stretch single monitor programs (like FSX and other games), across both screens.

Wow! Even more than the MD-11?

Mistakes happen. Maybe your topic was lost amount the 100s of "J41 Help" threads that have been popping up. Maybe a mod deleted it by accident. Seeing as how quickly topics can be bumped to the 5th, 6th, 7th pages, it quite possible have been overlooked. May I suggest emailing the PMDG support staff? They are excellent, and they did a great job of helping me out when I had problems with my 737NG.So what if your topic was deleted. This is a privately owned and operated forum, so the Mods have every right to delete topics and posts as they see fit. But, if they do it too much, they will starting losing customers, so it affects them in the long run.

Great, thank you!

Thanks!Well, the other thing I guess I should say is that I often multitask while flying. Usually, I'll have 3 or 4 tabs in safari open, I'll be streaming music, watching videos on Youtube, running REX, etc... Would 6Gb still be sufficient?And yes, I am running Vista x64, and I will be running Windows 7 x64 as well.

Hi,I'm planning to upgrade my computer sometime this fall, going from a E8400/X48/8GB DDR2/Vista to Core i7 920/X58/6GB DDR3/Windows 7. However, I am wondering if 6GB of RAM is enough to run FSX with the 747. When I first got the MD-11, I experienced OOM errors on almost all of my flights, which was remedied by upgrading from 4GB to 8GB of RAM.However, I know that Windows 7 does not use as much RAM, and that I never saw more than 7Gb of RAM usage while flying. However, I am still torn between going for 6GB and 12GB.Could anyone give me approximate RAM usage figures with the 747X and Windows 7? Thanks in advance!

The FMS is very easy to use - it is easier to learn on than the regular Boeing and Airbus FMSs. You type in your departure airport, select the departure runway and SID, program the fixes (just like a FMS), and then select the STAR and arrival airport. They you just insert your cruise altitude, transition altitude, pax/cargo weight, and fuel reserves, and you're done!

I know this may sound stupid, but are all of your bus ties connected?

Yes, I sometimes see it, even at the normal Vref. ANother thing I noticed is after I do a turnaround, when I move the throttles forward sometimes the spoilers deploy or quickly "flash up and then back down.

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Wonderful, thanks!

Hey Vin - great video! May I ask what recording program you used?