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I'm going through the FMC this evening - particularly ground services, etc so far and this thing is absolutely astonishing. About to enter a route next.

Biggest annoyance with FS2020 is AI Traffic at this point. Definitely hoping that get's improved. Also... I was really testing the flight envelope last night and managed to do this. Flaps fully extended, just above stall speed, pulling back hard on the yoke to trigger stall. I haven't been able to recreate it despite trying several times...

I "retired" from flight simming about 10 years ago with FSX With the release of FS2020 and in anticipation of a PMDG study level aircraft, I built up a new flight sim PC in 2020 I hardly flew it while I was waiting (default aircraft are pretty boring)... Now that it's here, all I can say is WOW - you guys did not disappoint! Congrats on finally getting this product out! I'm going to be spending a lot of time flying this.

Trying to change the heading bug on the 787 autopilot, but nothing happens. I thought I was supposed to left click the heading bug and then the plane would bank over to the heading I selected. But that's not working. Seems to be stuck in hold mode and I'm unable to disable it. What am I doing wrong?

Okay, it appears the program didn't like something running in my msconfig --> services. I hid all microsoft services and then clicked disable all on the remaining services. Flight simulator then started normally.

Haven't even downloaded SU5 yet. I try running FS2020 from my start menu, get a window briefly, then it disappears. Then nothing. Microsoft Flight Simulator shows up in task manager.... but no application to be seen. Anybody had this issue?

I happened to run by Microcenter in Houston yesterday unaware the 360ti was dropping. There were about 200 people wrapped around the building and they ALL got vouchers with 360ti's to spare. I don't think the 360ti is powerful enough unless you're running 1080p, so I passed. I'm running this 5700 XT until I can get my hands on a 3080.

Hi Ken! Well I decided to go ahead and build up a new system for the new flight sim. I managed to get my hands on a Ryzen 5600X and I'm running a RX 5700 XT graphics card until I can get my hands on a 3080. Just got it up and running Friday night. I'll be honest though - I just saw the news (I'm out of the loop) that PMDG isn't coming out with the 737 until Q3 2021. I might have waited to build a computer til then had I known that hahaha. I'm curious if anyone has or is going to develop a benchmark for FS2020 - especially with all the new hardware rolling out. I have neither the know-how or the time anymore!

Looking at that review, the answer to how important VRAM is is right in front of you. Just look at the 3090 vs 3080 benchmark at 4k resolution. 24GB VRAM vs 10GB and the jump is only from 42 to 45 fps. And we can’t even say the 3 fps improvement is due to the additional VRAM on the 3090. I think it’s a clear choice to go with 3080. I actually camped out at Microcenter overnight. I’ve never done that hahaha. I was approx #50 of 200 when the manager came out in the morning and announced they only received 12 cards. I managed to score a Ryzen 5600X at least. Anyway, looking at these reviews, I think I’m going to target a 3080 rather than 6800 XT.

Thinking I will. Pricing out a new computer build, but may wait a month or two for first impressions on what hardware seems to work best. Someone develop a benchmark ASAP please! I'm just getting back up to speed... are we going to have PMDG add-on planes for this anytime soon? I also like the heavy metal.

Not to mention hyperthreading also generates a lot more heat unless you disable it. Buy the biggest baddest i5, spend the rest of the money on good components, and you will have a very "high-end" flight simming computer.

I'm on the fence on this one recently. In the past I've been a strong supporter of owning a black/white laser printer at home and leaving the photo printing to a professional camera shop. Now that my wife and I are both out of school and much less reliant on the printer for printing reams at a time, I really wouldn't mind having a do-it-all multi-function color laser. With that said, I can't speak highly enough of Samsung. Partially because HP ticked me off with their refusal to provide W7 drivers for their ubiquitous 1012 series laser printers, but more so because my wife and I had an ML-1851ND through grad school and it has been and continues to be completely flawless! At the end of the day, take your best photos to a professional to be printed. I mean a real professional - not Walgreens or CVS. You will be thrilled with the quality!

Sorry for the issues guys! I did some reorganization of my dropbox folders the other day and didn't even think about the FSXMark11 files being linked there. Looks like you guys quickly got the links repaired. The link in my signature is also functional again. I'm glad to provide a stable trustworthy environment to host such files and will be more careful with this next time. Regards, Corey

It's been a few months since I've been on the forums. I return to see you guys all talking about removing heat spreaders and lapping processors. I thought you had all gone extreme overclocking and drank the cool-aid, but apparently this is the norm for these new Ivy Bridge processors?

I've come back to this thread a few times, each time trying to figure out how to respond regarding $3500. Well done, Word Not Allowed! I couldn't agree more.

It's in the PDF, but you really must read the PDF line by line to catch it. I recommend highlighting the PDF as you work your way through it to avoid missing anything.

none, actually!

I was of the understanding that positive pressure provides better cooling and minimizes dust buildup inside the case if you have filters on all the intake fans.

I agree with ALL of the comments above, but I'm not 100% sure whether or not these new cards will actually run cooler. While the performance per watt may be better, the # of stream processors is three times that of the 580. I haven't been doing much FSX recently as I finished school and became a real person, so I'm content to hold on to this GTS250 for some time yet. I had originally planned to pick up a really nice card this year, but I'm preparing to buy a new bike, so that's not going to be happening. I'll be happy to get a GTX560 equivalent.Nice sunglasses, Stephen!

I hope he didn't get a HAF, because I completely bashed them.

more negative ratings than I can overcome... :sorry: I think this is the post that should have ended this thread.

What this -1 you speak of??? :Whistle:

Ben, you seem to forget that It's not for you to judge how others spend their money. I suppose you can, but your judgees may very well make a lot more money than you and the value of a dollar likely means something very different to them. It may not be the most efficient use of dollars, but nonetheless that doesn't always matter.

I don't tend to trust news regarding graphics cards, but this actually seemed to be written in a believable fashion... regardless, I think I'll wait for GK110 to launch later this year!

Haha, I was just about to call overkill on the PSU, but I see you beat me to it in your sig! Great PSU regardless! What's the rating on it (gold/platinum)? I'll be looking forward to the photos of the finished product.