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Hi Bryan, Just wondering if there is any news on the above subject as I'm going to purchasing GSX this weekend sometime. Having doing a search for GSX on the FS2Crew forums, I know that it is compatible, making sure the AES button is pressed, but it would be somuch better if FS2Crew and GSX can talk together... :wink:

Sorry, you know wmat I mean :wacko:

Hi Jay, Thanks for the post and letting me know that GEX seems to overcome the screwed up FSX pushback. I assume FS2Crew just uses the built in FSX pushback engine, unfortunate. Oh well, at least there is a solution. Cheers,

Hi Bryan, no other addons that could be sending Shift-P. Just finished a flight with the NGX where I used the PMDG pushback. It seems to start turning roughly around the correct spot, I think I set it to 5 metres, but the turning circle is outragous, I decided to stop it, again with the stop pushback command from within the PMDG FMC. I'm thinking of getting GEX in the very new future, so I will have to play around with that when I get it. Cheers,

Hi Bryan, Sorry to have to bring this up again, but I currently use the button version, all updated of course, and continue to have this problem in FS2Crew while performing the built in FS2Crew pushback. I pretty much purchased the NGX FS2Crew when it was released and hence have always updated it as and when a new update came out. If I can remember, this started happening somewhere along the way during the updates. I'm just really over this whole long pushback thing now, so I'll be trying the PMDG built in pushback to see if that works. Basically, here is my problem and yes, it happenes everytime. When I do a pushback with FS2Crew, even when selecting a shorter distance, the push seems to go forever before it does eventually stop. The other thing that I would like it to do properly is reduce the size of the circle when pushing 90 degrees, either left or right. The radius of the push circle is far to large so we need to find out how the plane can turn quicker. I hope that all makes sence and as mentioned, I plan to do a flight for my VA today so will check if the same thing happenes with the PMDG pushback. Regards,

Hi Steve, Thanks for all your time and effort that your put into these sound enhancements. Hope you and your family have a great Christmas and a wonderfull New Year. Looking forward to your new sounds in 2013

Hi again Luke, So like I mentioned, I generally turn mouse look off in the cockpit so that I can use my mouse for clisking buttons, etc. Unfortunately I can't watch YouTube at work so havent't seen this video, but what I find works well for me is haveing specific internal views setup in EZdok so that I use the number keys at the top ofmy keyboard, or a combination of the number keys with either Shift or Ctrl to switch between views. With most of these keys I've disabled mots of the head movement effects to be able to press the buttons, especially while flying through a bit of turbulence. A good example of this would be the view that I've setup for the FMS. I would be more than happy to share my EZdok views with you. Just PM me your email address.

Hi Luke, So disregarding Q1, we'll move onto Q2. How EZdok works is hat it pretty much just positions your virtual "head view" with the arrow keys and Page up or Page down. If you want to look around, you will need to enable Mouse Look, or ML. As I have a TrackIR5 with EZdok, I only use the ML with external views and use the TrackIR for all internal cockpit views. Hope that answeres your question.

Hi Bryan, As Dario said, it will all depend on the CPU and the motherboard that you're running. I have a ASUS Maximus V Gene with a Core i7 3770K and the G.Skill Trident X, same specs as your Ripjaws Z. In your case, the ASUS Z77 motherboard that you have is just fine to run at the 2400MHz speed, and if you have an Ivy Bridge CPU, you should be good to go with that too. Just go into your BIOS and set XMP profiles. This should set everything spot on to get the full potential fromthe RAM as well as slightly increase some frequencies on your CPU, but nothing major. If you want to overclock, then that will be a different story all together. Personally, I'm only overclocking my CPU, but the combination of a 3770K and 2400MHz G.Skill RAM is very fast. Good luck!

Hi Dirk, I've just recently built a new system based on the i7 3770K and using the Corsair H100 for CPU cooling. I'm running the CPU at 4.6GHz without any problem or cooling issues, even when running prime95 for an extended period. I might be able to go up to 4.9GHz, although for now, with a EVGA GTX670, FSX is running very nicely at 4.6GHz. As far as the H100 goes and mounting it, may I suggest that you look at a decent Corsair case. I have a white 600T, which I'm more than happy with right now, although the Obsidian 650D might have been a better choice if I never wanted to go for a white case. Basically, the Corsair cases are perfect choices if you want to install the H100 in the roof, where most people tend to put it in. All the correct holes are there as well as the correct type of mesh or perforation that you speak of. The build quiality of the Corsair cases is good compard to many others out there, although I would have to say it's not the best. The last bit of advise that I can give you, if you are considering getting the H100, is buy other fans. The standard Corsair branded fans that come in the box are really awesome fans that provide the best cooling for the radiator, but they are just too loud. As far as showcasing what the water cooler can do, they work very well and you really won't find better static pressure fans, but I went and got 2 Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition fans which are fited to the radiator in a pull config and the temps never increased all that much, maybe a couple of degrees celcius, but that's it. As far as the noise tradeoff, well worth it. I also have the H100 pump on full speed all of the time and have my fans of a fan controller, which I adjust as required. Hope that helps mate!

Good day Rob, Thanks for the update on the 777. I guess as no one else has asked this yet on here, but what's up with the PMDG's "Summer of moving trucks" all about? Cheers,

Hi Robert, No I don't use it as a cache drive, it's a 128GB and more than big enough for my FSX files. I use it as a second drive in my PC just for FSX, so I have FSX installed in D:\FSX. I have heard that SLi makes next to no difference for FSX, hence the reason why I got a decent single card. The GTX680 was a bit too expensive for me, although I was considering it. Cheers,

Hi, Welcome to the world of PC buiding, you're gonna love it. As I have recently, like a month ago, also built a new FSX rig, I would liketo make a few suggestions here and share some experiences. The specs that you have listed are very similar to my new PC except for a few differences which I'll outline below: Great, no, Awesome CPU. I got a 3770K as well and she's a beast. If using mainly for FSX, just remember to disable HT. Although the 3570K was an option for me, I liked the fact that the 3770K had a bit more Cache which could make a difference. The ASUS motherboards are good, I got myself the Maximus V Gene, but I understand that the ASRock Z77 motherboards are also pretty good at a cheaper price point, if price is an issue to you. They overclock pretty well. Although Corsair memory is very good, I would suggest G.Skill. I have the Trident X 2400MHz and very impressed so far. 8 GB is also enough for FSX. If money is no issue for you, then by al means get yourself an EVGA GTX680. As far as best bang for your buck, I would recommend going for the GTX670. The EVGA 670 FTW is a very nice card. The Samsung SSD's are good, but my suggestion is to have a look at the OCZ Vertex 4, with the latest firmware, one of the fastest SSD's out there. I have a 128GB Vertex 4 SSD for FSX. With your system, unless you are thinking of running 2 GPU's in SLI, I would not recommend as much as a 1200W PSU. Ben Cap is spot on with his suggestion, although I decided to get the AX850 as I got it at the same cost as the AX750, but go with this rather, 1200W is way too much. In fact, the 750 or 850 will even run a SLI system with 2 600 series GPU'swith ease. If you want to start with watercooling, the Corsair H100 is a good choice. I have one too and it coold my Ivy Bridge very well, even when pushed to the limit with benchmarks. It's a little bit more tricky to mount than your average air cooler, but still pretty simple. My only advise would be to buy yourself different fans, unless you're happy with noise, a lot of noise. The corsair fans that come with the H100 are good at what they do, but they are very loud at any speed. I got myself a pair of Corsair SP120 quiet edition as replacements and they work just fine. ANother thing I would advise would be to run your H100 water pump at full speed and connect the fans to a seperate fan speed controller, otherwise a good CPU cooler and good starting point to learn about water cooling. The case is pretty much your personal preference, I got a Corsair 600T White Edition, but had a bit of an issue with getting the H100 radiator mounted in the top with my motherboard, so a bit of planning is required. ASUS tend to put the 8pin CPU power connector very close to the edge of the board at the top, which creates a bit of an obsticle. Otherwise, you seem to have a good system going there. Just DON'T rush when you building it. Route as many cables as you can behind the motherboard tray to make your rig look better inside and to help with air flow. If you need help with anything, just ask on the forums. Good luck!

Hi Alain, Thanks for the link to this article, it was very informative. Cheers,

The 670 definitely seems to be much faster in a number of reviews. I'll be getting a new Ivy Bridge system soon and I've already decided on a 670.

G'day Mate! It looks like you getting yourself a really nice FSX system there. I'm pretty much in the same shoes in terms of looking for a new FSX machine, but I do have experience with building. My current system is an old Core i5 760 OC'd to 4GHz which I think is pretty impressing from an original 2.8GHz. The only problem here is that I'm in South Africa, so getting parts is a bit of a mission sometimes. Another issue is the import taxes that our government seem to add on just about everything. I would like to get a similar system to you, however I would get the Corsair water cooler and overclock the most out of the CPU. SSD's are still very expensive in SA, so a nice fast mechanical HDD would suffice. Good luck and hope your new system goes well.

Hi guys, If you're not going to be doing any overclocking and focus on buying the fastest CPU with fastest motherboard with the fastest memory combination, then from what I've read about Ivy Bridge, this would be our best option. The fastest Core i5 paired with a decent Z77 motherboard such as ASUS and 2333 memory should be good, but the fast memory will cost more, of course. Should be good for FSX, although overclosking is still the way to go in my opinion, but there does seem to be an issue with IB at the moment. Maybe Intel will fix this issue.

Well done and good thinking. Great idea.

Thanks for the continued support PMDG.

It's been released boys and girls, thanks PMDG for all the support.

Thank you Pete! Other than that small problem, to be honest the Flying 101 is a work of art! It's extreamly well done with all your textures looking so crisp and sharp, so well done. Oh, and it's actually WINTER in the southern hemisphere right now, so they would actually bump up to 27K thrust... No, not really ;-P

Good day Gents, I'm sure that I'm not the only one, but I've noticed a small problem on the Kulula Flying 101 livery. I've done a quick search with no success, so thought I would post this here. The sides of each engine says 20 000 pounds thrust. They should say 26K pounds. Regards,

Hey Randy, there is already a post in here somewhere that talks about this. I know that it's crazy in here and posts are flying around left, right and center, but look for it and you will find it.Or better still, here's the link for one of these posts: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/341694-fsx-crashes-when-exit/page__view__findpost__p__2042767 Happy days!!!

Andrew, sorry, but I've only picked up now that your specs are in your signature. I can tell you right now where your problem is mate... It's your RAM! Get rid of it... It's only running at 1333 and with you overclocking as much as you are, it WILL cause APPCRASH, etc.You really have 2 options if you want Windows to be stable. Either lower your overclocking, as your RAM is taking a good pounding, or get better memory, something like DDR3-1800 or 2000 with a CAS of around 7.Trust me on this. If you have some cash, go the better memory route, otherwise your system looks spot on. You could also maybe do with either a WD VRaptor of a WD Black series HDD. The Black series has double the cache, which makes a difference. Another new thing that I'm trying is when I formatted my HDD's recently, I left my OS drive as default block size, but I've made my FSX drive, which is a totally seperate WD 1TB Black, a 64K block size. This means that file transfer theoretically should be slightly quicker, but I've only just done this so haven't tested it properly yet.

Andrew, the i5 2500K is a good CPU. The question then will be what motherboard and GPU do you have?A good friend has the same CPU as you paired with the Intel branded P67 (I think) board, which comes with some special Intel overclock utility specifically for the motherboard. Apparently you run this utility for a couple of hours and it settles down with an overclock. With normal air cooling, using a Noctua CPU cooler, he gets 4.6Ghz and it's stable. To be honest with you, there is not going to be a hugh difference between 4.5 and 4.6Ghz. A lot also depends on your memory and what type of DDR3 it is, such as 1600 or 1800 or 2000, etc.Personally, if you are running a stable system at 4.5Ghz, I would be more tha happy with that, just make sure you have good memorywith the lowest latencies you are able to find. You should be looking at a CAS latency of no more than 7, but less is better.