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Was afraid after browsing Aerosoft Forums regarding the VAS usage, but took the plunge. My Specs - i5 Sandy bridge 2500 3.3 OC to 4.5, NVidea 580 graphics card, 8 GB RAM. Recreated UAL690 from KEWR to EDDF using the PMDG777. FSX-MS, ASN, Rex Soft Clouds & Water, FTX Global, Ultimate Terrain. PreciptFX. It was overcast & raining at EDDF. ASN in historical mode (force to simtime) All scenery off except for Flightbeam, FSDreamteam airports (KJFK,KORD,KDEN,KPHX,KIAH,KDFW,KLAX,CYVR,PHNL) Used Imaginesim KEWR, DDesign Manhatan Demo, and of course the new EDDF. Settings as follows -Level of detail Med, Mesh 100, Resolution 5m, Texture 60, Water 2XLow, Scenery Complexity Extremely Dense, Autogen Sparse, UT2 traffic at 70% (gen aviation off), Airport Vehicle min, Road Vehicles 4%. Cloud layers 4, 500X500 Cloud Textures, No interior or exterior shadows. VAS around 2.4 from beginning all the way to about 6 miles out from EDDF, when it shot up to 3.42. But, I made it to engine shutdown and AES jetway activation. Frames averaged around 18-19 at EDDF ( by the way frames were around 13-14 at KEWR).

I fly into KEGE 2 times a year on United KEWR-KEGE (seasonal). Talked to the pilot about a year ago & he confirmed there is an ILS. He said that because of the steep glidepath, it is not allowed to be fully automated. If you access the altitude info on Flightaware.com on the commercial ariline flights into EGE, you will see that on the commercial flights (heavy iron), the planes are close to final approach speeds on final turn towards the airport, & usually decent at a rate of about 1000-1200 FPM. I can also state that the landing gear is usually extended at or right after final turn (Aqula INT). The referenced document from the Eagle site also lists takeoff maximum wieghts for commercial jets, Even then, I've noticed on takeoff that flaps are usually not retracted until around FL150. The ORBX scenery is great, except for the incorrect glideslopes. Also, the parking assignments for gates 1-8 are old & not current (unfortunately also reflected in the static aircraft). Gate 1 is usually reserved for de-icing. Local restrictions only allow 1 plane to be de-iced at a time. Current Heavy iron into KEGE during winter season United (KEWR , KIAH, KORD), AAL (KLAX,KDFW, KMIA), Delta (KATL), ACA (CYYZ), Allegiant air (KOAK in 2016-2017). United has DASH-8-400 flights from KDEN several times daily. Ed Lee

1-memory and all else is perfect. difference ud4 vs ud5 is the voltage regulation with ud5 being the better of the two with phaze20 vs phaze12. Is it worth it? I buy what I can afford, eliminates all doubt just like 2600k vs 2500k. 2-I think the UD4 is 14 or 16 phase, but I can get to 4.8 with 12 phase on the UD3P. Unless you are looking to got with SLI then you could get away with a HX750. As for the RAM, its just about as good as you can get. Hey, thanks , Gary and Andrew, for the insight. Ed

Hello all, About to embark on a new build for FSX. First a little History. Been a member for a long time, most of the time just a lurker, as I am not much of a poster. Been using FS since FS4, sub logic ATP, etc., this will be my about my 7th build, so am not quite a newbie builder.Current anticipated purchase, after much reviewing most of the posts on this site: MOBO- Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD4-B3CPU- Intel i5 2500KRAM- GSkill Sniper 8GB(2X4) DDR3 1600 CL7GPU- Evga GTX 580 Superclocked 1536 MBHD- 750 WD Caviar 7200 for OS 2X450GB WD Vrap for FSX and FS9Sound- OnboardCPU Cooler- Noctua NH-D14PSU-Corsair HX850 850WCase-Thermaltake Armour (from my previous E8400 OC'ed build)Windows 7 Professional 64-bitCurrently have a 24 inch LCD, am thinking about possibly going to 2 or 3 monitors, but that will have to wait. Am planning to OC to at least 4.5. Run FSX along w/ the usual suspects (ASE, REX, UTerrain,UTraffic,RC,PMDG 737,747,MD11,leveld 767, FSDT and all the big airports). I realize that I still can't run FSX w/ sliders maxxed (guess I'll have to turn down ground traffic & trees). My main question is regarding the RAM and the MOBO.1-Is the MOBO sufficient, as the various model numbers (ie-UD4,5, etc. are confusing)2-also the RAM-Fast enough, is there any real reason to go to a higher speed? I have bookmarked nick's setup and several different SB OC guides. Thanks in advance. Ed