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Hi guys. I'm testing this product out before purchasing and was wondering why I can't get any wind or weather info. I have a altitude and destination filled out. I always get a degree and 0kt wind. I must be doing something wrong. I don't think every location I go to should display same info. Anyways, if anybody could help me out so I can use it a little before purchasing, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

Okie Dokie Ron, will wait and never thought about the time difference. Thanks for your help.

Thanks bladderboy, unfortunately already tried over there and didn't even get any views. Thought I'd try to post my question over here.

Using FTX Global with P3D and will most likely uninstall it when a new patch comes for P3D since I don't want to use the patch upgrade, rather a new installer for P3D. If I choose to uninstall FTX Global, could someone explain me the steps needed for a complete uninstall? I have the uninstaller and made a backup folder, but I'm confused how to do it. I read the instructions that came with the uninstaller, but am confused. I just want to make sure the program is uninstalled correctly so I can do a reinstall with nothing left over. Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advanced.

Interesting, I still can't access site. So something is definitely happening on their end. I appreciate you guys giving me some more info on this. I guess all I can do is wait. Thanks for clarification. Cheers.

Has anybody else experienced not being able to access the P3D website? I've tried now for a day and still can't access it. Just says it can't be displayed. Tried Ie11 and Chrome, no difference. I need to re-download 2.4 and can't get into my account. If anybody has any info or can confirm that it's happening on their end, please let me know. Thanks.

Hey Angelo, don't know if your using a ssd but that can help with loading times as well as faster ram. Of course a fast cpu(fsx and p3d loves overclocking) and good gpu is a must. If your using fsx, make sure that HIGHMEMFIX=1 under graphics is in the fsx.cfg(probably knew this already but just thought I'dlist it in case). Without knowing more about your system, I'm afraid this is all I can come up with. I know some people might disagree with what I'm going to say but if you haven't already, take a look at Nick N FSX BIBLE. Took along time to go through, but well worth the time and effort. It has saved me the frustration of getting FSX configured right. Just my .02cents worth. Hope this helps. -Cheers Hey domkle, thanks for the input into P3D. Your tempting me into getting the program. Just like yourself, I have been simming since 1985 when there was sublogic and I believe the 1st Microsoft flight sim. So I'll take your word of advice that P3D is a better program based on your experience. As far as Orbx forums, I contacted someone with a physical email address and he has been helping me. I still can't get into them. In fact, the last time I tried to log on, I wasn't even identified which makes me believe there is something wrong on their end. I'm sure it will be worked out. Again, thanks for your help and words of advice. P.S. -I'll take the pipe out when I enter Orbx forums.

Hey domkle, what I'm about popping is the autogen. As far as looking at my computer, I'm not sure what to look for. I've set everything up for FSX according to Nick N suggestions, so I don't think it's my computer itself. When you say you have 1.30, is that for FSX or P3D? Because if it's for FSX, then there's gotta be something wrong with either my setup or program itself.

Well that's unfortunate news. I knew FSX had a problem but read a thread from John Venema that the popping was suppose to be gone. Google FTX Global 60 sec video vanilla FSX default vs FTX Global. The video does show no popping. Just to be fair, I did make a vanilla install of FSX. This was one of the reasons I decided to purchase FTX Global. As far as their forums, I registered 3 days ago and still am being validated. How long does this take? I've never come across a company that has taken this long to register. I've been hesitant switching over to P3D. I've heard of things not being compatible and crashing and some say the advantages over FSX are few. Aside from fixing the problem with FTX Global, how hard is it to switch and will I notice anything different besides the shadows (which do look cool)? I know P3D is a little off topic in this forum, but I'd thought I'd just ask since it was brought up. Thanks for your help and hopefully I can get into the ORBX forums soon.

I applied the Orbx libs update but that didn't help with the popping. Thanks for the suggestion. I feel like I may have wasted $89.99 on a product which I can't enjoy viewing the scenery. The popping is so bad that all I want to do is look at my instruments and not the scenery. I really don't want to revert back to MGE as I enjoy the scenery, just not the popping. Anybody else have any suggestions?

I just purchased FSX Global and have noticed that everywhere I fly, the scenery keeps popping up. I believe since I just bought FTX Global, that it would have the latest service pack 1.30. I don't think it's my computer. My computer is a i5 4570k oc to 4.2ghz and a 770gtx. I'm only using the A2A 172R for the flying. I also have FSX and FTX Global on a dedicated hdd that's been defragged. ORBX is new to me and thought I'd purchase global since I don't want to be restricted having to buy separate photo scenery areas. I have watched many youtube videos and haven't noticed any popping up scenery. If anybody knows anything about this and how to fix it, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Cheers

I have total 8 gig ram, each says 11-11-11-28 (on stick) @ 1600mhz 1.5v. I know I can reduce the timings to 9-9-9-24. If I choose to do this, would I need to increase the voltage? If so, by how much? Thanks.

Thanks for the feedback!!! As far as FSX and scenery, right now I think I'll do what Firehawk44 suggested. I can't afford a SSD large enough for the megascenery I plan on installing. Maybe down the road. I think I've narrowed the sound issue down. I own a Bose Companion 5 and everything but FSX works fine. No popping in music or movies, only FSX. The Companion 5 has it's own soundcard built into the subwoofer, so an updated driver is not the issue. In the manual, it says that if you here popping or other strange noise, make sure it's not connected to a USB hub. I don't have a hub. It's connected directly into my computer. Since it's connected correctly, I don't know what else could be creating the problem. I tried my onboard Realtek soundcard and it works just fine. Being that the speakers work fine with music and movies, I got to think the has something to do with the interaction between the speakers and FSX. I tried every USB port on my motherboard and front of the computer and all did the same. Any thoughts of what might be causing this? Thanks.

Hey guys, I purchased a new computer last month and all seems well. I just have a couple questions. I have a 128GB SSD and 1TB 7200 HDD. Right now I have FSX as the only thing installed on my HDD. SSD running windows. However, I just purchased megasceneryearth and I know it should be on it's own HDD. I can't afford to buy another HDD so what would be the solution for me here? Install FSX and photo scenery on HDD, or FSX on SSD and photo scenery on HDD? Also, when I start up FSX after about a minute I get what sounds like a pop in my speakers and then it goes away. I have BOSE speakers and have tried the onboard Realtek. Both the same. I have 4 Saitek units connected to my USB ports. I have also followed Nick N's Bible to the T. Everything seems fine except for that. I tried lower settings in Nvidia inspector and still got the noise. My specs are: i5 4670k- 4.2GHZ GTX 770 8 GB 1600mhz ram 600 watt PSU H60 cooler ASUS Z87-C My thinking is it might be PSU related since the noise sounds like an electrical input coming into my speakers. Just a guess. Anyways, any help on these two subjects would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi there, I too am a private pilot and love flightsimming. I'm no expert on this subject, but have done extensive research in the matter. I think you can find more than enough information from these two links. http://www.simforums.com/forums/the-fsx-computer-system-the-bible-by-nickn_topic46211.html http://www.simforums.com/forums/haswell-48ghz-on-air-building-a-haswell-system_topic46180.html I know it's long, but well worth it IMHO. I won't give you my advice, as it will be merely repeating what Nick N. has laid out. Hope this helps, and good luck. Happy flying!!

Thanks for the help. I now have a better understanding of XMP and how it works. This will help me in deciding what RAM to get.

Looking to build a computer soon and was advised that the 770/780 is causing some shimmering and black screen issues. Is anybody getting these issues? Researched it a little and saw that it might have to do something with NVIDIA Surround or using multi monitor setup. Also could be related to Nvidia Inspector multi monitor setup not being checked if using more than one monitor. I don't think it has to do anything with the drivers, as not everyone is having these problems. Anyways, does anybody know anything about this and maybe a solution. I just don't want to purchase a new computer and experience these issues. FYI, I'll only be using a one monitor setup. Thanks in advance.

I was wondering if someone would be able to help me understand XMP. As I understand it, it allowes you to auto OC your memory in the BIOS under XMP. Does it allow you to manually adjust it as well? I'm looking to build my own computer and thinking of getting the ASUS Sabertooth with GSKILL 2400 9-11-11-31. Newegg offers two of these. One that is outrageous in cost and is on the QVL list under ASUS Sabertooth, and the other is lower in price but not on the list. Would I still be able to set up the lower cost one under XMP, or am I taking a chance that it may or may not work? The two I'm looking at are the Trident X Series 16GB (4x4GB F3-2400C9Q-16GTXD not on the QVL list) and the Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4x4GB F3-19200CL9Q-16GBZMD on the QVL list). I looked at the reveiws in Newegg for the Trident X Series and noticed some were using it on the Z87 chipset. When I went to GSKILL website to look under DRAM qualifications, they didn't list the Sabertooth but a few other ASUS MB's. Looked at thoses MB's QVL and they too only listed the F3-19200CL9Q-16GBZMD DRAM. So, it seems I'm getting conflicting info between the two sites. I hope this didn't seem too confusing and thanks in advance.

I'm no expert on this subject, but I'm looking into building a Haswell i5 4670K myself. I have heard that the Haswell chips are faster than it's predecessor's. So I think you would notice a difference if you can OC it up to around 4.3ghz with the proper cooling and voltage. I have heard nothing but good reviews on the GTX 770, so good choice there. Keep in mind that the PMDG and other addons are going to be hard on the system regardless of what processor and speed you have. This just comes from what other people have been saying. So, if you have the money, I would definetly invest in the i5 4670K or maybe i7 4770K for better cache. Have you read Nick N's Bible on FSX? Google it and alot of your questions will be answered thoroughly. Good luck.

I'm trying to put together a system for fs9 and fsx. I have got some good advice from some people here on were to start. However, building a rig myself for the first time seems overwhelming and confusing. I have been doing alot of research and seem to be getting lost and frustrated. Here is what I'm considering. COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case 3.4GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54670KCOOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM COOLER MASTER R4-MFJR-07FK-R1 200mm MegaFlow 200 Silent Fan Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model BLT2KIT4G3D1869DT1TX0 ASRock Z87 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel MotherboardASRock Z87 Extreme6 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD256BW 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) EVGA 04G-P4-2766-KR GeForce GTX 760 4GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM My main concern building it myself is not so much the build itself (only the CPU cooler concerns me- TIM), but getting everything to operate correctly once installed. Drivers, hardware problems, software problems, installing win7 and SSD correctly, BIOS configuration correct, OC'ng etc... I've checked the reviews on Newegg about mb and alot of people have these issues. Being a newbie, I wouldn't know where to begin. Any advice regarding the list and concerns I have would be greatly appreciated. If you think this is too much for me, I can always go with having one built for me. Thanks in advance. Sorry, accidently put the Cooler Master case twice.

I like them both. I have used the name kramerdc9 for so long, just didn't want to change it

So I'm assuming that the test I saw was done using the same ram, cpu, mobo, etc. for both. Kinda thought it was the engineering involved. Results weren't dramatic, but were noticable. I've always know that flightsim was cpu hungy. Just didn't know if the higher ghz from AMD meant anything. Putting together a new rig for flightsim now and will be staying with Intel. Not saying AMD is bad. Just been using Intel since I can remember, and never had any issues. Thanks for the insight.

Can someone explain the difference between the cpu speeds. For example, the Core i7 4770k vs FX 9370. Intel 4 cores @ 3.5ghz and AMD 8 cores @ 4.4ghz. Looking at a comparison I found on google, I saw the i7 clock speed faster than AMD. How can that be with AMD @ 4.4ghz? Is it marketing or the way the processor's made? Little confusing, since I've never bought AMD before. Also, does flightsim utilize each core (1 or 2 depending on fs9/fsx) at that clock speed? Thanks.

Hey guys, I'm ready to buy a new computer and got some suggestions here on what to look for. My budget is around $1000.00. Never built a computer before, so still deciding if I should do it myself or purchase a built one. Was looking at this computer http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Xtreme_1000_SE with win7. Don't know about the liquid cool. All in all, this is kind of the setup I'm looking for. Another member here listed some parts from Newegg as follows: GIGABYTE GV-N760OC-2GD GeForce GTX 760 2GB - $259.99 CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W - $89.99 G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) - $76.99 ASRock Z87 Extreme3 LGA 1150 Intel Z87 - $137.99 Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell 3.4GHz - $239.99 SAMSUNG 840 Series MZ-7TD250BW 2.5" 250GB SSD - $174.99 This looks like a good setup. Going all new I would probably need a new case (midsize or full I don't know), HDD and DVD/CD, and win7 (retail vs OSE haven't decided- $100.00 dif). I do have a 600w PSU and a GTX 550ti that I could use if needed. This setup would put me over $1000.00. That's why I was looking at Cyberpowerpc. Anyway, any comments suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advanced.

Hey thanks Neumanix, I will check into that at newegg. That is ideally what I'm looking for. Don't want an outdated computer. Thanks for taking the time looking into this.