norfolkmike

Okay. I've browsed until my head hurts, so I'm biting the bullet and asking here. I will receive my new PC in two weeks. 7800 3XD (or whatever the numbers are) and a 4090 card. I've got little knowledge regarding that stuff, but research tells me it is a good combo. I'll need a monitor, and that aspect is more confusing to me than I thought. Is a G-Synch monitor desirable with the 4090, or a requirement? These G-Sync monitors look very expensive, and not much choice (unless going for G-Sync compatible which appears to be less desirable?) I know people will say, "If you are spending THAT much on a PC, why try and spare the pennies on a monitor?". I get that, and it is completely down to lack of research when budgeting. I thought a £500 monitor would be more than okay, and that is what I have left in the kitty. Then I read about this Nvidea frame generation, and then some lossless scaling thing that everyone is raving about, and I'm wondering what exactly I do need. Bottom line being, I don't want to be spending £1100 on a monitor with G-Sync, if I can spend £500 on one without G-Sync, and smooth MSFS out (if it isn't smooth out of the box) using something within the Nvidea panel, or buying the Lossless scaling frame generation thing. The trouble being, a lot of what I'm reading about the 4090 card and G-Sync monitors, predates the LSFG thing, so maybe that information is now redundant?

I've often thought about this too. What you really don't get in the sim, is that sweaty palm, racing heart feeling, when you are lining up and hyper sensitive to engine sounds, checking the fuel selectors etc, because you just know, this thing is going to either ruin your day or wipe you out of existence if you aren't on it 100 percent. A2A were the first to state mishandling their aircraft had consequences. I thought even then, "na, real consequences amount to more than putting your kite in a virtual hangar with the comforting sound of a hammer and pneumatic drill" lol. If there was a cost....as in losing your aircraft for a week....it would get the adrenaline flowing!

3 questions, if I may. Mine will be a dual install...I currently have and use the DVD version. 1. Will the FSX steam desktop icon differ from the old retail version, or will it have to be launched from the root folder if I have FSX x 2? 2. Will Nvidea inspector recognise FSX Steam, in order to apply the VSych half refresh rate setting separately? 3. Will the FTX Global lights work okay if using FSX Steam in DX9 mode? Maybe another quick question...I'm guessing that once FSX Steam is installed, any subsequent uninstalls of the DVD version will necessitate uninstalling FSX Steam also, as IT has to be installed AFTER the DVD version, correct? Cheers, Mike.

I'm still tempted to buy it, just to keep all my photo scenery 'in house' so to speak. I like the fact that MSE bunches everything into one simple folder, such as 'Belgium', which I guess you could do with the Horizon England/Wales if you knew what you was doing (I probably don't). Any chance of a screenshot to show just how bad these MSE England/Wales coastal areas actually are?

My main gripe with the Horizon/Playsims product is this: That awful colouration that seems to tarnish great swathes of my East Anglian homeland. If the M.S.E version doesn't suffer from those garish hues, then for me, it'll be worth the purchase just for that! I'm guessing that I can still use the Horizon mesh and Vectors with the M.S.E England and Wales package, which will go a long way in eliminating the coastal issues noted by many users?

That's a little disappointing. Whilst I have nothing against the Playsims/Horizon VFR, it would have been nice to have everything 'in house'. I have the MSE Netherlands, Belgium as well as a growing collection of NA states. I guess the MSE file size is lower than the Playsims version of England and Wales because it doesn't include the vectors, mesh or 3D objects? One thing I've found when overflying the Playsims/Horizon England, specifically in agricultural areas, is that some of the fields look almost hand tinted, often in garish hues of pink and orange. I'd hope the MSE version is better in that regard? As I'm also using UTX Europe, would that correct the vector issues around water bodies and coastlines do you think?

I missed this AGAIN!! I so want Belgium as a compliment to NL2000 and my UK Photo scenery, but I keep missing the deadlines! Will this be resubmitted anywhere in the foreseeable future?