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> Hi
>
> Having put up with a forever crashing old PC I've had enough and about to
> build a new PC.
>
> Budget is tight at the mo so just wondered if anyone knows anything about
> the XFX Geforce 6800XTreme Edition graphics card?
>
> I don't have an immediate need for SLi for now as AFAIK none of my current
> flight can make use of it.
>
> The mobo will be an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium with an AMD 4200+ x2.
>
> Cant wait!!
>
> Mostly I use Fly!, DID F22 ADF, MS FS2000
>
> I guess when Vista comes out there'll be a new FS from MS which makes use
> of SLi? Does anyone know what's on the cards?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Ian
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> SLI - double the fun

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> magma at comcast dot net (HockeyTownUSA) wrote:
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> Not in flight sims thought. Not in anything else for that matter,
> really, unless you want to run BF2 at 3000x2000 x16fsaa.
>
> I like the *idea* of buying, say, one 6600GT and adding another later to
> improve things. But in reality it makes far more financial sense to buy
> a faster card in the first place.
>
> Andrew McP
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> I would think that LO-MAC would benefit.

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> magma at comcast dot net (HockeyTownUSA) wrote:
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> Sadly not, CPU remains LOMAC's biggest problem. SLI might push up the
> maximum frame rates a little, but it won't stop things grinding to a
> halt when the sh*t hits the fan.
>
> There's at least one person on the forums I've seen recently who
> discovered his SLI setup does virtually nothing for LOMAC. Even in other
> games, pushing up frame rates from "more than your LCD can manage" to "a
> lot more than your LCD can manage" is a fairly interesting way to tear
> up money. :-)
>
> Andrew McP
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>Yeah. So far my system has held up well. I believe I am going to wait until
>the end of this year and jump on the DirectX 10 video card, Athlon AM2, and
>Vista bandwagon. By then I should be able to get a good system, and will
>have had my system for over two years.

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> "HockeyTownUSA" <magma at comcast dot net> wrote:
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> Hiya HockeyTown!
>
> Just letting you know your old TIR2 is still in service here with
> me, can't fly without it ;)
>
> /CJ
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> "Ian R" <sorry@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Should be plenty adequate for flight sims. Good video card for the buck
> that's for sure. If you can swing it though, you might want to consider
> the new 7900GT. It costs twice as much but it is one kick XXX card that
> will go well with your CPU. And it will be a good match to throw in
> another 7900GT when they drop in price to get your SLI - double the fun.
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>I am an ATI Bigot so I went with an X1800 XT, prices have come down and you
>can find a 256MB version for 299.00 which is what I picked up, a Sapphire
>version from Newegg. My X800 XT PE was no slouch but the X1800 adds the
>adaptive AA option which really reduces or eliminates alpha texture
>problems and shimmering, I am on a new build and have only tested FS2004 as
>I have a ton to install yet but it was neat to fly through Hong Kong and
>see non-shimmering buildings, I am almost willing to say I have finally
>achieved V5 image quality in a modern, fast GPU. <g> Flying through Hong
>Kong at 1280x960 with 4XFSAA and adaptive on "quality" I was getting FPS in
>the 40's and up. I did also upgrade my long in the tooth P4 @3.6 to a dual
>core Opteron 165, not a fast CPU at its 1.8 stock speed but I am running it
>no problem at 2.46 which puts its performance a bit north of an X2 4800+,
>pretty pleased with it.
>
> "HockeyTownUSA" <magma at comcast dot net> wrote in message
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> Great to hear! I still have my TrackIR 3 Pro in service and love it as well.
> Problem is that now that I've gone with a projector setup I haven't found a
> good way to mount it.

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> HockeyTownUSA wrote:
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> Mount the sensor on a shelf or wall behind you, wear the cap backwards and
> invert the axes in the TIR config.
>
> Si

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> Tried that, but the wall is too close to my head so I have to keep my head
> in a perfect spot every time and it just won't work. I have limited space
> in my area where my projector is, so I can't move my desk forward any
> more, at least enough to make a difference. Right now the dot on the hat
> takes up 25% of the TIR's window. I'll figure something out.
>