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Oldtimer I'm using an ex-Mr. Zooly Nvidia gt460 with 756mb of vram. By todays standards this is now getting past it however I think it's fab! I can run Rise of Flight with pretty high graphics in the 30-50 fps range. That don't sound too huge but the game itself runs so smoothly that there are no problems whatsoever. It can also run CLoD in the same range of fps with high aircraft and cockpit detail and low land detail. However, the game is........ lumpy. A combination of the limitations of my system and the the coding of the game itself. I can run IL2 with everything maxed out at a fixed 60fps. Interestingly HFSX 6.0 runs much more smoothly than my UP3 install. There seem to be quite a few of the 460/470/480 family of cards on Ebay at present. A quick run through found these for example; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Zotac-GeForce-GTX470-nVidia-1280MB-/251099234788?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3a76ae41e4 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sparkle-Nvidia-480GTX-GeForce-1536-MB-SXX4801536D5NM-Graphics-Card-/261057278117?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item3cc839f0a5 Or for a few more quid you could punt up for the Nvidia 560 series. I think a few of the guys use variations of these cards with very good results http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-inno3D-GeForce-GTX-560-Ti-with-CUDA-1-GB-DDR5-PCI-Express-2-0-/190697529209?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2c66755f79 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gigabyte-NVIDIA-560Ti-560-Ti-OC-Edition-900MHz-factory-OC-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-/190697576483?pt=UK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW&hash=item2c66761823 Also, if your motherboard supports it I'd get more ram or move up to 4gigs of DDR3. Time to consider this too; http://www.software4students.co.uk/t/brands/windows-7

Good luck with this AP. The latest RoF update is a beauty!

This one. I dread to ask but what does the er, artwork on the nose look like for Honey Cat?

That was a very cool piece of work.

Our new carriers are being built as apparently the penalty clauses for cancellation mean we're better off with them than without them. Unfortunately neither of them will have a "steam room" which means no catapult! Therefore, if the VTOL F35 is cancelled we will be left with two magnificent grey boxes flying nought but the white ensign. God save the Queen!

Sorry. Our defence procurement seems to bring out the worst in me. We're building two fleet carriers. Thats TWO fleet carriers. One of which will be launched, equipped with an engine and then mothballed. In this context mothballed means "until the Indian navy can stump up the cash to buy it at a knock-down price." The other one will be equipped with the VTOL F35 which, I understand, will be self-basting and oven-ready. We are still unable to equip our infantry with a decent pair of boots or a decent APC to get in that won't be vulnerable to a religious maniac with an RPG! I think I'll shut my big gob up now. p.s. fantastic air to air from the spitty!

What a missed opportunity to drop a blockbuster on Elton John! I'm sure someone much more expert must have some figures but don't the BBMF + The Red Arrows now make up nearly ten percent of the fixed wing strength of the RAF ?

Welcome Miguel, nice to have you here. Whereabouts in lovely Portugal do you live?

Just have to resurrect this thread in honour of Grace Jones performing at this weekends Jubilee celebrations outside Buckingham Palace. [media=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCrUq7DveFs[/media] At 64 years old she's still as fit as a butchers dog and still as mad as a badger!!

Tell him to come fly with us asap!

Cor! Looks fantastic and what a day for it too! Looking forward to seeing the video. In the meantime, have you thought of having a go in one of these?

"Sorry, but that does not appear to be a valid image. If you arrived at this screen by following a link on this site, please notify a system administrator" Thats what we get Colin.

Seventy quid including shipping? Unique, custom made, PropNut quality.........................................................................................

Bit of bad news from me now. 'Fraid I won't be attending Flying Legends this year (again!). Earlier this week my wife agreed to do the flowers at short notice for a wedding on this weekend. This involves wifey and her business partner working 'til around midnight on Friday night putting together the bouquets, button-holes and table decorations and delivering them and setting up at the venue on the Saturday morning. It's worth a shit-load of cash to us. The problem is my youngest son. Actually my youngest son is not a problem at all, he's the apple of my eye! but I cannot find anyone to look after him on Friday evening/Saturday morning. My eldest boys are still at Uni. or working on Saturday morning. As some of you know, this time last year I went down to four teaching days a week and I lost all my responsibility points too (don't seemed to have lost the responsibility though, lol). The financial effects of this mean my salary covers the mortgage, household bills, food, etc but being twenty percent down means we've lost the 'cream' for all the nice things in life like holidays, graphics cards, airshows and so on. I can't really complain as my wife's business is growing quite nicely but is an awful lot of hard work too. Her income would be paying for this little trip anyway. So this bit of business is not something we can turn away unfortunately. Jabo, check p.m's.

Isn't the Wings of Prey engine based on the IL2 engine anyway?

Brace yourself Dave but it appears there is only one authorised UK supplier; http://www.flightstore.co.uk/simulation-c8/track-ir-5-p2503 Just had a quick look on E-Bay and found this but not much else; http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?MT_ID=1327&crlp=11799443045_1924481&tt_encode=raw&geo_id=21&keyword=site%3Aebay.fr+e+bay&clk_rvr_id=338902482425&_nkw=trackir+&_trksid=p5197.c0.m627 Careful of non-EU imports as they can attract vat and duty.

Hello Sfrost, interestingly, I used the Saitek stick for about five years and was well happy with it until I got my paws on a MSFFB 2. The difference was night and day. I agree with Fruitbat completely. Remember, E-Bay is your friend; http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/forcefeedback-2-joystick-/170833093933?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_JoysticksJoypadsGamepads&hash=item27c672252d or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Sidewinder-Force-Feedback-2-Joystick-with-installation-disk-manual-/160791890551?pt=UK_Computing_ComputerComponents_JoysticksJoypadsGamepads&hash=item256ff18a77 Good hunting!

Welcome Jake. Did you enjoy the Ubizoo coops on hyperlobby tonight.? We do that about four times a week. Nice to see you here.

Pardon me for being a yokel but what is TGI?

There's a real one being restored in the States with the original engine. I believe a man named Crumpp is in charge!

You got it Mick Jabo

Snacko thats fantastic. I am absolutely green!

Oh bugger! Stop now and install the 64bit version. Seriously.

Excellent!! Welcome to the world of RoF and CLoD!!