Cold_Gambler Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I thought it might be interesting to know what kind of a set-up we all have, like that if we have a problem or are thinking of upgrading we'll know who else might be able to troubleshoot/ advise. I'm a "value-rigger" (just invented that term ): I'll buy a top of the line motherboard, but everything else will be mid-range with view to upgrading components as the latest and bestest gets superceded and drops in price. My current rig is coming to the end of its lifecycle and will get replaced when BOB comes out: Asus A7N8X-X (onboard SoundStorm) AMD 1700 --> AMD 2500 512 MB PC133 --> 1 Gig PC2700 --> 1 Gig PC3200 ATI 8500 --> 9600 XT --> X850 pro 20 Gig HDD --> 20 Gig + 60 Gig HDD --> 60 + 200 Gig HDD Logitech 5.1 Z560 speakers (I think) Antec 300W dual fan (replaced a generic "300W" PSU which caused me no end of trouble before I realized it was the source of all my frustration). TIR1, CH Throttle, CH pedals, MSFFB2. My most recent purchase was the 1 Gig of PC3200, which I bought yesterday. I'm using it to overclock the 2500 to 3200 speeds (seems stable after 40 mins of continual BlackDeath track looping). At this point I've made about all the upgrades I can with this motherboard but I may still 1) flash the X850XT bios to the x850pro card I have to unlock the 4 locked pipes.... I've never done a bios-flash so I'm a little leery to fuck around with what ain't broke- 2) get an after-market CPU heatsink+fan... I've had to add some voltage to the CPU core to get it to run at a 195 FSB, whereas the RAM should do at least 200 FSB if the CPU can... It's not as if the CPU runs too hot at the moment (48-50 degrees under load) , but I'd like to push the 2500 to the 200 FSB or further if possible. PS- Quazi: I was incorrect in saying that the overclocking was not resulting in higher average FPS. Not only are my minimum FPS better, but my average FPS have increased approximately 7-10 as between XP2500 and XP3200 clocks... Happy to be proven wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Pooka Posted February 21, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I started PF about 1 1/2 yrs ago, flew with many crashes (computer & plane) and after XMas put together my own setup. MOBO ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe CPU AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego GPU ATI X850XT PCI-E Memory Corsair XMS3500LL 2GB HD Western Digital Raptor 10K 74GB Sound Audigy 2 Zs Things run much better now, only plane crashes, and lots of em. Aren't all the pipes open (16) on a X850XT ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Things run much better now, only plane crashes, and lots of em. Aren't all the pipes open (16) on a X850XT ?? I've got one of the x850pros that can be BIOS flashed to open the 4 remaining pipelines. Nice rig by the way What are your BlackDeath.ntrk scores like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebop-RIP Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Rig Specs: CPU: Intel Pentium 4/3.2 GHz/800Mz FSB/Hyperthreading RAM: 2 GB Samsung 2700 PC Video: ATI 9800 XT/Cat 6.1 Drivers PSU: 500 W Audio: Audigey 2 OS: XP Pro 4 fans, 2 80MM/2 120mm. Sounds like a Hoover but can exchange interior air in less than 2 seconds. Monitor: Needed badly. Currently using my wifes NEC FE991SB after mine lost Vertical Sync and my 17" CTL standby gave up the ghost. Her monitor has weak colorguns so the picture is all wonky. either too dark or too washed out with a tint of magenta all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 Computer: DELL XPS Generation 2 Gamer station Laptop CPU: Pentium M Gothan Processor 2.33 Ghz Memory: 4 GB High Speed DDRAM Sound: Sigma tel onboard sound 4 speaker system Graphics: 256 MB Nvidia Geoforce 7800 GT Extreme 17" Truelife Brightscreen LCD Controls: Saitek Joystick w/handgrip Yaw axis + integrated Throttle 100 GB High Speed Hard Drive For a laptop, this thing Screams... remember this....wherever you may go.......there you are.... who said that?...huh?....who's talking to me?....what is it that you WANT!!!! eheheh heheheeh heheh eheheh ooop ack (drool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 I upgraded last July after a lightning strike damaged my old rig. Current set-up is: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum mobo FX 57 2.8 gig CPU Saphire X850XT PE Audigy 2Zs 2 x 512 matched Corsair LL3200 OCZ 600 watt PSU Thermaltake Armor Full Size Tower Raptor 74 gb Hard Drive Track IR3 Pro, CH throttle and MSFFB2 I will run with this until BoB comes out then see what's what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 My rig: sparkle motherboard Athlon 3000 chip 1GB memory - ATI RADEON X850 PRO ( thanks Quazi ) soundblaster ZX pro 2* 80 mm case fans / 1 * 120 mm blowing over card / pci blower saitek x-45 TIR 4 CH pro pedals monitor Belinea 17" CRT - soon to be upgraded to flat screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAZZA Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 My rig! 2 1/2 years old with some upgrades along the way. gona try to keep this one working until bob. (bob's a guy that owes me money) Leadtek K7 motherboard (agp) amd 2800xp barton 1 gig crap ram sounblaster card/soundstorm for audio apps. geforce 6600gt 128meg 120gig samsung drive 40 gig maxtor drive SAITEK CYBORG FORCE lots and lots of dust PYE Black and White Telly, with auto tuner! Thing is im gonna do a complete reinstall, first in 2 1/2 years. i can run perfect but the performance is still a bit flaky this rig should be capable of running perfect with no AA or AF right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I thought it might be interesting to know what kind of a set-up we all have, like that if we have a problem or are thinking of upgrading we'll know who else might be able to troubleshoot/ advise. I don't want to be laughed at (more than usual), so I'm not telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I thought it might be interesting to know what kind of a set-up we all have, like that if we have a problem or are thinking of upgrading we'll know who else might be able to troubleshoot/ advise. I don't want to be laughed at (more than usual), so I'm not telling. Doesn't affect your fine play my friend. I'll trade you my rig for some of your skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebop-RIP Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 I thought it might be interesting to know what kind of a set-up we all have, like that if we have a problem or are thinking of upgrading we'll know who else might be able to troubleshoot/ advise. I don't want to be laughed at (more than usual), so I'm not telling. Rattler, go ahead and post it. then we can be in awe of how well you do with your rig and how badly we do with our ultra-uber rigs. Remember, it the man not the plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emann Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 A five year old piece of crap Sony Vaio, but if you damn gearheads want to get specific........................ Intel Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz, 37GB HD (yes, you're reading that right) Asus P4B-LX motherboard 512MB (yes, you're reading that right too) RAM Creative Audigy 1 w/ latest drivers NVidia GeForce Ti4200 w/ AGP8X, clocked to roughly Ti4600 levels Windows XP Home Altec Lansing soundsystem- two 6 inch. desktop speakers w/ 10 inch subwoofer Saitek X-45 KDS 17 inch flatscreen monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 A five year old piece of crap Sony Vaio, but if you damn gearheads want to get specific........................ Wow! I though my rig was min spec, Emann! This is what I fly on: Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz (HT), 250GB HD MSI MS-7046 motherboard 1024MB RAM (was 512 MB until last week!) C-media Azalia Rear panel onboard sound NVidia GeForce PCX 5300 Windows XP Media Edition Monsoon speakers with (small) sub) Logitech Wingman Extreme Hansol 17" CRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted February 27, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 My rig: AMD A64 San Diego 3700+ 1024 Corsair XLL RAM DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR Expert mobo (bit of a mouthful that) nVidia 7800GTX GPU Audigy 2 Platinum ZS Sound 7.1 Creative speakers 2 x 200Gb disks 2 x 120 Gb disks 1 x 160 Gb disk (external) 17" Mitsubishi CRT Monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman68 Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 CPU: AMD ATHLON XP 64 RAM: 1.5GB pc3200 HD: 250GB HITACHI, 80GB SEAGATE Video: ATI X700 PSU: 400 W Audio: sound blaster 5.1 OS: XP Pro STICK: Saitek x52 Track IR3 PRO Monitor: 19" TFT Medusa headset: arrives tomorrow hopefully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloan Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 AMD 2600 (~1.9ghz) 1024 MB Ram ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Windows XP SP2 ~500 GB Harddisk space (spread out over 3 HDs) TrackIR 4 Saitek x52 Creative Labs Live! Value Card eDimensional Force-Feedback Headphones Butt-Kicker Force-Feedback Chair Addon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum B16Enk Posted February 27, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 Oops, forgot the important bits TiR3. MSFFB2. CH Pro Pedals. CH Throttle. CH Throttle Quad. Medusa Head Set (see you ordered yours Guitarman ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted February 27, 2006 Report Share Posted February 27, 2006 CPU: AMD ATHLON XP 64RAM: 1.5GB pc3200 HD: 250GB HITACHI, 80GB SEAGATE Video: ATI X700 PSU: 400 W Audio: sound blaster 5.1 OS: XP Pro STICK: Saitek x52 Track IR3 PRO Monitor: 19" TFT Medusa headset: arrives tomorrow hopefully Two nice rigs you have there Nick! s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebop-RIP Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Attention TFT users! I'm looking to upgrade my monitor as two CRT's have failed in as many weeks. I'm looking for a 19" screen, excellent color & color management, (I skin so I need highly accurate colors). but I am concerned about "ghosting". What brand of TFT are you using? What is the response time? What is the native resolution? What kind of FPS are you getting in game with that resolution? Would you buy another one if this one died or you were upgrading to a larger screen? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeye Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 P4 2.8 GHz 533 FSB - beginning to show it's age.... 1 GB Corsair XMS PC 3200 Soyo P4x400 Dragon mainboard ATI 9800XT Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound Very ancient Altec Lansing 2.1 speakers (I mainly use headphones) Plantronics stereo headset w/ telescoping boom mic. (Why in the world did they quit making the telescoping booms??) 1 x 80 GB Maxtor HDD 1 x 160 GB Hitachi HDD LiteOn DVD+RW Optical drive 1.44 MB FDD :wink: 21" Sony Trinitron - AWESOME! Saitex X52 - one of the old ones that is supposed to be crap, but I love mine... TIR3 Pro An old Aluminum Overcast hat with a cut up pen lid and a TIR reflective sticker on the brim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 ok, lazy...cut and pasted this from Eversest Home Edition CPU Type AMD Athlon 64, 2033 MHz (10 x 203) 3000+ Motherboard Name Abit KV8 Pro / KV8 Pro-3rd Eye (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394) Motherboard Chipset VIA K8T800Pro, AMD Hammer System Memory 1024 MB (PC3200 DDR SDRAM) Display Video Adapter RADEON 9800 SERIES - Secondary (256 MB) Video Adapter RADEON 9800 SERIES (256 MB) 3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350) Monitor ViewSonic G90fb-2 [19" CRT] (339040705268) Multimedia Audio Adapter Creative SB0350 Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card Storage IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller SCSI/RAID Controller VIA SATA RAID Controller Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive WDC WD800JB-00FSA0 (74 GB, IDE) Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4160B (DVD+R9:2.4x, DVD+RW:16x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-RAM:5x, DVD-ROM:16x, CD:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW/DVD-RAM) Optical Drive HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B (16x/48x DVD-ROM) Saitek X45 Flight Controller USB Creative 5.1 surround speakers Plantronics head set with !GASP! usb connection if needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beebop-RIP Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 I just upgraded my monitor. After having the "love of my life" 19" NEC FE991SB lose it's vertical sync, then having my old standby 17" CTL also bite the dust, I just got a 19" Viewsonic VA902b LCD display. 8ms response time! Under $300.00!! Nice bright picture, colors are AWESOME! Text is sharp! -AND- The game has never looked so good. I had to put the native resolution of 1280 X 1024 into the FB conf.ini file but I don't even notice the two small black bands top and bottom unless,,,I use the plane mirror. It gets replicated in the lower left corner in the empty area. That small niggle aside, NO DEAD PIXELS! NO GHOSTING! I couldn't be happier. As Quazi would say..."Man this game is beautiful!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 thanks for the report beebop - Im considering upgrading to a 19" tft and viewsonic get good reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quazi Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 CPU FX-53 MOBO MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Memory Corsiar XMS TwinX4400-C25PT PC4400 DDR550 Sapphire X850 XT PE Audigy 2 WD800JD Hard Drive OCZ 520Watt Powerstream PSU Monitor IBM P260 20" Flat Screen Trinitron Saitek X-52 CM Stacker STC-101 Water Cooled WooHoo!! Black Death Bench: Frames, Time (ms), Min, Max, Avg 8627, 150000, 23, 136, 57.513 1024X768X32 Perfect Landscape 6X AA 16X AF Water=0 Effects=1 Forrests=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 My new rig is coming this week (supposedly). I'll list full stats later, but its a AMD Dual Core 4400+, 2GB RAM, Nvidea 7800 with 250GB Hard Drive. In addition to being much more of an editing machine, I am hoping it will make hosting that much smoother. Can anyone recommend some utilities to put the PC through its paces to make sure its put together properly? For example, to make sure the memory is not defective, etc... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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