1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted June 12, 2006 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted June 12, 2006 planning ahead...not quite sure how far ahead at the moment.....but in preperation of me getting trackir, i will need some extra usb ports. I am planning to go the pci board route. 1. does cheap = poor ie http://kryton.clickandbuild.com/cnb/sho ... egoryID=23 2. is there any thing i need to look out for? 3. can anyone see why a dell would not like to receive such a board? any help / pointers welcome S! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold_Gambler Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 That one looks fine to me- 1- I don't understand why some 4 USB port dongles go for up to 40$ (18 pounds), I've seen them as low as 7$ at some clearance bins. 2- I think the main thing to watch for is that they are USB 2.0 compatible, which this one is (1.0 versions have slower data transfer speeds). 3- So long as you have a spare PCI slot left there should be no problem (you might want to open your case to make sure)- it should be very easy to install... not even any drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted June 12, 2006 Author 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted June 12, 2006 Many thanks for the reply. I thought that would be the case. I will double check my case tonihgt when I get home and then get it ordered. Step 1 to trackir........ (OT. I am watching a trackir 3 with vector expansion and hat on e-bay at the moment, currently £40 + £3 delivery. Not sure if to go for it or not, that or wait untill i get £100 together for v4 brand new from edimensions.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarman68 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 I have the trackir 3 pro with vector and it works a dream for what i need.If you got the cash to spend then go for the 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 this is fine colin - cant see any problems with it - far better to go pci than have a hub I bought a cheep one from a local pc shop , and just plug it in and away you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo.Pepper Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 The only thing I might worry about is the size of your computers power supply. If it is huge - i.e. lots of extra capacity you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I just got a similar PCI USB card and installed it yesterday. It seemed to install fine with Windows driver and when I checked the device manager it was ok. But it created havoc with my computer and screwed up all my other USB outlets. Tried it in a different PCI slot but no better. I took it out but had to reload some driver for MSFFB2 and CH Throttle. Anyone ever had similar problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted July 14, 2006 Author 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted July 14, 2006 no mine seems ok, although i am getting the game return to desktop sometimes. alt-tab show the process still running and i have been able to get it back up a couple of times. i am thinking of upgrading the power supply (note to self-contact quazi) also i only have 768mb of memory. 512+256 i also think that i made need to put a matched pair of 512 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 If you are thinking of a ram upgrade, you would be a lot better off going to 2 gig (2 x 1 sticks). Il2 runs fine on 1 but I believe you will need 2 to run BOB. Might as well bite the bullet now and save yourself money in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted July 14, 2006 Author 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted July 14, 2006 i think the max that my dell supports is 1gb dimension 4500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sged Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 You're saying that BoB needs 2 gig RAM BG??...oww....so, what would be better, buy 2 new sticks of 1 gig (if that exists) or buy 2 additional 512's..got 2 more slots free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Much better to go with 2 x 1 than 4 x 512 if you have a dual channel board. Next upgrade I am going to replace all my ram and move the existing 2 x 512 to my back up computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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