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My one year old ACER Q6600 FS 'puter decided to drink the Kool-Aid, and has developed some internal illness deep within the operating system. FS9 and FSX will both will crash whenever any a/c using complex gauges (most likely GDI/GDI+) are loaded...So, today I bit the bullet and made a trip to Best Buy and picked up a very nice box for ~$1200...I just about fell out of my chair when I saw 102 fps in FSX will all sliders to the right!!! It takes less than 15 seconds to launch FSX and be ready to fly... Wow!FS9 is a real screamer, even loaded down with tons of a/i and custom scenery...Since we no longer have to chase after any new FS releases, this will probably be the last 'puter I'll have to buy any time soon. ;D

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Sweet! What brand/model did you get from Best Buy?I'm also in the market for a new box, but not right away. I just upgraded to Windows 7 and am getting like-new performance from my 3 year old XPS.Dolph

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Other than the GTS 240, looks like a sweet rig. The GTS should go good for FSX, however if you ever decide to do anything such as ArmA 2 or anything truly gpu heavy (most often in the FPS category), you are going to want to look in to a new card.

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Other than the GTS 240, looks like a sweet rig. The GTS should go good for FSX, however if you ever decide to do anything such as ArmA 2 or anything truly gpu heavy (most often in the FPS category), you are going to want to look in to a new card.
Peter, that shall never be an issue for me, since I have zero interest in any game playing whatever... :( This new machine has only a single purpose, which is to allow me to continue developing and testing FS9 and FSX entertainment projects. :( Beside which, I rarely have time for "just enjoying a flight..." :(
Sweet! What brand/model did you get from Best Buy?I'm also in the market for a new box, but not right away. I just upgraded to Windows 7 and am getting like-new performance from my 3 year old XPS.Dolph
Dolph, here is the product listing and specifications:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Studio+...d=1218120178969

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:( . Really wish I could run out to Best Buy and pick up a new box myself...still chugging along with an hp Pentium Dual-Core here :(

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Wow,I'm impressed,I didn't know BB sold beefy rigs like that,Congrats on your new pc!!

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Wow,I'm impressed,I didn't know BB sold beefy rigs like that,Congrats on your new pc!!
This is the first "Big Box" box I've ever bought that wasn't pre-loaded with a bunch of crapware...The only thing pre-loaded was Norton, which I quickly uninstalled before doing anything else. :(

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Very interesting read Bill. Guess I'll be taking a look at FSX sooner that I thought... $1200 is a nice price for stellar performance in FSX.


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Very interesting read Bill. Guess I'll be taking a look at FSX sooner that I thought... $1200 is a nice price for stellar performance in FSX.
Congrats!My similar older computer also died a similar death a month ago and I bought something very similar from Costo for $1000 and can report the same! Too many similarities! :-lol

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Making me wonder what I am doing wrong with my rig. :( It was all built in May 2008, and I just went to Win7 65-bit Pro. Specs all below, but, I added ONE add-on aircraft and Activesky and I cannot get passed mid-sliders without the FPS dropping to 10-15 or worse. :(Anyone got some advice?

Congrats!My similar older computer also died a similar death a month ago and I bought something very similar from Costo for $1000 and can report the same! Too many similarities! :-lol

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Making me wonder what I am doing wrong with my rig. :( It was all built in May 2008, and I just went to Win7 65-bit Pro. Specs all below, but, I added ONE add-on aircraft and Activesky and I cannot get passed mid-sliders without the FPS dropping to 10-15 or worse. :(Anyone got some advice?
My suspicion is you need to do some tweaking of the configs.

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Peter thanks, my suspicion too. :) Would starting with JUST Nhancer be a good start, or does NicKN or someone else have a Win7 tweak guide yet?

My suspicion is you need to do some tweaking of the configs.

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This is the first "Big Box" box I've ever bought that wasn't pre-loaded with a bunch of crapware...The only thing pre-loaded was Norton, which I quickly uninstalled before doing anything else. :(
Congratulations on your new system Bill. Sounds like you are going to have fun! A Dell without preloaded ' junk ', well times are certainly changing. I am shocked that you uninstalled Norton though. I have Norton. It is installed on its own dedicated computer and runs very nicely by itself, all alone. :( ( I use ESET NOD32 ( I like it )).Happy Holidays!MelP.S. Norton was good when he used to be installed on the Honeymooners. :(

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Congratulations on your new system Bill. Sounds like you are going to have fun! A Dell without preloaded ' junk ', well times are certainly changing. I am shocked that you uninstalled Norton though. I have Norton. It is installed on its own dedicated computer and runs very nicely by itself, all alone. :( ( I use ESET NOD32 ( I like it )).
Since I have two very secure hardware firewalls 'twixt my LAN and the Internet, there's really no need for Norton. I do have AVG installed to scan/filter all email to prevent crap from sneaking in that way though... :(

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Congratulations on your new system Bill. Sounds like you are going to have fun! A Dell without preloaded ' junk ', well times are certainly changing. I am shocked that you uninstalled Norton though. I have Norton. It is installed on its own dedicated computer and runs very nicely by itself, all alone. :( ( I use ESET NOD32 ( I like it )).
Norton, while well-designed, is simply a resource hogger. I've been forced to uninstall it on every computer it's been (preloaded) on--constant HD activity.AVG--if you need anything--is the way to go IMO.

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