Just sharing my happiness

[gojozoom]

Hi guys,

This is a great day for me!

Some of you probably knows that I have FS2004 runing on a low end laptop. I've never had the chance to fly on a high end system in my last 5 years of simming.
This is changed now. I just purchased a HP Pavilion PHE-185a! From today, I'm a proud member of the FSX club (hence the post icon)!!! A whole new world opened for me, and I'm pretty excited about it - obviously.
I know that a lot of gamers say that this system is still a lower end PC, and they make me shout : HEY GUYS, WHAT`S ENOUGH FOR YOU? I think that a Intel i7 CPU, 6 GB RAM and a "decent" GeForce card should be just good enough for FSX...especially after playing FS2004 on laptop with integrated graphics

Please don't get me wrong, I didn't write this to rant about my new system. Just wanted to share my excitement!

And now, I have to go and tweak the hell out of it....

Thanks for reading

[Ian Warren]

Daniel Pleased , Hope you got your older laptop PC beside you .. with a Mic connected to TS3 this your comm,s PC course for the Multiplay

[H500Fan]

awesome mate, I too am battling on with a laptop so feel your pain!
hope to be there someday soon too

[cowpatz]

Use your laptop for running your weather engine (REX or Active sky) and your comms.

[Splitpin]

Good on you Daniel....ahhhh, there is nothing like smell of a new computer.....not that i go around sniffing computers you are going to be like a new father for next few months....cant wait for your screens

Enjoy

Marty

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Oct 28 2010, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Good on you Daniel....ahhhh, there is nothing like smell of a new computer.....not that i go around sniffing computers

Nice one, marty! You realise, of course, that we techs deliberately spray all new computer builds with that smell. We get it in cans from the same place that makes the "new car smell" and "new carpet smell" products...

[gojozoom]

Thanks guy,

Unfortunately I won't be able to get any use out of my old laptop, as it's motherboard was toasted. That was the main reason for the replacement...and that I hate laptops in general..If you're not a traveling agent you don't need one.

Also, I found this pretty serious-looking thread for optimizing FSX/Windows 7. have a looky!

Dan

[AndrewJamez]

Yep most of us FSXers have been there and done that. Most of the old teaks benefit older systems and pre SP2/Acceleration installations. However following the installation guide in that forum is very important. Give your PC a good degrag after too. (and not using windows tools, it will take a month and a half) Good defrag utilities reduce it to minutes. I recomend to use the buffer pools tweak put out there buy Jesus someone or rather. and also the autogen tweak. both make a difference on my i7.

[gojozoom]

God, I'll have a busy weekend My wife will hate me by Monday!

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (gojozoom @ Oct 29 2010, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

and that I hate laptops in general..If you're not a traveling agent you don't need one.

Amen!

[dart15]

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Oct 28 2010, 07:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Use your laptop for running your weather engine (REX or Active sky) and your comms.

eh...how does that work? Comms is obvious but REX?? Dynamically? I dont have it but have been considering obtaining it...but assumed that like other add-ons, it had to be accessed from within FS? I'm missing something.. (well it is Friday!)

dart over

[Pete1800ftmin]

Congrats on getting FSX to 'fly'.It wont be long untilI take the plunge either.Regards Pete.

[Rotordude]

Welcome to FSX, your bank account....... urmmm I mean your flying will will never be the same again

[IslandBoy77]

QUOTE (Rotordude @ Oct 30 2010, 04:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Welcome to FSX, your bank account....... urmmm I mean your flying will will never be the same again

Ah, so VERY true! (about the bank account)

[Ian Warren]

If you use FSX properly your bank account will level out i mean your aeroplane