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jarred_01Force feedback - is it worth the money?
Hey guys, I'm considering upgrading my joystick to a Logitech Force 3D pro or something similar. I was just wondering whether having force feedback is worth the money in Flight Sim as it costs considerably more that a non-feedback design. Thanks, J...
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sonicninja256MB NVIDIA Geforce 7800GT PCI Express Graphics
Ive just purchased a system with this graphics card and Im wondering if anyone else is using it on FS9 and if so what do they think of this card, screenshots would be nice too if possible. many thanks...
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RafiMemory question
My mother board support’s dual channel memory setting. Today I have a 512Gb and a 254 Gb in 2 slots. Dual channel settings will request to invest at list 1 another 512 Gb (so what) but the user manual says and I quote :rise the same type DDR dual ...
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GuestWhere on earth (or in the air) do I start?
I have just bought X-Plane for my G5 Powermac. Where can I start leraning the basics about flying, navigation etc? I am based in Ireland. Robert...
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Johnflyer747 YOKE?
Anyone seen a flight yoke that lookslike a real aircraft yoke...for FS?...
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francois1Twin Monitors with the Flt.Sim
Hello everyone Is anyone using two monitors with the Flt.Sim please? If so, How does one set it up please? 😕 regards francois1...
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mickwillUpgrade time....
Well I don't think my P4 2Ghz is cutting it any more :cry: So it's time or the dreaded upgrade. I run Win2K and usually have FS2004, UT, AISmooth, and FSPassengers running on a P4 2GHZ, 1GB Ram, AGP nVidia 6600GT 128Mb and to be honest the frame ra...
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antinnz2003help with laptop requirements
Hi Everyone, I'm looking to buy a laptop so that i can install FS2004 to use as a training tool while i'm going for my pilot's license. Could someone please tell me what i should be looking for as far as specs go. I'm not that up with the technical ...
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RCT3slow frame rate
i gotta ? i bought rollercoaster tycoon3 and it had really crappy frame rate do to the fact that it was a 64mb integrated video card...so i bought a 128mb vc and it runs a heck of alot smoother and improved graphics..but when the people start coming int...
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CteinFlight Simulator 2004 & Matrox G550 ??
I was given a copy of Flight Simulator 2004- A Century of Flight for my birthday. I can't tell from the box if my graphics card is supported. I'm running Win2K, SP4 with 2 Gig RAM. I have DirectX 9.0b installed and DirectDraw Acceleration and DirectDr...
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ranaldoverclocking?
I considering overcloking my 6600GT but is it worth it from what I've herd the card can overheat and become unstable.If this happens can I just change back the clock speed or is thecard copletely useless ❓ .How is it done?...
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john1965system crash and cfs3
Hello pilots, When I start flying within a minute the image of the plane freezes and windows xp restarts. The computer I use is a 3.4 GHz pentium4, nVidia Geforce 6610 XL, videodriver 66.74, 512 Mb memory. What to do? Greetings,...
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csb41Can an Nvidia GeForce 5200 handle FS2004?
Naive maybe, but can a GeForce 5200 (standard low stream) handle Flight Sim 2004?...
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seXeurobOiHELP FS2004 GRAPHICS
hello... i have fs2004 and i ahve the following graphics problem as you can see in the image!!! My computer is XP Pro SP2, DX9.0c, GF4 Ti4800, 1GB DDRRam, 210GB HD, Graphics drivers 77.76. has anyone else had/have this problem or have they got around...
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RadarManLatest Video Card Benchmark-8.4.05
Latest Video Card Benchmark. If you notice the top is occupied by the new (duel type) SLI cards. ATI hasn't really entered that field yet on the Intel board but AMD has on the Asus board. Please correct me if I'm wrong. http://graphics.tomshardwa...
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Jim the badThrustmaster HOTAS game port - next step?
I just bought a barginiferous Thrustmaster FLC16 joystick and throttle off eBay. Unfortunatly, it is a gameport interface model. What is my best next step? Stick in an old sound card, disable the sound and use it as a game port card, or go for a Game Por...
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RadarManDual Monitors, Times Two
I just read this in a newsletter and thought we might need it sometime. ********* Dual Monitors, Times Two For some folks, two monitors is simply not enough. "I am looking at the Asus A8N-SLI motherboard for the use of the two PCI Express grap...
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mypilotvideo recorder
I have a problem. How do do you make a DVD from a video camcorder. 😕 I've been working on it for 2.5 hours now. I have the instructions. I've installed the USB stuff. Open to suggestions. My parents have been helping me but they can't figure it ...
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bmann333E-D 3D glasses: R they worth it?
I was thinking about purchasing some E-D glasses to heighten my flight sim experience, however the reviews I have read are not that impressive, and the good reviews come from the company selling them. I have a 30 inch LCD monitor and a NVIDIA 6800 Ult...
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-.Jester.-eVGA GeForce™ 6800GT 256MB AGP Video Card or 6800 ultra???
im stuck in a pickle here!!! :o- i dont know whitch one to get the 6800 ultra GFX or the none ultra??? can someone help me out with this ??? :help!:...
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Lubos 55Airline Call Signs
❓ hey..i need somebody's help. Couple weeks ago i had some troubles with my fs9 so i reinstalled it completly and found out that there are no airline call signs to chose from (in changing the aircraft menu). even the call signs of the original f...
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BargeCH flight yoke
Hi, can any of you who have this yoke tell me if it does the full 180 degree motion (ie 90 degrees each side of the centre position) I think I might put my birthday money towards it...i've still got it from February!...
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ScarfoneGameport CH Yoke & Thrustmaster Rudder Pedals Problem
I need some serious help. I have tried everything I can think of and searched the web to no evail. Heres the low down: FS2004, WinXP, Dell Dimension 8100 1.3 P4, CH Flight Yoke Gameport Virtual Pilot (gray one), Thrustmaster Rudder Pedals Gameport....
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ranaldfx5900
does anyone have the fx5900 card and what do you think of it.The cheapest deal I could find was on ebay but most of them are used and I'm not sure I trust that.If you find some cheap deals please dont hesitate to tell me....
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tomthetankA little help required
😞 Hi all Im open to suggestions to the following problem When starting my pc the monitor will not come out of standby To get around this I have to switch off at the mains,wait a little,and try again.3 to 4 time seems the norm Ok heres what...
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Waky53Gameport Rudders & XP
I have a Wingman Interceptor analog joystick & CH Pedals (both gameport). This setup worked fine while I was using win98 on this very same computer. I recently switched to XP and had problems getting the joystiick to work. I find sometimes it does work...
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RafmanTracker IR Version 3.10
:cry: Hi Guy and Gals, I have a tracker IR 3.10 (some might say hard luck!!) which has just one problem...It will run loaded for about two to three loadings, then I can't get it to open and scan, so I have to take it All off, and reload the whole program...
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scullerzsafe mode
my flight sim says its in safe mode but my pc isnt and comes up with hardware accelartion needed do u know how i can gix it plz 😞...
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BEERSNAILHELP ME WITH MY STEERING
I HAVE JUST STARTED USING A CH FLIGHT YOKE. HOWEVER I CANT STEER THE AIRCRAFT WHILST ON THE GROUND WITH IT! I'M SURE WITH ALL ITS BUTTONS THAT IT CAN DO IT, I HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT IF SUCCESS WITH THE GREY BUTTON ON THE RIGHT HAND THUMB PLACE. BUT WHEN I...
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LeoartGraphic Cards for FS 2002
Hello fellow pilots this is my first post in here I got a little prob my old graphic card is messed up so I want to buy a new one for fs 2002.But Im not good at graphic cards so I dont know which one to choose thats makes this game look good I want to bu...
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flyrcVideo Card trouble (Nvidia FX 5200 )
Hello...I have a video trouble with MSFS 2004 that I would appreciate some help with. I have two Nvidia 5200 dual port video cards connected to 4 monitors. The 5200 card connected to the agp port does well but the 5200 card in the pci slot is causing a st...
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Gates1Rudder pedals won't respond
I am running MS-FS2002 with a working CH product flight sim yoke and recently added rudder pedals connected to game port. Followed the install instructions, downloaded the latest drivers. (Using WinXP ). The game controller properties recognize the ped...
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mikeeboyRadeon 9600 graphics card
😀 I have a Athalon XP2600 machine with 768MB RAM and a Radeon 9600 128MB graphics card with Ati 2Dvag.dII driver version 6.14. I am attempting to run FS2002 and 2004, Lockon Combat, and Doom III. Each time on all games the sound goes and the g...
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mikeeboysound
After, I think sorting out my graphics problems. I now have a new one for anyone out there with ideas. Each time I am in FS2002, all is well. I taxi out to the active, after clearance etc, all of a sudden the sound goes into a continous loud stutter, ...
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RafiATI Control Center
RadarMan! Do you have some thing called ATI Control Center? And if yes is it worth some thing? If not see: http://www.ati.com/products/catalystcontrolcenter/specs.html http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1642413,00.asp and tell please if you ...
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GePaDownloads
😞 Help!!! I'm a new member and I'm having trouble with the downloads. I can download o.k, but when I unzip to FS 2004 and try the new downloads, they come up "corrupt files" are "can't find". If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know...
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RafiUpgrading memory
I have 512 mb mem and I would like to upgrade to… and here is the question: I have just 2 slots with 2x256Mb . I don’t have any “good filling” to throw out 2 pieces of memory. With one I can upgrade one of my other computers. So the question is...
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atheyjonnyproblems with flight sims
Got an athlon 2600+ processor with 512 memory, a nivada ge force 5200 vid card. Running micrcsoft f'sim 2002. Problem is that on modest settings my screen just freezes and I cannot do anything but turn my pc off and start again. At best I take off, fl...
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McRaeFlight Sim Yoke
Can anyone tell me a british web-site where i can get a cheap CH PRODUCTS FLIGHT SIM YOKE USB? Im from Denmark and the yokes are very expensive in this country :evil:...
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tomthetankWindows XP
😀 Do you ever think that your pc is not as fast as it was? Well its probably not.Why? Well all those d/loads,and progs that we add from time to time all make for a slower pc. Before XP it was easy,just back up what you realy wanted then reformat...
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Cornish_CeltTo rumble or not to rumble ...... and who with.
Hi Folks, I am as new to serious flight simulators (FS 2004) as ....... a person that is new to serious flight simulators! :-) Controllers ..... I have lived with Microsoft Sidewinder offerings for some years now, to play games etc, but feel an upgrad...
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tomthetankGainward FX5900 Ultra/1300XT 256MB "Golden Sample"
:fear: Now I've gone and done it.She will :poke: if she finds out 🙄 :secret: I am waiting for the delivery man to bring me a Gainward FX5900 Ultra/1300XT 256MB "Golden Sample"(please come Thursday) When I get it and get it running :hac...
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BoysieCH Flight Sim Yoke and Pro Pedals Profile Maps
Hi Can anyone tell me where I can find map profiles for the Ch yoke and pro Pedals to use in flt sim 2004...
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GringoHomieCarribean Scenery
Does anyone know where I can find software like MegaScenery but for the Puerto Rico or Carribean Region. ❓...
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JamesclawsSony Digital Camera Driver
I have a Cybershot DSC-P72 Sony Digital Camera, and I was wondering where I can find the official Sony Digital Camera Drivers for my camera? Any ideas ❓...
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lukskywalkerVideo Card Question
I currently am Running a AMD XP 2000 system, Gigabyte motherboard, 80 gig harddrive with 512 ddr memory. Last week I just bought a Nivada 5200 Geforce to think it would work better for FS2004. This card works great compared to my ATI 7500 all in wonder, ...
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RadarManMy New ATI RADEON 9800PRO 128MB
Ok, my new card (ATI RADEON 9800PRO 128MB) came today (fast delivery). From the time it arrived to the time it was installed took 45 minutes. The difference is nothing short of amazing. 😳 With everything turned up full I got 6.8 FPS when fly...
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