Silent Warrior

What are all these external things you mention disconnecting?

Wikipedia says it should work.

I hope you'll forgive me for asking, but... Have you verified that you're actually telling it to reboot? My little experience with Vista and W7 beta showed that sometimes the shutdown-icon on the start-menu doesn't always do the same thing, so I always use the extra context-menu to select Shut down.

I bought my X52 non-pro used. The mouse stick latches right onto the input from the normal mouse. A bit strange for a default behaviour (just set it in the SST to something else than the mouse axes, and you're good), BUT: it's off-center in no small way. Unfortunate, but I got it at about half the price of a new unit. Saved some money for getting CH-gear next time around. In all fairness, though, I love the stick nearly to bits otherwise. My only gripe is the upper part of the top of the stick (the half of it that's above the plane where the POV-hat sits - the thingamajig with the mode-selector on it) and the button placed on it. The most uncomfortable bit of any flight-/game-controller I've ever had, actually, but the rest is... pretty sweet.

Hm... Out of curiosity: What resolution are you playing at? If taking it down a notch (e.g. from 1280x1024 to 1024x768 ) boosts FPS noticably, it might be a good idea to upgrade, but you might want to go farther than the 5850. It's not my money, though. Try the resolution thing and report.

Ännu en göteborgare här. Jag har iofs precis pensionerat Lock On och lät bli att skaffa Black Shark, men A-10 ser ju ut att kunna finnas i butik innan jag är tillbaka vid ett system som kan driva simulatorn i alla fall.

Hm... Let's cut to the essentials: When can I expect to put one of these in my backyard? I bet Sweden'll see another election before that baby takes off for real.

I expect most of us are waiting for the DCS-series released through Eagle Dynamics' site, but the friendly gesture is noted. :)

Solved it: It was the throttle axis "idling" too high. Since FC2 is such an in-depth sim, that meant I drowned the engines, and when they ignited... Burn, ************, burn! For future reference: Axis assign, select Thrust, Axis Tune, set as slider, Saturate X down (to 85%, in my case). All's well that ends well.

I think that's what I'm doing with Shift+L, actually. But Shift+P is something to try as well, I suppose. I'll go check and see if anything explodes.

:joystick: I thought long and hard about whether I should have posted this in Bugs/problems instead, but on the off chance it might be me doing something wrong... In any mission involving the Su-25 or 25T starting cold (haven't yet flown a F-15/MiG-29/A-10/Su-27 starting under the same conditions) I can't get the engines running. I hit Shift+L (no, not L+Shift, as the control-configuration asks), I close the canopy, hit '1' for NAV, wait for things to stop bobbing around like crazy, then RShift+Home - the key for starting both engines - and nothing happens. Absolutely nothing. If I wait for a while (simulating INS alignment?) things do happen if I press the engine-start keys, but the Frogfeet's RPM only reach 20-27% before stabilising. Isn't that supposed to happen around 40-60%? A complication: I just laid my hands on a used X52 (non-Pro), and it doesn't appear to be entirely healthy - of relevance is the throttle that never really appears to hit the bottom in the test-tab of Game Controllers. And, well, I always get engine fires...

Way to get a guy excited for nothing! :-p I'll be waiting to download this, though.

Mower: All I can tell from the TechNet-boards is that they have a beta out, for subscription customers or summat. I think the beta-SP was made available since just a little before Vista SP2, so it's been around a fair few months. That's no clear indication of when, though. I can only guess at when it might be finished and publically available; I'll just keep that to myself.

Yeah, I spotted that from Sweclockers.se. Lots of reading on that one! And pretty cool how the sorting changes when you hover your mouse over the graphs.

$60??? Yikes! Will that be the retail price as well?

Aaaand... One i7-860, 4 Gb Corsair DDR3-1600, and a Thermalright cooler with two 120mm fans attached are coming my way! I also stumbled headfirst over a factory overclocked GTX460, just a few months old, for about 70% of its retail price. Huh. (Still have to bid on it, though - must remember to do that.) And I may even have tracked down a good motherboard for all this, though I seem to get that one new - oh well. :) Looks like I have this system in the bag! [update] Ok: GPU also on the way, the motherboard I'll have to pick up and pay for in person when I'm back in Sweden, an X52 also successfully negotiated. Which leaves the PSU, but that should be easy - I see there's an Antec EarthWatts 500W with the necessary ATX 2.3-monicker; any wattage-calculator I've run puts my configuration at 400-434W. I suppose that doesn't leave a lot of juice left for overclocking, though... Hm... Feel free to recommend wattage. [FINISHED! PSU just ordered!] Result: PSU: Corsair VX550W Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 CPU: Intel Core i7-860, aftermarket cooler Thermalright TRUE with 2x 120mm fans RAM: Corsair DDR3-1600 XMS3 2x2 Gb GPU: Gigabyte GTX 460 1 Gb OC (Soundcard, harddrives and DVD+/-R/CD-RW will be carried over.) Total: €644.30 Also bagged a used X52 (non-Pro) for about €60 including shipping. Not a bad spending, eh?

Uh-oh, this doesn't bode well for me... Well, I have the regular PCI-version (Xonar D2), but I'm still mainly using the S/PDIF-output, and meant to migrate to Win7 64-bit at some point. Bookmarking this. (Hm, wonder who's at fault here - MS or ASUS?)

Hm... I don't know anything about that problem, myself. How, precisely, did you install FC2, though? Isn't it supposed to be stand-alone? (Meaning: No need to install LO/LO+FC first.) I think the installer gives you the option to either replace your LO or FC1.1 install or install separately.

Well, I don't do renders. I just play games, listen to music, do webby things, some word-processing on occasion. HT will likely only come into play when ripping CDs to the harddrive, though I certainly don't mind waiting a few extra seconds. The actual difference in price between the two processors, both bought new at the same place, is about 60-70% - that is, the i5 costs 60-70% as much as the i7. Only, I can get this used i7 for what amounts to nearly the same price as the new i5. I'm not sure, but I get the impression you recommend skipping the mATX-board and get a full ATX instead. Correct? [update] I've decided to take the CPU, RAM, and a cooler if I can get one, passing up the motherboard. So, any LGA1156-boards laying about? Graphics cards fresher than a GeForce 8800?

At the moment, I'd say a good winter-jacket is the best way to fill a hanger. So they cost a lot more if you buy them new, but...

NOW I have something that definitely belongs here! In my topic in Chitchat (one more 'I r upgrades, j00!'-thread...) I just described a kind of packaged deal of used hardware that looks pretty sweet at first glance. I was hoping to get back to the guy ASAP (like next week, but preferably tomorrow :)) and since Chitchat seems slow at the moment... The package consists of the following: Intel Core i7 860 2.8GHz Socket 1156 Gigabyte GA-P55M-UD4 Corsair 4GB (2x2048MB) 1600MHz XMS3 DHX ---- Thermalright TRUE Black 120 med 2st SickleFlow 120 2000 RPM Blue LED -OR- CoolIT ECO ALC Cooler med 2st SickleFlow 120 2000 RPM Blue LED Note that the motherboard is mini-ATX - my chassi is full-size. Another thing to note is that there is only one PCI-slot - which my soundcard will have to occupy. I'm not in the know of the state of network-cards for PCIe - if the built-in NIC doesn't play nice with Linux (seems like it should by now, but I have yet to track down a statement explicitly saying so)... Does this pose any 'interesting' challenges in terms of cooling, though? I guess that the cooling the seller used should be just fine, but I want a little... speed-bump. Such as taking this 2.8 GHz doohickey to 3.3-3.6. Now, this isn't the CPU I had in mind, either. I don't really care for hyper-threading - four cores are enough and then some - but his asking price is near what I'd have to pay for a new i5-760 system with cheaper RAM. I know absolutely nothing about the coolers or RAM, but I feel... attracted to it. I can also make an offer for just the RAM, so I'm not locked in to Intel immediately. What do YOU say to this?

Ok, developments have... developed. An X52 has been located (and bought!), now for the rest. I've also come across a used LGA1156 motherboard along with memory (2x2 Gb Corsair DDR3-1600, either DHX or XMS3, I forget - look Star Trek-y enough, anyway) and an i7-860, bundled with some after-market cooling bling (one of them apparently a water-cooler). The catch is that the motherboard is mini-ATX - my chassis isn't - and that it has only one PCI-slot, which my soundcard will occupy, leaving no space for an extra network card if the built-in chip doesn't play ball with Linux. Otherwise, this looks like a sweet deal. It's difficult to gauge the price, since I can't find the same motherboard in any online store (Gigabyte P55M-UD4), but considering the asking price, the probable price of the RAM included, this might be in the same region of buying a different motherboard and an i5-760 new, with cheaper RAM. Would you say the i7-860 is a significant enough leap ahead to go for it?

bumfire: Thanks, but the 8800 might be too small a step up. The 9600 is sufficient (and fan-less!), and I'm gunning for DX11 in the new build. The Xonar D1, however, is another story. That would be a quite sufficient replacement for my SB Live! Platinum 5.1 of bygone eras in the box I mean to stick the stuff replaced during the upgrade. (Um, I should probably add that it's a low-priority upgrade, but interesting nonetheless. I LIKE my Xonar D2!) I've also heard about the Sandy Bridge launch. Waiting for them, though, will mean that I miss the window of opportunity - I'll have gone away again by then. Not that it hurts me to wait, of course, but then I'd have to get both Witcher 2, A-10C, AND a whole new system all in one go. :) Too much Christmas in the summer isn't good for you! Aaaand... The CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ is in stock near me. Schweet! (I've also been offered a RAM-bump for the old rig. Just keeping tally.)

If it were me, I'd reinstall (FC2, that is), making sure the World.dll-file is removed in between, but it looks like you've already covered this step. Maybe just once more, for an old Swede? :) Did you install FC2 on the same partition as Windows (thus wiping it when you reinstalled XP), or on one of the others? Fully patched?

I had a long inner debate on where to post this - here, or Hardware. In the end, I obviously felt it did relate, only... not. :) I had a look at the rules, and while there was a very clear one about advertising products, I couldn't find any mention of restrictions on offers to buy cast-off stuff from others... so... So, what do I want? :music_whistling: I've sort of noticed how this has been a tumultuous period, as far as hardware goes. New joysticks left, right and center (OK, so the X52 isn't exactly new, but neither's my X45), AMD and Intel slugging it out, AMD (well, ATI, anyway) and Nvidia slugging it out - and some of you guys seem to actually keep your systems recent. Now, I'm looking to eventually make an upgrade (and barring... potentially embarrassing mishaps, it actually looks like I'll go ahead with it this time) from an AM2-era desktop. AMD/Intel/Nvidia isn't important - I mean, I'm quite happy with my AMD/ATI-mileage this far, but I have nothing religious against trying Intel this time around. My GeForce 9600GT has also behaved very well. But do you have any hardware lying around you wouldn't mind selling me? Keep in mind I live in Scandinavia - shipping from USA or other funny remote places could be more trouble than it's worth. Present specs: ASUS M2N-E AMD Athlon X2 6400 BE (I admit I'm not sure about the name - only from X2 onwards; it was a few years ago) 3 Gb DDR2-800 (or was it 667?) GeForce 9600GT (Sparkle, passive cooling, likely 512 Mb) ... Some blue PSU from when PCIe was fairly new, maybe 450W. :smartass: (Bonus: I have a Saitek X45 that's showing both age and eccentricity. Got an X52 or something in that general neck of woods to replace it with?) My target system is AM3-/Intel 1156-era, at least 4 Gb DDR3, 1 Gb VRAM on a single GPU, quad-core CPU (ideally either Phenom II 955/965 or Core i5-760 or there-abouts). Regarding the RAM, I would appreciate some input on what I'd have to gain from using 1600 MHz-rated sticks compared to 1333. If I go Intel, I would probably try overclocking. I have a hardware store near me that can probably point me in a few good directions, but recommendations on cooling would be appreciated. (NOT going to push 4 GHz...) I'll be sure to consult guides before I start tinkering. For the GPU, I've been eyeing pretty much anything from the HD5750 and up. I used to think I didn't need a particularly beefy GPU (present monitor limited to 1280x1024), but now The Witcher 2 is fast approaching release...