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My Thunderbolt simulator


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I call this my little escape pod from reality! Since the 2 aircrafts i fly exlusively are the P47 and now the A10C, I figure it is properly labeled.

 

I am a newbie to DCS A10 but have been playing Aces High for 12 years.

My simulator consists of a modified http://www.kwikpit.com and a chair that slides on a bookshelf I found in the basement. I plan on someday building something that looks cleaner, but right now I do not have the spare time or skills to add to it. the center stick mount is from my fighter systems HOTASS I bought like 10 years ago. I made a custom trim control panel last year using a bodnar board but have since removed it instead using the warthog to control trim. Future control panels are to be used with the bodnar board to modify this for DCSA10.

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Specs. MB Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3, CPU i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz,

RAM Corsair XMS3 16 Gig, GA Diamond ATI Radeon he 6950 2gig,

PSU Corsair GS 800 watt, Display 3 19" Samsung 930b eyefinity.

Controls TM Warthog, TM mfp, Saitek combat pedals, Track IR 5 pro clip led.

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Nicely done! What do you use as seat ?

Non 16:9 monitors also helps, no squashed view.


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HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD.

Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.

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Nicely done! What do you use as seat ?

Non 16:9 monitors also helps, no squashed view.

 

I picked up a racing seat on clearance from a racing shop for 75 bucks. The mount for the seat is a bookshelf laying face down. I know that sounds ridiculous but its working for the short term. I wear around 180 so for now its holding me. It really is rigid and disperses weight quite nicely.

Specs. MB Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3, CPU i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz,

RAM Corsair XMS3 16 Gig, GA Diamond ATI Radeon he 6950 2gig,

PSU Corsair GS 800 watt, Display 3 19" Samsung 930b eyefinity.

Controls TM Warthog, TM mfp, Saitek combat pedals, Track IR 5 pro clip led.

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a 4th monitor ?

 

After seeing some of the pits here I wonder if adding a second vid card with a 4th monitor is doable. I have a 19 or a 24 available, if i could use helios and mount the monitor where keyboard is.

Specs. MB Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3, CPU i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz,

RAM Corsair XMS3 16 Gig, GA Diamond ATI Radeon he 6950 2gig,

PSU Corsair GS 800 watt, Display 3 19" Samsung 930b eyefinity.

Controls TM Warthog, TM mfp, Saitek combat pedals, Track IR 5 pro clip led.

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Very nice!! :thumbup::thumbup:

 

What are you using for the MFD monitors?

 

I tried some 7inch usb lcds but they crashed my system ans didnt work, I am finding through the threads that using external monitors for mfds is not possible with eyefinity. So right now i am using nothing.

Specs. MB Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3, CPU i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz,

RAM Corsair XMS3 16 Gig, GA Diamond ATI Radeon he 6950 2gig,

PSU Corsair GS 800 watt, Display 3 19" Samsung 930b eyefinity.

Controls TM Warthog, TM mfp, Saitek combat pedals, Track IR 5 pro clip led.

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Didnt know the P-47 had MFDs, no wonder the allies won the war ;)

 

Nice setup though :)

 

Shhhh it was recently leaked out by Gov Jesse Ventura on his show.

 

The P47 Thunderbolt is what I fly when I play Aces High and have been playing for the last decade. I should post pics of the pit when it was geared up to play it. It looked similar but with saitek and ch gear.

 

I still play aces high for more of a dogfighting experience. DCS A10 is a total simulation experience. i havent even finished the tutorials yet:pilotfly:

Specs. MB Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN 3, CPU i5-2500K @ 3.3Ghz,

RAM Corsair XMS3 16 Gig, GA Diamond ATI Radeon he 6950 2gig,

PSU Corsair GS 800 watt, Display 3 19" Samsung 930b eyefinity.

Controls TM Warthog, TM mfp, Saitek combat pedals, Track IR 5 pro clip led.

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