Gaming Computer

[N!ck]

Drop the triple head to go and just use 2 graphics cards.

You'd need a beefier PSU though.

[Luke]

Drop the triple head to go and just use 2 graphics cards.

You'd need a beefier PSU though.

Well, i find the th2g easier, because we've got one @ RAF Linton (similar to what Im doing), and it does the exact thing I want it too ;p

[N!ck]

Well, i find the th2g easier, because we've got one @ RAF Linton (similar to what Im doing), and it does the exact thing I want it too ;p

Better performance for around the same price my way though.

Or there's the new ATi/AMD cards that allow more than two monitors on a single card without a dual/triplehead2go.

[Luke]

Better performance for around the same price my way though.

Or there's the new ATi/AMD cards that allow more than two monitors on a single card without a dual/triplehead2go.

Hmm, yeh i saw them, i'll look into SLi

Thanks
Luke

[N!ck]

Hmm, yeh i saw them, i'll look into SLi

Thanks
Luke

No, not SLi. That's two cards running as one and only allows 2 monitors. You'd need two cards running on their own accord not in SLi.

Or get eyefinity. http://www.amd.com/us/products/techn...eyefinity.aspx

[Tomm]

Current Eyefinity cards (5xxx series) only support 3 active display ports at a time (Even though it has 4 connectors, you can only have either two dvi or one dvi and hdmi along with the display port) so you'll need to wait till they bring out the 6 display port model and use display port compatible monitors. Also expect it to blow at least 2/3rds of your budget on a card of that calibre.

No, not SLi. That's two cards running as one and only allows 2 monitors. You'd need two cards running on their own accord not in SLi.

Or get eyefinity. http://www.amd.com/us/products/techn...eyefinity.aspx

[Luke]

Ok, because of budget and compatability issues and such (FSX aircraft), I've decided on using flight simulator 2004 over FSX, thus the build doesn't have to be as high specs.

Anyone advise how this would run:


Many Thanks
Luke

[Firehorse]

if you're only going to use fs2004 you may aswell just spend £350 on a second hand computer and get a £50 graphics card which will easily max it out.

[Luke]

if you're only going to use fs2004 you may aswell just spend £350 on a second hand computer and get a £50 graphics card which will easily max it out.

Its gonna be using all the payware addons however, and i want the best framerates -
with this computer, i cant still afford 4 22" screens and tripple head 2 go, and the money would go back to RAF so, might as well spend it - as long as it works

[Recursion]

if you're only going to use fs2004 you may aswell just spend £350 on a second hand computer and get a £50 graphics card which will easily max it out.

Hmm, with addon scenery, terrain, planes, weather etc it soon begins to lower the frames, bad idea of yours there.