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[as737700]

onthescopes, on Aug 12 2006, 02:16 PM, said:

Fsimfan, on Aug 12 2006, 04:55 PM, said:

Thanks for the comments guys.    

onthescopes, on Aug 12 2006, 04:46 PM, said:

GREAT pics! Which airport is that in pic number 6?

That's St Barthelemy (TFFJ).    Unfortunately, I just found out that it's depicted slightly inaccurately in both FS9 and FSX.  The runway in real life ends up at the coastline. Looking  at it on Google Earth gives you the real pics.

Yea, It didn't look like St. Barts at all so I was wondering. Hmm, too bad they haven't put that in correctly, its a great airport to fly into.

There was a mesh and airport on avsim...might want to look into it.  Great shots Jim

[Corky Buchek]

ZomFG.

[Brad]

Fsimfan, on Aug 12 2006, 07:59 PM, said:

There's one thing I can't do with FSX and that's dual monitor. Since I always use FS9 in dual monitor mode, I was interested in knowing how FSX would handle it.  Well sadly, FSX won't even start if I'm running a dual monitor desktop.  I found out that I have to disable one of my monitors in order to run FSX. Anyone else experiencing this same problem?  

I'm in the same boat Jim - surely the full version will fix this though.  

Absolutely georgeous shots btw!!  

[Highlander.]

Brad, on Aug 12 2006, 11:58 PM, said:

Fsimfan, on Aug 12 2006, 07:59 PM, said:

There's one thing I can't do with FSX and that's dual monitor. Since I always use FS9 in dual monitor mode, I was interested in knowing how FSX would handle it.  Well sadly, FSX won't even start if I'm running a dual monitor desktop.  I found out that I have to disable one of my monitors in order to run FSX. Anyone else experiencing this same problem? 

I'm in the same boat Jim - surely the full version will fix this though.  

Absolutely georgeous shots btw!!  

My second monitor goes black whenever I start up FSX.

Jim, those shots are awsome!

[Saabdriver]

TheKid, on Aug 12 2006, 06:01 PM, said:

Wow, nice shots! Did you do anything special to make it not so blurry?

I also have the same question.....  Have you modified anything to make your textures more crisp??  I know with FS9 I have done many things to the fs9.cfg to help out the graphics.  I must say these are some of the best demo shots I have seen so far!

Steve-O

[Evan.]

Marvelous shots Jim, really well done!   

How was the performance on your PC? (FPS is what I want to know, of course..   )

Edited by Duramus, 13 August 2006 - 12:53 AM.

[Mango]

What a question...  

Absolute stunning shots Jim. And that's just the beginning, i am really excited    

[npasque]

can you please post settings and system specs here?

what have you done to get the textures to good? i have everything on max and mine are still a blur.

[Maverick90]

Awesome captures!

[Captainmk]

You gots to tells me your systems specs     

[Fsimfan]

captainmk, on Aug 13 2006, 06:50 AM, said:

You gots to tells me your systems specs    

With all the advancements in hardware these days, my system is nothing exceptional, and I would consider this probably mid-range.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego overclocked to 2750 MHz
2GB RAM - Corsair XMS DDR400 1GB x 2
NVidia 7800GT overclocked to Core 500 MHz, Memory 1200
Maxtor 200GB Hard drive x 2
Dual Monitor - Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 19in x 2 (CRT, sorry no LCD)

Here is my 3D Mark 06 score:




3DMark 05 results:

[Corky Buchek]

How do you make the ground textures like that?

I have mine on maximum, and they don't look half as good as yours.

[Corky Buchek]

HOW DO YOU DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

TELL ME! I <3 YYOU!

[tikiman06]

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So what is your opinion, does FSX surpass FS9 clearly or not?

Only if you have computer to run it, lol. It absolutly murdered my computer, and for me to play without it being like watching a slideshow I have to turn the settings way down.

[h.V]

is away better then FS9... Love it!

[h.V]

Fsimfan, on Aug 13 2006, 01:36 PM, said:

captainmk, on Aug 13 2006, 06:50 AM, said:

You gots to tells me your systems specs    

With all the advancements in hardware these days, my system is nothing exceptional, and I would consider this probably mid-range.

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego overclocked to 2750 MHz
2GB RAM - Corsair XMS DDR400 1GB x 2
NVidia 7800GT overclocked to Core 500 MHz, Memory 1200
Maxtor 200GB Hard drive x 2
Dual Monitor - Mitsubishi Diamond Plus 19in x 2 (CRT, sorry no LCD)

Here is my 3D Mark 06 score:




3DMark 05 results:

omg, you still have CTR,!!! you could buy a new LCD for only $200 17 " but any way

[Fsimfan]

DiscoveryVACEO, on Aug 13 2006, 05:23 PM, said:

omg, you still have CTR,!!! you could buy a new LCD for only $200 17 " but any way

Yes, I do eventually plan to switch over to LCD, but right now it's not high on my list of priorities, since the two monitors I have are serving me commendably. And I'm saving up for a DX10 card which is much higher on my list of planned upgrades.  

[Corky Buchek]

PLEASEEEEE TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do you make your ground textures look like that!

[Fsimfan]

Corky Buchek, on Aug 13 2006, 08:30 PM, said:

PLEASEEEEE TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do you make your ground textures look like that!

First of all, what are your settings in FSX?

[Corky Buchek]

The maximum.

sliders all the way to the end.

Edited by Corky Buchek, 13 August 2006 - 08:43 PM.