Zach Decou

I has another question- I plan to fly using online ATC and traffic. Would I benefit from a CPU that has 6 or 8 cores? I know not all chips are created equal, and some of the 6+ core Intel chips are way out of my price range. This is more of a general question. I know XP10 uses multiple cores to compute flight dynamics of AI traffic, but I'm not sure what it's doing with all those extra cores when it's not dealing with native traffic. Thanks!

Thanks Nano! I need the "this is what worked for me" kind of advice instead of "I got mine, figure out your own". This is extremely helpful. I wonder if your bottleneck is gpu or cpu related (shadows and reflections). I'll flip around and research where those impact. Your build looks beautiful! Sadly, I'll probably go with metal side panels and no fancy lights. I have two small children and don't need any razzle dazzle to lure their sticky fingers. That case is exactly what I'm looking for. Simple. I'm not much on cases that look like plastic Walmart shelf top stereos. One question. It doesn't look like there's anywhere for optical drives. Am I wrong? Are you using the X-Plane USB key? One more question. Have you tried any texture-heavy aircraft near heavily modeled custom airports? I'm curious how a box like yours will handle it. Thanks again!

Thank you for the link! I've been shopping on newegg. This looks like a great way to come to a starting point. Also, last time I was in the loop, X-Plane 10 didn't use additional graphics cards on SLI. Has that changed?

Thanks! I should've outlined my goals in a more concise way. I want a machine that will run X-Plane 10 at the highest settings possible, and I want to be ready for future developments (new rendering features, hungry add-ons, etc.)

Hey guys and gals. I have a large income tax refund coming. I intend on spending it wisely, but there's a good chance I'll have a fat chunk left over after bills and other boring stuff. Around March of 2013 I accidentally gave my then only X-Plane 10 machine a coffee enema. True story. A perfectly timed divorce and the birth of my baby business caused me to blow through my savings before I could replace the thoroughly rinsed laptop. I've been out of the simming world since then. Boy oh boy am I getting the itch to blow some of that tax refund money on a new computer. Since my last one was a lil ol' MacBook Pro, and the one before that was a 2007 iMac, I don't have any real world experience on high end Windows machines. My instinct is to look at the most expensive stuff (by Intel and Nvidia) because "expensive means good". That rule holds true for the most part in the entertainment production business that occupies my day job time slot. So here's the nuts and bolts of my delema. Say I go all out on a TitanX. Will I see a noticeable difference over the next card down in the product line? I'm not sure what all the bells on these new fangled cards do with relation to what XP10 needs. Same goes for processors. If I shoot for the top of the heap, will that get me improved performance over the next chip down? or the next chip down from that? Are there currently unused features in these high end devices that X-Plane may some day utilize? These seem like silly questions to me, I know. I've been simming since 2004 on sub-standard machines, and now I might have the chance to go balls out on a new one. I'd like to know if any of you have had positive (or negative) experience by going straight to the top of the pile when purchasing components. Thanks!

Brief sob story- My wife left me last February* resulting in my losing interest in simming and several other hobbies. Then I did a stupid and spilled coffee all over my sim machine, effectively killing it. After a while I began to visit the forums to see where my old passion had been during my hiatus. I have to say these screen shots are a huge motivation to build a new machine and start over. Not sure when that will be, and maybe SMP will be at version 5 by the time I get there, but these threads have rekindled the spark that once burned away many hours of my day. Thank you for your contributions to create a beautiful world that someday I may get to revisit. *I have a wonderful new girlfriend. No need for any sorry bro's

I like your use of ambient occlusion seen in these images. I prefer AO a little on the heavy side. You could almost feel the grime on your fingertips if you run your hand across the skin. Nice screenshots!

When I first got into simming, I had FS9 on a Walmart special PC that was made for bean counting. American Samoa was one of the few places I could fly with settings wide open and get decent frames. Good memories. Looking forward to getting back into it and checking this out when it's done!

Effing Beautiful!

Hey guys. Sorry to dig up an old thread ( it IS my thread) Looks like I'll be going the intel route. What are your experiences?

HOLY CRAP that's cool!

I've gotten similar feedback from others on what the vishera should do based on benchmarks. I'd like to know how it does in the real world with x-plane from someone who uses it.

[hijack] I'm considering building a pc around this chip and an NVIDIA GTX 680. How's the vishera doing for you? [/hijack]

Once 10.20 goes final, XA will release the MU2 update to ensure many more hours before the glowing LEDs. Why do they hate our families?

[hijack] Hi Tom! Wile your at it on the QC front, the EGT indicators on the baron don't seem to work. Thays is jammed! Out. [/hijack]

Hey guys. I'm a little giddy about my plans. I want to share them with you before I implement them in case someone else has any better suggestions or I am not seeing properly. Once in a blue moon, some money falls into my lap. This time around it comes in the form of a second part time job and a couple tree removal jobs on the side. Usually the money gets sucked into the vacuum of home ownership or some other pressing need. But this time it's all fat. So rather than save it like a prudent person would do, I plan to blow it on a monster box who's only purpose is to eat x-plane 10 for lunch. So what I want to do is get the best hardware out there with a lean toward bang-for-the-buck. I want to future-proof it as best I can against graphics tricks LM might choose to implement down the line (reflections, etc.) Stuff: AMD 8350 8 core oc to 4.2 GHz Nvidia gtx 680 (have my eye on a 4gb) 1TB drive 32GB DDR3 memory Other stuff to fill out the MOBO Then a couple weeks down the line, a 27" monitor Win8 and possibly OSX in virtualbox. I haven't been ale to find a MOBO with the AM3+ socket AND pcie 3.0, so it's going to be 2.0 this go around. I've owned macs for several years, so this build a pc from scratch thing is new ground for me. Thoughts?

Holy crap. I've been watching this in the background, secretly following the beavers floating around FSE, and hoping for a surprise "it's out!" But an occasional stunning image like this will do in the mean time.

What's the harrier all about?

xsimreviews has posted some screenshots. http://xsimreviews.com/2012/11/26/new-beta-10-20b5/

Hey guys 10.20 b5 is out with new scenery assets and a harrier (?). I won't be able to ceck it out for a couple days. If anyone feels the inclination, please post some screenshots of said. Otherwise I'll go crazy!

EEEEEEeeeeeee.....!!! I haven't wrestled this bear since I switched to XP10. I've been eagerly anticipating this upgrade. Ya know, Austin, in his infinite wisdom, really needs to figure out a way to draw 3D lights attached to airplane objects when HDR is turned off. My puter might not be able to handle a bazillion street lamps illuminating gods green earth, but I'm sure a handful of lights in the cockpit wouldn't be enough of a drag to be noticeable. Just sayin. Cuz you know Austin and all... *ahem* Anyway really looking forward to it! Maybe ill just have to switch on HDR just when I'm actuating the landing gear, then immediately turn it back off when wheels are up.

The image appears to be broken to me in Chrome and Safari. Damn!

Holy crap guys! Not only do we have the mystery solved in just a couple posts, but there's an albatross close to me! Might have to go for a drive. Thanks!

Hey guys Spotted this in a satellite image of an airport I'm working on. Can anyone identify the aircraft in the image? My heart leapt at the possibility that a Goose is parked not far from my house, but my wife said she didn't think it looked like a goose. Any ideas? The airport is KOKM. *pardon the ad. It's a free app.

File Name: Carenado F33 Bonanza Livery File Submitter: Zach Decou File Submitted: 15 Oct 2012 File Category: General Aviation X-Plane Version(s): X-Plane 9 & 10 Livery For: Click Here For Aircraft Hello Guys and Gals Here is a fictional livery for the Carenado F33A Bonanza. It has a vintage-ish vibe of burnt orange and dark grey. Tail number is included on the panel and fuselage. I can upload the .psd files on request if someone wants to change the tail number. Hope you like it! Click here to download this file