Recent content by 8KCABrett

This Core i7-3930K 6 core Hyperthreaded processor is brand new and still sealed in the retail box. It is a C2 Stepping (SR0KY) that was purchased 2 weeks ago for a build that didn't happen. 490 shipped to the continental US or I'm making the drive to return it...

I've heard about a Trixx version 4.4.0 being useful for people that had voltage control issues. I presume that this is a beta version of Trixx.

Wow, not a great result in the poll. I figured I'd do this in a few years when the new has worn off my 3570K, and that is confirmed seeing the poll results!

Nice work! Though I gotta throw in my .02 that I sure do wish we'd see something like DCS:A-10C, IL-2 Cliffs of Dover, or Rise of Flight make an appearance in an AMD vs nVidia benchmark someday. We all see the reviews about how the latest FPS title does on both cards and the drivers are being...

Yeah, if you are only going to 4.1 then get the 3570K...I'm in the same boat, but I'm not only looking to go 4.1, I want all I can get for my CPU intensive simulations....even so, I'm 50/50 on the 2500K/3570K path, and for you, I think you'll be happy with either, so if you see a good price on...

Yeah...it looks like a solid option. I was really leaning towards the GTX670 simply because the older titles I use (flight sims) used to have lots of issues with ATI/AMD Drivers - but from what I can see, those days are mostly over and that 7950 with some OC on it looks like a great plan for...

Most of the titles have been mentioned already, you'll like Rise of Flight I'm sure, and the DCS titles are all wonderful. IL-2 1946 is so cheap nowadays you should get it too - even though it's graphics aren't cutting edge anymore. Also check out Aerofly FS: http://www.aeroflyfs.com/

For gaming, my understanding is that you must FIRST set windows to 7.1 speakers and next enable CMSS in the X-Fi panel, and then select headphones in the X-Fi speaker tab. Apparently the order of operations is important. Lastly, once in game, select the highest possible in game setting (ex...

E8400 (up to 3.8GHz) Abit AB9 Pro QuadGT, 4GB OCZ RAM.....and looking for an upgrade! As far as gaming goes, I use this machine most for flight sims like the DCS titles, IL-2, Aerofly, and also play some BF3 on it....

Great info! Any of you used it in IL-2? (Either Il-2 Original or Cliffs of Dover?)

Sorry, I can't edit my post but wanted to include some testing footage of the 8 rotor, transitioning (winged) platform that the QuadShot is an offshoot of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_u8bbV6td8

For aerial photography a much better than the A.R. Drone is the QuadShot: http://thequadshot.com/ A electric multicopter, especially one in the circular configuration like the 8 rotor system pictured is actually extremely reliable with respect to hardware failures. Not only are the hardware...

I don't do much heavy flying. For light aircraft, the freeware Long Island Classics Christen Eagle is awesome as are the RealAir packages. These have some of the better flight models out there as well. The Spitfire and the SF-260 are my favorites. They also have a Citabria/Decathlon/Scout...

That's a good mobo for overclocking, but keep in mind that when people talk about "good cooling" with respect to overclocking what they mean is an aftermarket air or watercooling system for the CPU. You *may* be able get a little overclock using the stock heatsink on your CPU but you would have...

FSX Multiplayer is OK. You can even do shared cockpit flights in FSX, which is a great way to get virtual flight instruction from a "CFI" or experienced pilot/simpilot. If you two want to do precision formation flying then none of the civil sims have very good netcode for that. Get IL-2, one of...