The one thing I always advise friends who ask about PC's they are thinking about getting in the future is not to look at anything now.
Always wait until you have the money, because if it's more than a month away the chances are at least one component will have dropped in price (disasters at a production location aside).
What you have specced is quite nice but if you aren't buying now then just take it as a reference point and review things when you're close to buying.
As far as full HD goes every LCD monitor >22" I've seen is HD because monitors always have a higher resolution than TV's. That's why a 30" HD TV costs much less than a 30" monitor. Basically monitor companies are using HD-Ready as a marketing ploy.
Always wait until you have the money, because if it's more than a month away the chances are at least one component will have dropped in price (disasters at a production location aside).
What you have specced is quite nice but if you aren't buying now then just take it as a reference point and review things when you're close to buying.
As far as full HD goes every LCD monitor >22" I've seen is HD because monitors always have a higher resolution than TV's. That's why a 30" HD TV costs much less than a 30" monitor. Basically monitor companies are using HD-Ready as a marketing ploy.
Back when I got mine I used Dabs, very good about a replacement when the internal power circuitry went wrong after a few weeks too - printed a label and they sent a courier to my work to collect.
I've heard that G25's are in short supply though, maybe Dell didn't have any left and weren't aware there's a shortage and gave a standard ETA. What they said on the iRacing forums is that Logitech said they are dependant on stock from China that hasn't shipped because of the Olympics.
I guess anyone with a live stock indicator showing it available (like Amazon and Dabs) you'd be alright to order from.
I've heard that G25's are in short supply though, maybe Dell didn't have any left and weren't aware there's a shortage and gave a standard ETA. What they said on the iRacing forums is that Logitech said they are dependant on stock from China that hasn't shipped because of the Olympics.
I guess anyone with a live stock indicator showing it available (like Amazon and Dabs) you'd be alright to order from.
You can get away with dropping res on a CRT perhaps, but an LCD away from it's native res or one that's an appropriate factor of it will look poor.
I occasionally run some older things that can't go at 1920x1200 and if there isn't a good scale in the choices available then it's pixellated to hell.
I'd try to get the extra to get an Nvidia card myself, but I don't see that happening under $500 new.
I hold no guarantees but looking at the specs I'd say this should get more than 15FPS I would have thought - Dell Vostro 1000, currently US$450
PROCESSOR AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-57 (1.9GHz/256KB)
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
PROCESSOR AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-57 (1.9GHz/256KB)
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
MEMORY 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
HARD DRIVE 80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
I got an invite last night and decided to give it a shot.
Impressed with what I've seen so far. I quoted this post because I was going to comment on how much better I find the FFB is in iRacing. In the Formula Mazda I had some wrist ache after only a few laps of Laguna.
I've got it set exactly the same as I have for LFS
Feedback - 95%
Centering on - all values 0%
Not sure if anything else would make a difference, but this is on Vista64 so whether that makes a difference for iRacing IDK.
Having done a few laps in the Mazda I turned the feedback down to 10 in game (until I've been to the gym a few times
).Just reading some of the older posts in this thread. If Lovretta's flag is correct there's no way in hell I'm ever going to go near a public road in Croatia...
Not forgetting the other cores can take care of any processes outside of LFS which, depending on OS and things you may want to run at the same time, could contribute quite a bit to LFS performance if those things are eating into the core running LFS.
If it worked first time after installing have you tried another completely fresh install since?
If a fresh install doesn't get your FPS back (even one time) I think one of your drivers is very ill or you are overheating something to be only getting 3-4 FPS.
If a fresh install doesn't get your FPS back (even one time) I think one of your drivers is very ill or you are overheating something to be only getting 3-4 FPS.
I've recently had to use eBuyer for a couple of emergency replacement components that were out of stock at my usual suppliers. Can only say the service was quick and the prices very reasonable.
If it was fine before you re-installed the OS then I'd say a driver didn't go well when you re-built.
Given there's no error message then it's hard to trace. Have you checked Event Viewer logs to see if there are system/application errors being logged at the time of the crash?
The wheel may be a symptom rather than the cause - if it's stopped receiving data unexpectedly it will tend to do odd things like put full lock on or judder away.
See what event viewer has to say, could be a simple as a video driver not installing well.
Given there's no error message then it's hard to trace. Have you checked Event Viewer logs to see if there are system/application errors being logged at the time of the crash?
The wheel may be a symptom rather than the cause - if it's stopped receiving data unexpectedly it will tend to do odd things like put full lock on or judder away.
See what event viewer has to say, could be a simple as a video driver not installing well.
Single large displays will always push a card harder than smaller discrete displays covering the same overall size because the native resolution is determined by the size.
The main point I was making is some people post specs and say they get X FPS, this is useless information without the resolution it's running at because that can have a huge impact.
If I get 270FPS with my setup and someone with the same setup is getting 100FPS if we don't say that I'm @ 1024x768 and he's at 2560x1600 then he's going to wonder what's wrong with his system.
I was saying to the OP that depending on what monitor arrangement he has or wants it will dictate at least some of the spec he needs to consider. If he's got a 30" monitor then he's going to need a damn good card or two decent ones in SLI/Xfire just to handle the res. If he's got an old 15" CRT then it's a completely different list.
Someone mentioned peripherals - if you include displays in this then that will dictate your system for the most part.
A 30" monitor will need a good PC to get the most out of it, multi displays don't need the same raw power (unless you plan to run two very large monitors from one card) but there's expense on adding other hardware in to do this.
Like anything else it all depends on what you want from it. If you want to run on a single 17" TFT then you are talking about a much lower spec than multi-display or high-res panels or projectors.
A 30" monitor will need a good PC to get the most out of it, multi displays don't need the same raw power (unless you plan to run two very large monitors from one card) but there's expense on adding other hardware in to do this.
Like anything else it all depends on what you want from it. If you want to run on a single 17" TFT then you are talking about a much lower spec than multi-display or high-res panels or projectors.
You would probably be seeing signs of instability already if RAM was going to be a problem for your PSU. It doesn't (compared to mechanical devices like fans, HD's, Media drives) use a lot of power.
As for heat, RAM will generally get hotter the faster it's run, but again if your system is fine now (albeit a little warm) then another stick shouldn't push it into a danger-zone.
Basically as long as the RAM is working when it arrives, and is compatible with the existing modules then it's probably the least impact of any upgrade you can get. The most common problems when upgrading RAM are incompatibility or dead modules.
As for heat, RAM will generally get hotter the faster it's run, but again if your system is fine now (albeit a little warm) then another stick shouldn't push it into a danger-zone.
Basically as long as the RAM is working when it arrives, and is compatible with the existing modules then it's probably the least impact of any upgrade you can get. The most common problems when upgrading RAM are incompatibility or dead modules.
Doesn't seem to be affecting the performance in any way.
I'd go Vista 64 with that rig. Even on 4GB it's more stable and has better drivers than 32.
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I think the part of the quote being overlooked in this discussion is
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I took that as "we are talking about a small window of pressures", so I assume they aren't talking about letting the pressure so low as to run hot like you can in LFS. Tyres have been seen to rip themselves apart from stress as it is so I'd imagine the window to be maybe only a couple of PSI or so.
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I took that as "we are talking about a small window of pressures", so I assume they aren't talking about letting the pressure so low as to run hot like you can in LFS. Tyres have been seen to rip themselves apart from stress as it is so I'd imagine the window to be maybe only a couple of PSI or so.
If you really don't want to build then it's not the best deal around. A quick look found this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ ... t=&name=Primo%20Swift
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/ ... t=&name=Primo%20Swift
Lately it's been all Nvidia for me - I did have the 3DFX Voodoo cards back in the day though. My first actual card was an S3 Dirge - sorry Virge.
Last few:
Geforce 3
Gainward 6600 Ultra
Asus 7950GX2
EVGA 8800GTX KO
Currently
8600M GT (in my laptop)
BFG GTX280 OC
Last few:
Geforce 3
Gainward 6600 Ultra
Asus 7950GX2
EVGA 8800GTX KO
Currently
8600M GT (in my laptop)
BFG GTX280 OC
With hindsight it's easy for me to say that 16/17/18 is the bare minimum, but remembering how badly I had to wait to turn 17 to get my licence I know what the reaction would be if it got changed.
Perhaps a comprimise is in order though these days. Let under 21's have a licence but only for low-power automatics or similar.
The number of small economical vehicles would increase (nice for the environment) whilst still allowing people the freedom that a car offers. The lower power coupled to a basic auto-box (especially a poor CVT type one) will make traffic light races a comedy event rather than a potential fatality.
The worst combination is a youth impressing friends in a car with high power and poor/broken suspension/brakes/tyres.
The days of 17-year olds getting their hands on bargain basement Impreza's/Evo's that might have a fairly good engine and shot everything else aren't far off if they aren't here yet given the age of the early ones - and that's not a pretty picture.
Perhaps a comprimise is in order though these days. Let under 21's have a licence but only for low-power automatics or similar.
The number of small economical vehicles would increase (nice for the environment) whilst still allowing people the freedom that a car offers. The lower power coupled to a basic auto-box (especially a poor CVT type one) will make traffic light races a comedy event rather than a potential fatality.
The worst combination is a youth impressing friends in a car with high power and poor/broken suspension/brakes/tyres.
The days of 17-year olds getting their hands on bargain basement Impreza's/Evo's that might have a fairly good engine and shot everything else aren't far off if they aren't here yet given the age of the early ones - and that's not a pretty picture.
Provided you can trick OSX enough to think your hardware is a Mac then you can install OSX on a PC. Google for stuff like OSX on Dell Latitude.
Whether it's legal or not is another matter entirely (Psystar)...
Whether it's legal or not is another matter entirely (Psystar)...
Unless you can get a repair util for Office 2k7 your best bet might be to try to pick through the XML to recover what you can, if the import option when it detects the corruption has the option just to import text I'd do that and bring the spreadsheets etc. in again.
I would hazard a guess that unless you had a crash then if this file has been on removable media (usb stick etc.) at some point that's probably where the corruption came from.
I would hazard a guess that unless you had a crash then if this file has been on removable media (usb stick etc.) at some point that's probably where the corruption came from.
Processor: E8500 @ 3.8GHZ
Videocard: BFG GTX280 OC
Memory: Corsair 8GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX
HDD: VelociRaptor 300GB, 2x WD 250GB 7200
Motherboard: Asus P5Q
PSU: Corsair 1000HX
Soundcard: X-Fi Fatal1ty
Speakers: Harman Kardon Soundsticks
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Wheel: Logitech G25
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: Dell E2407WFP 24" Widescreen
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Case: Thermaltake Tai-Chi
Now, if I get some free time, I'd get around to racing on LFS...
Videocard: BFG GTX280 OC
Memory: Corsair 8GB DDR2 XMS2 DHX
HDD: VelociRaptor 300GB, 2x WD 250GB 7200
Motherboard: Asus P5Q
PSU: Corsair 1000HX
Soundcard: X-Fi Fatal1ty
Speakers: Harman Kardon Soundsticks
Keyboard: Logitech G15
Wheel: Logitech G25
Mouse: Logitech G5
Monitor: Dell E2407WFP 24" Widescreen
OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Case: Thermaltake Tai-Chi
Now, if I get some free time, I'd get around to racing on LFS...
I think you'll find that Clarkson quite likes Viper's.
http://driving.timesonline.co. ... larkson/article486247.ece
I think mostly because of their love/hate appeal which is echoed here.
That's why a lot of reviewers classed the McLaren as an 'Ultracar' or 'Hypercar' because as a technical excercise nothing until then had been so single-minded in it's concept and design.
Character was sligtly absent though so I'd agree that the F40 was one of the greatest true supercars. I'd rather have a McLaren, but the Ferrari sounds great and is totally mad in terms of no creature comforts and outlandish styling.
As for the Viper, I'd consider the original Viper had the concept of a Supercar nailed, it's outrageous torque alone made it unique. It seemed like a bunch of designers thinking "If we get a lightweight body and a half-decent chassis and put this huge truck engine in, it just might work".
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