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Getting back into FSX after a long break......Monitor opinions requested please!


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About 8 years ago I had a nice install of FS2004 which I lost due to an (Un-backed-up) hard drive crash - not making THAT mistake again.... It rather killed FS for me as a hobby for a long time, but am now getting my FSX set up as I want it......

 

My current hardware is an Alienware 17 laptop with Win 7 64 bit, 16gb RAM, and all SSD drives, as well as an Intel i7 4710MQ, and the Nvidia GTX880M GPU.

 

I have bought myself a Saitek Pro yoke & throttle combo and am looking at using an external monitor, to expand to 2 and then three - once I have built a suitable desktop to take over duties from the laptop.

 

I'd be interested in your opinions on the Dell U2415 monitor - it ticks all the boxes for me for the purpose; it has the 16:10 ratio I prefer, and a nice thin bezel. Hardware reviews seem to think it's ok, and I was wondering if anyone here had personal experience of these monitors......

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Hello,

 

I use a 46" Plasma TV with a Nvidia GTX 750 on my desk top and the same TV with my lap top that has a Nvidia GTX 670 MX.

 

No problems with either, and a huge display. Makes hunting those tiny out of the way landing strips easier.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Ozzie

Desk Top

Asus M51AD

Windows 8.1

Intel i7 4790s 4 Core 8 Thread

12 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600Mhz

Nvidia GeForce GTX 750, 1 GB GDDR5 3D HD

3 Monitors, Main 46" Plazma TV 1920 x 1080

Acc. Monitors VGA 1280 x 1024

3 Hard Drives, C: 2 TB 7400 RPM, Opr. Sys. and FSX Steam

D: 1 TB 5400 RPM, Mega Scenery Files used in game

E: 300 GB 5400 RPM, All add on files in ZIP format

 

Lap Top

Asus ROG G750VX

Windows 8.1

Intel i7 3630 QM 2 Core 4 Thread

8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600 Mhz

Nvidia GeForce GTX 670, 3 GB GDDR5 3D HD

Monitor 17.3" LED backlight

2 Hard Drives, C: 1 TB 5400 RPM, Opr. Sys. and FSX Steam

D: 1 TB 5400 RPM, Mega Scenery Files used in

game and add on ZIP files

 

All files on all hard drives defraged with Ultimate Defrag 4

in Folder/File Name format to speed up drives.

FSX and Scenery are set as High Performance,

all other files are set as Archive, including Opr. Sys.

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