Summary: Hosted by Eric McClintock, Brendan, Mark. Listen Here: Subscribe to automatically get the latest podcast: iTunes, Zune, RSS XML, E-Mail, All Other. Our FSX PC First: Custom Built HP Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 - 2.83GHz Processor / 12MB Cache Option: -$100 for a Q9400 - 2.66GHz Processor / 6MB Cache Option: -$200 for a Q8300 - 2.5GHz Processor / 4MB Cache 6GB DDR2 800MHz RAM (2x 2GB, 2x 1GB) Option: +$80 for 8GB DDR2 800MHz RAM 500GB SATA Hard Drive nVidia GeForce 9800GT 1GB VRAM Option: -$100 for a 9600GS 768MB VRAM Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Price: Fully Configured $1,239.99. HP Customized M9500T. Direct link to machine: Link Low cost Built to Order machine from Newegg... Intel Core 2 Quad 2.33GHz / 4MB Cache 8GB DDR2 800MHz 640GB SATA Hard Drive nVidia GT120 1GB DDR2 VRAM Note: DDR2 not the typical DDR3/GDDR3 in GPU's Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Price: $779.99. Gateway LX6810-01. Direct Link: Link Mid Range Built to Order from NeweEgg: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 - 2.5GHz / 6MB Cache 8GB DDR2 RAM 2x 640GB SATA Hard Drive nVidia GeForce 9800GT 512MB VRAM Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Price: $899.99. Acer Aspire AM5621-EQ9300A. Direct Link: Link Results... We looked at various PC's from Dell, HP, Acer, Lenovo, Gateway, and specialty vendors such as Falcon Northwest, Alienware, etc, and we eventually settled on HP's line because they offer the most compatible hardware for FSX. Tests from Tom's Hardware universally show that nVidia GPU's run FSX better than ATI CPU's, nVidia GPU's are universally on the top 10 preforming cards before ATI shows up. [Link] and [Link] Tests from Tom's Hardware also show that the best card is an nVidia 9800 series card paired with a high speed Quad core CPU. Mark also recommends Glary Utilities to speed up your computer [Link], you can also check out CCleaner [Link]. (Be sure to back up your registry changes!) What DOES CPU Cache actually do? Use the form on our contact page, email feedback@fsbreak.net, or call 513-201-5426. Video of SSD RAID: Jeppesen Discontinues Support for SimCharts 4.0 Dear Customers, This email is to let you know that the sale of our SIMCharts 4.0 service which works in conjunction with Microsoft Flight Simulator version 10 (FSX), will end on April 1, 2009. There is no new version being planned at this time. Support for the SIMCharts 4.0 service will continue for 1 year thereafter or until March 31, 2010. Access to the service after March 31, 2010 will no longer be available. We appreciate you as a customer and encourage you to visit our website, jeppesen.com, to view the full breadth of services and offerings Jeppesen has available to you. Link to E-Mail. [Link] Are you a customer of SimCharts? WIll this affect how you fly? Use the form on our contact page, email feedback@fsbreak.net, or call 513-201-5426. New JaggyRoad Film #38; Videographer New video by the name of "She's My Queen", features the talented Xavier, the new videographer at Jaggyroad! Be sure to check it out in 720P here! [Link] Fszone Spring 2009 Landing Competition James from Fszone.org will be accepting video submissions through the end of April for the Spring 2009 Landing competition. The airport will be the classic... TNCM - Princess Juliana Airport. For a full list of contest guidelines and aircraft guidelines, visit the link. [Link] Mark Talks X-Plane Some great addons to spice up your X-Plane Experience: -Mitsubishi MU-2 from X-Aviation [Link] Screenshots: [nggallery id=19] Price: $30.00 -Peter's Aircraft - Airbus A330 and A340 [Link] Screenshots: [nggallery id=20] Price: ~13-15 EUR -Cessna 172 Garmin 1000 [Link] According to their site, it turns out it is only a dummy Garmin 1000, but still w...
