Your Dream computer for MSTS2

what is your Dream Computer system , if you could build one for MSTS2 ???
what would you use for Motherboard, Video card , Memory , hard drive etc ???
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RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Motley24Crue2, May-20-03, 10:59 PM, (1) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Pkman, May-20-03, 11:38 PM, (3) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Fastruck, May-20-03, 11:52 PM, (5) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, krswen, May-23-03, 07:18 PM, (17) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, IcyFire, May-20-03, 11:10 PM, (2) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Stooopid_person, May-20-03, 11:48 PM, (4) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Koziolean, May-21-03, 01:48 AM, (6) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Jonatan, May-21-03, 05:58 AM, (7) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, crow357, May-21-03, 08:03 AM, (8) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Pkman, May-21-03, 08:31 AM, (9) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, henry3, May-22-03, 05:41 PM, (15) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, mrWM734, May-24-03, 07:55 AM, (24) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, AlphaMaster, May-23-03, 08:39 PM, (18) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, TrainFreak, May-21-03, 08:50 AM, (10) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Macster, May-21-03, 03:34 PM, (11) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, DKlemm, May-21-03, 10:40 PM, (12) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Pkman, May-21-03, 11:58 PM, (13) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Bayles, May-22-03, 09:46 AM, (14) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, BNSF4723, May-22-03, 07:12 PM, (16) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Motley24Crue2, May-23-03, 11:03 PM, (19) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, heffed, May-24-03, 00:33 AM, (20) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Motley24Crue2, May-24-03, 01:43 AM, (21) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Motley24Crue2, May-24-03, 01:47 AM, (22) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, heffed, May-24-03, 03:48 AM, (23) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, wozzar, May-24-03, 09:16 AM, (25) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Pkman, May-24-03, 12:40 PM, (26) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Motley24Crue2, May-24-03, 02:08 PM, (27) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, heffed, May-24-03, 07:34 PM, (28) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, jhulsey3121, Jun-11-03, 12:02 PM, (29) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, JudgeJules, Jun-11-03, 01:48 PM, (30) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, AlphaMaster, Jun-11-03, 05:37 PM, (31) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, Overkill211, Jun-12-03, 00:24 AM, (32) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, wozzar, Jun-12-03, 06:06 AM, (33) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, TheIidot007, Jun-13-03, 08:03 PM, (34) RE: Your Dream computer for MSTS2, BNSF4723, Jun-15-03, 03:40 AM, (35)

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LAST EDITED ON May-20-03 AT 11:03 PM (EDT)

1, Asus P4C800, being Delevered Tomorrow http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4C800%20Deluxe&langs=09
2, Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz 512K 800 FSB
3, PC3200 400MHZ DDR 512MB x 2, Being Delevered Tomorrow
4, Ati Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb, or 9700 ProRobert Steskal
Philadelphia, Pa

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My Dream Computer would have the following parts Intel D875PBZ motherboard with SATA /Sound

Intel 3.06 , 800 FSB CPU DDR 400 1GB x 2 ( total 2 GB ) 2 Maxtor Diamondmax plus9 hard drives-SATA 120 Mb
set up for RAID-level-1 Asus V9900 Video Card- 8X , 256 MB ( not out yet ) Sound Blaster AUDIGY-2 sound Card DVD burner ( 3X)

Pinnacle DV500DVD video capture Card & Adobe® Premiere® 6.5 52x32x54 CD-RW Burner . Sony 21" flat screen Mon. Pk man

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LAST EDITED ON May-21-03 AT 00:10 AM (EDT)

1, Asus P4C800
2, 3.4ghz 800mzh FSB Intel - Prescott - Pentium 4 at .09 microns 32bit #http://www.geek.com/procspec/intel/prescott.htm
3, PC400 DDR 2gigs
4, Nvidia Geforce FX 5900 ultra 256mb
5, 2x WD 200gigs Hardrive 7200rpm
6, 20 Inch NEC LCD Monitor
7, soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum eX
8, raildriver
9, Sony DVD-RAM writer
10, wireless key board
11, wierless optical mouse
12, 16x dvd rom
13, 500watts power supplie
14, water cooled tower pc case
15, Chproducts USB flight yoke
16, Chproducts USB rudder peddlesyou see this will be all so be for the upcoming MSFS2004 COF

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LAST EDITED ON May-23-03 AT 07:19 PM (EDT)

Bob (Motly24Crue2).... sounds like you're building the same system I am. I've got all the hardware ... haven't had time to set it up yet.Are you going to set up SATA RAID? I'm using two 10,000 rpm WD360 Raptors. If so, let's compare notes .... I'm a little confused about exactly how since the documentation on creating the necessary floppy disk for the Promise 378 FasTrak drivers is a little vague.
krswen

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I'm pretty happy with my rig,P4, 2.66GHz
1 gig PC2700 DDR
asus P4S8X
120 & 40 GB WD HD's
Radeon 9700 pro AIW version (it's got the TV tuner on it)
Win XP proI looked into OC'in it but, theres no way to lock the AGP and PCI bus frequencies, So not wanting HD corruption, I ruled that out

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My Dream computer would be all the latest at best stuff. So if there was a 4Ghz by the time MSTS 2 was released, I would want that but I don't think that will come true...

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I think I'll go for a:Pentium 6 - 9 Ghz
30 Gb DDR2 1 ghz RAM
2 Trilobyte Hard Drive
NVidia GeForce 7 Pro 3 GbAnd that should do just fine, leave the docket in the letterbox thankyou come again!Honestly - what do you think the answer to this question is gonna be?Play the damn game instead of thinking about what stupid questions you can plague Train-Sim.com message boards with!

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The kind of super computers that NASA uses. /JonatanSteam rules!

My E-mail jonatan.gronoset@telia.com

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The main computer from the starship Enterprise.

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will the computer from starship Enterprise run MSTS2 ???Is the crew Of starship Enterprise playing MSTS in the year 2520, lol?maybe that time there will be MSTS Version 105 for them
Pk man MP 777.0
Jesus is living Water.

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Or a bit later than that...MSTS1701D - Future version of MSTS. Gives new meaning to "as real as it gets" with 6 routes representing three different time periods and two planets!Imagine Riker and O'Brien running it on the Enterprise's holodeck! "You know, Commander, I'm not sure what to do about that send/don't send message that keeps popping up!" <g>Henry

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LAST EDITED ON May-24-03 AT 08:22 AM (EDT)

Or maybe even on the original series, version MSTSNCC-1701.(In an uncanny impression of scotty)"I can't change the laws of phycics cap'n, she won't stop for annother good 300 feet".mrWM734

current project: B&O R.R. "Atlantic"

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>The main computer from the starship Enterprise.
Acually the main computer from the starship Enterprise was very primative. I rather have Voyager's main computer. (gotta love bio-neural packs )(I'm a BIG startrek fan :-D )

Danny - Pittsburgh

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Whatever Dell offers that is POWERFUL

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Custom Built PC's will run much better than Dell or any store bought PC for that matter.....But if you REALLY wanna know what I'd run....Koolance PC2-601BW Water Cooled Case
Koolance Cooper Chipset Cooler
Koolance Hard Drive Cooler x3
MSI KT4 Ultra
AMD Athlon 2800+
GeForce4 256MB Video Card
1.5GB PC2700 DDR Ram
3 Western Digital 80GB Hard Drive Special Edition
Lite-On 16x DVD Drive
Lite-On 52x48x52 CDRW Drive
Iomega Zip 250 Drive
Emermax 453W Dual Fan Power Supply
Valtec 80mm Case Fans.

Brian E. Bundridge
Seattle, Wa

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What I'm typing on now;P4 3.06ghz
1gig RAM
80 gig HD 7200rpm
Nvidia 128mb video card
Sound Blaster surrond sound

David Klemm
Illinos & St Louis Divisions
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LAST EDITED ON May-22-03 AT 00:03 AM (EDT)

This is what i have for a computer now. Intel D845Pebt Motherboard with 533 Fsb with Intel 2.8 533 fsb CPU. 80 G. 100 ATA Hardrive by Quantum S.B.Audigy Platinum sound system 512 MB of DDR 333 , ( I hope to add another stick my this fall ) I am also upgrading my video card from 64MB to 128 MB soon Running XP professional My other system running K6-2 450 CPU with 256 MB and 40 G Quantum Hard Drive with 1x Agp 16 Mb Card with XP home. This system is not even fast enought for MSTS-1 Pk Man
Mile Post 777.0

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I recently had a new computer built by a local firm to my specification having sought help fron this forum and the firm itself so to be able to get the best from MSTS. It is fantastic, giving me "Hesitation" free use, figures of over 30fps on a "Busy" route and 50/60fps on less busy routes, with all of the MSTS options turned up to maximum. The specification is - a P43Gig Hyper-Threading processor - Radeon 9700 video card - 1024 Mb DDR memory - 2x120 Gig hard drives - AbitIt7 Motherboard and I use XP Pro. The cost was less than £1500 which I think is a good deal. I hope it works as well with MSTS2!!

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I'm getting this in August for my b-day, hopefully:AMD AthlonXP 2200 CPU (1.9Ghz)
ASUS A7S333ata-133
256mb DDR333 RAM PC2700
Windows XP Professional EditionThe computer comes with that but I intend to throw in a geforceFX 5900 Ultra, geforce4 Ti4600, ATI Radeon 8500LE or ATI Radeon 9800.
I also plan to up the RAM to at least 512mb DDR333. I also want to get a Creative SB Gamer Live Audigy Platinum or whatever the hell the best and most expensive one is called Also of course, Train Simulator 2.Looks Like a Pony RUNS LIKE A STALLION

September 11th, 2001: I stand united! Peace to those who perished... R.I.P

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LAST EDITED ON May-23-03 AT 11:03 PM (EDT)

Ecc or non-Ecc memory? New Systems SpecsAsus P4C800, P4 3.0Ghz 512k 800fsb << Got the board waiting for Chip/Ram
Kingston 512md PC3200 DDRx2
Soundblaster Audiogy Gamer
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
WindowsXP HomeRobert Steskal
Philadelphia, Pa

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>Ecc or non-Ecc memory? Why in the world would you want ECC?Here's my favorite RAM.
http://www.mushkin.com/cgi-bin/Mushkin.storefront/3ecef4a208e160a8273fc0a801030686/Product/View/991032-Jeff

Union Pacific is my drug.

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lol i know i just wanted to see a Response to the question Robert Steskal
Philadelphia, Pa

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LAST EDITED ON May-24-03 AT 01:55 AM (EDT)

i have never used mushkin Ram how Dependable is it? im going with 1 Gig for now PC3200 my Board can handle up to 2 gig PC3200 and 4 gig PC2700 this is my new board http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socket478/p4c800-d/overview.htmRobert Steskal
Philadelphia, Pa

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>i have never used mushkin Ram how Dependable is it? I have nothing but good things to say about Mushkin. I tell everyone I know to buy Mushkin if they're upgrading. Their CAS 2-2-2 (black series) modules are amazing, and they overclock very well. It's a pretty amazing thing that they can manage 400MHz (and higher) DDR and still keep latency at 2-2-2.-Jeff

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How about this one.http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2730514528&category=14294

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That would be good system , if you had the money , but I think it is overkill for MSTS2 . Good P4 system with 2.26 GHZ CPU good . Since I repair and build systems I know
Pk Man
Mp 777.00 He that believe on me ( Christ ) will never die.

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heh well in my Case im not upgrading, im building a Completly new system Robert Steskal
Philadelphia, Pa

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>heh well in my Case im not upgrading, im building a
>Completly new system New or upgrade... Same difference.-Jeff

Union Pacific is my drug.

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If I had the money, I'd tell you what I'd do, I'd go to Best Buy and buy an Alienware or two. Those PC's have the best parts. Not to mention they come in cool colors. I like the lime green ones.

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LAST EDITED ON Jun-11-03 AT 01:49 PM (EDT)

Hmm, a super system for me! AMD Athlon XP3200+, 400fsb CPU
MSI Nforce K7N2 Delta-ILSR Motherboard
1.5gb Of DDR400 Crucial Memory (3x 512mb DIMM's)
ATi Radeon 9800 8X AGP, 128mb DDR VGA Card.
250gb Western Digital, 7200rpm Hard Drive.
Sony DVD Burner.And a Copy of Windows XP Proffesional.
Cheer's all,

Julian Pope
www.wagn.connect.to

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Acually what I'm planning on getting soon!
3ghz P4 800mhz fsb w/ Hyperthreading
2gig Ram
240 gig hard drive
5.1 surround sound
Radeon 9800 pro w/128 meg vid ram (or 256 vid ram depending on when it's avaliable)
and any other bells and whistles i can find (I want this PC to last longer than the one I'm typing on now.)

Danny - Pittsburgh

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I'm typing on my (almost complete) dream gaming machine.Epox EP-8RDA+ (nForce2 w/ Dual channel DDR)
AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 333fsb
2 x 512MB Corsair Extreme PC2700 (1GB & using dual channel)
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum EX
Plextor 48x24x48 CD-RW
Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM (Until I get around to buying a DVD+-RW)
64MB PNY Geforce4 Ti4200 (Until the new 256MB FX5900's ship)
Old set of Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers (Volume knob crackles, but they can still punch out a wall)
Viewsonic P95F+B 19" UltraBrite Monitor (sweet 2048 x 1536 capability)
And now the most killer component in my system, the RAID array---
Adaptec 2400A ATA Raid card upgraded to 128MB ECC Cache... Operating 3 (that's three) IBM 120GB Deskstar drives in RAID-5 mode.
RAID-5 is the best error-tolerant array type available in a normal PCI card (non-server). Just as fast as RAID-0 (striping), but with parity stripes in round-robin on the drives. Which means I can only use 240GB of the available 360GB; but everything payed off last month, when one of my drives failed. The computer didn't even miss a beat (although HDD operations DID slow down). I bought and plugged in a replacement drive, left the machine on "rebuild array" overnight (takes about 8.5 hours), and was back to 100% without losing even a single BYTE of data.
Sorry if I sounded like some type of advertisement, but I included a RAID array to protect against Windows (after having some BAD Windows 98 experiences), only to have it save me from a hardware failure. I think it paid for itself.
Fair warning, though. No RAID card with this capability is shorter than a full-length PCI spec. They slide into those card-sized guides on the inside of the front of the case. If you don't have those guides, there's a 99.5% chance they won't fit in your machine. If you're scratching your head about now, move on... you shouldn't perform surgery on equipment you're not familiar with.

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With all the specs everybody has listed does anyone still get the jerky graphics stopping and pausing. A lot of people say that the jerky graphics in MSTS is because of the graphics engine in MSTS. How ever i have heard a lot of people who don't have any of these problems.

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LAST EDITED ON Jun-13-03 AT 08:11 PM (EDT)

1.Asus Pc600 Mgs
2.Geforce 2 Mx400
3.256 MG Of Ram 10 VDRAM
4.1.71 GHz

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>1.Asus Pc600 Mgs
>2.Geforce 2 Mx400
>3.256 MG Of Ram 10 VDRAM
>4.1.71 GHz
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>Gun Just A Joke Are you serious? THAT is your dream computer? With a geforce 2? Ok...Looks Like a Pony RUNS LIKE A STALLION

September 11th, 2001: I stand united! Peace to those who perished... R.I.P

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