Just How good is your PC?Windows 7 can tell you.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Nope.

No.

Not, no, not no way.

uh-uh.

Nope etc.

[AARPRazorbacks]

Originally Posted by AARPRazorbacks

If you are using Windows 7 you can see just how good of a PC you have compared to other PC's.
And pin point your slow hardware.

The picture shows my PC and the lowest score is my HDD.

After I get the SSD installed this score should go up and speed up the PC for gaming.

I think it will Help run CLoD better then it is now.

To do this go to -Control Panel>All Controls Panels Items>Performance Information and tools.

I would say I have a High range PC.



Windows 7 features


Windows Experience Index rates your hardware.
Ever wonder how a PC you own—or want to buy—stacks up against others? The Windows Experience Index is one way to find out.

This feature, updated for Windows 7, rates the performance of key hardware components such as the CPU, disk drive, and graphics card. The PC is then given a score between 1.0 and 7.9.

When you're shopping for a new PC, the Windows Experience Index can help you find the model that suits your needs. Scoring a PC you already own can help pinpoint slower components worth upgrading. A PC with a score of 2 is typically sufficient for basic tasks like word processing or web browsing. Running the Aero desktop experience requires at least a 3, while graphics–intensive software frequently requires a 4 or higher.











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My PC now has a base score of 6.7 after putting in a Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive. The 6.7 base score is based from my CPU.
Before I put in the SSD, my base score was 5.9 which was based on my HD. The HD now in 7.3.

I put W-7 64bit on the SSD with CLoD, Tracir5 and Fraps and there drivers.

CLod loads and runs faster with less stutters and better FPS at high settings other then forest at med, building detail med and Building amount med.

If you are able to get a SSD I would recommend it after trying one myself.

Also CLoD looks much sharper with the SSD.

Keep in mind the SSD's have gotten better. Try to get one that is upto date with your other hareware. The brand name is up to you.

[Jaws2002]

Yeah. SSDs came a long way.
They still cost an arm and a leg, but they are damn faaaast.
I got two Crucial M4 SSD's. A 128GB for the OS and a 256GB for the games and some heavy apps. I hooked them both on intel 6GB/s SATA3 controler.
I'm sure the SSDs created the biggest performance boost in my upgrade.

[AARPRazorbacks]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

Yeah. SSDs came a long way.
They still cost an arm and a leg, but they are damn faaaast.
I got two Crucial M4 SSD's. A 128GB for the OS and a 256GB for the games and some heavy apps. I hooked them both on intel 6GB/s SATA3 controler.
I'm sure the SSDs created the biggest performance boost in my upgrade.

Jaws2002,
You have a very good PC!
I was only able to use SATA2 on my MB as far as I know. The Crucial M4 SSD that I have is up to SATA3.
Which would be very fast.

OT; I see you have foot peddles. Have you found that you can use then to use your toe brakes to brake left and right in the Spitfire?

I have the left brake set to brake both wheels and the right peddle to brake to the right.
When you rudder to the right and push the left brake at the same time you will brake to the right wheel.
If you use the rudder to turn left and use the toe brake you will use the left wheel brake. If you just push the brake on the left peddle you will brake with both wheels.
flyer01~S~


MOBO- Gigabyte GA-EP45_UD3P.
CPU-Intel core Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz.
Ram 4GB.
PSU-(Duel power supply.
500 and 550 watt on the GPU.
550 watt on MOBO.
500 watt on HD and CD/DVD player)
GPU-Video card GTX 470 1280 MB GDDR5.
Internal SSD- Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive
Internal HD-Seagate Barracuda SATA2 1TB/TO 32MB 7200RPM.
External HD-Seagate USB2.00 500 GB 7200RPM.
OS-(Duel partition on Internal HD.
Windows XP Pro 32bit.
Windows 7 PRO 64 bit.)

CFS3 and Expansions,FSX on XP 32 bit HDD-Seagate Barracuda SATA2 1TB/TO 32MB 7200RPM.
CLoD and RoF in W-7 Pro 64 bit HDD-Seagate Barracuda SATA2 1TB/TO 32MB 7200RPM.
CLoD and RoF in W-7 Pro 64 bit SSD- Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive

MSWFF Pro 2.
2 saitek x52 throttles.
Saitek Pro Flight PZ35 Rudder Pedals
Monitor- HP-19, HP-24 or a VIZIO 42in screen.
Turtle Beach Gaming Headset and Mic.
TIR5.
Fraps.
Systems Windows Experience Index rate of 6.7 base with SSD 5.9 with HDD

[Jaws2002]

My right toe brake doesn't work for some reason. I assigned brakes on the left pedal and use it togheter with the rudder to steer on the ground. It works ok so far.

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Jaws2002

My right toe brake doesn't work for some reason. I assigned brakes on the left pedal and use it togheter with the rudder to steer on the ground. It works ok so far.

I suppose you're flying the RAF warbids? If yes, then that's because it worked this way in reality: a single brake lever on the stick grip, then rudder deflection to manipulate the valve regulating the flow of air to the pneumatic brakes (left rudder for left brake, right rudder for right brake, no rudder for both brakes).

Individual toebrakes work fine in Luftwaffe aircraft (while the previous system doesn't, you can't turn by one brake command plus rudder input) because they did have individual wheel brakes.

In other words, if the aircraft in the sim doesn't have it there's a good chance it's because the real one didn't either. This extends to other stuff like the lack of lockable tailwheels and so on. Lots of people get confused (especially if they have previous IL2:1946 experience and expect things to work the same way) and think it's bugs but upon closer inspection many such cases are actually just copying the real aircraft systems.

Hope it helps somewhat