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Hi Don You do and all of us are thinking about you and hoping for the very best outcome. We all understand and when you are able to post is a gift and an enjoyable moment from you to us to be savored and enjoyed. Abandonment - never entered my mind Sir. Life getting in the way of things . Yes. happens to all of us and we all understand. Take care and all the best to you and for your wife Cheers Pete

Take a helicopter ride to a glacier Cheers Pete MS2020 Enhanced NZ Mesh You know how it is. The ticket says "early" but there's always someone whose late, so we wait Finally, off we go Glaciers are not fast , but they sure do a good job of grinding things down Brenda, our pilot says she never tires of flying up here. I can certainly see why Hate to burst everyone's bubble, but the vision of pure white pristine snow covered glaciers is a bit of an illusion In my experience , this is much more the norm .... So we're lucky today. A chance for a walkabout. Everyone out.... Careful don't slip .... It's a lot harder than it looks if you fall. You really do feel like you're on the top of the world here That was great fun .... but time to go And from Brenda and the rest of our little gang. Thanks for coming along. If you're like me, maybe your secret wish to come here in real life one day will happen Hope you enjoyed it Cheers Technical comment: I really like this new mesh . The detail is amazing , even though it is first generation , it is so enjoyable Thanks Orbx!! . Now that I've used it once, I don't want to fly without it And artifacts --- Nada, Het , not a problem .... didn't notice any at all

Sometimes its just fun, to throw caution to the wind and stretch your wings. Cheers Pete XP11 TEGBS

Obligations Ours To listen with respect , regardless and without judgement To be willing in each of our own way to help Don carry his load at the moment To recognize that we are all part of this wonderful journey called life and when the going gets hard, it is your friends that are there for you to help you on your journey. It's what friends are - it's what we do. Don To us - none. To a friend in the future, to pay it forward in whatever way is of help when someone else need helps and understanding on their journey All the best to you and your wife Don Pete

Thanks Iain Cheers Pete Thanks John Pleased you found it of interest Cheers Pete P3D - what's that? Never heard of it and never installed it The rarebit & Gwynt Y Ddraig was mighty fine though. Yes, mighty fine indeed !! Cheers & thanks Martyn Pete Thanks Graham See you Pete Thanks John Appreciate it Just noticed your GPU in your signature. MS2020 must really like that ! Cheers Pete Thanks John I'm very pleased you found it of interest. Both have their strong points and are different technologies, That was one of my objectives in my little comparison to show both how well each works, but also to show where the future is taking us . Live streaming and photogrammetry augmented by what Orbx does so well, for me takes what we have available to a entirely new level. Yes I would be the first to admit MS2020 has not been exactly a seamless exercise, but it is getting much better and when it is working well it is so very, very good. For me, its the future of our hobby and with Orbx beside us on the journey it will be really exciting. I have a colleague who is into VR in a big way and reading his description of his experiences, makes me very excited for him with this technology as that is a step above and beyond conventional screens. For me, though I am a flat panel guy , who is just enjoying the heck out of what the Orbx./MS/Asobo partnership is bringing us. If you look at the photos here, ( egck airport - Google Search) I found that Orbx MS2020 reproduces what's there so well it's almost scary . I think it is also important to remember that MS2020 today is just at it's beginning and there is a interesting journey ahead for all of us as the technology and its application matures. Very exciting times for all of us !! They have done a really outstanding job in creating this one Cheers Pete

Nordkapp would be just the ticket too. Although it is not an airport it is one of the neatest places we have ever visited. @Marcus Nyberg Cheers Pete

One of the things that I most enjoy about all the Orbx MS2020 offerings is the attention to detail and the visual immersion that this brings to the flight experience. EGCK Caernarfon is no exception and the Orbx wizards have done it again I started thinking, how does it compare with XPlane 11 and so decided to put together a little "montage" of the two. All screenshots are direct from their respective "V" key with no post editing. I have to say though that I guess my passion around flight simming is really concentrated on the science of computer graphics , and the lighting and computer science behind the scenes in computer gaming lighting engines. So the "Renault" pixie dust from my "second hobby "has been scattered liberally here .... I do hope you enjoy them And fantastic job as always to the authors of this addon. Orbx, you do good work guys and never disappoint ! Cheers Pete A little bit of "artistic license" here. I was feeling a bit peckish and wanted to enjoy the sunset

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Hi Derek You are most welcome. I think that you will find this recent video from Mark of SimHanger quite informative. MSFS | WHICH CPU? | Intel or AMD | I am upgrading and why I chose to go with....? - YouTube I quite like him - he is sensible and solid in his recommendations and understanding of flight simulation. At the very least this is food for thought, but it is good advice on what is available now. However as I said, we simply don't know yet how Asobo will optimize MS2020 and for me that could literally be a "game changer" pardon the pun. As a result, you have to look at Marks comments as valid for this point in time and for the state of MS2020 as it exists today. Once Asobo has done its magic, I think we all will have a more informed perspective. It may well be that Mark's assessment is still valid, but there may also be alternative recommendations available for consideration. Hope this is of help to you - more knowledge and understanding is never a bad thing when it comes to creating an informed perspective prior to making a decision. Cheers Pete @Scott Harmes

Thanks John So do I , so do I. I really like them and the one in FSX was pretty good. I had hopes that for nostalgic reasons , there would be one included in MS2020, but so far - nada. Cheers Pete Thanks Martyn At least you could see what was there . Modern engines are like a car. You know there's an engine in there somewhere , but if your like me, you don't even know where to start. Cheers Pete Thanks Adam Cheers Pete

Just past Bournemouth. It's old, it's slow but I love the fact it is old school and the throb from the engines at cruise is just something wonderful And TEGBS just seems to be made for it. Cheers Pete

Hi Adam Fantastic screenshots. Good to see you're about. Take care of yourself All the best Pete

Cheers everyone Pete "Crabbing" XPlane 11

Hi Derek At the moment MS2020 predominately runs on a single core. Although upgrading to a faster CPU as you indicated would help some , the actual uplift would not be as significant as one would hope. It still would be running on a single core (although faster than what you currently have) but this single core would still be doing almost all of the computation. The real change has to come from Asobo, when through their optimization process (and possibly from changing to DX12) they would be able to move calculations from the single core to other cores on the CPU. Personally, I would just wait until this happens (they appear to be scheduled for later this year) and yes it is also tied into the XBoxX work as well, so its more of a "when than an if" question. Once that happens we will all be able to see what the new sim behaviour is like and also how different CPU's respond. I say this because it may well be that AMD Cpu's perform better at this optimization than do Intel, but that is simply speculation on my part. However, the XBox is based upon using an AMD cpu so it may result in better performance on a PC as well. However, I can see it would be disappointing to have made a significant purchase today in terms of an upgrade, and then once the dust has settled have "buyers remorse" that you chose the wrong product. I have the same questions that you have. You are not alone, but my conclusion was that it will just take some time now until everything settles out. Personally I believe that Asobo is learning a lot about making MS2020 work optimally for the XBox and that learning will hugely benefit all of us. Hope this helps Pete

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This is really excellent news ! Of course everyone has their additions as we all have our particular spots of the planet that we enjoy the most. A gentle "plug" for an area that has always been something special for me since I began flight simming so many years ago. I really miss Bowerman. It was just so neat in FSX and for me became a classic. When asked by friends about Orbx my answer was always the same. Spectacular scenery that is a must have, but check out Bowerman and you will see why I enjoy what they do so much I appreciate that your plate is full for this year, but would it be possible at some point in the future to make stopping off at the "Luna Cafe" a reality again for MSFS. It would be a classic reborn But for now your roadmap will give all of us many happy hours to look forward to. Well done folks, very well done indeed! Cheers Pete

This is a little tip that I hope you will find useful It is applicable to both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge which are based on the same Chromium browser engine. Both web browsers are colour managed browsers which means that they can use specific colour profile files to control what colours you actually see when viewing a website image, such as our beloved screenshot forum. The colour profile file is like a little colour dictionary that tells your monitor how to pick the right colour to match up with the colour on the image when it was created originally. The standard range of colours on the web is called sRGB and this is the default colour range for windows based pc's. Monitor manufacturers will provide profile files for specific monitors that they make, however since most of us just plug in the monitor we end up using the windows system default profile which is an average sRGB colour profile. However if we are using a higher resolution monitor than a standard 1080p monitor or what as called a wide gamut monitor , regardless of its resolution, your monitor has the ability to display a much wider range of colours than the standard sRGB profile. As a result , when viewing a web image on a wide gamut monitor we may see different colours than what was created by the originator of the image. In addition, the image hosting service we use, especially if we are using an anonymous account, may not provide any colour info with the image to the web browser, because they assume it will be sRGB. So it is quite possible to end up with quite a wide variability in how an image may look to different viewers. The interesting aspect of all of this is that I have found that regardless of the monitor in use, you generally will see much deeper , richer colours in both Goggle Chrome and MS Edge by specifically setting the colour profile in the browser to sRGB rather than leaving it at its default setting. For a wide gamut monitor as an example , Chrome or Edge will end up using the much wider colour range of the monitor profile and sometimes look quite out of place. I don't use a TV as a monitor, however I had passed this on to my friend who does and his comment was he was pretty impressed with how much better everything looked. So all I can say is give it a whirl , as with most things computer related , individual mileage will vary. Recently I upgraded my monitor and was having this problem when viewing different web based images. This simple change has certainly helped my individual viewing experience. I hope this of interest and help to my fellow members Cheers Pete How to change Browser colour profile Unfortunately, there is not simple setting in either browser called colour profile. Here is how you can access it: 1) Open either browser 2) Enter chrome://flags/#force-color-profile in the search bar of your browser. Please note that both Chrome & Edge are based on the chromium browser engine and the chrome:// is referring to this, not Google Chrome As soon as you do this you will see the item Force color profile. Initially it will be shown as Default and you want to change it to sRGB as shown . As soon as you have done this, click Restart at the bottom of the panel and you are finished. Please note if you don't like the result, you can always revert it back to the Default settings Have a look at screenshots in the forum. In some cases, the range of colour and depth of colour change is quite significant.

I have a great interest in the technical aspects of image rendering and the lighting engines that are used in gaming engines, I became acquainted with the RTX 3090 through areas of interest that I follow in that technology side. I would like to thank both of you, @B12 and Piotr @PiotrMKG for your openness in documenting the technical details of what you are doing and your willingness to answer questions and provide clear and in-depth explanations of the requirements in building these kind of systems. For me you are the best of what members at Orbx bring to discussions and are both very clearly "Ambassadors of the art of the possible" with respect to very high end hardware solutions. I have learned a great deal regarding the technology options available and I would like to thank you for what you are doing. It is appreciated Cheers Pete

Thank you Piotr Your information and comments on your experiences is really helpful to me. Although my replacement card will be a later in the year purchase, I will now definitely have a serious discussion with my computer store about water cooling when I make the purchase. Cheers Pete

Hi Nick Yes they are very expensive indeed. As I mentioned to Piotr , I am thinking of upgrading my RTX2060 super to a RTX3070 variant , once supply stabilizes etc. On the other hand , my 2060 works very well for my needs at 2K for both MS2020 and XPlane so it is more a later in the year decision. I wrote the ZenDesk regarding DX12 last year as I am quite interested in implementation in MS2020. They mentioned that they are very much aware that most users have 8GB cards, and I have now read in their latest updates that they hope that to use DX12 to optimize and hopefully reduce VRAM requirements. The 3090 is an exceptional card and it is very nice to read how a member is utilizing his skills in installing it in what is by all accounts a computer system that most of us would only dream of having. That is what I enjoy about Orbx forums. It allows so many different interests to be discussed in an open and helpful dialogue Cheers Pete

Thank you Piotr I understand now completely. Growing up I was an amateur radio enthusiast and I used to design and build all my own equipment, so I am familiar with such ideas. The same concept is used on the final RF amplifier stage in an amateur radio transmitter The advantage is that we can use a large separate finned heat sink containing the power transistors which can be mounted optimally , away from the rest of the electronics if needed so it makes the cooling solution more flexible. Thanks Pete

Hi Piotr This is an excellent photograph. I have read and watched youtube videos when various people have talked about how large a 3090 is, but no none took a very practical approach as you did to illustrate it so nicely All of us can relate to the size of a 1080 and your comparison really shows how massive this new gpu is. In fact it seems to me that it is might be physically too large to fit into many existing cases. My plan , when stock becomes available is to upgrade my existing gpu to a RTX3070 which my computer store assures me will fit nicely in my existing system. They also suggested that I might want to consider water cooling for the card which they would do for me (they have built all my gaming computers) I see that you are using the Heatkiller IV water cooling block on the 1080. At their website they make models for all the 3000 series of cards as well. Is this what you will use on your 3090. The reason I ask is that they mentioned that I might be interested in that brand as well which they recommend and use. I have no experience with water cooling so it is a thoughtful decision for me. I struggle with the idea of having conductive fluids in my computer is my big concern. Thanks Pete

Card will be modded, I will replace 5 mili Ohm shunts with 3 mili Ohm ones, I will rise power limit from 480W to ca. 850W, add some SP capacitors on the back. I'm just curious. It is surprising to me that lowering the shunt resistance from 5 to 3 will increase the power limit by such a large amount , so I feel I don't understand what is occurring. . I can understand adding additional capacitors for noise filtering as that seems to have been an issue from launch. Also does this mean that you will have a very advanced water cooling solution with this change - basically on a gpu more electricity = more performance, but more electricity also means much more heat to be dissipated. Its hard to understand how air cooling would be adequate. Thank you Pete