Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:18 pm

This stupid game is going to cost me a new rig.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Fri Nov 27, 2020 10:43 am

Black Friday plus the Dell factory outlet = Alienware R11 on my doorstep in three days.

No willpower here.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by theprf » Sat Nov 28, 2020 8:53 am

It sure looks really neat. My antique 8-year old PC isn't going to cut it though.
I was ready to pull the trigger on a new PC... until I got the black friday deal from the track group I like to drive with. So I will need to wait for after-Christmas sales to play MS Flight Sim.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:30 am

Since we're making bad decisions about hardware - I'm going to pick one of these up and lash it up to one of my retired fleet XPS 15's to see what kind of gaming performance I can get out of it.

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Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by FRUNKenstein » Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:01 am

5chn3ll wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 8:30 am Since we're making bad decisions about hardware - I'm going to pick one of these up and lash it up to one of my retired fleet XPS 15's to see what kind of gaming performance I can get out of it.


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Sweet. I've heard they add 50 hp at the propeller.
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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:16 pm

I need more FPS for my FPS. The struggle is real...laggy, and it drops many frames.

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Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:19 pm

Also, it’s kind of a dick move for Dell to refer to the current-gen Alienware Aurora with the second-best i9 they sell as a “base unit.”

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:07 pm

The community aircraft models are starting to trickle in for the new version, which is cool. Of course, I went full retard and started by downloading the Millennium Falcon, which was a truly AWFUL model except that Chewie roars when you crash.

I also downloaded an SR-71 model, but the throttles won't push past military power. SR-71 model with no afterburners and no mach diamonds poking out the flamey end: you're dead to me.

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Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
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Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by theprf » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:13 am

Sweet!
Is there a model of my last airplane yet?
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Re: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Post by 5chn3ll » Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:55 pm

Not sure. I've been waiting for the Alienware to show up. It was supposed to arrive yesterday but didn't; Dell cleverly shipped it Fedex Home to my commercial address...so now it's all f**ked up.

I'll be moping until it gets here.

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Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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