Man, there is nothing like a graphics card update to a high end system! If it works…
Back to the beginning: I’m a long time Microsoft Flight Simulator fan. I ran the very first one on an early PC, and several since. The other day I learned that they’re releasing their new version next month, for free. The only problem is, the graphics requirements are insane!
I’ve got the hardware and software to run it like crazy: A Supermicro C7P67 motherboard running a Sandy Bridge 32nm Intel Core I5 2500K @ 3.30GHz with 8 GB Mushkin DDR3 memory @ 532MHz displaying on a 27 inch SyncMaster monitor and running MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1, but the graphics card was lacking.
So, I bought a new graphics card:
It requires two slots and two power connectors, as opposed to one each, and it needs a lot of room inside the case! I should have done more research on this card, it’s too long!
So, I’m returning it to NewEgg and going for plan B, an Nvidea card shorter than this one. :-)