I've been planning on upgrading my desktop's current AMD CPU, which works very well, to something quicker, but not too expensive, and I'm planning on spending under $100.

My motherboard is an ASUS M2NPV-VM with the AM2 CPU socket, and is only AMD compatible.

My current CPU is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ at 2.0 GHz, which is dual-core.
I have my mind set on an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Brisbane, which runs at 2.8 GHz which is also a dual core, and is not very expensive.

According to newegg.com, it is a good upgrade from the 3800+, as many reviewers have done the same thing and have given it a good rating because of its performance. The only con that I've read, is that it does not have a very big L2 cache, but is still a great deal.

I'm also open to suggestions on what other processors (dual-core or more) could be better than my selection. I have seen more powerful processors in the CPU list on this page. If you have a suggestion, make sure it is 64-bit capable and is an AMD processor, as I have 64-bit Windows 7 installed and my motherboard is only AMD compatible.

Also, I haven't flashed my BIOS in a while, but I can do so at any time.

I have also made a search on newegg.com showing possible candidates.

Quote from team emperors driftking :

thx but is it possible to change the interior from an xrr into only an xrg or xrt i seen a mod before with this done

Simply put, there is no convenient way. Mods will end up causing issues too, and are not recommended.

looks pretty good!

I play pretty much every day, even for only half an hour. Even after almost two years, I'm still patient about the patch, and I'm slowly transforming my desk into a makeshift "complete" car cockpit.

after briefly reading the LFS news, my father has commented that the devs are taking too long on the patch. After all, only three people work on LFS. I can picture how much work the Scavier trio are going through.

Quote from Golf 2 GT :

thanks,now i can open :P

but when it should bounce my engine is turning off,why ..?? :S

Either you set the delay too quick, or your game is not running at enough frames per second. 30 frames per second should be the safe minimum in my opinion.

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with the latest version i have noticed the
also cannother people hear the beeps when i turn it on and off? cause that would be sweet

Sorry to disappoint you, but they can't. They would if it used the horn.

the only time I watched something with actuators in my seat was when I was at a summer camp at a local museum 6 years ago, it was a short F1 (formula one) film.

On the subject of 3DTV, I saw a demo of 3DTV today at a tech shop, I wasn't impressed at all with the 3D, it looked really flat, and it looked too unreal (well, I was watching "Monsters vs Aliens" in that demo)I checked with both pairs of glasses, same result. You need those weird battery-powered glasses as well, and in my point of view, it's not worth it.
Stores are selling 3DTVs for $2,000 each. I honestly think paying two thousand dollars for a pointless feature for a TV is overkill. When this technology started getting into computers, there was a big boom in 3DTV promotion imo. NVidia is going crazy about it.

I have a 37" HDTV at home, and a HD cable box, and it's not much better compared to Standard-def. I watch standard-def on it too. At least i'm happy now.

The main reason why I use LCDs is because they use less power, (both my PC's monitors are LCDs, one is from when LCDs were new, and one is from the past few months. my new one is energy star certified. another reason is that they don't have that annoying ringing noise CRTs have.

I have experienced this in LFS, but not in other games. It's not much of an issue anyway.

LFSRemote is flash, LFSWorld is mostly javascript imo. I have tried to open the "icons" on the desktop of LFSWorld through my iPod Touch, but it doesn't work properly. maybe someone can make an iPhone application that allows access.

I'm thinking on buying it once it comes out for PC, I apparently missed the tail end of TDU. I cannot find a store that sells it, except Amazon.com, which my parents don't allow me to use. So i tried a (yarr) downloaded version and I loved it, despite a few bugs. it is the main reason why I want to buy TDU2.

it should show up in their driver archives on their site. What is the manufacturer of the GPU, ATi or NVidia?

Is it just me or does AMD own ATi? I got to ATi's site and I get redirected to AMD's site.

The issue was resolved when I installed an older driver (NVidia 190.45).

Just to point out from my previous post, everything ran well before, and right after I installed Windows 7 on the same specifications. the freezing did not occur, nor did any random slowdowns occur. My previous operating system was Windows XP.

Last edited by Zipppy, Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:40.

Quote from NoYPiDRiFTER :

Suggestion: Make more realistic? Most of the cars with alarm my family owns have 1 beep for arm, 2 beep disarm... maybe make it stop beeping after a few minutes? If it keeps beeping thats crazy...

I was going to point that out, good thing I'm not the only one that noticed.

I have been getting the same issue on 32bit Windows 7

my specs are
AMD Athlon 3800+ 64 X2 @ 2.0 GHz
MSI Geforce NX7600GT @ 256 MB RAM (my ASUS EN9600 GT (512 MB) is "broken")
2 GB DDR2 RAM @ 533MHz

Everything suggested to disable in LFS and in BIOS is disabled. Fresh LFS install does not work either. Dynamic LODs are disabled, LOD detail makes no difference.

It happens when cars get in my view or crash, even my own car.


EDIT: the problem may be fixed when I get my GFX card fixed/replaced, as I never had this issue when I first installed W7. I am planning to upgrade to 64-bit later though.

I'm suspecting it's a driver issue on my end. There isn't a driver specifically for my operating system for my onboard SoundMAX, so I used the Vista driver. I also hear a click and a pop every time before the sound of someone going online in Windows Live Messenger plays.

I haven't flashed my BIOS in a long while, and there are updates for my motherboard.

Last edited by Zipppy, Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:12.

You can add it in the Shift+A menu.

It's an error that happens with Visual Basic programs especially, showing an option to close the program or continue. It is often preceded with the "InSim packets can't be sent" error.

Works fine on Windows 7 x86 (aka 32bit)

It works great so far, with the exception of an error that happens when after I minimize LFS and try to get back ingame.

It's normal, It even does the same in the "NASCAR 2003 Season" game by Papyrus. If the engine blows, the pressure is at 0, when revs are high, pressure is high.

Looks good, I would've never have the time to that kind of thing.

I can reproduce easily.

I've done the same as Morpha for 2 years, and I feel no play whatsoever on the driving shaft on my G25. I haven't seen a G27 myself or touched one yet, so I don't know what it's like.

Quote from patrese :

Is that sentence meant to be nasty or did it just come out like that ?

It just came out the way it did.

Link to his other topic: http://www.lfsforum.net/showth ... ?goto=newpost&t=66467

I honestly find the grass to bright, and the asphalt too "new", but not bad nonetheless.

It would most likely be ABS, as it is in the speedometer.

this is the symbol:


A picture of Traction Control (left) and ABS (right)


I hope you finally understand.