Yes, after waiting since who knows how long ago, I finally got the go-ahead to make the purchase for a brand-new computer so I can get back to flying in X-Plane as I always want to go back! This should mean more new liveries for all of you who want to see some more of my work, and I am considering making more scenery and updating the old stuff too.
I purchased it from Computer Planet UK, who have so far been very good. Everything seems reasonably priced to me and I had a lot of fun playing with their configurator beforehand too. In the end, it cost me £830.96 excluding VAT. A lot of money but I’m sure it will be worth it. Should be arriving in about a week or so so I’ll be sure to post whatever I can say about it once it arrives and I set everything up (read: Install a shed-load of X-Plane stuff – 80GB of scenery alone!).
for us nerdy folks, here are the specifications for my new machine:
| Computer Case | Cooler Master Elite 430 |
| CPU | Intel i5 4670K – (4 x 3.4 GHZ) – Haswell |
| Memory | Crucial 8GB PC3-12800 1600MHz (1x8GB) (DDR3) |
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti – 2GB |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B85M-HD3 (Intel B85) |
| Networking | Wireless LAN 150Mbps |
| Expansion Cards | 4 x USB 2.0 Ports |
| Power Supply | Corsair 650W PSU |
| Hard Drive #1 | 1 TB (1000 GB) SATA-II HDD 7200 RPM |
| Optical Drive #1 | Samsung 24x DVD/CD Re-Writer/Reader – Black – (SATA) |
| Operating System #1 | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 BIT |
| DVD Playback Software | FREE – CyberLink PowerDVD 10 |
| DVD/CD Burning Software | FREE – Nero V12 – NEW |
| Monitor #1 | 18.5″ Widescreen Monitor – Black – 2ms – 1366×768 – VGA |
| Keyboard | Standard Slim Keyboard (USB) |
| Mouse | Gigabyte (M6800) Optical Gaming Mouse – (USB) – Black |
| Webcam | Logitech B500 Webcam – Built-In-Mic – USB 2.0 |
| Free Gift | FREE – 6 Port Surge Protection |
Hello Jiggyb2, I love your make of livery for airlinesim airplanes! Can you make that for me too?
Hi Freddie,
While I’m glad you like these, I’m afraid that right now I’m only doing them privately as I’m not great at commitments currently. Perhaps in a few weeks I will consider it; I’ll be adding an e-mail address to the find me section of the site shortly, feel free to e-mail there at some point in the future with some ideas and I’ll think about it for later.
Thanks for the comment!
Jiggyb2
Um, where did you get my name from by the way? I’m sure I never mention it on my site…