I had a motherboard failure a couple of weeks ago and I decided that rather than replace, I would rebuild as an upgrade. Here are some shots taken in order as I proceeded along the path after my big box from ChillBlast arrived:-


Well here is the big box as...


...I open and...


...unpack it.


Opening the motherboard box.


I have removed, from the case, all the bits that are to be replaced.


Here is the new PSU fitted.


This gives a better idea of the size and location of the PSU fan.


The new mother board is fitted and the CPU and cooler are fitted to it.


It is a very big cooler and in fact I had to remove it again later and refit it after sliding the mobo into the case.


Now the triple channel memory is installed.


And an enormous graphics card.


It is an Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1024MB PCIe card.


I took that big handle off the end of it after sliding it all into the case.


Here is a view of all that from overhead.


All working now and with my full FS9 reinstated.


Now I'm busy installing all the other stuff.

Yesterday I followed the fishing boats as they went down Russell Fjord, past the Hubbard Glacier and out to sea...The frame rate was almost constant at 75 FPS.
I'm rather delighted with it all :-shiny

Hi Peter,

Congratulations on the new arrival ! I hope you'll be very happy together ! My own system is starting to show its age and I'm contemplating doing something similar.

Best wishes,

Alastair

Hi Alastair,

Getting things re-installed is a bit of a pain, but I have "Little Bandit" working again with everything singing and dancing :-shiny


These are taken out at Harlequin Lake.







I have not had such good luck with the B58 Baron...There seems to be a defect in the installer...I purchased it again but it failed to write the key either in C:/Dreamfleet or in the Backup location. The aircraft does not work and I can not try again without a key and they have sent me the invoice and no doubt taken the money on my card. I guess I will have to ask for a refund on that one :-confused

Hi Peter,

If you need a new Key you can get one using the automated Flight1 system - you shouldn't need to repurchase.

http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=wrapperservice

All you need is the Order number and a fresh Key will be sent to the email address registered with the order.

Is the new PC running Windows 7 or WinXP/Vista ? If W7, let me know as I can pass this on and make sure that the Wrapper/installer works under the new OS.

Hope this helps,

Alastair

Thanks for that Alastair...I'll go there tomorrow :-shiny I'm running WinXP and will stay with it for at least a year.

Here is a little video I did today at Harlequin Lake...

http://www.petermcleland.com/video/LBfloatRestored.wmv

Sadly my site is a bit slow tonight and it takes about 15 mins to download for 3 and a bit mins playing time...Might be better to try it tomorrow :+

Thanks again Alastair...That worked just fine and my Turbo Baron is working again just fine :-shiny