Hardware & Technical My hardware, what could be use in ED and what not

[sfajardo]

Hi

This is my computer specs:

CPU: i7 975 3.33Ghz
RAM: 24GB
H.D.: SSD Raid 0
Video: GTX 780 3GB
OS: Win 8.1 Pro x64
Monitor: 2x ASUS VW246, 1x Benq XL2720 120Hz 3D

I just bought the Beta, questions...

Game will use my 3 monitors ?
Game supports nvidia 3D glasses?
Any good profile for my X52 HOTAS?
Game will support Trackir 3 Pro ?
With Astro A50 headset 7.1, will have surround sound?

**I plan to buy USB pedals, do you think is good idea?

Please advice.

 

[Luceferous]

Based on what you've got there (a twist yaw stick), then I'd say DON'T waste your money on pedals. Hard-core flight simmers will say they're better than twist, but for something like Elite, you'll find combat much harder, dogfights will last much longer, and you'll be killed more often. I've got a full CH HOTAS setup with pedals, an X45 HOTAS, a Sidewinder Force Feedback and a Warthog HOTAS, and in Elite, using the Sidewinder gives the best, most efficient experience, while using the Warthog with 'Roll into Yaw' comes a very close second. The Warthog's stiffness makes this a really great alternative to having any sort of dedicated yaw in fact.

The dev team at Frontier use a lot of x52 Pros, and they really like them, so you're already using the hardware they do a lot of the testing on. If you want to add something that'll give you real value in game, then I'd recommend a Corsair RGB mechanical keyboard. You can theme it with Elite cockpit colours and pick out key shortcuts in bright colours. It's a great system. Avoid the Razer Blackwidow for the moment though: It's got a fantastic lighting scheme, but the mech keys aren't proper German made Cherry ones, and there are pretty bad quality control problems at the moment. I speak from experience!

In answer to your other questions, then 'Yes' to all the hardware...all supported. TrackIR is almost essential! Triple Monitor setups are amazing too.

 

[sfajardo]

Thanks Luceferous, no pedals for me.

All my hardware is working as expected, great beta !!

Hope some fix for left and right monitor where the image is not "right" shows like fish-eye, but seems that all games do the same.