Suggestions needed for new Video and Sound Cards

[Curt C]

I'm getting a new computer built and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on the best graphics/video cards and sound cards to use with Train Sim?

[OTTODAD]

I'm getting a new computer built and was wondering if anyone had suggestions on the best graphics/video cards and sound cards to use with Train Sim?

Depends what WIN version is to be used, WIN-XP or VISTA and what else this computer is to be used for, MSFS-X, games, etc.

The sound card has to be a SoundBlaster, no matter what that computer is for ! ;)

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[Curt C]

WIN-XP. And the only game will be MSTS! Thanks ina dvance for any suggestions.

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WIN-XP. And the only game will be MSTS! Thanks ina dvance for any suggestions.

I am happy with my ATI Radeon X1950XT Pro 512 Mb PCI-Express card, which on my SIMS ONLY WIN-XP SP2 Intel Core 2 Duo E6700, 2 Gb RAM and triple 150 Gb SATA 10000 rpm Raptors computer produces MSTS frame rates in excess of 40 p.s., hardly any stuttering, Antialiasing set at 6X and Anisotropic at 16X ! :)

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[djt1]

The sound card has to be a SoundBlaster, no matter what that computer is for ! ;)
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Why would the sound card have to be a “Sound Blaster no matter what”?