I want to convert my ATX home-built PC into a Trainzing machine.

johnwhelan said:
When you activate the license it sends back information that identifies the CPU, motherboard etc. Each component is weighted with points and if so many points change then you need a new license. The license number on your disk has probably been registered. I picked up a refurbished PC from Newegg once that was fine except the license number had already been registered on a different machine. Microsoft's advice was return it to Newegg.

Cheerio John
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That also happened to my brother-in-law a few months ago. He ended up purchasing a new copy of Windows 10 instead of upgrading off the install.
 
I did change my mobo back in 2018, but kept the same CPU. I was then able to activate Windows 7 with original OEM product key. This time around, I will be changing both the CPU and mobo. Again, I have an OEM Windows 7 disk and it's the same one since late 2009.
 
dundun92 said:
My recommendation right now would be to get a 1660 Super for $250, which is between a 1060 and 1070 (https://www.microcenter.com/product...ds_Hatchfeed?utm_campaign=nVidia+Shop+(Batch))
Or wait and get a 3060ti for $400 (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia...39402.p?ref=186&loc=nvidia_site&skuId=6439402). But I can tell you right now you will regret that 1650, as its comparable to the 1050ti (a somewhat poor gpu). If you're looking for smooth gameplay with maxed out settings, you're probably going to need something better than the current upgrade: https://forums.auran.com/trainz/sho...00-series-graphics-card&p=1880555#post1880555

I've also had my 1060 for 2.5 years, overclocked all the time, with no issues.
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That 1660 Super is out of stock. Amazon.com has a USED one listed for $500!! I won't pay an arm and a leg for no used card!!

So that Zotac 1650 I have on order for now is the best new card that is actually now available for the under-$300 price. It's gotta still be a heap better than that 1 GB XFX GPU I now have that I paid $105 in 2013 as a "mid-grade gaming card" back then.
 
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Fine. Not going to press you, but whether you like it or not, my advice still is to wait for a 3060ti, which is the same price and so much better!
 
Put bluntly just about anything is going to be an improvement on his current card!
If I read the posts correctly he's looking at TANE not TRS19, the GTX 1650 which is actually pretty close GTX970 , 3649 to 3659 on Passmark and the 970 works on TANE and TRS19, as I have one here that I used to use and the 1050 is better than the venerable 780TI that many used on TANE at the beginning. So long as he's not running a high resolution, it should be usable if you use the right settings, Zotac cards are normally among the higher performing cards, my Zotac 970 and 980TI are.

Cost wise currently 3060s over here are anything between £500 and £800, that's roughly $690 to $1111, prices are slowly creeping down though, probably as people won't pay over inflated prices.
 
I already paid for and received this Zotac 1650. Still waiting on my SSD and Ryzen 5 to do the PC rebuild. I can do without Render Behind Camera and draw distances over 2,000 feet to boot. I'm looking for the smoothest possible train animation. What does anti-aliasing do for graphics quality?
 
JonMyrlennBailey said:
I already paid for and received this Zotac 1650. Still waiting on my SSD and Ryzen 5 to do the PC rebuild. I can do without Render Behind Camera and draw distances over 2,000 feet to boot. I'm looking for the smoothest possible train animation. What does anti-aliasing do for graphics quality?
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Basically it removes jagged edges that you can get when objects are rendered, in reality there probably isn't much difference between 4 and 8.
 
I still use a venerable 2009 athlon II 250 with a GTX 750Ti to run TS12, TANE, and TRS19, which allows me a very acceptable 30 fps at good general quality on 1920 x 1080.
Considering that my retirement is approaching, it seems time to renew the team a bit. The possibilities today are on the side of Ryzen 5600g (and quite possibly without dedicated video).
Benchmarks seem very good for both cpu and IG (Vega 7), respect -say- to i7 11700(UHD 750) (Today priced here U$ 425 and U$ 630 respectively)
Has anyone else tried Ryzen 5600g?
 
The main thing that matters is the GPU for both TANE and TS19.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php your present GPU has a3D score of 3,900 roughly. IHD 750 has a score of 1691, the vega 8 has a score of 1701. A GTX 1660 is 7,756 cost around $450.

Integrated graphics unfortunately don't cut it. You want a score of 10,000 or more. An RTX 2070 is around 16,000 and an RTX 3060 16,646. Expect to pay $750 for the RTX 3060 at Newegg.com $800 for the 2070 if they are available. Dell alienware will set you back around $1,800.

Cheerio John
 
I just spent about $900 in parts to upgrade a 12-year-old home-built PC. The only thing that will remain original is the ATX case and front panel switches. I even replaced the front panel LED's 4 years ago. I have to beef my computer up not only for Trainz but RAM/CPU-hogging browsers like Chrome and even Edge. Memory will get doubled from 8 to 10 GB. Hopefully video steaming will improve too. There is a conspiracy for software engineers to make hardware parts vendors rich. They keep making software more hardware-hogging to gouge computer consumers. They plan the obsolescence of hardware, so it seems. Why does a stupid web browser, even closed, need to consume 60-90% of 8 GB RAM and a 4-core 2.6 GHz clock CPU?
 
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johnwhelan said:
The main thing that matters is the GPU for both TANE and TS19.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_list.php your present GPU has a3D score of 3,900 roughly. IHD 750 has a score of 1691, the vega 8 has a score of 1701. A GTX 1660 is 7,756 cost around $450.

Integrated graphics unfortunately don't cut it. You want a score of 10,000 or more. An RTX 2070 is around 16,000 and an RTX 3060 16,646. Expect to pay $750 for the RTX 3060 at Newegg.com $800 for the 2070 if they are available. Dell alienware will set you back around $1,800.

Cheerio John
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A GTX1060 the 6GB version runs TANE and TRS19 on mid settings reasonably on 1080p and that's 9870 on the 3dmark, mine however gets a score of 10125 when I tested it, somewhat better than average, it's an EVGA.

Dell over here are selling lower end Alienware Auroras with a GTX1650 as gaming machines which I find rather odd?
 
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