Hi everybody,
Is anyone of you able to connect 2 computers in fs 2020 in order to have more screens for instruments?
Many thanks in advance
There are no ways of doing that at this time, but what you can do is hold the right Alt key down, and click on an instrument, like the PFD/MFD, and have them pop out as a window. However they have no softkeys, and are just the display. These could be moved to a second monitor.
I extended my computer with a second GPU GTX660 and monitor. It works perfect as an additional instrument monitor with pop out instruments. After moving the pop out panel window to the second monitor and maximize, the frame rate recover.
System specs:
CPU:AMD 5900X
RAM: 32 GB DDR4-3200
Primary GPU: Gigabyte RTX3080
Secondary GPU: MSI GTX660
Primary monitor: LG Ultrawide 2560x1080
Secondary monitor: Acer 1920x1080
Dear RV560
Requesting some advice. My two grandsons (age 13 & 14) and I, are absolute novices on Windows.
We tried to build a flight sim system using two 2020 mac m1 minis but bombed and since they both want to become airline pilots, grandpa is trying to mentor and support them by turning to a system that may be similar to yours so here’s hoping you might help.
The goal is to build a PC based Flt Sim using two computers, both Windows based.
Based on some FSim research, we are trying to use the main and most powerful custom built (details below) PC to run three LG OLED tv’s (C1’s).
We hope to use the second one, a HP OMEN 30L GT13 Gaming Desktop PC Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB + 1TB 8GB 5700XT HDMI 3 DP to run (like yours perhaps) the instrument panel displays with Air Manager’s pop out windows. These four displays are all on the instrument panel and are all touchscreens (two 16.5" and two 7" t/s’s) which use much less cpu and gpu but will if able, connect all of the perhipherals like the twin Honeycomb Yokes, one Honeycomb Bravo throttle plus an ethernet hub to connect the two computers, switch panels, two USB 3.0 10 port hubs, etc. and perhaps to run Air Manager, etc. so as to leave the above main computer to drive the three LG OLED displays (one 65" for the center cockpit view and two LG C1 smaller 55" OLEDs) for the L&R cockpit window views.
The more powerful computer they are now just receiving the parts in will be built with the following.
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7GHz 12-Core AM5 Processor without Cooler
- GPU: ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT PHANTOM GAMING D Graphics Card 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA2 (RX6900XT PGD 16GO)
- MOBO: ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara AM5 DDR5 AMD X670E SATA 6Gb/s Extended ATX Motherboard
- RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 4800 (PC5 38400) Intel XMP 3.0 Desktop Memory Model CMK64GX5M2A4800C40
- PWR: ASUS ROG STRIX 1000W Gold PSU, Power Supply (ROG Heatsinks, Axial-tech Fan Design, Dual Ball Fan Bearings, 0dB Technology, 80 PLUS Gold Certification, Fully Modular Cables, 10-year Warranty)
- DRIVES: INTERNAL: SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 Gaming M.2 Internal Solid State Hard Drive Memory Card, Maximum Speed, Thermal Control, MZ-V8P2T0B
6b: External. 1 Samsung 2TB external.
6c. 1 HDD. 6tb external. - [Kensington SD4750P USB-C Docking Station for Windows, MacBook, Surface and Chromebooks – Dual 4K Video, 85W PD (K39105NA)]
- (2) [Powered USB 3.0 Hub, atolla 10 Ports USB Data Hub Splitter with Individual ON/Off Switches and 12V/2.5A Power Adapter USB Extension for Mouse, Keyboard, Hard Drive or More USB Devices]
- (2) [Portable Laptop Monitor Touchscreen 15.6" INNOCN 1080P HDMI USB C External Display Ultra Slim Travel Second Monitor for Laptop Phone Tablets PS4 Switch Xbox Mini PC, 400Nits, 100% sRGB]
If you have any ideas on how to network the above two computers, whether we will need TWO copies of MSFS2020 or ANY other ideas, please reply…Not many people have a knowledge base like you so any help appreciated.
Tom Lawson