X5 beta

[rgfeher]

Larry,
In the same boat as you and I have to agree with all you posted
Though I'm running 7 pro 64, my system cpu, Ram, and graphics cards are seriously outdated
I am left to wonder when the software will outrun my hardware

[perryh]

Not upgrading until SP1 comes out, at least

[Doug Park]

Whether one upgrades or keeps old hardware running is mainly a matter of choice. How one goes about it is also mainly a matter of choice.

There is no right or wrong way to move your hardware into the future.

Certainly if you don't have a lot of computer savvy buying a new system can be a less risky way to go, but I've also seen people buy a new system that the salesman say's will run Chief only to find out the hardware is poor compared to other choices in the same price range.

I've also seen money wasted trying to upgrade an old system. For example putting a high end video card into a system that can't take advantage of it.

For Chief there are several components of the system that affect performance in different ways. The video card affects rendering time, the number of cores affect ray trace time, the hard drive speed affects the time to record changes for undo, and the memory speed affects pretty much everything.

If you upgrade one component you may or may not see the benefits you expect due to the interaction of all the parts in the system.

And if you buy a new system based solely on the video card you may find it doesn't provide the speed that others running the same card are getting.

Since Windows machines have such a wide range of components it is important when buying, building or upgrading a computer to run Chief to know what you are doing or consult with someone who does.

If you don't know what you are doing, don't want to learn and don't want to consult with anyone, just go out and buy a high end gaming computer and you will likely not go far wrong.

[fcwilt]

Larry I don't think ignorance and respectively belong in the same sentence. It's like saying, I respectively say , your an idiot. That's ok, I don't have your kind problems. I use to build computer from scratch and I'm ignorantly aware of the problems that can happen. Keep up the good work and I still love you.

Respectively? Do you mean respectfully?

[perryh]

Spellcheck, always messing with me

[Zowie]

x5 is more stable than all the full releases in the 10 years prior to x4 No monster crashes compared to the old days. It's all relative

[fcwilt]

Spellcheck, always messing with me

OK now I understand what you were saying.

The thing that messes me up is the "auto complete" feature of some programs and phones that sticks in a word it "thinks" I mean and I don't notice it and keep right on typing.

[perryh]

Yes, I guess I would check it better if it really meant anything, this is just a forum anyway.

[portrait]

When i want to create a new layout, X5 creates a new plan instead of a layout. I can only create a new layout by 'open layout' option. Anyone had the same issue? What's wrong?

[WendyWelton]

When i want to create a new layout, X5 creates a new plan instead of a layout. I can only create a new layout by 'open layout' option. Anyone had the same issue? What's wrong?

Um - no! That's really weird. I think that's definitely a call to tech support. If you're having this issue and others are not - might be readily solvable with the right guidance.

[kiwideziner]

Osgur
have to agree with Wendy, havent seen that problem.

[portrait]

Solved the problem. My default layout file became a plan file for some unknown and unexpected reason. Fixed now.

[victor rasilla]

does anyone else have the situation where the grid gets really bright during zooming?