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As I progressed into complex engine management my rig started to freeze with increasing frequency so after a series of diagnostics and dumbing down the Win 7 graphics it got a bit better. My error log listed numerous warnings and critical events but it seemed that data thrashing is the culprit. This discussion string certainly sounds like the same problem I've experienced because after about 1 to 1.5 hours it seems that the memory loads up, tries to dump back onto the hard drive but eventually fills up and locks. I have to do a hard boot, but then the computer starts up as if nothing was wrong. I've increased the available space on my drive from about 8MB to 30MB aval as memory but it still locked up over the weekend. Last night I completed a Spit iia mission from Hawkinge with two Spits in tow, flew to Saint-Omer to intercept a FW 200 with ME 109 escort with about twenty AA guns waging war on the deck, and then returned with no issues over a 1 hr, 22 min period. CLoD and graphics were perfect (0500 hrs over the Channel, what a sight). I am opting to upgrade my RAM from 8 GB DDR3 1600 Kingston Hyper to 16 GB DDR3 1600 G.SKILL Ripjaws. I'll drop by Wed or Thurs and let you know how it worked. Hopefully the programming issues will be dealt with in due course and the RAM can be fully utilized as I want to crank the graphics to high in all settings.

P.S. No issues with the dual 6870/Crossfire setup.

CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2063 120mm LQ, Phenom II X6 1090T(3.2GHz), ASUS M4A87TD EVO MB, 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM, 2TB HDD, Dual 1 GB AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Crossfire) GPUs, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit, Saitek X52 Pro stick/thrust/rudder, Cyborg, 70” Sharp Quatton