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Offline Morpheus

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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #30 on: January 10, 2026, 11:41:41 PM »
Ya, Dell is way too proprietary.
Cost me $635 for. PSU after lightning strike.

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With who started as just some guy fighting WW2 fighter planes against or with each other. I started this game years back, 2003 was my first year, and I only flew junk like the 109 with cannons under the wing, the HO-nik or the and started off shooting people down, but only if they were flying directly at me, where guns blazing, and HO because I had no clue how to get on the 6 of any NME fighter yet. Jeesh, those were the glory days of the Twist Stick from hell! WOW, I think I bought my very first stick 25 years back from K-mart in Southbury!

MY feeling on this game is the simple strong FACT, not just a notion that you guys, all of you guys and especially that 1 little girl who would have such a tallent of starting some sweet furballs. There won't be another stick such as Betty. Heck, I remember many years back in AH1 times when she'd almost be p3ning me in her Nik against my 38. My God, how I wish those days even had the possibility of ever happening again!
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #31 on: January 11, 2026, 02:01:59 AM »
I'm not recommending this system as you're not going to be able to do a whole bunch of ugrades to it.

I was thinking that I should show an example of something that I would get if I needed something more then the one I listed because, like I said, that one is a dead end for upgrades. It's just an example of what you would actually need to spend to run AH3.

I would build something like this and use SSD from my old computer and old case (as long as it had decent cooling) I have a couple Corsair Vengeance Series Black C70 Mid Tower Computer Cases (that I bought more then 10 years ago) that I use.

I actually own the MSI motherboard, the Enermax power supply, the 2080 TI (bought used on ebay) and the 12100 as well as 64GB of the DDR4 (before it got crazy expensive)

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CPU $95
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #32 on: January 11, 2026, 11:07:25 AM »
With who started as just some guy fighting WW2 fighter planes against or with each other. I started this game years back, 2003 was my first year, and I only flew junk like the 109 with cannons under the wing, the HO-nik or the and started off shooting people down, but only if they were flying directly at me, where guns blazing, and HO because I had no clue how to get on the 6 of any NME fighter yet. Jeesh, those were the glory days of the Twist Stick from hell! WOW, I think I bought my very first stick 25 years back from K-mart in Southbury!

MY feeling on this game is the simple strong FACT, not just a notion that you guys, all of you guys and especially that 1 little girl who would have such a tallent of starting some sweet furballs. There won't be another stick such as Betty. Heck, I remember many years back in AH1 times when she'd almost be p3ning me in her Nik against my 38. My God, how I wish those days even had the possibility of ever happening again!

IMO, The whole best sticks only existed years ago is flawed
Years ago it was very crowded and was like fishing in a barrel. It was easy to rack points bouncing others fixated on another fight. Ya almost didn’t need a lot of ACM. You could just cruz around bouncing other fights. And if you did get into your own fight someone bounced you. It still happens.

Its not isolated to AH. Any sim that can work up a furball it would be the same. I don’t even hear of furballs in other sims, I could be wrong. But when I see sims using AI planes seem to be just buffering the lack of finding true fights in short time.

We still have some good or equal sticks.
I think some that migrate from other sims have a harder time in AH than a AH migrating to other sims. Just ass-u-ming. It can be much quicker thinking in AH.

Back to subject, try to return your machine under the basis that you were sold on.

When I was still working there’s no way I had any time to build my own as usual. So I bought a custom package from Dell (2022). Default was about $1,400. It jumped to $1,700 when I changed out the default GPU to RTX 3060ti on the order. But even the default GPU would’ve run AH just fine. And it has great support.

I’m quite happy with Dell, EXCEPT when you need to replace a Dell proprietary part you will pay way over a normal price. If you don’t they do make a solid machine. It does the same I want if I built it myself from scratch.

I don’t give 3 flying rats butts what others say about how cheap other games are, its expensive to have a machine to play great modern graphic games.

A minimum of $2k investment. Some sims in full detail it goes up to a minimum of $3k - $4k including peripherals. You may save on playing cheaper games but that is offset by the price of required machine. One way or another its expensive, the same money spent, just in different directions Running something like DCS full tilt you’re talking bug money machine. Instead of a sub it went into the gear. A lot just don’t do that math.

$180 per yr if AH vs a $4k machine? Come on, man. It’s not rocket science. HA! It would take 10 yrs of AH sub to match that extra $2k for that modern game machine for say DCS. So AH sub IS in factual numbers, is cheaper to play, by far.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #33 on: January 11, 2026, 01:08:59 PM »
If you are that disappointed, try to return it and explain you thought it was a PROPER gaming machine.

I’ve done a whole lots worse than this.

As a joke because it never happened, just causing shock humor
I had a t-shirt that said

“Don’t worry
I’ve screwed up bigger shows
than this”

Its funny once.

If you’re set on unhappy, look into a return or trade.

If not we’ll go from there.

The lousy part of not being able to return this thing is the fact that the original box it came in got thrown out into the dumpster only days ago and literally hours after arivalle. Do you think that I would be allowed to pack it snugly into another box for return>?
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #34 on: January 11, 2026, 02:06:40 PM »
The lousy part of not being able to return this thing is the fact that the original box it came in got thrown out into the dumpster only days ago and literally hours after arivalle. Do you think that I would be allowed to pack it snugly into another box for return>?

Your better off calling them and asking them how to handle it. They would be the ones who would know best.

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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #35 on: January 11, 2026, 02:18:51 PM »
Your better off calling them and asking them how to handle it. They would be the ones who would know best.

This is a good way too. Keeping or returning
It will handle better GPUs.
I think the point was extra spending.

You should contact support and find out the options.

I do think it would take an upgrade in power supply and gpu.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #36 on: January 11, 2026, 02:40:08 PM »
IMO if you can return it and start from square one is the best option.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #37 on: January 11, 2026, 02:48:40 PM »
I want to say to any man out here looking to do a deal, with me, I would LOVE that idea. You all see what I have right now to work with. I don't have really any Jing at the moment, and a lot of my extra money went into buying this, which has become a really big MISTAKE of a purchase! Heck, I thought I was doing the good/right, responsible way, which ended up becoming the actions of a non-educated mistake!!! If anyone is very serious about helping me (which it's almost overwhelming how many and how much help you offer my ignorant behind!!!

This is a good way too. Keeping or returning
It will handle better GPUs.
I think the point was extra spending.

You should contact support and find out the options.

I do think it would take an upgrade in power supply and gpu.


YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE??? There is nothing about making this "game" over 25 years ago a good choice. The time to today, the help, and idea of community is nearly impossible for me to just say, knowing how true and really REAL you guys are right now!

What are you all referred to as when I talk about you? The word "Friends" is far too much of an understatement!
Heck, the choices and actions I've made in the past ultimately ended up with me leaving you all for more than 2 years, and how I  became SO EDUCATED on who Jesus is and just why and what a Savior is and what he can do. Believe me, any fancy chromed up Harley can kill you WAY faster than it takes you to toss your savings on the table! As nice as it may look in the garage or on the driveway. Lying dead on a gurney doesn't look or feel so great any way you want to look at it...
Thank you all.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #38 on: January 11, 2026, 03:18:24 PM »
How long have you had it...

"Yes, HP takes returns on new desktop computers, generally offering a 30-day return window from the delivery date for products purchased directly from HP.com, but conditions apply, including potential restocking fees (up to 15%) for convenience returns or issues like customer-caused damage, missing parts, or unsellable condition. You must get a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) first, and HP inspects returns, so they should be in original condition for a full refund. "

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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #39 on: January 11, 2026, 03:50:49 PM »
I want to say to any man out here looking to do a deal, with me, I would LOVE that idea.

What exactly are you looking for? You want a computer that will run AH3 at 1080P? You can get that done for a couple hundred dollars but it's not going to be something you're going to be able to upgrade and run a 5090 on down the road.

You want a basic system that you could upgrade to a 5090 and a 14900? If so look at something like the components I listed that I currently use myself. I listed a 1k power supply for around 125. I have a similar power supply by the same manufacturer that is 19 years old and still running...

I think the main thing is for you to tell us exactly what you are looking for so we can help you.

If you're looking to run AH3 only it doesn't take alot of money as long as you're buying the correct components. You could by a Bergamo CPU with 128 cores for $11,000 MSRP and if it doesn't have a dedicated GPU that system I linked for $271 would probably out perform it.

I'm willing to help but I need to know exacly what you're trying to do. I'm not sure if you followed my thread on AH3 on Linux but I got AH3 running on Linux in a way that you can setup in 15 minutes and a way that you can run AH3 on a Quest 2 with a setup time of 30 minutes to an hour.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #40 on: January 11, 2026, 05:06:47 PM »
HA! The chromed-up HD sure does look purrty in the garage. But in my case, its not suppose to be in the garage long enough to gather any dust. It became time for someone else to keep it on the road. Besides, since 87, prices rocketed, so I really didn’t lose too much on a sale. Hard to let it go though, it’s hard to stop saying I have one.

Today because of traffic it’s more likely for an sccudent.

Basically, rethink your ussue and decide what you really want and can safely afford.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #41 on: January 11, 2026, 08:38:08 PM »
How long have you had it...

"Yes, HP takes returns on new desktop computers, generally offering a 30-day return window from the delivery date for products purchased directly from HP.com, but conditions apply, including potential restocking fees (up to 15%) for convenience returns or issues like customer-caused damage, missing parts, or unsellable condition. You must get a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) first, and HP inspects returns, so they should be in original condition for a full refund. "

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Eagler, what am I supposed to do with the fact that I  no longer have the boxes that this  PC
came in?
EDIT of my plans with this computer. Seeing that I have a CPU that would run just about any program I come into contact with right now. And in continuance, Everything is nice and new looking, IE, no dust or dirt yet. I've got some good RAM.
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #42 on: January 12, 2026, 08:26:36 AM »
I'd reach out to HP and see what they say if you're still under 30 days..

They might take it in trade for a more powerful or upgradeable HP..

They might offer to send you a box to ship it back in..

Call their support and see what they say..

Best of luck!

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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #43 on: January 12, 2026, 08:27:33 AM »
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Re: Game won't even run at all.
« Reply #44 on: January 12, 2026, 06:18:18 PM »
My appreciation that I have for being a part of the community that we've all had the ability to form is far more than an Honor. I would have NEVER imagined that for what has almost been 3 decades of playing this game, I'd have the pleasure of calling many of you players, sticks, whatever else you want to be referred to as in this game! To me, you're all good friends that do care about me, not just as a player, stick Rook, Bish, or even just a Night!

To me, for me or about me, and how I describe the game Aces High, it's a place that can allow you to become an individual or a Member of a community! The doorway where you can actually make true, real-life friends who will help you and teach you certain things that you NEVER would have done otherwise.
How about starting fighting in-game or then winging up and fighting with players, for me, one of them I will always talk about is Mars01. This man has his own real planes, for me, about 15 years maybe more, he owned his own sesna and then p[purchased the most kick A stunt plane!!! He bought a Pitts S2b, and with this hotrod, he kicked my tail in what ended up being 4-5 days a week and then gave me the stick and let me learn how to actually fly his Pitts stunt plane!
This place, known as  Aces High, can become far more than just a game! It can be a doorway for you to learn how to do other things in your life that you never would have experienced otherwise!

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