Matt Dobbs 964344 Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:09 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:09 PM This is what I'm going for...will these specs run FS9/FSX all sliders UP? I want something smooth with good frame rates with addons... here ya go Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core) ASUS Sabertooth X58 (Intel X58 Chipset) Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6gb/s 6GB DDR3 1600MHz 1000W Power Supply (Dual/Tripple/Quad SLI Compatible) 1 TB Hitachi/Seagate 7200 RPM 32MB Cache Hard Drive 2 - SLI Dual (Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB) What do ya think? Matthew Dobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Byrne Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:19 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:19 PM Hi, It all depends on what extra add ons you are running with FS. FS9, with a considerable amount of add ons and SB/FSInn etc should run maxxed out or as close as possible to it. FSX, probably won't. Though I'm not experienced with FSX. I'm sure someone else will let you know about FSX. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrol Larrok 1140797 Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:35 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:35 PM I'd expect FSX to run great on that, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dobbs 964344 Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:47 PM Author Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:47 PM addons-- (all) PMDG PSS777 Wilco 170/190 ALl Flytampa and would like to run the FSDT stuff and a must REX! Matthew Dobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Kolin Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:50 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 07:50 PM The power supply is likely overkill. Cheers! Luke ... I spawn hundreds of children a day. They are daemons because they are easier to kill. The first four remain stubbornly alive despite my (and their) best efforts. ... Normal in my household makes you a member of a visible minority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dobbs 964344 Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:12 PM Author Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:12 PM Power supply ok..Ill check that out...What about windows? XP? Win 7? 32bit 64bit? I just want a PC with no lag. It drove my crazy with my last one and that is why I quit. Id get 20-25 frames max. Im looking 30-35 frames with both FS9 and FSX. Matthew Dobbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrol Larrok 1140797 Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:14 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 08:14 PM Win 7 64 is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Byrne Posted January 4, 2011 at 09:48 PM Posted January 4, 2011 at 09:48 PM Hi Matt, Be careful about upgrading if the only result you want to see is less "lag". It all depends on what sort of lag you are talking about. You could suffer the exact same lag with your new system. You say that at the moment, with your current rig, you're getting 25-30fps on average. This is pretty good, if not excellent with all the add ons you are running and if it is constant except for certain situations, then it is possible that your problems are being caused by a bottleneck in your current system (ie. 1 component) or even a software configuration issue. For reference, what's your current/old rig running? Note, if you have the money to do it, then upgrade. But, if you could do with that money elsewhere, then maybe your current lag problems could be sorted by upgrading only 1 component or tweaking your settings slightly. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdelrahman M. Elfeky 1044 Posted January 5, 2011 at 06:29 AM Posted January 5, 2011 at 06:29 AM The build is exellent overall .. FSX , I don't personally expect any good performance since this games is all wrong and I guess we all should wait for the new sim. . However , this build should last for at least 3 yeas until it become old enough to be replaced , the new sim should be more efficient in using the system resources so I won't worry much about putting more parts to it. I would add an SSD for it as a boot drive .Get yourself a 60GB , preferably SF1200 or SF1222 drive and feel the power Another suggestion ,since the new Sandy bridge is out , why don't you go for it .. it does have a better 32nm architecture with a better O.C. capabilities, much better P67 platform with better SLI options and support for SATA3 out-of-the-box. O.C. helps in any game especially FSX is getting more FPS. Regards,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erhan Atesoglu 1050499 Posted January 5, 2011 at 07:39 AM Posted January 5, 2011 at 07:39 AM Just remember to wait until next week to take advantage of new pricing. http://www.pond64.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Verner 1164995 Posted January 6, 2011 at 02:09 PM Posted January 6, 2011 at 02:09 PM Hi, The setup is almost identical to mine and I can run everything on max with multiple addons (FSCommander, REX2, FSP[Mod - Happy Thoughts]engerX, complex aircraft etc). I say go for it and enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Chen 943434 Posted February 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM Posted February 10, 2011 at 10:27 PM Hi, I see lots of you are happy with your FSX performance. I have a similar setup as well except more RAM and newer video card, and I'm not that pleased with my FSX performance. One disadvantage I think is the fact I used 32-bit system, and I have to change the RAM usage so it can take more than 2GB of RAM while running an application. May I ask did you go ahead and took the time to tweak the system to get it to the performance you were happy with? What FPS are you guys running at? My system is running at about 13-20FPS with default A/C and ORBX addon. If I can't get the frames up, I'm thinking of switching back to FS9. Brendan Chen VATPRC Tech Support You make the difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Littlejohn Posted February 10, 2011 at 11:37 PM Posted February 10, 2011 at 11:37 PM I'm going to chime in with the usual warning about the Fermi-based (GTX 400/500) cards. These cards are very hit and miss right now. Some people are complaining up and down and all over the place (I'm one of them) of the drivers and/or hardware having major problems, in which NVidia and the cardmakers aren't even acknowledging (NVidia just did in the past day). They range from the drivers crashing to having 'recovered successfully', failing to run Aero, Black screen, failure to POST, etc. various RMAs have come back with the same or worse cards. people have gone from new cards to changing hardware completely with the same result. In short, it's a [Mod - lovely stuff]shoot with Fermi until NVidia comes up with a fix. You'd be better off waiting, like it was suggested before. BL. Brad Littlejohn ZLA Senior Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Kovacevic 920456 Posted February 11, 2011 at 02:46 PM Posted February 11, 2011 at 02:46 PM I'm going to chime in with the usual warning about the Fermi-based (GTX 400/500) cards. These cards are very hit and miss right now. Some people are complaining up and down and all over the place (I'm one of them) of the drivers and/or hardware having major problems, in which NVidia and the cardmakers aren't even acknowledging (NVidia just did in the past day). They range from the drivers crashing to having 'recovered successfully', failing to run Aero, Black screen, failure to POST, etc. various RMAs have come back with the same or worse cards. people have gone from new cards to changing hardware completely with the same result. In short, it's a [Mod - lovely stuff]shoot with Fermi until NVidia comes up with a fix. You'd be better off waiting, like it was suggested before. BL. You sure about this? First time I hear about any real problems with Fermi. I've heard a mountain load of problems with Radeons, but not nearly as much with nVidia lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Littlejohn Posted February 11, 2011 at 05:49 PM Posted February 11, 2011 at 05:49 PM I'm going to chime in with the usual warning about the Fermi-based (GTX 400/500) cards. These cards are very hit and miss right now. Some people are complaining up and down and all over the place (I'm one of them) of the drivers and/or hardware having major problems, in which NVidia and the cardmakers aren't even acknowledging (NVidia just did in the past day). They range from the drivers crashing to having 'recovered successfully', failing to run Aero, Black screen, failure to POST, etc. various RMAs have come back with the same or worse cards. people have gone from new cards to changing hardware completely with the same result. In short, it's a [Mod - lovely stuff]shoot with Fermi until NVidia comes up with a fix. You'd be better off waiting, like it was suggested before. BL. You sure about this? First time I hear about any real problems with Fermi. I've heard a mountain load of problems with Radeons, but not nearly as much with nVidia lately. http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=187401 http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=176132 http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=168551 http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=171920 And those are just for starters. The first link is some 50 pages now. And these are happening across the board (no pun intended) with different makers: EVGA, Palit, Zotac, MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, PNY, and others. Drivers are crashing for me on my GTX 460 (EVGA), to the point where I've pulled it out and went back to my 8800GT, which works fine with the same exact drivers. But the problems listed are across the entire 400 and 500 series cards, all of which are Fermi. NVidia is just now getting its head out of the sand and are looking into it. So with that, it may be better to wait until they resolve these issues before buying it, or wait until the next series comes out that doesn't use Fermi. BL. Brad Littlejohn ZLA Senior Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Kovacevic 920456 Posted February 12, 2011 at 04:13 PM Posted February 12, 2011 at 04:13 PM Drivers are crashing for me on my GTX 460 (EVGA), to the point where I've pulled it out and went back to my 8800GT, which works fine with the same exact drivers. But the problems listed are across the entire 400 and 500 series cards, all of which are Fermi. Wow... It's quite weird that's happening so often. My GTX460, which is overclocked to 915MHz no less, hasn't caused any problems so far. And being fairly involved in computer tech forums here in Serbia, I haven't heard any problems this widespread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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