System Hardware: PC | MOBO | RAM | CPU | HDD | SSD | PSU etc

Hello. Would this computer be okay for FSX? Any help and feedback would be great! Thank you. BLUETOOTH:None CAS:Raidmax Viper Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ 1x USB 3.0 Port & Side Window Panel (White Color [+1]) CASUPGRADE:None CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR) CD2:None COOLANT:Standard Coolant CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified) [+146] CS_FAN:Default case fans ENGRAVING:None ENGRAVING_MSG: FA_HDD:None FAN:Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Stan…

I currently have the "upgrade itch" - and I´ll skip Ivy, and won´t wait for whatever is next. Does anyone have experience upgrading from an i5 2500K to the i7 2700K? The extra 2 Mb cache might be good for FSX I guess..?

Hello All, I have never used liquid cooling before. Please excuse my ignorance but is it much better than a top shelf radiator with push-pull fans? I am looking at overclocking an IvyB to 4.5-4.6 GHz. Secondly, since my last rebuild 3 years ago, there seems to be a new kid on the block in terms of mobos. I have never heard of AS Rock before. How do they compare with the likes of ASUS for a Z77 based board? Finally is there much difference in terms of performance in FSX between the i5 3570K and the i7 3770K. Both are rated at 3.4 GHz. With my limited knowledge, I don't even know the difference between i5 and i7. Thanks, Steve.

Hi Just recently upgraded my machine (added 7870 and SSD) a bit to start playing FSX agian (stopped playing for a while but back into it agian). I only use this machine for FSX. I am wanting to run it with everything maxed out, it pretty much can do this but it still does struggle sometimes with low framerate/jittering over complex terrain. I am running REX and ORBX ftx Australia Current setup i7 920 OC'd to 4.2Ghz (On air with Coolermaster 812) GA-EX58-UD3R 6GB 1333Mhz GEIL RAM SAPPHIRE 7870 OC 2GB Thermaltake 750W PSU Antec 900 case Kingston 120GB SSD (Win 7 ult and FSX only) Is this setup just not capable? Should get a new mobo + CPU? Anything to add…

Hello, This seems a rather dumb question from somebody who's involved in flightsimming for more than 20 years. But the question stands as it is. Is there a penalty (smoothness, framerates, stutters....) for installing FSX on the same drive and partition as the operating system? I did so the last time I reinstalled and with only a fraction of the aircraft and scenery installed, I still can't get a smooth ride (following the guidelines from Word Not Allowed). The only two thing I have changed are the harddrive (smaller from 1Tb to 500GB but both with 32 Mb cache and 7200 RPM) and a new graphics card (from a standard GTX-580 to a GTX-670 FTW, both from EVGA) …

Hi, I am thinking of upgrading my old workhorse and need some advice. I have never build a computer myself. From reading this forum and couple others i have come to conclusion that i need to upgrade allmost everthing from my old computer. So these are my questions: Can i use my old case? Do i need new power unit? What kind of cables i need to plug all stuff? Can i use old ones? Old workhorse: Nox Xtreme moonlight atx case Gigabyte EP35-DS3 motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad q9550 2,83GHz LC-8700 700w v2.2 Hyperion PSU 4x A-data 2gt DDR2 800Mhz Vitesta 240pin DIMM ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2870x2 TOP Samsung 500gb Spinpoint t166 harddrive Planned configuration: …

Hello all Need some advice please Gents, I have just bought a Kingston 128gb ssd that i want to have FSX dedicated on, so what do i do, Do a complete reformat of windows on my WD caviar black(where fsx lives at the moment) and install FSX onto the SSD or, Use the oem Acronis image software that came with the SSD to shift FSX over? Whats the best way to go here?? Thanks for you're help.

I have a Asus Maximus Extreme IV mobo, with I7 2600 K water cooling and am looking for some advice as to the best ram to get for my system as the old ram is knackered. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Wayne

I have limited knowledge on computer parts and upgrades, but have been doing alot of research there is such a varity of opinion's on what is the best system for not only fsx but also a day to day pc that will last for several years before needing to be updated again. I haven't ordered the system yet but would like your comments about the system below, this system is going to cost around $4700 I just want somthing that will be trouble free and be able to run smooth and fast (like we all want really) Im sick of my current system pausing going blurry and having poor FPS. this is my proposed system, can you see any problems with any of the parts ? can you see anything th…

I know, it's not really the latest hardware which I have, but still, one of the more expensive ones: Intel Core i7 2600k 3.40 (OC'd at 5.15GHz) GTX 590 and GTX 580 8GB DDR RAM Asus P8Z77-V surely not the worst hardware either, but look what I get with this system: yup, 6fps, wouldn't really care actually, but I see more and more people with average hardware, computers that cost 1000€, reporting framerates around 30-50fps, and I'm getting 10-14fps <_<

...to TechguyMaxC, Word Not Allowed, alainneedle, etc... for all of the help, guidance and recommendations found in so many threads in this forum. I recently upgraded my system and prior to doing so, reviewed quite a number of threads for information and found much help from your posts. I truly appreciated the time and helpful advise given. Thank you!

Hi A did a FSMark11 test with 3 monitor setup res 5040x1050. my goal is to run 3 monitors with qute high settings, 1920x1080 or 2560x1440 monitors. one thing is the GPU limiting and then CPU limithing factors. Saab340 , Dazz,Tech or Word Not Allowed can explain my eng is so bad. 1920x1080 shall work but but would 2560x1440 work can the GPU be the limit, or both on 1920x1080 can be it the GPU or? Kind Regards/ Hasse Settings by the book , res: 5040x1050

I was recently doing a little maintenance on my PC and came across a Windows Vista / 7 feature called ReadyBoost. This feature allows for either a USB Memory Stick / Card to be used by the system as a data cache. The full details for ReadyBoost can be found here. ReadyBoost. As I had a 8GB card, of sufficient spec, lying around I decided to give it a go. While I can't give figures as to how it has improved the general performance of my PC it just responds that little bit quicker and "feels" a little sharper. Worth a shot if you have a spare memory card - tip format it with the NTFS option. Good luck.

Hello all, I decided to upgrade my "aged" i5 SB CPU, I need help which i5 IB best for FSX. Regards, Anthony

I am just curious. I have seen people talking about their setups and connecting their PC's to their big screen TV's. If it's possible, what is required to accomplish it - any special hardware, connections on the PC as well as on TVs ?

I remember back in the days, having a dedicated soundcard was a MUST, as we tried to offload as much as we could from our CPUs. With the processing power we have available nowadays, is this still relevant? And let's be clear, I'm talking about us flightsimmers, because I know for the audiophile who demand the best in quality, dedicated soundcards are a no-brainer. But when it comes to flightsimming, is it enough to simply use the onboard audio? I have a Creative Labs PCI-E X-fi Extreme Music and it's plagued with the hissing/popping that so many people have always experienced and I was wondering if it would be better to just use the onboard audio. I'm just worried tha…

Hi guys anyone have this to run FSX, some people claim can OC to 5.5ghz easily which is better than my i72600k This would make a great difference to my fsx experience anyone have any feedback or use this or is it rubbish? Thanks Wayne.

Hi Firstly I am taking the plunge to finally move over to FSX. I note that discussions about hardware etc are not permitted on his forum, not sure if my question will fall into that catogery, so this post may be deleted, if so, then its my own fault, but if not I will fire the question anyway. I have a desktop PC with the following: HP Pavilon Pentium R CPU 3.2 GHZ (2 CPU) 2.40 Ghz, 2.00GB RAM Windows XP Media Service Pack 3 Memory= 2046 RAM with Direct X 9.0 Nvidia Ge Force 7600GS Total Memory= 512MB I am able to run the following add ons currently installed without any problems in FS9 and run them quite smoothly aswell 1) UK2000 Heathro…

Its about time for me to build a new computer as my current computer is around 5 years old now and is beginning to show its age!... This will be my first custom build and I want to find a unique case to fit my needs. I live in Ireland which in my opinion is the worst country to find Hardware for gaming PC's. My question is... Does anyone know of any good unique cases on trusted sites? Iv'e had a look at Amazon but I would like a better selection. Regards, Ciaran.

A friend just asked me to give my opinion on this for an FSX system. What do you think? 1 Antec Twelve Hundred 1200 V3 Full Tower Gaming Case 1 ASUS Sabertooth Z77 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 SLI 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 SATA3 HDMI 1 Intel Core i7 3770K Unlocked Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor 1 OCZ Vertex 4 128GB 2.5IN SATA3 Indilinx 560MB/S Read 430MB/S Write SSD 1 Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB Cache 1 Crucial M4 Micron C400 256GB 2.5IN SATA3 SSD Solid State Disk Flash Drive 1 G.SKILL F3-2400C10D-8GTX Trident X 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-2400 CL10 240PIN 1.65V 1 EVGA GeForce GTX 680 Superclocked 1058MHZ 2GB 6.2GHZ GDDR5 1 ASUS DRW-24B…

Hello, Ever since I moved to an appartment on the 3rd floor. I've had problems with the temperature in the computer/bedroom. I know there are differences bewteen 3rd floor and my previews basement which was about 21C all year around. Both with computer on and off. Now it's different. Ambient about 23C with computer off. turning it on and it rises to about 25-26C. It may not sound like the worlds biggest problem, but it is slightly annoying. Especially in the summer. Computer heating up the room and thus the CPU gets hotter. Right now I'm using aircooling, but I've been thinking going full water cooling with as big a radiator I can get. The theory is I can dela…

Folks, I foolishly bought a dedicated 120GB SSD drive thinking that would be sufficent for FSX. Boy was I wrong! Can I add a second drive that just holds additional add-ons and such? If so, will this induce any latency in running the sim? I have a 250GB Velociraptor drive I could use, but I'm open to buying a second SSD if that makes sense. Please let me know your thoughts on if this is possible. Thanks! Will

I’ve long wanted to know how much different CPU architectures and cache sizes affect FSX. What’s needed is a benchmark that takes clock frequency, GPU, PCIe bus, RAM, and storage out of the equation. I think I’ve come up with such a benchmark. By making sure everyone is using the same clock frequency and RAM speeds regardless of CPU we can get rid of them as a factor. By closing down FSX fully between each run (Ctrl+C) and excluding the first run we can get rid of most of the effects different storage might have. Finally we need settings and a benchmark flight path that is fully CPU bond at these settings and not affected by the GPU or the PCIe bus it’s conne…

Operating System MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 CPU Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3.40GHz 33 °C Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology RAM 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 802MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V PRO (LGA1155) 27 °C Graphics BenQ 241W (1920x1200@59Hz) 1279MB GeForce GTX 570 (MSI) 40 °C Hard Drives 238GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device (SSD) 238GB M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device (SSD) 932GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD103SJ ATA Device (SATA) 27 °C Optical Drives SONY BD RW BWU-500S ATA Device OHCVM U3C1MROPQF SCSI CdRom Device Audio Razer Barracuda AC-1 Gaming Audio Card I realise that SSD topics have been posted before but i couldn't find…

Hi, Over the next few months, I will be making the transition to a full SSD system. I plan on using a 240GB main drive for my OS and programs and using my 120GB ADATA SSD[already own it] for FSX. I am really overwhelmed with the market being flooded with so many choices and so many brands. I really need a bit of an SSD 'compass' on what I need to look for. I would appreciate it if you guys could give me some ideas on what kind of drive I should be looking for. The three things that are most important to me are this: -VERY Reliable [i can't have glitchy firmware...Needs TRIM...Lots of write cycles...etc] -Speed, I would prefer a newer SATAIII drive, but I …