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

ok, so I have a quad core computer, what does that really mean?is a core like a separate cpu? or ??thanks

hi alli start with my specifics:- e9650 (OC to 4.05ghz: 450x9)- 4gb 2x2 corsair ram 5-5-5-15 OC to 1088- gtx 285 black edition OC to 730/1641when im flying with heavies or for example carenado 340 on ORBX scenery brisbane + AU regions + REX + ENB i get these result on my RAM (see the pic below). do i need 6gb ram? 2gb for the win7 and 4 for fsx?

Looks like all SB chipsets need updated silicon, and will need to be exchanged ...http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/31/intel-finds-sandy-bridge-chipset-design-flaw-shipments-stopped/http://www.dailytech.com/Intel+Finds+Design+Flaw+in+New+Sandy+Bridge+Chipset/article20789.htm

Hey guys, I accidentally did a quick format on the wrong drive...duh! Does anyone know a good piece of software that can recover the partition by any chance? Please advise and thanks!Mark

Using FSX. Will I benefit by upgrading my computer? With present computer I am still getting a few 'stutters', and it takes a fairly long time to load FSX (with UK photographic scenery).Present Computer - Dell Vostro 220 MT. Intel duo core 2.93 GHz. 3GB DR RAM.Graphics Card NVidia PCI Express with 1 GB RAM. Windows XP.New Computer suggested - Dell XPS 8100. Intel core i7 870 Processor.Windows 7, 64 bit. 6GB Memory. Graphics Card NVidia Geforce GTS 240 1 GB memory.So, with this specification, will I not get any 'stutters' and will the loading be faster?Thank you very much,Bravo.

Folks,Like many of you, I've been simmming for several years now (since 1998). And, it wasn't until a few months ago that I decided to jump into FSX, build a FSX-capable-computer, and then Overclocked my CPU...And, I may not have much experience or much knowledge as some of you do; however, I believe I have learned a bit more than the basics on building and OC my system. After, I got the basic-intermediate-to-intermediate-advance knowledge on OC, I've been asking myself some questions and I'm wondering what your thoughts are.There are a bunch of programs out there to use as benchmarks to score CPUs and GPU. But, why is FSX used very little to none for testing how well …

Hi, prior to my upgrade ideas of a new grafic card I want to know how much watt my system is actually using an how much the watt usage would be with a new GTX 460 or 560 so that I can judge whether I should get a new PSU or whether the old one is ok. Maybe someone can point me to a programm which does such measurings?

Hi allI have not built a computer in a few years and am looking to upgrade to a system to carry me on for another 5 years. Here is what I have pieced together on newegg.ca.Any insight appreciated. Please let me know if I can upgrade anything to make a better system. I am skeptical on the ram as to what to use.Core i7-2600k Sandy BridgeMSI P67-GD65 LGA 1155Corsair 850W P/SArctic Silver 5 compoundCOOLER MASTER V8 120mm rifle CPU CoolerThermal take V3 black edition caseSeagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB Sata 3.0 GIGABYTE GEFORCE GTX 580 1538MB DDR5Creative X-Fi titanium Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 6GB DDR3 1600

Just wanted to throw this out there for the new build to see if anyone noticed any conflicting hardware. My concern is always: will the hardware fit in the case, will the RAM jive well with the motherboard and will the whole thing be capable of overclocking. I was thinking of getting an SSD, but it might be best just to put everything on one HD and wait for the SSD prices to come down.Planned uses: FSX/training, graphic + web design, audio editing. Not interested in multiple monitors, SLI, etc... Thank you for your input!I plan to sell my old rig on craigslist to recoup my investment in this machine. Case: COOLER MASTER Elite 430 RC-430-KWN1 Black Steel ATX Mid-Tower / Pl…

need some help with ram.i just finsihed building my sandy bridge system last night which includesGigabyte p67 ud7 mobointel 2600kgigabyte gtx580mushkin redline ramthe problem i'm having is the ram is showing as 1333 mhz in the bios but the ram spec is 1600 mhz and in cpuz the memory channels is greyed out so i don't know if its running dual channel mode.what i need to know is how do i get the ram up to 1600 mhz, please could i have a step by step guide because this is all new to meand how do i find out if its running in dual channel.Thanks in advace

I am a complete newbie to overclocking. Can someone help me overclock my CPU? I got it up to 4.5ghz with 1.355 vcore is this too high? Please recommend what voltages I should be using at each ghz. Also, since this is my first overclock, I had to restate my system like 10 times yesterday and literally like 30 times today and still haven't gotten stability. Did everyone experience this on their first overclock? Please tell me your experiences as now I feel really bad for having restarted my system so much and please help!

I have been confused of late of all this talk about different types of RAM, their timings, voltages, speeds, latency. I don't really understand what people are talking about. I'm looking at newegg.com for a new P67/2600k (or is it P55 for sandy bridge?) build, and see the choices:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600mhz (PC3 12800) Latency: 7Timing: 7-8-7-24 (whatever that means!!!)vs.G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000mhzLatency: 9Timing: 9-10-9-28I read on most of the hardware boards "look to see what the mother board will support." However, I'm not sure even whats the best motherboard for an overclocked P55 sys…

Several posters have commented about Sandy Bridge steppings and advised that the C stepping is the one to look for to maximize chances of a good overclock. Is there a way to identify the stepping from the codes on the box? Thanks

Hi AllI have just invested in a new PC ( built myself ) and this is what i went for based on what i had to spend AMDCPU AM3 ATHLON II X4 640 ASUSBAREBONE PC SYSTEM VINTAGE V6-M4A3000E BLACK AMD AM3 DDR3 2x CORSAIR MEMORY 4GB (2X2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) NON-ECC UNBUFFERED GIGABYTEGEFORCE GTS 450 GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0 DVI HDMI VGA 2x EDGE 10 19" WIDESCREEN MONITOR 16:9 VGA SEAGATE500GB HARD DISK DRIVE BARRACUDA SATA II 300 7200RPM 16MB CACHEWhat do people think, is this a good enough speck to run FSX ?Many Thanks

Does anybody know why fs9 suddenly drops cpu usage (judging by the task manager) when nothing else is running? The system idle process then picks up whats not being used, which is alot at times, then it goes back to normal. This kills my frame rates when it happens. Is there anything known to cause this and is there a simple fix? Thanks, rich

Hey guys, i finally built my new rig, completed late last night now i need the help of you pros to overclock my cpu. I will post my specs now completed and hopefully someone can help me out with the same specs.I7 2600K obviously still@ stockGigabyte p67a-ud7Gigabyte gtx 5804 gb mushkin redline cas6WD 640gb caviar black black 64 mb cacheNoctua nh d14 (very nice cooler)Coarsair hx 850w modularCoolermaster advanced 2Cheers guys i hope someone can help, i eagerly await installing fsx after years of trying!!!!!!

I have an HP Pavillion multi media computer. It came with an Nvidea 8600GT card.I decided I would like to upgrade the card to something a little stronger. I looked at a GTS250 and found that I would need to increase my power supply from the current 350w to more like 500w. Is this a fairly easy task? Would the stronger power supply cause problems for anything else? This is new territory for me. I would really like to avoid buying a new pc since I plan to stick with FS9 and am a little tired of chasing the speed. Any advice is appreciated.

Hi i am new to the forum and have been looking for a couple of months for a new FSX computer to be able to run PMDG ngx and 747-400 with a couple of add ons. I have found a system i just wanted some advice on whether this would run pretty well. Thanks in advance chris harwood Case STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA CASE + 2 FRONT USB Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS® P8P67 PRO: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, CrossFireX™ / SLI SUPPORT Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready Memory - 1st Har…

Hi All,I'm just built a new system about a month ago. It looks like one of my Western Digital 10,000 RPM VelociRaptor drives is going out. It was working fine the over the last 2 weeks is seems to randomly dismount and disappear. The were a HUGE amout of index and registry problems with it, CHKDSK found on startup MANY times. Overall, it was > 10,000 index problems on all the startups. I've deleted the partician and reformated at least 10x's. No when I run checkdsk, checkdsk seems to get locked up. Several times the last few days the drive doesn't show up on windows boot. Howver, on inital startup the controller shows it is functioning fine.Windows 7 64 Bit profession…

Hi guys!Since my budget is low <300$ i need to upgrade my CPU and graphic card. Curently I have athlon II x4 635 and ATI 5570, FS9 runs perfectly with tons of addons, max graphics res 1920x1080, AI 100%. At a same time FSX runs on medium settings, with a few addons (UK2000 EGLL and Aerosoft FRA) + 747-400x, default traffic, FPS are 25. I tried adding real AI traffic like in FS2004 but it's not working good. My question is would upgrading to a faster CPU only make a difference in FSX?Of course i'm plannig to upgrade graphic card too.thnx

http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/21621-ivy-bridge-22nm-sticks-with-socket-1155No need for 2011 to get 22nm chips + PCIe 3.0... but current 1155 boards will not support IB obviously

Hey guys, someone in my area is selling this computer for $950 on craigslist. I wanted to get your opinion on how FSX might run on it. I'm going to offer $850 and he'll say, I'll meet you in the middle at $900, and I believe that's a fair price, but the real question is, is it worth it for FSX. Thanks!!!!6gb DDR-3 1333mhz Ram 500 gb Sata HD Asus p6x58d Premium Motherboard-Socket 1366, All the new age features, including sata 6.0, usb 3, tripple channel capability, extreme overclocking capability- never tried to achieve anything more than what it already has MSI Radeon R4870- has played MW2, Left 4 dead 2, all on highest graphics settings Windows 7 3- 120mm fans 550watt…

Hello all,I am experiencing low frame rate with FSX Acceleration and hope to get some suggestions to get the high frame rate at the highest FSX Display settings possible. Only have one mod installed: Ultimate Traffic 2.Scenario 1:With FSX display settings at approximately 50% (see screenshots), getting average frame rate is 7-16fps. All the bars set to the middle or low in the Scenery tab and unchecked Land Detail textures. RAM is at 71%. Core 1 is 97%-100%, 2 3 and 4 jumps from 0-90%. The closer I get to Midway or O’Hare airports, jumps to 91% for about 1 minute. Then cores 2, 3, 4 average 40%.Scenario 2:With FSX display setting at approximately 25% capacity, frame rates…

I just received my new sandy bridge-based pc (details in signature). I will be posting my experiences with FSX hopefully this weekend.

Okay. I haven't seen this discussed around here yet but this new technology looks very, very promising and exactly what the Microsoft Flight franchise needs during development. If it has been discussed already, I apologize. The developer simply uses the Intel tools to analyze a game from both the CPU/GPU side to make sure they are getting the most efficient use of resources. Wow! What a concept! I remember the lead developer for FSX, Phil Taylor (who went to Intel and is probably part of the development of this new techology) said his team knew too late that a game could run better if it was allowed to operate more efficiently with the CPU cores. They had done a littl…