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What do you think? I read many adventages of both sockets, and I still can't figure this one out...Both seem to have good CPUs, but what do you think?I can only see that production of 1156 motherboards is cheaper apparently, as both hardware and motherboards are cheaper. And 1156 is dual channel only I think...So what's behind it?

...enough to have some manufacturers suspend sales of their product line!The Mushkin Redline Ascents have been deactivated at Newegg, AND..every one of them (different timings) are no longer for sale RIGHT FROM MUSHKIN!Not rocket science...the memory chips at aggressive timings are not holding up. Glad that I stuck for now with my stock 1066's oc' to 1367 MHz. I had been following the page waiting for a good price...and after seeing these were deactivated, went to www.mushkin.com, and found that they ALL (Ascent line-up) are not for sale. Not out of stock---not for sale. Some FROSTBITE's still are. Interesting development, being that some other AVSIM users were having mod…

HiI am replacing my laptop and would like to get something that will play FSX with very good detail and frame rates. There are a number of laptops which have 1GB Graphics and 8GB ram but they almost all have the Core i7-720 QM which is a 1.6GHz and overclocks to 2.6GHz. Given that FSX is processor hungry will I get a good result with a laptop like this? The laptop I have in mind is a Sony Vaio F series. If you have any other suggestions for a similarly priced laptop that would be great too.

How much difference IS really there? I got a good deal from a shop, but they only have Corsair XMS3 Dominator 1600 CL8 6GB, not the CL7 - I would have to drive about 60km for that one. Does it really pay off or is it more benchmark thingie? Notice I want to OC the system a lot...

Hello all, this is my first post here, but I am no noob, except when it comes to the latest technology. I built my last system 5 or so years ago, and how things have changed! I don't understand any of it anymore.I really don't intend to mess with FSX, but just in case I decide to, I'd like to know what some of you think about this system for FSX as well. But my main focus remains on FS9. This is what I have now, roughly.AMD Athlon64 2800+ @ 1.94ghz512mb PC2700 DDR RAMGeForceFX 5200 Ultra 128MB80Gig main HDD 40Gig dedicated FS9 HDD450 Watt PSUWindows XP SP2Well, my computer took a crap, actually main HDD failure, and no means of recovering my Windows installation.This …

I just got the parts for a new computer. It's pretty much all together now, but I got an extra hard drive to add to it that is giving me troubles. It's a WD 640 GB SATA "Caviar: Black Edition" hard drive that I bought OEM. I plugged everything together in the computer and my old HD's were recognized (also WD SATA's), but this one doesn't show up anywhere. I know I could have gotten a DOA, but I suspect it's because I don't know what I'm doing for setup. I'm on Windows 7 64 bit and the motherboard is the Giga-byte GA-EX58-UD3R. Any suggestions? Thanks.

OK i'm thinking of investing in another gaming rig to replace my old Core 2 Duo E6600 machine, which runs FSX like a slideshow with settings maxed + addons. I heard that the i7 is a major improvement over the previous CPUs.My proposed rig: (cannot be changed)Core i7 8604GB DDR3GTX 250No overclockWin XPHere's my question, can I run smoothly with these parameters and what would your estimated FPS be?This is my "Ultimate FSX stress test scenario"Situation: Short Finals, Visual approach.Aircraft: PMDG 747-400X (The least optimized of the PMDG FSX addons)Airport: Any 'MegaAirport' or FSDTWX: REX with real weather, heavy convective activity with lots of cumulus clouds. Very goo…

I am considering this system for FSX and other games and purposes and I would appreciate your comments and suggestions.I7 920Patriot Viper 6 x 2Gb 1333 cl 7 7 7 20WD caviar black 1 TAsus P6TAti 5850 or 5870Thermalright Venomous X CPU cooler or Coolermaster Hyper 212 PlusThermaltake Element S no window case with extra fansHEC Zephyr 1000 watt PSUIt will be connected to a Toshiba 46

At this time I have the following machine:MSI P965 NEO mainboardIntel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4 Ghz)4 GB SDRAM DDR2Geforce GTX 275600 Watt PSUWD Raptor 150 GB (Windows XP SP3 32 Bits, and FS9 installed)Normal 500 GB disk (Swapfile and data back-up)I would like to upgrade in order to run FS9 even better and slightly migrate to FSX (I have to get used to it).I have basically three questions:1. I have read you will need as much single core speed for FS9 as possible, so an Core I5-670 (3.4 Ghz) is the fastest option possible, with Turboboost in mind? I also know FSX benefits from more cores, but a Core I7 is lower clocked than the Core I5, so maybe a better choice for FSX, but no…

Hi all, i would like to put a pc together for FSX and wondered if you all would be kind enough to do me a list of components that you would recomend to run FSX and good addons with with high detail while maintaing good fps. Im in the process of selling my current rig so budget will be in total around

Yes, I know, thou shalt not sim in a laptop, but because I'm travelling a lot, I got sick and tired of my Inspiron 1420... 2.5 Kg is too heavy for me, even if I'm satisfied with its performance in FS9 (so satisfied that it was my primary FS rig). I decided to upgrade the desktop I have already and switch my laptop for a smaller, more traveller-friendly one... but still with enough horsepower for FS9 (FSX is out of question). I've seen these options so far:Dell Inspiron 11z ($619, but i can get it in Dell Colombia for COP 1'500.000)Intel Pentium 4 SU4100 1.3 GHz (dual core)4 GB RAMIntel GS 45 chipset... that means GMA 4500MHD graphics250GB HDDWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bitA…

Decision:to upgrading my CPU or my GPU - both are pretty awful (Intel E5200 CPU and PNY GeForce 7600GS GPU). What I did:Upgraded my CPU to a Q9550 and OC'd it to 3.63 GHz. I didn't even have to raise voltages or make any other adjustments. I Ran Prime95 for about 30 min to ensure it was solid. Temps remained low (upper 30s or lower 40s). I installed Windows 7 x64, FSX, WOAI traffic, Captain Sim 757, SP1, and SP2 and then I made the changes to my fsx.config and FSX settings following Nickn's guide.Result:FSX runs buttery smooth! Flying my CS 757 around Italy's Malpensa (LIMC) I get a very smooth 20 to 30 fps... emphasis on smooth. The increase in fps doesn't even explain t…

Hi, I wonder on what hard drive I must install FSX with Acceleration pack for better performance?I have 2 hard drives:1rst(old,500 gb) is separated to 2 parts: one part for OS (Windows xp sp 2) and some lite programms (30gb), other part for all the other things like games, 3d progs, e.t.c.(470gb), 2nd hard drive(almost new, 500 gb). Both drives (Samsung and Seagate) 7200 rpm,SATA-II.Thanks for any help.

This is what im planning on getting next month and i want to know do you guys think i would be able to run FSX smoothly?Operating system Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1 (32-bit) Processor Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400 (2.16 GHz) Memory 1GB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) Graphics card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD - For Core 2 Duo Processors Hard drive 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Hey guys,My Hanns G 28 inch died last night although it had been signs of going for a couple of weeks now... It started showing some "snow" or artifacts a couple of weeks ago. Best way to describe it is as noise that looked like flickering snow. I actually thought it was a driver issue and have been changing drivers chasing my tail until last night it finally went black upon boot. It would come back intermittently but is too unpredictable to use. So last night after trying the 28 on a GTX 285 and an 8800 GTX and then trying a different monitor on both cards I was able to verify the monitor was definitely the issue and not the cards or cables...So this morning like an…

I'm upgrading my computer and am down to what I think is the final decision--the motherboard. I had decided on the Asus P6X58D Premium a while ago. However, the move I've investigated the black screens and missing textures associated with PMDG (and similar add-ons) in Windows 7, Asus motherboards and their sound drivers are a very common denominator. So I looked at other options and am left with these three:1. Asus P6X58D Premium: This looks like a very good motherboard and as such I'm still considering it. I'd be heart broken if my PMDG add-ons though reverted to a series of black textures and while I see a lot of fixes that work frequently for this, none of them se…

Hi guys!I am going to buy a new PC.It will look something like thisPROCESSOR .............CPU LGA1366 Intel i7-920 Core i7, 2.66GHz/4.80GT/s/8MB BOX 64bit 45nm MOTHERBOARD............ B LGA1366 iX58 Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R, PCIe/DDR3/SATA2/GLAN/7.1HDD........................... SATA2 7200 250GB Hitachi Deskstar, 8MB 3 godine RAM............................ DIMM DDR3 3x2GB 1600Mhz Mushkin Blackline CL7, G.CARD.......................VGA ATI Radeon 5870 Powercolor 1GB/DDR5,/DualDVI/HDMI/256bit I am not going to overclock the processor or any other partI am wondering if I would be able to play FSX on ultra high settings using REX, MyTraffic X in Frankfurt w/ aeroft scenery usi…

Hi,2 1/2 years ago I've build for myself quite an enjoyable (FSX terms) rig:CPU: E6600 GPU: 320MB GTXMemory:4MB 800MHZ Mobo: ASUS P5B Deluxe Case: Gigabyte Aurora 570 PSU: Antec Neo HE 550W Cooling: Zalman CNPS9500 92MM FanOS: Win XP 32 bitI've decided its time to spoil myself and to do some upgrade and I thought about only the following components:CPU: i5-661 (will OC to >4GH)Mobo: ASUS P7P55D (I like ASUS very much)Memory: some good 4GB 1600MHZMy internal conflicts are as follows:1. Will the new combo will give me enough boost. The 661 looks like a good choice assuming easy OC above 4GH.2. Staying with the 320MB 8800 GTS card, will it become the bottleneck? I keep on…

Hi all,Currently I have a Core 2 Duo 8200 oc'd to 3.4, 6 gigs DDR2 800, Nvidia 260.I am thinking about upgrading to thisAMD 965Asus Crossmark II mobo6 gigs of DDR3 I think I can use the graphics card for now but thinking about upgrading to an ATI 58XX series card this summer.I am still on the fence though on making the switch to AMD. I have thought about an Intel i7 920 based system but I can build this AMD setup for much less.Comments, recommendations and thoughts welcomed.

I just added a Crucial 6gig DDR3 1066 mgz memory kit to my Gateway FX 6800-01e and the Vista system info shows 9 gig instead of the original 3. I guess that proves its working, but what difference should I notce in FSX? So far, it seems to be running the same as before, and it even crashed with a "Fatal Error FSX is Restarting" message. This message isn't necessarily memory related is it? Thanks. Tom

Hello, I just would like a bit of advice on a new system for FSX. Here is what I have in mind:ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel M/B >> Good choice?Intel Core i7 I7-950 3.06 GHz >> Would a 920 be better?? EVGA Geforce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB DDR3 3X2GB 1600 Power Supply Corsair TX 750W Case: Any suggestions? I have read that generally for FSX, I should look for an Intel CPU and an Nvidia GPU, is this true?Thanks, Alex

I'm considering switching from my current computer for FSX, which is a 2 core quad system and 4 GB RAM (Windows XP Pro, 32 bit) to putting FSX on my new machine which is an Intel i7 920 with 8GB RAM, Windows 7 Pro 64 bit. I would change out my video card from a Quadro to another NVidia (likely the GTX 250?). Does anyone have experience with FSX on both machines that would allow them to make a comparison as to how much more fluid or what the effect of bumping up the sliders in FSX would be in such a move? I run addon's that include ASA, UTX, GEX and FSGenesis (and will likely add REX2). Currently the main "cutbacks" I have are the autogen is set to Normal and occasionally …

Hi. This is my 1st time OC and I just wanted to get some help form you guys :(The thing is ive just brought a new PC (and what a PC!) but id like to OC to improve performances even more.My new System:Prosessor: INTEL CORE I7-920 4 x 2.66GHz 8MB cache LGA1366Motherboard: ASUS P6T DELUXE V2 LGA1366, X58, Socket-1366, DDR3, ATX, SLI&CrossFireX, 3xPCIRam: CORSAIR TWIN3X 1600MHz DDR3, 6GB, DHX Graphics card: Sapphire HD4890 OC (2x DVI, TV-Out) 2x DVIPower Suppy: CORSAIR Powersupply 750W Black, ATX/EPS, 140mm Fan, 8xSATA, SLISource (keep in mind its Norwegian):http://www.eliteshop.no/?menu=produktinfo&id=77And as y…

Hi,I currently run FS9 on the following:AMD Athlon 3500+ (2.2GHz)Nvidia 8600GT 256MB1.5GB RAMOne 160GB HDD with the OS (Win XP Home)One 320GB HDD where FS is installed with a few other gamesAt the moment I have FS9 running smoothly with around 20fps, with quite a few addons, but am looking to put something together and be able to run FSX at mediumish settings with addons, alongside FS9. Problem is a pretty tight budget, (below

Hey everyone. I downloaded the FSX demo. I then added Flytampas St. Maarten. Flying around with the default aircraft with sliders all the way to the left I was getting around 5-10fps. With all of the sliders to the right I was getting around the same fps. There are some add ons coming out that I like so i figure now would be a good time to start using FSX also.My question is what can I do to upgrade my current system myself or am I better off just buying something pre built?Thanks in advance for any help.Specs:Hewlett-Packard Company Compaq Presario AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+ 984 MHz, 960 MB of RAM 1 GB Memory 250GB Hard Drive GeForce 7600GT