August 6, 200916 yr I've read reviews on EXTREME,UD4P and UD3R mobo's..I can't figure out what difference you get from the 3 mobo's, of course expect 2/3 way SLI and the RAM slots..I can't decide UD3R or the UD4P.. I'd go for the UD4P for its ability to install up to 24GBs of RAM, but read that it's not stable enough when overclocking and sometimes the EasyTune6 crashes or goes to bluescreen..BTW, when I overclock, is it going to stay @ the speed I overclocked to..? or crash after some hours? I leave the PC running 24/7..Any memory config with more than one DIMM installed per channel will present a challenge for overclocking--one that requires some advanced knowledge to properly tweak. Spending extra money to have this capability doesn't make sense for an FS system. 6GB (3 x 2GB DIMMs) is all you'll ever need for FS9/FSX. FS itself can only use 4 GB max because it is a 32-bit program, anyway.The final phase of testing on any overclocked configuration is to run a stress test (I use Prime 95 or OCCT) for 12-24 hours at the overclock you intend to use. Once the PC passes a long-duration test with the cores getting slammed at near 100%, leaving the machine on 24/7 should be a non-issue.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 6, 200916 yr Author ok then, here's what I'm looking to purchase:Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD4PCPU: Intel i7-920 CoreRAM: (Gskill,Corsair,Mushkin,OCZ) 6Gb 1600 MHz DDR3 7 7 7Graphix: GeForce GTX260 DDR3Power Supply: CoolMax 850Wcase: Gigabyte CaseHeat-sink Fan: Zalman i7 Core heat-Sink FanI'm guessing the heat-sink isn't going to do well as I heard..what do you think of the CPU heatsink fan and the PSU?I'd go for the EXTREME version cuz it's about 80$ more, that's what makes me think again if UD4P is a the board to get..
August 6, 200916 yr This is the HSF I'd get but be sure it fits your case:http://www.crazypc.com/products/ultra-120-1366-50985.htmlPower Supply:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817703009ORhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817139006 | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
August 7, 200916 yr Author I'll be OC-ing my i7-920, should I look for RAMs @ 1600 or 1333C9..I was just looking at a guide to overclock the i7-920 on EX58-EXTREME to 4GHz and stable (and to 4.2GHz)they used EXTREME board and CORSAIR TR3X6G1333C9 DDR3 memory...also how do I get the DirectX 10?.. for Vista.. DirectX is showing ver 9.0c..
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