May 19, 201016 yr Here is my current system:QX9650 GTX295Gigabyte DQ6 mobo4 GB corsair dominator ramWhat I was thinking about is upgrading to this980XNvidia 480Asus Rampage IIINot sure what ram yet.I was wondering if anyone out there has made an upgrade similar to this and what kind of performance increase did you get. This system would be about 2500 bucks and want to make sure it will be worth while. I am wanting more than 10% increase in performance if I am going to dish that kind of money out. Thanks all!
May 19, 201016 yr Here is my current system:QX9650 GTX295Gigabyte DQ6 mobo4 GB corsair dominator ramWhat I was thinking about is upgrading to this980XNvidia 480Asus Rampage IIINot sure what ram yet.I was wondering if anyone out there has made an upgrade similar to this and what kind of performance increase did you get. This system would be about 2500 bucks and want to make sure it will be worth while. I am wanting more than 10% increase in performance if I am going to dish that kind of money out. Thanks all!FS9 or FSX? What kind of acft/scenery add-ons? How fast is your quad running now?If you're an FSX flyer that loads up with complex acft and scenery, it's probably worth doing. An FS9 flyer...maybe not so much. My last machine was a 3.5GHz X6800 dual-core and an 8800GTX, and I'm now running a 4.4GHz i7-975 and a 480GTX. Night and day difference in FSX, and quite a bit of improvement in FS9 as well.You might try the 480 first in your current system, especially if you run FSX. I had a 295GTX for a few weeks, and it was a real dog in FS.CheersBob 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
May 19, 201016 yr Author Hi Bob. Thanks for the reply. As for addons? I think I spend more on them that I do my computer. I usually get all the complex addons. My qx9650 is OC'ed to 3.85. It runs FSX pretty good but I am sure the 980x is better. question is, how much?
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