I can get i5 650 stock + 8GB DDR3 1333MHz From a mate easily. Sorry I can't do it on my 980x as my OS SSD has failed, and I can't get a new one yet.

sure I'd like to, shoot me a PM when your ready

I'd be happy to participate in FSX comparisons between i5 and i7. I've got an i5-750 clocked at 4GHz with 4GB of RAM at 1900MHz (CL7).

I can get i5 650 stock + 8GB DDR3 1333MHz From a mate easily. Sorry I can't do it on my 980x as my OS SSD has failed, and I can't get a new one yet.

Thanks guys! very much appreciated. I don't want to hijack this thread with this anymore so we can start another one and post our results there if you're ok with that

Agreed. I'll go ahead and start a new one. Post all findings there. If your Reading this and an admin, pin the new topic as it will be helpful to many.

Cool guys so what benches shoukld we start with FSXmark 07?

Just follow my other post for details on the benchmarking. I'll try and get this figured out ASAP so everyone can participate.

I'll post the link, to the benchmark thread, just in case someone googles this in the future or somethinghttp://forum.avsim.net/topic/312854-fsx-cpu-comparison-benchmarks/