Hope it runs better than my last PC

Waiting on another paycheck then my machine will be running the following:Intel Core i7 970 @ 4.2 GHzCorsair H70 CPU Cooler6GB Corsair Dominator PC12800ATI Radeon 5850 (until the 6970 comes out)50GB OCZ PCI-E SSDWD 1TB Sata6 DriveCoolermaster HAF 932 (Blue edition)Thermaltake 1000 watt PSU

Waiting on another paycheck then my machine will be running the following:Intel Core i7 970 @ 4.2 GHzCorsair H70 CPU Cooler6GB Corsair Dominator PC12800ATI Radeon 5850 (until the 6970 comes out)50GB OCZ PCI-E SSDWD 1TB Sata6 DriveCoolermaster HAF 932 (Blue edition)Thermaltake 1000 watt PSU

I am speechless

Just perfect

Danny, to keep the hardware on the same level, I suggest upgrading to more than 8GB of RAM. Most setups I see that are similar to yours have 12GB instead. FSX for some reason likes the extra memory. I don't know how to explain it but a friend of mine has the exact same setup as me with the only difference being that he has 12GB and I have 6 GB and his FSX funs 60fps with the J41 at nearly every scenery location. All settings maxed, too... While my setup will run it at about 30-35 fps.

Danny, to keep the hardware on the same level, I suggest upgrading to more than 8GB of RAM. Most setups I see that are similar to yours have 12GB instead. FSX for some reason likes the extra memory. I don't know how to explain it but a friend of mine has the exact same setup as me with the only difference being that he has 12GB and I have 6 GB and his FSX funs 60fps with the J41 at nearly every scenery location. All settings maxed, too... While my setup will run it at about 30-35 fps.

It's actually impossible for FSX to use more than 4GB of physical RAM - it's a 32-bit application and hard limited to that. I've personally never seen it use more than around 2-2.5GB even with settings maxed and a ton of scenery addons. You can log its actual usage using something like the Microsoft Sysinternals Process Explorer and see for yourself. http://technet.micro...ernals/bb896653RAM also isn't going to increase your framerates - that's solely a function of the CPU and GPU. You'd see a low RAM problem as massive stuttering and swapping to virtual memory on the hard disk, not as a lower but still consistent and smooth framerate.12GB of RAM is total overkill if you ask me unless you do stuff using 64-bit content creation apps like sound/video/audio recording or editing.

Ryan, that's probably why I'm seeing less fps than my friend. We run a lot of 64-bit media apps and even with 6GB of RAM I'm using up to 4.5 GB with FSX running. I guess it's something to consider if you know what you'll be using your machine for. If it's just for FSX, then 4-6 GB is plenty, but if you do 3D modelling, texturing and video creation, than a lot more is needed.Is our machine solely used for FSX, or do you use other apps and perhaps even games?

Ryan, that's probably why I'm seeing less fps than my friend. We run a lot of 64-bit media apps and even with 6GB of RAM I'm using up to 4.5 GB with FSX running. I guess it's something to consider if you know what you'll be using your machine for. If it's just for FSX, then 4-6 GB is plenty, but if you do 3D modelling, texturing and video creation, than a lot more is needed.Is our machine solely used for FSX, or do you use other apps and perhaps even games?

I play a lot of other games and I do music recording. Not at the same time that I'm running FS though. You're leaving that stuff open while running FSX?Your framerate should have absolutely nothing to do with RAM, no matter what - stutters would be the symptom, not low but still consistent FPS. Is your friend overclocking his CPU and you aren't? CPU speed is the primary thing with it.

I play a lot of other games and I do music recording. Not at the same time that I'm running FS though. You're leaving that stuff open while running FSX?Your framerate should have absolutely nothing to do with RAM, no matter what - stutters would be the symptom, not low but still consistent FPS. Is your friend overclocking his CPU and you aren't? CPU speed is the primary thing with it.

Oh our CPUs are overclocked at 4GHz. It appears that I get consistently good fps in areas with sparse city scenery or out in the mountains somewhere. But when it comes to LGW by UK2000 and the J41, it will stutter.What strikes me as being the odd factor here is that even with the same CPU at the same clock speed, I will get frequent stutters. This wasn't the case when I built my rig back in '09... So it might be a good time to do a complete Hard Disk overhaul to accompany the NGX. I certainly don't want to takeoff at a very dense airport and slideshow my way down the runway while the CPU is hard at work and getting nowhere.Thanks for the heads up, though.

Check out an SSD if you think it's HD related - OCZ Vertex 2 or something similar with the Sandforce controller.

Hi everybody. I need some advices for the upgrade I’m about to make for my computer. I just bought a new power supply Thermaltake 600W yesterday and I’m wondering if that’s going to be enough for my upgrades. I already have the Nividia GTS 250 1Gb DDR3 graphics card and want to keep it for a bit. But are these upgrades going to help increase my FSX performance very much? Or do you have some suggestions? Overclocking? By the way my budget is very low and I don’t know much about self building a computer. Buying: ASUS P7P55D-E Pro - LGA 1156 - Intel P55 - DDR3 - USB 3.0 SATA 6Gb/s - ATX Motherboard Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366 Desktop Processor Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-G1 Hyper 212 Plus 775/1156/1366/AMD/AM2/AM3 Universal Direct Contact Heat-Pipe 120mm Fan CPU Cooler Already have: FSX SP2, FS9;# Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor E5300 2.6GHz # 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz Bus Speed # 4096MB DDR2 RAM (2 x 2048MB) # NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1Gb 256bit DDR3 Graphics # 750GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard DriveWINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM; Joystick Saitek X52 Flight Control <br style="" clear="all"> Thanks

You will see an absolutely massive improvement going from a dual-core Core 2 to a quad i7 overclocked.I'd get something better than the Hyper 212+ though - it's good for moderate OCing but the temps get too high on mine for sustained load at anything about about 3.8 or so. Look into the Prolimatech Megahalems, that's generally the best air cooler on the market. Something like the Corsair H70 water kit would work too.

You will see an absolutely massive improvement going from a dual-core Core 2 to a quad i7 overclocked.I'd get something better than the Hyper 212+ though - it's good for moderate OCing but the temps get too high on mine for sustained load at anything about about 3.8 or so. Look into the Prolimatech Megahalems, that's generally the best air cooler on the market. Something like the Corsair H70 water kit would work too.

You are right I think I'll go with the Corsair H70. I hope my 4G RAM and PSU 600Watt will be enough. But I'll plan on buying Corsair Dominator 6gb and EVGA GTX470 1280MB for the next upgrade next year hoping the price to go down by then. I think my GTS250 is not good enough.

470 and 480 have both been replaced by the 570 now btw.I'd go for more than a 600W if you can. 850 or so maybe will future proof you and leave lots of room for OCing.

470 and 480 have both been replaced by the 570 now btw.I'd go for more than a 600W if you can. 850 or so maybe will future proof you and leave lots of room for OCing.

I see the 570's price seems acceptable too. I will have to change to more than 750W for the psu maybe 850W as you said for OCing. Thanks