has anyone got the intel 980x and nvidia gtx 580 with fsx if so can you play it maxed out with them thanks

even with both of those the answer is no - not everything maxed out.Vic

how long before we can have it maxed out its been out over 4 years now this is a joke

If you overclock enough it is possible to max out FSX settings even with add-ons. CPU clockspeed is key. An i7 somewhere well north of 4GHz is necessary.

how much can you overclock the 980x to is it worth waiting for the 990x instead

You will never be able to max-out FSX with PCIe v. 2.0 due to autogen BW requirements. You will have to wait for Sandy Bridge-EN(3Q2011) supporting PCIe 3.0 and as well as a PCIe 3.0 video card (as of yet unavailable).Cheers,- jahman.

when do they come out how much will they cost thanks

when do they come out how much will they cost thanks

my suggestion would be to stop waiting for "all max hardware for fsx". it ain't gonna happen. not in the nearer future.fsx is badly, or should i say old-coded app, which doesn't use modern technology, and still relies on the pure cpu clock, much more than the power of the gpu.we can hope that flight comes out with a good support and optimization for current hardware, possibly using it much more effectively than fsx does.as someone said, bw is most important to fsx. as is clock. so you will be needing 5ghz+, extremely high bw on the bus and a gpu capable of graphically chewing it.my guess is at least up to ivy bridge (22nm), or possibly at least up to end of 2011 when triple channel SB with 8 cores comes out.and even then, there is a question if it's gonna chew through FSX as it should.i realized one thing: investing into fsx is almost like a hole without an end. i decided to stop and wait for flight, see what happens then.luckily, with fs9, it was a whole another ballgame.and about the cost, no info on 8-core sandy bridge yet. but you can go after a realistic pricing, like every other extreme CPU, about 1k for a cpu.

when do you think flight will come out hopefully soon

when do you think flight will come out hopefully soon

http://forum.avsim.net/forum/365-the-microsoft-flight-forum/

how much can you overclock the 980x to is it worth waiting for the 990x instead

There is no such thing as a 990x, Intel is moving into its Sandy Bridge CPUs. As for a 980x, a 950 @ 4GHz plus a GTX570 is adequate to run FSX at NEARLY max settings, but does require tweaking.

how much can you overclock the 980x to is it worth waiting for the 990x instead

I have seen many 980x users report overclocks in the 4.5GHz range, provided proper cooling and a willingness to use voltage as necessary.

You will never be able to max-out FSX with PCIe v. 2.0 due to autogen BW requirements.

I've not seen any testing that indicates this. Have you? People have oft used this argument over the years but I've never seen it bare fruit.

There is no such thing as a 990x, Intel is moving into its Sandy Bridge CPUs. As for a 980x, a 950 @ 4GHz plus a GTX570 is adequate to run FSX at NEARLY max settings, but does require tweaking.

990x is on the most recent Intel roadmaps I have seen. The question is: does Intel have any reason to release such a product? Only if/when AMD releases something that gives them cause to. Sadly, this is what happens when there are only two competing companies in any given market and one consistently dominates the other.

my suggestion would be to stop waiting for "all max hardware for fsx". it ain't gonna happen. not in the nearer future.fsx is badly, or should i say old-coded app, which doesn't use modern technology, and still relies on the pure cpu clock, much more than the power of the gpu.we can hope that flight comes out with a good support and optimization for current hardware, possibly using it much more effectively than fsx does.as someone said, bw is most important to fsx. as is clock. so you will be needing 5ghz+, extremely high bw on the bus and a gpu capable of graphically chewing it.my guess is at least up to ivy bridge (22nm), or possibly at least up to end of 2011 when triple channel SB with 8 cores comes out.and even then, there is a question if it's gonna chew through FSX as it should.i realized one thing: investing into fsx is almost like a hole without an end. i decided to stop and wait for flight, see what happens then.luckily, with fs9, it was a whole another ballgame.and about the cost, no info on 8-core sandy bridge yet. but you can go after a realistic pricing, like every other extreme CPU, about 1k for a cpu.

Word Not Allowed,Sandy Bridge i7-2600K will OC to 5 GHz on air, costs $317 MSRP (1K quantitites so retail a little higher) and will be available Jan 5 , 2011, i.e. the day after tomorrow. Sandy Bridge CPUs and motherboards are sitting in retailers warehouses at this very minute.Cheers,- jahman.

Word Not Allowed,Sandy Bridge i7-2600K will OC to 5 GHz on air, costs $317 MSRP (1K quantitites so retail a little higher)

Not according to the few reviews that are out so far. I'm familiar with the rumor of 5GHz clocks as well. According to Asus by way of Hot Hardware ( who had a fair few SB samples with which to test their latest motherboards)

We spent some time tweaking our Core i7-2600K using the stock Intel high-performance cooler and an Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard and were easily able to hit a rock-solid and perfectly stable peak frequency of 4.57GHz. We achieved this speed by increasing the CPU voltage to 1.35v, with a multiplier of 44 and a BCLK of 104MHz. With more tweaking, we're certain higher clocks will be possible. We were actually told by Asus that approximately 50% of Sandy Bridge CPUs can hit 4.4-4.5GHz, 40% can hit up to 4.6-4.7GHz, and about 10% will reach up to 4.8-5GHz.

Looks like most people will be sitting in the 4.4-4.7GHz range. Gonna have to buy quite a few chips to get a 5GHz-capable unit. That or seriously beef up one's cooling and crank up the voltage.

...I've not seen any testing that indicates this. Have you? People have oft used this argument over the years but I've never seen it bare fruit.

Go tell Phil Taylor his calculations are wrong! :-)Cheers,- jahman.