Hi,I found this:http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1979&pageID=9984Excellent review.It looks promising!!

Just realised that maybe a better comparator would be one of the FSX Missions. I just tried Tokyo Executive Transport. When FSX fist came out I used to struggle to get 10 at the start of the mission. Now, much to my suprise,(with the settings posted above) I get 30 fps.

Even more off topic here, on the NH-D14, can you remove and replace all the fans? If you can, I might just replace it with fancy red LED fans (to match the case)

I have each fan strapped to the heatsink with a pair of white rubber bands... 1€ per meter nothing that will kill aesthetics anyway since the wiring is all over the place blocking the view of the rubber bands :P

I have each fan strapped to the heatsink with a pair of white rubber bands... 1€ per meter nothing that will kill aesthetics anyway since the wiring is all over the place blocking the view of the rubber bands :P

Really? Nah, no way! :Just Kidding: I would be able to smell the burning rubber even from here!Kind regards,

Sorry, repeat post...

So what's the final definitive answer regarding HT? Does FSX benefit from hyper threading or not? If not, I can disable it and do 5GHz at relatively safe voltages (I've already done 4.8GHz at 1.34v). Otherwise, I can keep HT on and do 4.6 at 1.30v. I may be able to do 4.8 with HT on, but it's going to require better cooling.

So what's the final definitive answer regarding HT? Does FSX benefit from hyper threading or not? If not, I can disable it and do 5GHz at relatively safe voltages (I've already done 4.8GHz at 1.34v). Otherwise, I can keep HT on and do 4.6 at 1.30v. I may be able to do 4.8 with HT on, but it's going to require better cooling.

Everything I have read and known would indicate that FSX benefits more without HT. There is no definitive answer, but if most people's experience and judgment count, then shut it off I think. :)Kind regards,

Flight simmers experience and judgement count the most! I'll have to work on a stable non-HT overclock then.

If only all my cores ran as cool as Core 0. Ignore the CPU-Z voltage, EasyTune6 has it correct. I don't believe I'll be running this 24/7 unless I can do something about my cooling. Besides, 1hr prime 95 isn't exactly proven stable - but it gives me a good idea. I'll run it again for much longer once I've done something to improve cooling. In the mean time I'll settle for a 24/7 overclock of 4.80GHz @ 1.34v with HT off.

If only all my cores ran as cool as Core 0. Ignore the CPU-Z voltage, EasyTune6 has it correct. I don't believe I'll be running this 24/7 unless I can do something about my cooling. Besides, 1hr prime 95 isn't exactly proven stable - but it gives me a good idea. I'll run it again for much longer once I've done something to improve cooling. In the mean time I'll settle for a 24/7 overclock of 4.80GHz @ 1.34v with HT off.

Excellent Results! Congratulations on the big 5.0! Now I am worried that I might get a dud that won't go near these numbers. Well, it won't be long now before I find out. My new motherboard and CPU was shipped out of New Jersey, crossed into Canada early this morning and is now on a truck making it way from Toronto Ontario here to New Brunswick. I will likely have it on Friday but my extra RAM has not showed up yet though!

Nice overclock, cmeeks. Take care when you run your processor with a core voltage of 1.392 V. This might be tolerable for a benchmark test, but not for the real life.So far I thought that it's better to switch off Hyper Threading and run the processor chip a bit faster. Now I discovered on my system that photoreal textures are better loaded with Hyper Threading on. Hence I run my i7-2600k @ 4.6 GB air cooled with HT on. I have crisp photoreal textures and a very high image quality.My FSX was never as good as now.

Nice overclock, cmeeks. Take care when you run your processor with a core voltage of 1.392 V. This might be tolerable for a benchmark test, but not for the real life.

Hi,1.392 is fine. An Asus released OC guide stated that anything between 1.35-1.45V is within limits.http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=265398They actually recommend a voltage of 1.4-1.425 for 5GHz+

Nice overclock, cmeeks. Take care when you run your processor with a core voltage of 1.392 V. This might be tolerable for a benchmark test, but not for the real life.So far I thought that it's better to switch off Hyper Threading and run the processor chip a bit faster. Now I discovered on my system that photoreal textures are better loaded with Hyper Threading on. Hence I run my i7-2600k @ 4.6 GB air cooled with HT on. I have crisp photoreal textures and a very high image quality.My FSX was never as good as now.

I'm fine with any voltage so long as I stay below 1.4. If my processor only lasts 3-5 yrs instead of 10, that's ok with me. At this point temperatures are my primary concern.Very interesting find regarding photoreal textures. Have you tried with and without HT at the same clock speed? This is a big deal for me as I'm a huge fan of tileproxy! I still haven't taken the time to install it, so I'll definately have a look into this myself.

I've been running an E8400 @ 4GHz for almost 3 years now and at high voltage even. It's at a solid ~1.45 now. No sign of instability here. As long as you cool your chip well and don't go well past recommended maximum limits, chances of killing your chip outright are virtually nil. Degradation may occur over time requiring more voltage for the same clocks, but as long as you still have some voltage headroom to account for this you'll be ok. My Q9550 @ 4GHz I've had for half as long as the E8400 and it required a slight voltage bump in the recent past to maintain a solid 1.34V rather than the previous settings which would dip down to 1.3 or so. I'm going to water cool soon in anticipation of jumping to Sandy Bridge at some point so I'll probably push my Q9550 to 1.45 or so and see what she can do.

Very interesting find regarding photoreal textures. Have you tried with and without HT at the same clock speed? This is a big deal for me as I'm a huge fan of tileproxy! I still haven't taken the time to install it, so I'll definately have a look into this myself.

Yes, I tried both modes with 4.6 GHz core speed. For my system (i7-2600k @ 4.6 GHz, ATI Radeon HD 5870) the Hyper-Threading mode with is much better for flying with photoreal sceneries. Let's know your findings when flying with photoreal sceneries.