February 10, 201115 yr I am currently in the process of building a new system for FSX and X-Plane. Right now I can't decide what video card to go with. Of course my end goal is highest quality graphics I can get. Current choices on system:Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB HD12 GB RAMASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 motherboardIntel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz Quad CoreGraphics card choices:GTX460GTX560ATI 5870ATI 4870ATI 5850 i7 950 OC 4ghz - GTX 570 Superclocked - X58 Sabertooth - 1 TB HD - 12gb RAM - Saitek Flight yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals.
February 10, 201115 yr I am currently in the process of building a new system for FSX and X-Plane. Right now I can't decide what video card to go with. Of course my end goal is highest quality graphics I can get. Current choices on system:Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB HD12 GB RAMASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 motherboardIntel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz Quad CoreGraphics card choices:GTX460GTX560ATI 5870ATI 4870ATI 5850Out of that set, I would pick the GTX560.. Nvidia has been pretty solid, and the 560 is their current"best bang for the buck" card.ATI fans may disagree.. Bert
February 11, 201115 yr I agree, the best in your list is the GTX560. I installed one a week ago in my system and it works extremely well with FSX. CPU: AMD 9800X3D PBO MB +200 CO -25| Motherboard: MSI MAG X870e Tomahawk WiFi | GPU: MSI RTX 5090 Ventus 3X OC | RAM: G.Skill 2x32GB DDR5 6000 cas 30 | M.2 SSDs: Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2T, WD Black SN750 M.2 1T | Hard Drive: WD Black HDD 6T 7200 | Optical Drive: LG Bluray writer, internal | Cooling: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO | Case: Fractal Design Focus G | PSU: NZXT C1200 1200W Win 11 Pro 64|HP Reverb G2 revised VR HMD|Asus 25" IPS 2K 60Hz monitor|Saitek X52 Pro & Peddles|TIR 5 (now retired)
February 11, 201115 yr What resolution are you running and at what FSAA levels do you want to use? Ark -------------------------- I9 9900K @ 5ghz / 32GB G.Skill (Samsung B) / Aorus Master Mobo / EVGA GTX 2080Ti FTW 3
February 11, 201115 yr Author I know I am going to sound dumb; but I cannot tell you exactly. I am an x-plane macbook user currently. I am having this computer built for purposes of x-plane and now I am interested in FSX since I can finally have it (always been a mac user). I can just tell you I want something that is going to look great with add-ons like REX, PMDG products and sceneries. I am basically looking for something that will give me similar performance to the above. i7 950 OC 4ghz - GTX 570 Superclocked - X58 Sabertooth - 1 TB HD - 12gb RAM - Saitek Flight yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals.
February 11, 201115 yr Author I think I am going to go with the 570GTX graphics card the more I thought about it. i7 950 OC 4ghz - GTX 570 Superclocked - X58 Sabertooth - 1 TB HD - 12gb RAM - Saitek Flight yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals.
February 11, 201115 yr Author This is what I ended up ordering:Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB HD12 GB RAMASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 motherboardIntel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz Quad CoreEVGA GTX570 Superclocked i7 950 OC 4ghz - GTX 570 Superclocked - X58 Sabertooth - 1 TB HD - 12gb RAM - Saitek Flight yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals.
February 11, 201115 yr This is what I ended up ordering:Seagate Barracuda 7200 1TB HD12 GB RAMASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 motherboardIntel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz Quad CoreEVGA GTX570 SuperclockedI'm sure you'll be happy with the 570 In addition to running FSX very well, it will do a better job of heating your office than the 560.. Bert
February 12, 201115 yr Author The 580 is just a stretch right now; I wasn't even originally going to go with the 570 but talked myself into it. The 570 is just one step from the 580 right? i7 950 OC 4ghz - GTX 570 Superclocked - X58 Sabertooth - 1 TB HD - 12gb RAM - Saitek Flight yoke, throttle quadrants, rudder pedals.
February 13, 201115 yr The 580 is just a stretch right now; I wasn't even originally going to go with the 570 but talked myself into it. The 570 is just one step from the 580 right?Right!Stan
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