April 28, 201115 yr Ivy bridge will USB 3.0 and PCI-e 3.0, hardware is getting better and better by the day..http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-ivy-bridge-chipsets-will-have-usb-30-and-pcie-30/
April 28, 201115 yr I didn't know PCIE 2.0 had a bandwidth issue! ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
April 28, 201115 yr Ivy bridge will USB 3.0 and PCI-e 3.0, hardware is getting better and better by the day..http://www.guru3d.com/news/intel-ivy-bridge-chipsets-will-have-usb-30-and-pcie-30/ That's it then for me: Next PC will be built for Flight with Ivy Bridge and an ATI/Radeon with PCIe 3.I didn't know PCIE 2.0 had a bandwidth issue!Yes, it does for FSX.Cheers,- jahman.
April 28, 201115 yr At 8x, half the bandwidth of PCIe 2.0, the performance hit was less than a 10% when I tested two cards in my P8P67 Pro. That's with 100% autogen. I'm willing to bet that PCIe 3.0 will not help FSX much, if at all
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