August 12, 201114 yr Should I get LGA 1366 or 1156? Intel Core i7-980 Nehalem 3.33GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980 ? Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7970 ? Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960 ? Which processor and set up will give me the most FPS. I already know which Graphics card I am getting. Thanks! Tom Norton
August 12, 201114 yr All the cpu you listed was the first gen of i7. You should get the second generation i7, LGA 1155. The i7 2600K 3.4ghz overclock really well and you'll very good performance in FSX. Tommy Tse Tommy Tse Intel i7-950 @ 4.2GHz / Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R / 8GB DDR3 1600MHz (4x2GB) / GTX470 superclocked / 2x WD 640GB 7200RPM / Acer 23.5" Monitor @ 1920x1080
August 12, 201114 yr Should I get LGA 1366 or 1156? Intel Core i7-980 Nehalem 3.33GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980 ? Intel Core i7-970 Gulftown 3.2GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7970 ? Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960 ? Which processor and set up will give me the most FPS. I already know which Graphics card I am getting. Thanks!Like the two said above me. I came from an i7 960, like the one you listed, to my signature machine. There was actually a big difference and it was a true upgrade! Besides that, an 1155 machine will be cheaper. BTW, those 970s and 980s are overpriced as far as FSX goes. What GPU are you planning on, Tom? ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
August 13, 201114 yr 1366 or 1156? You should definitely be getting an 1155 cpu. If you were planning to spend that much then you should probably get a 2011 socket cpu coming out soon. And don't forget GPU. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
August 13, 201114 yr I also would recommend a 25/600k, I upgraded a little before the SB chips came out to a i7950 and wish i had waited now, the 9xx series are great but the SB chips are better. Simon Roberts
August 13, 201114 yr Agree. My 2500k, for $200 is a beast. should be worth more like $250 but even that is underkill. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
August 13, 201114 yr Have a look at my sig. I upgraded FROM a C2D E6850 with an nVidia 8800GTS. I did nun the NGX on that, but only just. This upgrade has more than doubled my FSX performance. In my opinion (and that's ALL it is), I don't believe the the giant step up to mighty 580 is needed for FSX alone. If you play other games, it's another story. I tried an i5 2500k before installing the i7. They both overclock brilliantly BUT... I definately have a SMOOTHER sim using the i7. Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
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