February 16, 201214 yr Best video card ever for me so far. I upgraded to a water-cooled eVGA 580 Hydrocopper II from an air cooled superclocked 480. At 1000 MHz shader clock and 2200 MHz memory clock, I can run 8xS AA plus 2x SGSS transparency AA on a 2560 x 1600 SHD monitor and still keep frames smooth in the 20s (sometimes dipping into the teens in heavy scenery). The water cooling eliminates the dustbuster-like cooling fan noise, and keeps the GPU temp at a comfy 32 deg C. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? Yes again. Edited February 16, 201214 yr by w6kd Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 16, 201214 yr Have the Asus version. Very happy with it, especillally the low noise and temp. Been a loyal Asus user for 20 years and they have never failed on me. Simmerhead - Making the virtual skies unsafe since 1987!
February 16, 201214 yr The 580 GTX combined with an ultra fast CPU is an FSX dragonslayer!Kind regards,
February 16, 201214 yr The 580 GTX combined with an ultra fast CPU is an FSX dragonslayer!Kind regards,Quite.
February 17, 201214 yr The 580 GTX combined with an ultra fast CPU is an FSX dragonslayer!Kind regards,Indeed. :Big Grin:
February 17, 201214 yr That's because he rebuilt his system and reinstalled everything. That can do wonders. High FSX settings are the main cause of stutters. I don't see them often but I do get them occasionally. Depends on where I'm flying and in what scenery/aircraft. It's not enough for me to get upset though. FSX uses the CPU more than the GPU. In previous versions of FS, it was the reverse. You can reduce stuttering but doubt you'll ever get rid of all of it as the FSX engine is very old and based on old tech.Best regards,JimThe board was unstable, so I repalced it.Cheers from"Another guy in this forum" MSFS
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