Well...I guess when spending these kind of money a new tube of Arctic Silver isn't that big deal

 

Still trying to make up my mind if this kind of upgrade is really worth the money when I already have a rig running @ 4.1 GHz giving me great performance under most conditions but then again...always fun with new hardware and it's been a while now since last time I did anything to my rig and of course I wouldn't mind another 35-40% FPS increase especially when at big/complex airports with lots of online traffic which is when I normally see my FPS drop a bit.

I have my old i7920 / GTX 480 system OC'ed at 4.4GHz. Before that I had it at 4.0GHZ. Yes a 400MHz increase in clockspeed made a difference. However I was already in the process of building a SB based FSX rig at the time.

 

The best advice I could give you, is your results will depend on how you set up windows/FSX. I'd strongly suggest you head over to the simforums and follow NickN's guides regarding OS and FSX tuning. Don't skip anything and follow the guides verbatim.

 

Win 7 Tuning: http://www.simforums.com/forums/topic34141_post198187.html#198187

 

FSX & Acceleration Install & Tuning: http://www.simforums.com/forums/topic29041.html

 

 

Is it worth it? Well, it depends on a few things. How much money do you have to spare? How much of a sim enthusiast are you? Are you using your rig for more than just FSX? My new rig set me back about $2100.00 for all components. Did I get a 2100.00 increase in performance? Not likely, but then again FSX runs very well on a SB platform. And I don't see any perf issues with the 680 either, just so we stay on topic. :) If your rig is going to be a dedicated FSX rig, then you could save some $$$ by sourcing out a 480 or 580.

 

Personally, I have no regrets, no crashes, no glitches, no uautomationcore gremlins. And I now keep a detailed wordpad log of ALL the changes I make to FSX, so I can revert back, if issues arise with add-on installs.

Well...just got home tonight with 2 bags in my hands with the following contents...

 

Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

Intel Core i7-2700K 3,5GHz / 8MB / Socket 1155

G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3 PC17000/2133MHz CL9 2x4GB

ASUS GeForce GTX 580 1,5GB DirectCU II OC

Antec KUHLER H2O 920

 

...so I know what I'll do tomorrow when my GF leaves for work

 

Thanks for the links but I'm already well aware of Nick's great tutorials of important things to keep in mind and consider when re-installing Windows and/or FSX.

 

I'm REALLY looking forward to try out the PMDG NGX when I have this new rig set up

Well...just got home tonight with 2 bags in my hands with the following contents...

 

Asus P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3

Intel Core i7-2700K 3,5GHz / 8MB / Socket 1155

G.Skill Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3 PC17000/2133MHz CL9 2x4GB

ASUS GeForce GTX 580 1,5GB DirectCU II OC

Antec KUHLER H2O 920

 

...so I know what I'll do tomorrow when my GF leaves for work

 

Thanks for the links but I'm already well aware of Nick's great tutorials of important things to keep in mind and consider when re-installing Windows and/or FSX.

 

I'm REALLY looking forward to try out the PMDG NGX when I have this new rig set up

 

Great choices! I am excited to hear back from you!

This is changing into a "what pc should I buy" thread. I haven't seen any GTX 580 vs GTX 680 comparisons for a while now, which is what this threadi s about.

This is changing into a "what pc should I buy" thread. I haven't seen any GTX 580 vs GTX 680 comparisons for a while now, which is what this threadi s about.

 

Sometimes threads go of topic. - No reason to get you feathers ruffled by a few posts.

Sorry for driving this thread a little bit off topic. I'll only make a short post when my new system is set up to let anyone interested know the result.

I am also little bit unhappy of this thread going off topic,I am looking for vital info on what I should do and it seems it is not going that way anymore.

 

I must replace my old ATI6790 to an NV, I am looking to a firm info if the GTX680 would really degrade the Performance as apposed to 580 or just be identical to the 580.

do we have a conclusion on that yet?

I am also little bit unhappy of this thread going off topic,I am looking for vital info on what I should do and it seems it is not going that way anymore.

 

I must replace my old ATI6790 to an NV, I am looking to a firm info if the GTX680 would really degrade the Performance as apposed to 580 or just be identical to the 580.

do we have a conclusion on that yet?

 

Not quite yet, but early findings show it to be almost exactly identical to the 580 in FSX. If you have the dough, why not? - It is the latest and greatest and sucks much less power than the 580.