June 3, 201214 yr If you're buying a new system now, it seems like a no brainer to me. I'm 100% with you on this point since the heat issue hasn't yet proved to be an absolute show stopper ;o) Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
June 3, 201214 yr Author Thanks for the feedback gang. It sounds like if I already had a SB it would not be worthwhile upgrading, and the debate is if the IB is worth the extra money. I've always followed the old adage of "Never fly the A model of anything.", but I'm not sure the Ivy really is an A model chip. For $30 more right now (according to newegg) I can get the 3579k instead of the 2500k, which doesn't sound like a bad deal. btw, the videocard is a Gigabyte GTX 260 overclock. I now it's not the best card around anymore, but it seems to work pretty good. http://seareybuild.blogspot.com/
June 5, 201214 yr Author Grrrr..... Frackin' Newegg split my order, everything but the new case arrived today, case won't be here until Wednesday. Maybe I'll just set everything up in the old case, then transfer it over Wednesday. http://seareybuild.blogspot.com/
June 5, 201214 yr So if compared SB/IB/ and 990X which chip would give you the best performance? For FSX: SB/IB > 990X
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