July 18, 201213 yr Ok so about a week ago i posted about building a new pc. Well my wife shot me down. So what i am going to do is try and upgrade my current pc. Where should i go? I want to get more performance out of it. My pc is mainly just for fsx. Would changing out my current phenom 965 BE that has been OC to 3.8 to one of the newer AMD chips be a good idea? I cant overclock past 3.8. Wont get stabel. I was thinking upgrane the CPU, upgrade to a H100 cooler, and a new case. What would be your advice on the next rout to take? Thanks Windows 7 64bit, Corsair Vengeance DDR3 Ram 12GB, EVGA GTX760 2GB, Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 motherboard, Intel i5 2500k 3.3GHz (OC 4.4GHz), Corsair H80 liquid cooler, Coolermaster Elite 430 case.
July 19, 201213 yr Well in the long run it might be cheaper to build a new pc and take another wife ...... With kind regards, Bart S.
July 19, 201213 yr Commercial Member Oh Bartbear... that was funny! What I would do trooper is go back and take a look at your OC. That's a powerful chip. People get that up to 4.5Ghz is fairly common. Unless you just have a bad chip for OC. Since you are financially restricted, the best bang for the buck would be to invest in some good cooling (like the H100 or Nochtua), and crank that sucker up. If your case is old consider a larger one with the latest designs in airflow. Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
July 19, 201213 yr Upgrading on the AMD side of things right now is a losing proposition. You may get slightly more performance out of a higher clocked FX chip, but the FX chips are slower at the same clock speed than their Phenom II predecessors so it's a moot point unless you can get significantly higher clocks. If you must upgrade, wait until the next iteration of FX chips comes out later this year, should be around October. At least then you'll have a decent upgrade without needing to OC to 5GHz+.
July 19, 201213 yr Ok so about a week ago i posted about building a new pc. Well my wife shot me down. So what i am going to do is try and upgrade my current pc. Where should i go? I want to get more performance out of it. My pc is mainly just for fsx. Would changing out my current phenom 965 BE that has been OC to 3.8 to one of the newer AMD chips be a good idea? I cant overclock past 3.8. Wont get stabel. I was thinking upgrane the CPU, upgrade to a H100 cooler, and a new case. What would be your advice on the next rout to take? Thanks Put that "new pc money" into an interest-bearing account, and save it for a few months. Then maybe we'll have a new stepping of Ivy Bridge, as well as the new AMD line was mentioned. The interest-bearing account is a smart thing and you can get brownie points with the wifey, as well as more money for replacement/upgrading. I mean the pc, not the wife. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
July 20, 201213 yr Moderator I got rid of the wife 7 years ago and have built 3 new systems since then in addition to lots of new software and add-ons. If the wife won't get with the program, upgrade to single mode! I am now 75 and have 50 year old girlfriend - I am getting more of everything including hardware. Vic RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
July 20, 201213 yr I got rid of the wife 7 years ago and have built 3 new systems since then in addition to lots of new software and add-ons. If the wife won't get with the program, upgrade to single mode! I am now 75 and have 50 year old girlfriend - I am getting more of everything including hardware. Vic LOL! Great Comment! Now that's commitment to your hobby. Anthony O'Brien
July 20, 201213 yr Best post ever, Signed, Married guy who looks over shoulder while silently buying addons.... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk William Sequeira
July 21, 201213 yr I got rid of the wife 7 years ago and have built 3 new systems since then in addition to lots of new software and add-ons. If the wife won't get with the program, upgrade to single mode! I am now 75 and have 50 year old girlfriend - I am getting more of everything including hardware. Vic At your age, hardware is a good thing. Just sayin' 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
July 21, 201213 yr Moderator At your age, hardware is a good thing. Just sayin' ROFLMAO! RIG#1 - I9 14900K MSI Pro z790 RTX 5070Ti 40" 4K Monitor 3840x2160
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