Hi,

 

I recently biult myself a new computer comprising of the following spec...

 

Intel Core i3 3220 Ivybridge processor 3.3ghz (dual core , 4 threads)

8GB Kingston HyperX DDr3 1600hz Ram (9,9,9,27)

120GB Kingston HyperX SSD Drive (550mb/500mb speeds)

 

Im currently using built in Intel HD2500 graphics but will be adding a dedicated graphics card.

 

If i add one of the following graphics cards http://www.overclock...=56&subcat=1984 OR http://www.overclock...=56&subcat=1699 , will my system be good for running FSX or Xplane 10? If so which should run the best on my hardware?

 

Matt

Don't touch the ATI cards for FSX, I am not saying they don't work well but you get a better experience with a Nvidia 560Ti, it's the clouds that cause problems with ATI cards and that is the same thing IIRC a problem with XPX clouds and ATI. There is a shadermod available if you are only going to buy an ATI card.

 

cannot comment on the i3 as I do not know how it would perform, but if you are still going for an ATI card than do not use 6570, go for a minimum 7770 or 7850, I use the HD 7750 it works really nice but again it is a mid level gaming card. So I suggest go with a 560ti or a higher 7xxx card. XPX recommends passmarks of 2000 so that would be a 6850 - 6870 - 6950- 560ti - other higher end Nvidia and ATI cards. XPX requires a lot of graphics juice so.

 

GPU memory minimum 2 GB (especially for XPX).

Matt - For your GPU, I would recommend the GTX650. Overall, Nvidia has better, more reliable drivers, and they tend to perform much better in FSX than AMD.