June 12, 201312 yr Is it worth the mony upgrading from a dual core 3 ghz I get about 5-10 fps I. The ngx at flightbeam kphx Weston Hall
June 13, 201312 yr Most likely not. One of PC's still has an e8400 that's OC'd to 3.6 up from stock 3.0 quite easily and that runs nicely. The q9550 starts with a lower clock at 2.8 or thereabouts and doesn't OC as nicely. Maybe try OC'ing your dual core first as I think you'll get a better performance hike. You might also want to consider video card updates. I went from an ATI 4870 to an Nvidia 560Ti and there was a good increase in frames with heavy clouds. Danny Hicks
June 13, 201312 yr Author The problem is that my bios is locked so I can't oc is there any way pass this Weston Hall
June 13, 201312 yr My specs are posted. Having run FSX on a variety of machines both AMD and Intel I would say that your specs are not adequate. 5-10 FPS is basically a slideshow, not a flyable sim. I would google Word Not Allowed's hardware and software guide and visit Jetline Systems for general hardware and software advice. Running FSX with PMDG NGX and 3rd party scenery such as my personal favorite, FlyTampa's KMDW at good FPS, requires a custom built and configured PC. Currently, the minimum specs are generally considered to be a "K" version I5 like the 3570K. It needn't cost the earth though. You should be able to stay around $1000 if building yourself. Cyberpower PC is a budget custom PC builder that I've used in the past. Off the shelf PC's are very limited in what you can do as far as upgrades.Good luck and regards.
June 13, 201312 yr Author Thanks guys I dont have the money for a new pc so what would be the best socket 775 CPU for fsx out there? Weston Hall
June 14, 201312 yr Is it worth the mony upgrading from a dual core 3 ghz I get about 5-10 fps I. The ngx at flightbeam kphx I'm on a Q9650 at 3.7Ghz and I generally avoid the NGX unless I'm in an area that is easy to process--like the Hawaiian Islands where though you might have nice addon terminals (FSDT) like I have you are surrounded by easy to process ocean. I get 22-25 while taxiiing then up to 30fps when off the ground. When I fly over continental areas I fly the very nice CoolSky Super MD80 and QW757 and Turbine Duke which all fly fluidly on my system. I think the NGX needs something more potent generally. 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.
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