September 17, 201312 yr here are my current specs: ASUS P6TD Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard EVGA 012-P3-1472-AR GeForce GTX 470 (Fermi) SuperClocked 1280MB 320-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Thermaltake Black Widow W0319RU 850W ATX 12V v2.3, EPS 12V v2.91 CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield 2.8GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601930 - O/C to 3.8Ghz. CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model TR3X6G1600C8D Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit FSX w/sp2 I'm thinking about this one here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00966IREK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER I would think it wouldn't hurt.. but .. I think it would help me out as well, yes? or save my money for something else? Ciao!
September 17, 201312 yr The difference between the 660 and 470 as far as FSX goes won't be earth shattering. Do you play other games? This is where you'll notice the most improvement. If I were upgrading from a 470 I think I'd try to go to at least a 670. With a GPU upgrade your actual increase in FPS will be minimal, but what it will allow you to do is run higher levels of AA and might help smooth things out a little. -Anthony Young- "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci
September 17, 201312 yr I'm thinking about this one here:http://www.amazon.co...d=ATVPDKIKX0DERI would think it wouldn't hurt.. but .. I think it would help me out as well, yes? or save my money for something else? What are you expecting from the upgrade? I've listed a few scenarios with answers as far as I'm aware. Less noise? Yes Higher FPS at in a complex virtual cockpit at an add-on airport with few clouds around? No Noticable higher FPS whilst using 2x or 4x SGSS AA with plenty of clouds around? Yes Higher FPS in many other games? Yes, in most games, but not all. In games that require a lot of memory bandwidth or ROP throughput there won't be much of a difference. Basically, where a faster GPU would help in FSX is with lots of clouds combined with SGSS AA added through nVidia Inspector. I'm on a 470 currently as well. It's still a good performer in FSX and given the bargain price I payed for it it's been very good value for money. However it is a very hot and loud card when you put a lot of load on it so I ve been thinking of replacing it for quite some time. I will replace it with somthing faster than the 660 thou as I don't find the performance improvment high enough to warrant the upgrade to a 660. I have a friend that has the 660. He came from the 460 (slower than our 470) and he did notce an improvement but maybe not as much as he hoped for performance wise. Its cool and quiet thou.
September 18, 201312 yr Author I've decided to upgrade mobo CPU and vid See new thread here https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=22702625 Ciao!
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