June 20, 201510 yr I was just curious as to those who knew more about this than I do. What does FSX-SE, or even FSX use up the most? CPU, GPU, RAM, VRAM?
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June 21, 201510 yr CPU speed is, by far, the most important. Next comes the GPU and VRAM. RAM comes in last (speed, not size - 8GB min). YMMV. Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
June 21, 201510 yr Yep, the CPU is key to FSX running smoothly. More cores, all running at higher speeds equals a better FSX experience. You still need a good graphics card with fast VRAM and at least 1GB of VRAM. As for system memory, it depends upon your operating system, but you still want it to be fast. If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, then there is no need in installing more than 4GB of RAM. If you are using a 64-bit operating system, then you definitely want 8 GB of RAM. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
June 21, 201510 yr Author So an i7 5820k with six cores would be far better than a quad core i7 2600k? Does FSX know how to use the 4 cores plus or is it just the fact that more is better?
June 21, 201510 yr Four versus six really doesn't matter with FSX as it's basically a single-threaded application. FSX will use additional cores to load scenery and other background thingies but only marginally. With FSX, it's the single-threaded performance of the CPU that counts the most. And in that regard the 4790K is probably the best available. You can get the CPU specs and run comparisons between CPU's at www.cpubenchmark.net . Pay special attention to the Single Thread CPU Chart. Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
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