December 25, 20169 yr I use X-Plane mostly, now XP11 (still in public beta). I have been using a Mac (iMac 2014, i7-2700K with 32GB DDR3) and an AMD 4GB imbedded GPU with a 5k Retina display. Before I was a Mac convert (some 3 years ago), I built my own PC's- but got sick of the hardware stuff. Fast forward to the XP11 beta (and I know they have done no performance and CPU-GPU tuning yet of the software). XP11 is slower than XP10 on the Mac, so I thought I would drag out the old PC and try that. It also has an i7-2700K CPU on a P8/P67 motherboard, 16GB of DDR3 RAM. I had overclocked the CPU to 4GHz, and I have water cooling. The GPU is a GTX780 with 3GB VRAM. I have Windows 10 installed on it, as well as using SSD's and a 1080p monitor. I've purchased (not yet installed) a GTX1080 with 8GB of VRAM, that I'n going to install to help bring the rig up to date. I realize that the CPU is old and less effective than the 6700K models now, but to change that will need a new mobo plus memory, and I'm not ready to do all that yet. I've been running XP on the Mac at 4K, so I also know that the 1080p monitor will look a little soft. Is there anything I can do to the CPU to improve the bottle-necking that I expect the GPU will suffer? Also- when I do change out the mobo, unless things have radically changed I anticipate needing to reinstall the OS. I upgraded to Win 10 from Win 8.1 through the free upgrade window, so I don't have the OS in a DVD or flash drive. Any ideas on how I should proceed on that score once I'm ready to do so? Thanks, Bruce. ASEL, Instrument. KBJC, Colorado.
December 25, 20169 yr Is there anything I can do to the CPU to improve the bottle-necking that I expect the GPU will suffer? Overclock further. If possible. Water cooling you say, what kind? Also- when I do change out the mobo, unless things have radically changed I anticipate needing to reinstall the OS. Motherboard, CPU and RAM is a system upgrade. So all that's required is to reactivate on line. It is possible to install MB, RAM and CPU without reinstalling OS. Delete all motherboard related software before you do, chip-set drivers etc. Install the kit, install all new motherboard software, reactivate windows.
December 26, 20169 yr waiting to see how amd ryzen performs vs i7 7700k in the xplane and p3d world, not benchmarks which apparently they are very close. I wouldnt hesitate to switch to amd if they offer better permorance for cheaper price then intel. 7900x3d , 64gb 6200mhz 30CL Ram, RTX 3080
December 26, 20169 yr Is there anything I can do to the CPU to improve the bottle-necking that I expect the GPU will suffer? The 2700k should be good to 4.6 - 4.8 GHz, especially on water...every one of the Sandy Bridge CPUs I've overclocked hit at least 4.5 easily, then some attention to voltage bumps was needed for the last few steps up. Regards 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
December 28, 20169 yr Author Thanks for the replies everyone. I've been laid up with a stomach bug but am now back "on deck"..... much appreciate everyone's responses. More later.' Bruce. ASEL, Instrument. KBJC, Colorado.
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