April 18, 20179 yr I am buying a PC with a GTX 745 (4GB) graphics card and have the option for an i7 or an i5. Computer 1.) The core i5-7400 runs at 3GHz Computer 2.) The core i7-6700 runs at 3.4GHz with up to 4GHz with turbo-boost The computer with an i5 is obviously a lot cheaper and also has the option of a 128gb ssd to load the OS onto. The i7 is alot more expensive and is on the boundary of my budget for a new PC Which computer config would yield better FPS on FSX/P3D and X-plane? I do intend to use all three simulators with some addons such as aerosoft airbus aircraft REX, heathrow scenery e.t.c (FSX will be run at 1280x720 resolution FYI)
April 18, 20179 yr EDIT: Sorry, I Miss-read your post. Option Number 2 would be better with the higher clock speed. SSD is also a bonus. Also depends on how much more expensive the 2nd option is, compared to the first. Are you building this yourself? Or is it a selection of two pre-built PC's? Cheers. Sante Sottile
April 18, 20179 yr Author 4 hours ago, Tino said: EDIT: Sorry, I Miss-read your post. Option Number 2 would be better with the higher clock speed. SSD is also a bonus. Also depends on how much more expensive the 2nd option is, compared to the first. Are you building this yourself? Or is it a selection of two pre-built PC's? Cheers. Option number 2 doesn't have an ssd, just a 2TB 5400rpm mechanical hard drive. The diffirence between the two is £50 :-) And yes it's between 2 pre built pc's. Custom builds are out of my budget :-)
April 19, 20179 yr Hi, i7-6700 for sure but 5400 rpm HDD is a turn off (too slow). IMHO a SSD for OS and a better HDD is the way to go. Mike Mike Lab WIN10 / I7-6700K HT ON / GTX980 / 16 GB RAM / 3 x SAMSUNG EVO 1TB SSD / 1 X WD BLACK 2TB HDD / 32" 60hz Monitor @ 2560x1440 / P3Dv4.4 No AM, Locked to 59 FPS, VSync ON, Triple buffering enabled Process Lasso used to unload all other applications than P3D running on core 0
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