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I went for the i7 10700K and the difference is huge compared to my old i5 6600K. CPU usage is much lower and now the GPU sets the limit instead. However, I'm still satisfied with what my GTX1080 delivers and don't feel a need to upgrade. Upgrading the CPU was the most important step to do to obtain better performance.

Thank you all for your input. Much appreciated! I think I will go for an i5 or i7 and pick up the CPU with an Asus ROG STRIX Z490-F gaming mobo later today. I will try to run it combined with my current RAM and might go for an upgrade to 32GB later on.

I currently have the following key components in my rig: CPU: Intel i5 6600K GPU: NVIDIA GTX1070 RAM: Corsair 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 2666MHz CL16 Vengeance LPX CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock PSU: Corsair CX650M I bought the new MSFS2020 and find that the CPU is under a very heavy load and I don't get the nice simming experience that I'm looking for. I have a couple of questions before a potential upgrade to a new CPU: 1) Will I benefit of going for the i7 10700K instead of the i5 10600K? I don't run any other very CPU demanding applications on my computer. 2) The GPU load is not 100% in MSFS, even at very high graphics settings. Most of the time it peaks around 60-70%. Can I keep my GTX1070 with a new 10th gen intel CPU or will the GPU be a bottelneck? 3) Should I upgrade my RAM to anything faster/lower latency? I might go for 32GB in the near future but would like skip changing RAM for now if possible. 4) I have read that an LGA 1151 CPU cooler can still be used for an LGA 1200 socket and hence I intend to keep my current cooler. Or will my new Intel CPU require a better cooler if I intend to overclock it? 5) Will a 650W PSU be enough for a 10th gen Intel CPU upgrade? 6) I have a very old Antec 300 case which I intend to keep using (I have modified it to fit a GTX1070 card). How much better is newer or bigger cases when it comes to keeping temperatures down etc? I would be very happy to to hear your thought on my questions above. Thanks in advance.

Ever since I build my current computer, six months ago, I have not been able to properly activate the XMP profile for the RAM, becuase it would give me crackling sound through my speakers when playing games or listening to music etc. Today I found out exactly what setting in the XMP profile that causes the problem, and it turned out to be the DRAM frequency. When loading the auto profile in BIOS, the RAM is set to 2133 MHz, but the XMP profile sets the RAM to 2666 MHz, which is right according to the RAM specifications, but setting the frequency to 2666 MHz results in crackling sound. Any ideas?

However, 1/2 refresh rate vsync stopped working in DX9. Bought the fixer, switched to DX10 and now it is working again. I love my FSX right now!

Changing from my old GTX 260 to a GTX 970 solved the problem!

Ok, thanks for replying. I think I will go for a GTX 970.

Thanks for your replies! Maybe I should buy the fixer and start using DX10 mode or try P3D instead.

I have recently built a new pc with an i5 6600k CPU, running at 4.2 GHz. I use the FSX Steam Edition. Currently my addons are: - FS Global 2010 - FTX Global - UTX Europe v2 - PMDG 737 NGX - Active Sky Next I have a very old GPU, a GTX 260. I made a test at Aerosoft Stockholm Arlanda airport, sitting at the runway, using the virtual cockpit, and I am not able to maintain the locked frame rate of 30 fps. No AI traffic is in use at all. Even though the GPU usage shows around 50-60 %, is it still possible that my GPU is the problem here? Would i benefit from upgrading to a better GPU?

I have made the move to FSX:SE on a new build, using Windows 10. I'm woundering if anyone has full screen and DX9 working properly in Windows 10? For me, the loading screen for a new flight is completely black and I see no status bar. Furthermore, I am not able to use the menus at the top of the screen during a flight (by pressing alt). I can access the menu bar but selecting one of the options in the drop-down menus results in a black screen. DX9 and window mode works fine, as well as full screen mode using DX10. And yes, I have installed the DX9 package.

I have exactly the same problem as described here but in FS9. So it is not only the PMDG NGX but other aircraft also. The aircraft with the least flickering is the FS9 default Cessna. The flickering only occurs in the 2D panel (when switching view in the 2D panel or when going from external to 2D). No flickering at all when changing view in VC. It seems to be a short pause when changing view, like it is not responding instantly combined with flickering. I can also confirm that the problem is connected to the 1/2 refresh rate setting in NI. I have 30 FPS locked and 60 Hz refresh rate. Setting v-sync to FORCE ON results in no flickering but stutters instead. I didn't experience this before but ever since reinstalling my computer I have had it. My laptop works fine with no flickering at all.

Hi, thanks. I have already tried the newest driver and a few other but there was no difference. As I mentioned, it worked perfectly before the reinstallation and I have the same tweaks applied to the fs9.cfg as before (I have also deleted it many times and started from a default cfg file). I am doing everything the same way as I did before when it worked. I did note now that this problem is not connected to FS9 only. I installed FSX and the same thing occurs. I also see a short short drop in FPS when I change view direction in the 2D cockpit and when going from external view to 2D cockpit. This seems to be why the stuttering and freezes occur. The V-sync tweak I am reffering to is when setting 1/2 refresh rate in Nvidia Inspector, 60 Hz refresh rate for the monitor and 30 FPS locked in FS.

The uploader does not allow me to upload my fs9.cfg, but here are the important parts of the file: [DISPLAY.Device.NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260.0] Mode=1920x1080x32 MipBias=8 TriLinear=1 [DISPLAY] UPPER_FRAMERATE_LIMIT=30 TEXTURE_BANDWIDTH_MULT=100 RUNWAY_LIGHTS_SURFACE_SCALAR=1.0 RUNWAY_LIGHTS_VASI_SCALAR=1.0 RUNWAY_LIGHTS_APPROACH_SCALAR=1.0 RUNWAY_LIGHTS_STROBE_SCALAR=1.0 [TERRAIN] TERRAIN_ERROR_FACTOR=100.000000 TERRAIN_MIN_DEM_AREA=10.000000 TERRAIN_MAX_DEM_AREA=200.000000 TERRAIN_MAX_VERTEX_LEVEL=21 TERRAIN_TEXTURE_SIZE_EXP=8 TERRAIN_AUTOGEN_DENSITY=5 TERRAIN_USE_GRADIENT_MAP=1 TERRAIN_EXTENDED_TEXTURES=1 TERRAIN_DEFAULT_RADIUS=4 TERRAIN_EXTENDED_RADIUS=4 TERRAIN_EXTENDED_LEVELS=4 Here are my Nvidia Inspector settings

I recently made a complete reinstallation of Windows 7 along with FS9 and all my addons and I'm now experiencing a very strange problem connected to the V-sync tweak (1/2 refresh rate). I had no problems at all before the reinstallation. What happens is that i have freezes and stutters when i chnage view direction in the 2D panel, and the FPS seems to be a bit unstable. All other views, including VC, is working fine. This is only happening when the V-sync tweak is applied. I have tried three different versions of Nvidia Inspector and a couple of different Nvidia Drivers. Does anyone know what is wrong?

Ok, thank you. Then I will save my money for something else.