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Good question. I have the GTX 580 3GB and I have not checked to see how much VRAM its using when I sim. I will have to check this and get back to you on it.

I think the GTX is a very sound investment. Especially if you play other games besides just simming with FS. I don't think we are going to get much more performance out of a 680 for FSX. Maybe a 1-2 FPS but who knows. I already put it for my step-up but I'm like #730 in queue. If I can get one before hand I will.

Its funny I'm finding this thread. I was thinking to myself the other day how I jumped head first into airliners and never really gave GA aircraft a real shot. I'm so used to the autopilot doing a lot of the work that I never really took the time to master some of the basics. Needless to say I plan on going back to the basics to sharpen alot of my skills now.

Its all about luck if your going to get a great 2700k chip. There is no guarantee. I've had this 2600k for 2 days and I have it stable at 4.6 with room to go up I believe. I'm surprised because with my luck I would have gotten a crap chip that was a volt hog!

I spent almost $300 on this sale. I guess you can say I really went in!

maybe your right. That means I got to take another 40 mile trip tomorrow to make the swap :Straight Face:

Just got back from my trip to Microcenter (which I must say is always fun since its a PC geek heaven). I decided not to go with Ivy Bridge. I picked up: i7 2600k Asus Z68 Gen 3 Motherboard Samsung 8GB DDR3 (great overclocking RAM) Corsair H100 EVGA GTX 580 3GB Crucial M4 128GB SSD (OS + few programs) All of this is going into my current Cooler Master 690 II Advanced. I'm also using my current Power supply. I will be putting FSX on my 300GB Velociraptors in Raid 0! Now its time to get to work. Its going to be a long night!

I'll be leaving shorty to Microcenter to pick up either SB or IB. Still can't decide. Choices, choices

I plan on upgrading my PC in the next few weeks. Ivy looks nice but since I mostly gaming, SB will suffice. I'm debating if I should go with the 2600k or the 2700k. I would like to purchase the GTX 680 but is sold out almost everywhere. Same question as Allard, what cooling soluiton are you using Stephen?

Told ya so! :Peace:

Going back to fullscreen since I picked up a nice laptop off of cragislist for $250!! Now I can go back to running AS2012, EFB, etc on the laptop.

Well I figured out the problem. I had to install the simconnect.msi again after doing the updates.

I have spent the past few hours going over things to make sure I just didn't miss a step. The first thing is my laptop. I installed AS2012 onto it. When I start the program i get and error "Simconnect Client SP2 not found. How do I go about fixing this error. I have all simconnect files installed on my actual FSX PC and configured. As well as I have the simconnect.cfg file on the laptop configured also. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I would suggest the PMDG NGX if you already have a few good payware airports to do some great flights with. If your into GA, I would suggest the Carenado C90 or RealAir Duke and ORBX PNW scenery since its on sale. You could probably thrown 1 or 2 airports in the PNW airports for cheap

Oh I know. I can replace it no problem. I was just saying :Just Kidding:

Most recommended. The voice version is a blast once you get used to it. Too bad my mic broke and I have to dumb down to the button version :Loser:

The sale lasts all thru April. You can purchase all of their scenery from flightsimstore.com

This is good news. I own both the PMDG and the iFLY. Like Mike said, If PMDG won't support P3D then I guess we still have iFLY as an option.

I'm surprised nobody mentioned (if someone did then sorry) PW Sceneries. Completely freeware and covers many airports of the carribean

I agree lol

The PA 380 package for FSX dosen't come with a VC? I thought it did

I still think FSX is, and will be the leader for quite some time. Pprepar3d is good and it is gaining support, but it has a long way to go before it can hold a candle to FSX. P3D seems to be more stable, but I just purchased the academic version yesterday so I'm no expert on that platform. But like I said, if your looking to extend the life and immersion of your sim, then FSX is still the way to go. There are a plethora of add-ons for it and it just keeps growing.

How about KDEN. I believe that is about halfway between ORD & LAX

Well I jumped on the P3D bandwagon :Nail Biting:On a serious note I'm quite excited. Its going to take almost 2 hours to get the necessary files downloaded but I'm sure I won't be disappointed. I look forward to getting add-ons moved over. I've been away from FSX for about 4 months and I'm ready to get back into it.

Love at first sight!