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That will be fine if 4.3GHz is all you want. The i7-3820 is partially locked, allowing a maximum multiplier of 43. The X79's "Straps" allow a higher overclock and do not sacrifice stability. For example: For the rig in my sig, my Strap is at 125, Clock also at 125, and multiplier at 40, for 5.0GHz. Yes, I am running big voltage(1.485v) and big time liquid cooling. Big 360mm rad and 6 fans, push-pull. 60% fan DC is quiet and keeps temp in check. When building it, and doing initial testing, I started with 4.75GHz(125 x 38) at 1.368v. It ran Prime95 overnight on a cheapo CM Hyper 212+, 77C peak. I had to, just had to, go for 5GHz on that $25 cooler, with a second fan added. It got through 10 passes of LinX without failing, but, it took a lot more voltage than I wanted to use. Bottom line? Keep your voltage and temps way down if durability is a concern. If performance is primary, crank 'em up. Within reason, that is...Don

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An i5-3570K will help save a little, if you don't need the Hyperthreading(HT) capability. It will easily OC durn near as high as the 3770K. Top shelf CPU cooling is a must. The ASUS P8Z77-V has plenty of Power Phases for a great overclock without the added expense of the "Bells and Whistles" motherboards. Put your CPU savings toward fast, fast, RAM. 8GB is plenty. Did I say Fast?!! A 120-128GB SSD for Windows and FSX is fine. The only reason for a seperate FSX drive is when using spinners. Then regular Defrags(Not SSD) are needed to keep FSX at it's best. Win 7 Pro and FSXA only took up 38GB+ total in their default configs on my old rig's 128GB SSD. Put all of your other apps and goodies on the storage spinner. I tested Win 7 Pro on that 128GB SSD and FSX on the spinner(WD 1TB Black), Vice Versa, and both on the SSD. Both on the SSD gave me the best performance. No doubt in my Military Mind. The SSD did not increase FPS per se, but, the added smoothness, of the fast texture loading, allowed me to add a little more eyecandy in increments before microstutters began to appear again. Put your payware and your most important add-ons on the SSD also. They will appreciate the oomph... Put your less important stuff on a spinner, and create a "Hanger" folder for unused aircraft there too. It takes a little more work, managing space, vs more money for a larger SSD. My Samsung 830 @533MB/s Read, 342 MB/s Write is just slightly slower in the Read dept than my 840 @553/MB/s, 533 MB/s Write. It lags by 190MB/s in the Write dept, but, FSX is 99.9% Read when running. Testing showed very little performance difference with successively faster Drives. I only gained 1 FPS ave(30 tests) with FSX on my RAMDisk @ 3.86GB/s Read-3.62GB/s Write over the 840. The RAMDisk, itself, at 6+ times faster than the Samsung 840 512GB, was an expensive experiment. lol! 64GB of RAM ain't cheap! The GTX 660 Ti will be plenty of card for a single Hi-Res(1920x1200/108) monitor. Good Luck...Don

Because the i7-3820 has a semi-locked multiplier, it's "upper reaches" overclocking method is a tad different than the "K" or "X" chips. The motherboard's(your's?) capability plays a big role. The i7-3820 does not come from Intel with a cooler, so, the one you have is aftermarket. We'll stick with a Multiplier OC for now Using the standard 100MHz Base clock, 100MHz Strap, and a multiplier of 42, a 4.2GHz OC is relatively easy, and should be safely achievable with your cooler. Start low, like 100clock x 40multi(4GHz), and stress test it while monitoring your temps. Increase the multi x1, and test it again. Small Vcore increases(one increment at a time) may be necessary for stability. Use only the Vcore increase that allows full stability at 100% load. Pretty much anything under 1.4v should be OK as long as temp remains in check. HyperThreading "On" can hinder stability at speed and FSX really can't utilize it, so, I recommend turning it off. Unless your other apps can utilize more than four threads and are that important to you. I'm adventurous, so, my stressed temperature max is around 85C+. I've been cranking Intel CPUs up for a long time and have never had one fail as long as the fully stressed temps remain 10-15C under Tj max. Other's limits are 75, 80C. Some prefer using a hard running temp of 60-65C max. Personal choice. Stress testing while monitoring temps, Vcore, and actual speed is necessary. You want a real time temperature monitor like Core Temp or Real Temp I use both. CPUz(CPUID) will monitor the OC and provide actual real time Vcore and resulting RAM speed. Stress test your OC steps using 10-20 passes of LinX, until you are happy, temps get too high, or the OC isn't stable at higher voltage. Prime 95 32bit OS, or, Prime 95 64bit OS overnight should verify a 24/7 overclock. If you get 4.2GHz and your temps and voltage are nice and low, report back, and maybe you can venture higher using the 125MHz Strap. Let us know what your lowest available Multiplier is. Mine is 36 and using the 125x strap won't give less than 4.5GHz...Don

The .6, .7, .8, etc are the numerical ID for the path. If your New location for your PMDG planes is E:\PMDG_Aircraft then the SimObjectsPaths.Next#=E:\PMDG_Aircraft\PMDG 737 NGX(subfolders) SimObjectPaths.0=SimObjects\Airplanes SimObjectPaths.1=SimObjects\Rotorcraft SimObjectPaths.2=SimObjects\GroundVehicles SimObjectPaths.3=SimObjects\Boats SimObjectPaths.4=SimObjects\Animals SimObjectPaths.5=SimObjects\Misc SimObjectPaths.6=D:\FSX Aircraft SimObjectPaths.7=SimObjects\AI_Aircraft SimObjectsPaths.8=E:\PMDG_Aircraft You can also put your less used scenery on E:\. It won't load as fast during flight as on the SSD is the drawback...Don

You're running out of time, but, I'd redo the TIM before pulling the chip. Wouldn't be the first time a bad mount bit somebody...Don

I have a 128GB Samsung 830 for my OS and a 512GB 840 Pro for FSX's add-ons, P3D etc.Using ATTO in Direct I/O "Neither" mode on the 840 Pro gave me 553 MB/s Read and 533 MB/s Write, average of 5 runs. Maybe I got lucky, but, that exceeds it's listed Sequential R/W specs. For comparison, the Samsung 830 gave me 533 MB/s Read and 342 MB/s Write, so, the 840 Pro is a huge step up in the Write dept...Don

My non- "K" i7-3820 is running at 5.0GHz 24/7, 360x34mm wet. 125 Strap, 125 Clock, 40 Multi.Just a few cents worth of obsevation; 8GB of the Fastest compatible Memory...Amen My HD 7970 suffers FPS drops with Clouds/Rain, so consider an nVidia card unless you are looking for more than 3+1 monitor support...Don

foibles, et al, As noted the temps are much lower now, running wet. That was benched and tweaked with a spare Hyper 212+. It now resides in the case fitted with a 360mm rad and 6 fans in push-pull. ~70C peak Prime95 Lg FFTs, overnight, @ 50% fan speed(quiet enough). If I cook that 3820, I'll grab another one! It is simply a cheaper, interim chip, while waiting for IB-E. RAM is indeed 8 x 8GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 Cas 9 with a mild overclock. 48GB is used for the Qsoft RAMDisk, leaving 16 GB for the system. On my last rig I saw quite the noticeable reduction in stuttering when I moved to an SSD, so, when I budgeted this one, I went for the 64GB to accomplish a RAMDisk experiment.. The -1600 is ~$500 cheaper, keeping experimentation costs down. If my RAMDisk had shown another step up vs an SSD I would have eventually gone with the $800 DDR3-2400. I may yet, when IB-E arrives. I posted my SSD vs RAMdisk test results(FSXMark07) here: http://www.flightsim...sk-vs-SSD-tests

This is when she was on air. It runs about 10-11C cooler wet. Higher resolution wasn't that much of a penalty

Hi folks, I had kept up with this, and other RAMDisk/RAMDrive threads and was quite interested in the possible benefit. To the point that my curiosity overwhelmed me! I just completed a new rig and included 64GB of Corsair Vengeance so I could see for myself. Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced PC Power & Cooling 950w PSU ASUS Rampage IV Extreme X79 Intel i7-3820, 5+GHz CORSAIR Vengeance 64GB DDR3 1600 @1666MHz, 16GB for Windows, etc. and 48GB RAMDisk for FSX Power Color HD 7970 Samsung 830, 128GB SSD, Win 7 Ult x64 Samsung 840 Pro, 512GB SSD, FSX Add-ons. WD 1TB Black, FSX Photo scenery WD 2TB Black HD Back-Up I did a direct comparison of FSX performance, on the RAMDisk, vs FSX on the Samsung 840 Pro. The only real benefit of the RAMDisk that I saw was the faster launching of FSX and loading of Flights. The Test Method(s), and Results, are here: http://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?257691-RAMDisk-vs-SSD-tests

I can't help with the rest of your query, but, a simple panel.cfg edit/addition in a window description works for that. [WindowXX] ... ... type=SPECIAL That keeps that window open until you decide otherwise...Don

Yessir! Those folks put together one exceptional freeware offering. Thanks guys! There are quite a few WIP threads(one here, http://forum.avsim.n...sler-bt-67-fsx/) that show off some of the added liveries I think will be released soon. The Kenn Borek Air Ltd, and Polar 5/6, liveries should be perfect compliments to Aerosofts Antartica X [edit] Here's another peek at most of the WIP liveries they made; http://www.fsdeveloper.com/forum/showpost.php?p=459652&postcount=73 I already had Bill Shultz's CV-580 soundset installed, so that's what I'm using. Tweaking the volume(s) in Options/Settings/Sounds gives me what I want. They aren't correct for the PT6 engines, but, I really like their lower "note" a lot better than the available defaults. "FS2002/FS2004 Allison T-56 Engine Sounds", 580sound.zip @flightsim and the update "T-56 Allison Turboprop Sound Update for L-188 Electra, CV-580 and P-3 Aircraft", t56_sound_update_cielo.zip @ Avsim....Don

Awesome! Thank You. Daniel, pass along my gratitude to Msrs, Jahn, Naegele, and Metzger also. :yahoo: ...Don

In my latest Grumman J2F-4/5/6 Duck panel iteration is a Fuel Tank Selector(FSX Gauges/DuckJ2F-X.CAB/Duck Eng Fuel select Rotate). It Selects: All, Left, Right, Center(Marked Auxiliary), and Off...Don http://www.flightsim...ckxpandcbv3.zip On the bottom If that doesn't work then a two engine fuel tank selector may be necessary