Balanced Load

Jim F. where are you seeing the new specs? I look on microsoftflight.com and still see the old specs. Don B. I see you went from a 1GB 460 to a 2GB 560 ti. How many monitors and what resolution are you using? What did the extra 1GB give you? I am trying to decide between a 560 ti 448 or a 560 ti 2GB. I am leaning towards the 448, but am not sure if it would come up a little short for 2 monitors at 1920x1080. Kevin

Nice Ben, did you do the OC or did you purchase it that way? Kevin

Thanks for the input.Yes the RAM is cheap enough to not give it anymore thought.I was ready to pop on a 2G GTX 560 ti when my 11 year old son said he really would like to try a setup with 3 monitors. I have been leaning away from Radeon because of the Nvidia bias and my preference to a single larger monitor.But since he uses it far more than I do, I had better do a little more homework.Kevin

I am currently using an I5-661 with integrated graphics, and am looking for a reasonable upgrade. I am fairly new to FSX, so I am not ready to build a new system yet. A new system should happen later in the year, but I would like to bump up this config now for a more enjoyable experience while I figure out what I want later.Current configuration:I5-661 @ 3.3Ghz stock cooler using Intel integrated graphics4GB DDR1333Two 1920x1080 monitorsWin 7 Pro 64bitI am looking to add a video card, overclock the CPU, and add an additional 4G RAM as this seems a reasonable compromise.Possible upgrades:Video: GTX560 ti, but am not sure which version. 1GB or 2GB. Other posts suggest that 2GB is needed for multi-monitors. I have 23" monitors, but would like to go somewhat larger. RAM: Would adding 4GB of DDR3 1333 make a difference?CPU: I understand that CPU speed is paramount, but I have not overclocked before. Would OC'ing this CPU be worthwhile? Any CPU cooler recommendations?Thanks for providing any critiques/comments.Kevin