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DVA9233
Captain, B767-300
Joined on November 15 2010
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Midwestern United States
631 legs, 1,088.5 hours
6 legs,
5.6 hours online
628 legs,
1,086.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2011 23:13 ET by Frank Brady
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| I am really interested in getting an updated computer. This new cpu from intel the i7 2600k is reported to be better than the i7 980. 4.8ghz over clocked with little more than a stock fan, and As I understand it also has video drivers built into the cpu. Prices are very low. So is this i7 2600k overkill for fsx? can we get everything out of fsx with the i5 sandy bridge? those of you who have it please let us know. Thanks
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DVA5974
Captain, B777-200
Joined on May 27 2008
50 State Club
Triple Century Club
Basking Ridge, NJ USA
324 legs, 1,326.6 hours
319 legs,
1,305.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2011 23:30 ET by Nikolay Klimchuk
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http://dvice.com/archives/2011/01/intel-recalls-8.php
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
January 31 2011 23:50 ET by Michael Brown
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Nikolay Klimchuk wrote:
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/01/intel-recalls-8.php
DOH! 
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DVA8993
Captain, B747-400
Joined on August 14 2010
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"KJBR go Red Wolves"
Washington, DC
188 legs, 845.3 hours
62 legs,
214.0 hours online
188 legs,
845.3 hours ACARS
205 legs, 866.8 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 00:47 ET by William Stroud
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Lol i'll stick with my 930 at 4.3 GhZ
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DVA9233
Captain, B767-300
Joined on November 15 2010
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Midwestern United States
631 legs, 1,088.5 hours
6 legs,
5.6 hours online
628 legs,
1,086.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 06:22 ET by Frank Brady
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| That explains the prices being so low. I think i may still get one. as the article states that it takes awhile for the chip to break down. Not much effort is needed to replace a cpu. When the updated cpus come out ill just pick another up pop it in. Ive been watching a few videos on Youtube , the graphics are out of this world on an i5 2400 cant imagine what an i7 is able to produce. intels new cpus will be of comparable design to the sandy bridge. ill just be in a position to upgrade later. by time this latest chip starts giving me trouble the next "best" thing will be out. Intel is supposed to make good with the recall, most likley a free replacement. buying computer upgrades is like the weather if you dont like what you have today wait until tommorrow. everything is outdated two weeks after it comes out.
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DVA9233
Captain, B767-300
Joined on November 15 2010
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Midwestern United States
631 legs, 1,088.5 hours
6 legs,
5.6 hours online
628 legs,
1,086.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 06:29 ET by Frank Brady
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William Stroud wrote:
Lol i'll stick with my 930 at 4.3 GhZ
William i noticed you are getting 34 fps with your i7 you must run a number of addons, may i ask what you run. rex etc etc
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DVA9233
Captain, B767-300
Joined on November 15 2010
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Midwestern United States
631 legs, 1,088.5 hours
6 legs,
5.6 hours online
628 legs,
1,086.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 06:37 ET by Frank Brady
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| anyone what to buy my used Commador 64 desktop. only paid $600.00 for it new. has a whopping 64 kilobytes of memory. hurry wont last long.
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DVA3931
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP, COMM
Joined on January 19 2007
50 State Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
Million Mile Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Flying Colonel
Globetrotter
Burbank 500 Club
Eurocap Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
"De oppresso liber"
Surry, ME
1,882 legs, 3,806.7 hours
478 legs,
767.8 hours online
1,107 legs,
1,674.5 hours ACARS
55 legs,
114.8 hours event
195 legs dispatched, 134.4
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 06:42 ET by Andrew Kaufmann
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I'll give you $60 for it!
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DVA9099
First Officer, A330-300
Joined on May 09 2010
"I believe I can fly! Oh wait, I am!"
Bremen, DE
10 legs, 31.8 hours
9 legs,
29.5 hours online
10 legs,
31.8 hours ACARS
3 legs,
11.3 hours event
17 legs, 81.1 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 08:32 ET by Nikitas Makarov
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I'll give 65!
Nikitas MakarovFirst Officer, A330-300
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DVA1690
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP
Joined on May 05 2004
50 State Club
Quatercentenary Club
Online Quadruple Century Club
Stage 1 Jet Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
"Life begins at Vr"
Longmont, CO USA
477 legs, 700.4 hours
468 legs,
686.6 hours online
254 legs,
389.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
3.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 10:47 ET by Trevor Bair
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I've got probably one of the last i7-2600k's / P67 mobo's shipped before the recall was issues (in fact, it is still in transit scheduled to be delivered tomorrow). The recall doesn't seem like too big of a deal to me and it sounds like Intel is going to make good on replacing affected parts. Despite, I'm anxious to see what sort of performance I get out of it. 
Intel wrote:
The Sandy Bridge microprocessor is unaffected and no other products are affected by this issue...
Source
EDIT: Newegg has pulled both the processor and the P67 motherboards off of its site, so I'm not sure where this leaves me...
Trevor BairSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA8993
Captain, B747-400
Joined on August 14 2010
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"KJBR go Red Wolves"
Washington, DC
188 legs, 845.3 hours
62 legs,
214.0 hours online
188 legs,
845.3 hours ACARS
205 legs, 866.8 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 13:23 ET by William Stroud
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Frank Brady wrote:
William Stroud wrote:
Lol i'll stick with my 930 at 4.3 GhZ
William i noticed you are getting 34 fps with your i7 you must run a number of addons, may i ask what you run. rex etc etc
Yeah. REX, UTX, GEX, PMDG aircraft, basically. ORBX for the NW and UT2 for traffic.
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DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM
Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club
"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO
619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs,
503.1 hours online
580 legs,
1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs,
191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1
hours
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 13:25 ET by Michael Brown
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If Newegg issued a UPS tracking number then the parts are likely on the way. I too am in the middle of building a system. I hoped to have completed it this month....I guess sometime in April is my new goal.
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DVA9233
Captain, B767-300
Joined on November 15 2010
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Midwestern United States
631 legs, 1,088.5 hours
6 legs,
5.6 hours online
628 legs,
1,086.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
February 01 2011 13:59 ET by Frank Brady
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Mike what cpu did you choose?
Michael Brown wrote:
If Newegg issued a UPS tracking number then the parts are likely on the way. I too am in the middle of building a system. I hoped to have completed it this month....I guess sometime in April is my new goal.
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