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DVA4296
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 04 2007
Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Philadelphia, PA
109 legs, 328.7 hours
63 legs,
177.7 hours online
82 legs,
276.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 25 2011 10:28 ET by Boris Levenzon
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Im sure this has been asked before, I was away for quite some time. Since im simming again, Im rebuilding my machine. I wanted to a quick reference from my fellow simmers as to which CPU to go for to have FSX going as fluid as possible. I was looking at the i7 2600K Sandybridge and a GTX 570 Graphics Card. Any thoughts?
Boris LevenzonCaptain, B737-800
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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
August 25 2011 13:09 ET by Michael Brown
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I have the i7 2600 ....only difference between it and the K model is that the K model is unlocked. I don't overclock my CPU's so I saved a few bucks. My FSX runs great.
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DVA7016
Senior Captain, B767-300
Joined on February 14 2009
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
"I5 2500K - 560GTX - 8GB Ripjaw"
Essex GB
385 legs, 1,090.6 hours
384 legs,
1,089.6 hours ACARS
1,821 legs, 4,442.9 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
August 25 2011 13:35 ET by Alan Barber
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running the i5 2600k with fsx plus gtx560 - more than happy, so can't go wrong with i7 etc
Alan BarberSenior Captain, B767-300
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DVA2040
Senior Captain, B757-200
Joined on December 07 2004
Online Quintuple Century Club
Six Century Club
"Still goin'"
Harrisburg, PA USA
634 legs, 1,543.7 hours
508 legs,
1,299.7 hours online
509 legs,
1,280.6 hours ACARS
33 legs,
91.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 25 2011 15:24 ET by Adam Seiferth
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I have and am awed by the i7 2600 using FSX
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DVA2784
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, COMM, 737-ATP
Joined on January 01 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Online Double Century Club
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Mountaineer Club
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Four Million Mile Club
"The PAST...learn from it or repeat it."
Highland Home, AL USA
2,309 legs, 9,795.2 hours
243 legs,
873.7 hours online
2,036 legs,
8,583.4 hours ACARS
22 legs,
51.7 hours event
0 legs dispatched, 0.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 26 2011 12:51 ET by Rob Morgan
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AMD 4x and 6x core processors are just as good and cost less. Couple with an ATI Radeon HD6750 and you'll get outstanding performance. CPU and GPU opinions are all personnel and rarely does anyone have actual experience with both in a side by side comparison. Research tech reviews and look at the bench marks values in those reviews to get the best idea how they compare.
Rob MorganSenior Captain, B777-200
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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
August 26 2011 13:18 ET by Trevor Bair
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i7-2600k seems to be the way to go right now. Pair that up with a GTX 570 [and, of course, quality other components] you should have a pretty awesome FSX machine.
I run an i7-2600k and a GTX 470 and have FSX just about maxed (and locked externally at 30 fps). It rarely struggles or drops too far below that fps benchmark. But, I would say that a HUGE amount of FSX's performance depends on how you set it up so be sure to follow the many guides out there -- From initial Windows installation to FSX.cfg tweaking, there are a lot of variables besides your hardware that can effect "smooth" performance.
Trevor BairSenior Captain, MD-88
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DVA4296
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 04 2007
Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Philadelphia, PA
109 legs, 328.7 hours
63 legs,
177.7 hours online
82 legs,
276.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 26 2011 16:48 ET by Boris Levenzon
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Thank you everyone for your responses. I appreciate the input.
Boris LevenzonCaptain, B737-800
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DVA8574
Captain, B737-800
Joined on March 08 2010
Fitchburg, MA
89 legs, 139.3 hours
62 legs,
100.7 hours online
88 legs,
137.7 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 01 2011 00:51 ET by David Garrison
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AMD does NOT come anywhere close to Intel clock-for-clock. Those who opted for the non-k version of the sandy bridge are suckers, since its so easy to reach 4+ ghz on DEFAULT voltage..
Right now, the best FSX performance will come from a 2500k (the 2600k has hyperthreading, which FSX does NOT utilize, so it's a waste of money), GTX5xx series cards (460+ will do), and 4GB or more of 1600mhz RAM with a latency of 8 or lower.
David GarrisonCaptain, B737-800
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DVA6077
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on June 28 2008
Cabot, AR USA
86 legs, 280.5 hours
10 legs,
16.4 hours online
83 legs,
268.4 hours ACARS
3 legs,
6.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 02 2011 09:10 ET by Bobby Allison
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Yes, what David said!
Bobby AllisonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA4296
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 04 2007
Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Philadelphia, PA
109 legs, 328.7 hours
63 legs,
177.7 hours online
82 legs,
276.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 06 2011 21:29 ET by Boris Levenzon
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Yeah sorry AMD fans, I was a huge AMD fan until I started Simming more seriously, quickly threw out my AMD for an E6850 (yes thats how long ago) I was doing awsome with fs2004 with add-ons and scenery add-ons and the likes. I was out of the game for a few years due to certain circumstances. This is why I needed some real examples from other simmers as far as CPU since FSX is CPU needy. On a sad note, hundreds of dollars if not thousands of add-ons to say goodbuy to and finally switch to FSX. Another quicky, what do you guys think TrackerIR, good addition?
Boris LevenzonCaptain, B737-800
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DVA2541
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on August 17 2005
Century Club
"What's that button for? OOPs"
Erwin, TN USA
122 legs, 206.7 hours
1 legs,
1.1 hours online
1 legs,
1.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 25 2011 20:03 ET by John Swisher
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The only real advantage the i7 would have over the i5 in FSX is if you were running alot of background processes the extra 4 hyperthreads would help out. Either one will work if your not
John SwisherCaptain, B737-800
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DVA4614
Captain, CRJ-200
Joined on February 25 2007
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Madison Heights, MI USA
150 legs, 302.0 hours
3 legs,
4.2 hours online
135 legs,
276.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 02 2011 10:29 ET by Peter Tambornini
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Well im running an amd phenom 2 x4 with 8 gig of ram and an nvidia gtx 560 card and am running fsx just great!! Getting 60 to 80 fps at all times during flight at almost all on high settings. Very Very happy! I must add though I had this same set up but was running an ati 5750 and decided to make the switch to nvidia and boy what a difference!!! no more system freezes much smoother running displays and just perfect, so oi would go with the nvidia for your rig!!
Peter TamborniniCaptain, CRJ-200
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DVA3037
Captain, B757-200
Joined on April 08 2006
Century Club
Online Century Club
"I'd rather be flyin'!"
Orange Park, FL USA
189 legs, 451.8 hours
168 legs,
399.4 hours online
49 legs,
131.1 hours ACARS
51 legs,
141.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 11 2011 21:22 ET by Timothy Arvin
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AMD 1090T OC 3.7/Radeon 6870/8gigs ram/system screams! Very happy...my opinion
Timothy ArvinCaptain, B757-200
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DVA6856
Captain, B777-200
Joined on December 25 2008
Century Club
50 State Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Plano, TX USA
187 legs, 563.5 hours
77 legs,
158.5 hours online
178 legs,
548.7 hours ACARS
27 legs,
62.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 11 2011 22:17 ET by Kerry Munson
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Anyone have problems when running FSX, ACARS, and sqwakbox all together? I'm running an i7 intel processor.
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DVA2541
Captain, B737-800
E-MAIL
Joined on August 17 2005
Century Club
"What's that button for? OOPs"
Erwin, TN USA
122 legs, 206.7 hours
1 legs,
1.1 hours online
1 legs,
1.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
October 30 2011 16:51 ET by John Swisher
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i7-2600 no question
John SwisherCaptain, B737-800
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AFV348
Captain, B747-400
Joined on April 13 2006
International Tourist
Diplomatic Mission
50 State Club
Online Two Fifty Club
Quinticentenary Club
"fly a heavy or dont fly at all"
Northeastern United States
536 legs, 1,889.5 hours
443 legs,
1,401.1 hours online
515 legs,
1,789.3 hours ACARS
20 legs,
68.7 hours event
842 legs, 2,782.9 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
October 30 2011 16:57 ET by Michael Schlabowske
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| i7-990X even faster then the 2600's but wicked expensive
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DVA3680
First Officer, B767-300
OLP
Joined on November 01 2006
Stock Car Racing Club
Century Club
Berthoud, CO
114 legs, 232.4 hours
97 legs,
212.8 hours online
106 legs,
215.1 hours ACARS
2 legs,
3.7 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 01 2011 20:44 ET by Kevin Williams
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I had a AMD X6 1100T BE. It was nice, but not intel nice. At stock speeds a i5 2500k was about 10 fps more than mine (mine is the X6 1075T). I was hoping that AMD's new bulldozer CPU would be a game changer, but it's a disappointment. I'm going to get myself an i5 2500K.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AuiXjW8fJyDrdC1KZm5fSlJYdnJBaXRRclFuU0U3WUE&authkey=CMSSocoI&hl=en_US#gid=0
Kevin WilliamsFirst Officer, B767-300
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DVA10291
First Officer, B737-800
Joined on October 04 2011
Sunderland UK
4 legs, 6.9 hours
4 legs,
6.9 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 07 2011 12:27 ET by Conor Sutton
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Intel i7 2600 all the way. I get a fairly smooth 25-40 FPS with most settings on high, I think only my RAM and HDD let me down.
# Intel Core i7 2600 - 3.4GHz, 8 threads, 35-50*C, 8MB cache.
# 8GB ASint Tech RAM - 667MHz, 1.5V, Dual Channel (I know, slow DDR3 RAM, its from an OEM PC and I'll change it when I have some £££)
# ASUS nVidia GeForce GTX 285 - 1GB GDDR3, 700MHz Engine, 2.6GHz Memory, awesome card for only £40
# 2TB WD Caviar Green - Suprising performance for a 5,900RPM hard disk 
Conor SuttonFirst Officer, B737-800
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DVA9544
Senior Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on February 26 2011
Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett Century Club
"Always Upwind and Downwind"
Hergiswil, Nidwalden Switzerland
151 legs, 246.8 hours
64 legs,
112.2 hours online
151 legs,
246.8 hours ACARS
7 legs,
12.9 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 21 2011 23:03 ET by Stephan Faessler
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i7-2600K, overclocked to 4.8GHz, da best!
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DVA9897
First Officer, CRJ-200
Joined on June 27 2011
Australia
64 legs, 146.9 hours
5 legs,
14.2 hours online
49 legs,
132.6 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 27 2011 03:03 ET by Gary Stewart
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I buit this setup cheap.
ASUS P8P67 MOBO
I7 2600K @ 4.3GHz
16GB DDR3 2133 Ripjaws RAM
ASUS GTX 570
128GB SSD
W7 64Bit
IMO the I7 2600K is real good value. Loves an overclock!
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