Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Looking at upgrading the GPU

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Looking at upgrading the GPU

DVA4215
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Posted onPost created on November 06 2011 12:17 ET by Kyle Hatch

Hey guys,

I am currently running an nvidia 9800GT and it has my sim looking amazing! The problem is, when I get into thick clouds, it takes a 100% gpu load and starts stuttering. I know its not my cpu, its keeping above 30fps and with the gpu showing a 100% usage, that pretty much answers it there. I searched the cooler and couldn't find anything on this card. I am wondering if any one here has experience with the Radeon HD 6850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908 and could tell me anything good, bad, or any feedback about it. When compared to the GTX 4460, it has the better specs (although I don't like the high temps but maybe I wont use it hard enough for it to rise that high): http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/291?vs=313 I have heard more bad about Radeon cards for FS2004 than I have heard about nvidia cards. Any "pros" like to weigh in?

Thanks!

Kyle Hatch (DVA4215)

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Joined on March 08 2010

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Posted onPost created on November 07 2011 08:46 ET by David Garrison

MSFS likes Nvidia. But the 5xxx series and up Radeons are good as well. If this is only for fs2004, I would go for the 6850 you linked or the MSI TwinFrozr II GTX 460 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127518 which runs really cool.

(ps. i would go for the 460 personally, as I have the msi gtx 460 and it runs FSX with REX HD clouds just fine, and runs battlefield3 at high settings)

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

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