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DVA4683
Captain, B777-200

Joined on July 08 2007
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483 legs, 1,100.7 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on February 03 2013 14:52 ET by William Eberhart

Quick question for you computer experts: I plan on using up to 150$ for an upgrade but not sure what I should do. I don't think it would be enough for a new GPU but plenty for a RAM upgrade. Would this help me out enough to warrant it or should I just hold off until I am ready to upgrade the CPU, motherboard, RAM and GPU? I am thinking just a memory upgrade to 8GB but there are so many to choose from so I am a little overwhelmed to say the least.

Here is my system. A little long in the tooth but it has been working well for me with FSX and the PMDG737NGX, REX, active sky 6.5 with no stuttering. I do utilize two monitors from time to time as well. One 32" and one 22".

AMD PhenomTII X2 550 BE (unlocked 4 cores)
GigaByte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H AM3 DDR3 785 Chipset 1666+/1333/1066
4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Dominator)
corsair 650 Watts CMPSU-650TX
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB

Thanks for any advice.
Vince

William Eberhart

Captain, B777-200

DVA4215
Senior Captain, MD-11
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Joined on March 12 2007
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410 legs, 746.5 hours online
589 legs, 1,563.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on February 03 2013 15:48 ET by Kyle Hatch

When it comes to FSX, I'm no expert but I have FS9 completely maxed with $1000+ worth of addons and it runs and looks like a beauty! Scanning through the specs you have, I would *think* the GPU is your weak spot. For your budget, this may be be something to look into: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130661

I hope someone who has more FSX knowledge than me will chime in and point you the right way wink

DVA11180
Captain, A320

Joined on December 12 2012
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Minneapolis, MN

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Posted onPost created on February 04 2013 00:11 ET by Caleb Williams

Not too familiar with AMD processors, but an upgrade that would be first on the list for me.

Caleb Williams

Captain, A320

Posted onPost created on February 04 2013 22:08 ET by William Eberhart

I only plan on going up to 150$ so a cpu upgrade is out of the question since it would require a new mobo as well.
Kyle, that card looks pretty good. Maybe I should just be happy with what I have until I am ready to put more money in it. I only use the computer about 3 months a year so maybe I should just wait. Thanks for the response.

William Eberhart

Captain, B777-200

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