Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | i-7 cpu upgrade

DVA9457
Captain, B767-300
OLP

Joined on February 05 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Kangaroo Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Nine Century Club
Events Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Richmond Hill, GA USA

921 legs, 1,821.0 hours
542 legs, 734.8 hours online
917 legs, 1,817.4 hours ACARS
100 legs, 171.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 14 2015 15:59 ET by Jerry Woods

I just watched Cpt Walton you video of him landing L-1011 into KDCA and I'm jealous. I don't know much about conputers but have a Intel(R) Core(TM) i-7 cpu 860 2.80 ghz 8.00GB ram. My video card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 ti. Is there anything i can do to get more fps and better looking scenery?

Jerry Woods

Captain, B767-300

DVA11021
Captain, B757-200
OLP

Joined on September 13 2012
B757 100 Club
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

Milford, NH

375 legs, 620.5 hours
365 legs, 604.5 hours online
374 legs, 618.9 hours ACARS
21 legs, 51.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 14 2015 16:20 ET by Sean Zarella

FSX is CPU intensive and really doesnt use your GPU .

You should start with Overclocking your CPU and careful of heat, Maybe go to CLC cooler solution water cooled, or noctua NHd15 to keep your temps down, It does have a turbo option to 3.4 GHZ but will induce throttling,

Read up on FSX tips and tweaks to get the right settings for your Specs, also look into overclockingthat I7 cpu thats how you get really good frames.

Sean Zarella (DVA11021)

Posted onPost created on October 14 2015 17:26 ET by Jerry Woods

thanks, looks like i got some work to do

Jerry Woods

Captain, B767-300

DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
E-MAIL

Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Tri-Jet Triumph
US Coastal Club
Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Mountaineer Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Eight Century

Charlotte, NC

1,283 legs, 1,792.7 hours
837 legs, 1,044.3 hours online
1,265 legs, 1,770.7 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours

Posted onPost created on October 14 2015 17:35 ET by Andrew Vane

He uses FSX SE which is better on frames from what I recall.

I used the ventubo link to adjust my fsx.cfg file and my frames jumped a lot and are smoother.

With the $5 sale for FSX SE, I may take the plunge (or plunger) but I don't feel like waiting forever to download 16GB.

I've thought of upgrading to i7 2600 from my i5 2600 in hopes of fps increase but FSX SE may be a better investment.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,307 legs, 9,292.6 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,965 legs, 8,085.7 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,343 legs, 9,427.5 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours

Posted onPost created on October 14 2015 17:35 ET by Luke Kolin

It's a Lynnfield (that's about 4 generations old now) and not a -K CPU. Might be worth considering a CPU upgrade at some point in the future. Sandy Bridge was the big jump for FSX performance.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on October 15 2015 10:10 ET by Andrew Vane

I just need to determine if my mobo can handle a -K CPU or sandy bridge.

My box is HP Compaq 6200. This thread (http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Other-Desktop-PC-Questions/cpu-upgrade-on-6200-pro/td-p/3306973) seems to say it could handle a sandy bridge 2600 cpu but I'm not fond of taking a risk in purchasing one.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century

"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil

2,495 legs, 5,044.8 hours
2,324 legs, 4,766.4 hours online
2,487 legs, 5,015.2 hours ACARS
271 legs, 683.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on October 15 2015 11:56 ET by Thiago Braga

Jerry Woods wrote:

I just watched Cpt Walton you video of him landing L-1011 into KDCA and I'm jealous. I don't know much about conputers but have a Intel(R) Core(TM) i-7 cpu 860 2.80 ghz 8.00GB ram. My video card is NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 ti. Is there anything i can do to get more fps and better looking scenery?

Jerry;
I have 2 ASUS GTX 660 Ti doing SLI... But in that PC I`m using Prepar3D V2.5. I can`t tell what performance it will give. But sure it provided me more FPS and knowing the new Prepar3D V3 provides a better looking when you do SLI and it does support.
Now, it all depends how much do you willing to invest in your new PC or upgrading. Let me know and I can assist you to get a good hardware for your FSX. You can visit my blog too: http://bthiago2.wix.com/flightsimfsx in the last page, on "RIGS" I have my specs for the other PC using FSX in DX10 mode.

Cheers

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

Posted onPost created on October 16 2015 08:16 ET by Jerry Woods

Thanks guys, Thiago you see my specs above. I know I should be able to make this thing smoother and with better scenery more fps. I get an average of 16-45 fps, night flying with events are the worst down to 6 fps depending on amount of aircrafts. I have built computers in the past but it's been so long and I think one mistake I made was buying this. Dell Studio xps 8100.

Jerry Woods

Captain, B767-300

Posted onPost created on October 16 2015 10:28 ET by Thiago Braga

Yeah;
I don`t like things that is already build it. But I also had a laptop that I use "Sone VAIO" http://www.pcworld.com/product/1303276/sony-vaio-vpcf23jfx-bc-notebook.html and works perfect with FSX Steam.

Thiago Braga (DVA9545)

For flight simulation purposes only. Not a commercial website. In no way are we affiliated with Delta Air Lines, its affiliates, or any other airline. All logos, images, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Delta Virtual Airlines is a non-profit entity engaged in providing an avenue for flight simulation enthusiasts.