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Which PC specs are better for FSX????? Both Have 4GB DDR2 & 500GB Hard drive space

CPU Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.0GHz
Motherboard Intel P31/G31 LGA775
Graphics Card NVidia 9800GT 512MB
Case Mid Tower Case with Power Supply Unit


Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz
Motherboard ASUS Intel G31 LGA775 Motherboard
Graphics Card Nvidia GTS-250 512MB DDR3 DVI PCIE
Case ANTEC Three Hundred ATX Case with 500W Power SU

Or would you go for the...

Core i5 750
4gb DDR3
500gb HDD
Power Colour ATI HD4670 1GB

Thanks kind regards

Being inherently CPU bound, you'd be better off with the core i5 option. If you want to use the computer for other games though, and you are able to mix and match your options, the core i5 with the GTS-250 would be great

If I may add my 2¢ worth.

There's nothing available at the moment that I know of which will let you run FSX with payware addons all maxed out and still get good performance. Here's my specs:

Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16ghz
4GB DDR2 800 Ram
500 & 200gb HDD+ 640gb external hdd
Geforce 8800GT 512mb GFX

Now with these specs i installed the FSX and was really unsatisfied with the results. flying around with default a/c I was averaging about 20fps with settings on medium-low, where as my FS9 IMO looks just as good as "X" with all the addons I have and I am able to run with everything maxed out and still get 40fps.

I did hear of someone who had an Intel i7 and didn't get FSX running very well at all.

That's me done, hope this helps!

aviation wrote:

QUOTE (aviation @ Oct 17 2009, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If I may add my 2¢ worth.

There's nothing available at the moment that I know of which will let you run FSX with payware addons all maxed out and still get good performance. Here's my specs:

Not really answering the question though is it?

Back on to the point, personally, I'd go with the GTS250 option. The i5 one would be the best choice though probably, if you aren't paying more for it...

Mark

2fst4u wrote:

QUOTE (2fst4u @ Oct 17 2009, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Being inherently CPU bound, you'd be better off with the core i5 option. If you want to use the computer for other games though, and you are able to mix and match your options, the core i5 with the GTS-250 would be great

Thanks for your comment.. i hear that the core i5 isnt great for fsx nd that fsx is designed for only two cores... correct me if im wrong.

aviation wrote:

QUOTE (aviation @ Oct 17 2009, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

If I may add my 2¢ worth.

There's nothing available at the moment that I know of which will let you run FSX with payware addons all maxed out and still get good performance. Here's my specs:

Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16ghz
4GB DDR2 800 Ram
500 & 200gb HDD+ 640gb external hdd
Geforce 8800GT 512mb GFX

Now with these specs i installed the FSX and was really unsatisfied with the results. flying around with default a/c I was averaging about 20fps with settings on medium-low, where as my FS9 IMO looks just as good as "X" with all the addons I have and I am able to run with everything maxed out and still get 40fps.

I did hear of someone who had an Intel i7 and didn't get FSX running very well at all.

That's me done, hope this helps!

NICE Specs.... im looking at having settings not fully maxed out but resonable to play with autogen on...

markll wrote:

QUOTE (markll @ Oct 18 2009, 12:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not really answering the question though is it?

Back on to the point, personally, I'd go with the GTS250 option. The i5 one would be the best choice though probably, if you aren't paying more for it...

Mark

LoL !!

yes i think im gonna go for the GTS250 option also i just dont see FSX running off the i5 as ive heard alot of problems with it...do u also think the cpu is a fast one?? (Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz )??

FSX will use as many cores as thrown at it as long as you have sp1 i think or above. The other cores though are only used for texture loading but that does help a heap as it reduces the load on core 0, whcih does everything else. Would of being lovely if they had put the ai on a seperate thread so you could assingn it another core that would of reduced the load even further, but as to the question, fastest cpu you can afford and preferably a quad, nothing less than 3 gig but as stated by others, its better to get a fast dual core tahn a slow quad., and 1066 meg ram or faster, id also go for a 750 meg or 1 gig ram card anthing better than the 8800 should do. Thats my 10c worth. ( inflation)

Cheers

mjrhealth wrote:

QUOTE (mjrhealth @ Oct 18 2009, 11:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

FSX will use as many cores as thrown at it as long as you have sp1 i think or above. The other cores though are only used for texture loading but that does help a heap as it reduces the load on core 0, whcih does everything else. Would of being lovely if they had put the ai on a seperate thread so you could assingn it another core that would of reduced the load even further, but as to the question, fastest cpu you can afford and preferably a quad, nothing less than 3 gig but as stated by others, its better to get a fast dual core tahn a slow quad., and 1066 meg ram or faster, id also go for a 750 meg or 1 gig ram card anthing better than the 8800 should do. Thats my 10c worth. ( inflation)

Cheers

Thanks i agree with you on that a faster dual cores better than a slow quad lol.. thanks anyway

dizzzyrascal wrote:

QUOTE (dizzzyrascal @ Oct 18 2009, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks i agree with you on that a faster dual cores better than a slow quad lol.. thanks anyway

This is a test done for getting the frame rate only from the different operating systems but it gives the specs of my PC and the test was with most setting at max
http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9903&hl=test

dbcunnz wrote:

QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Oct 18 2009, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is a test done for getting the frame rate only from the different operating systems but it gives the specs of my PC and the test was with most setting at max
http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9903&hl=test

Thanks nice you have good fps with autogen maxed out...