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Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 00:57
by Seaking
My rig would be considered "old hat" now but I run FSX just fine, my specs are in my sig.
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 01:11
by BAe146
Intel i7 920 2.66 GHz
Asus P6T Deluxe MB
BFG 9800GTX+
6Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 PC1600 RAM
(x2) WD 320Gb SATA HD's
Sony 22x DVD±RW
Sony Blu-Ray drive
Coolmax 950W PSU
Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 Case
Running XP
FS9- (Sliders Right) I keep it locked at 60fps, since that's the refresh rate of my monitors. It stays at 60fps all day long, through heavy scenery and AI traffic.
FSX Acceleration- (Sliders mostly right) Also locked at 60fps, but will range from about 30fps on the ground at complex airport scenery, to 50-60fps depending on weather.
This is the first computer I've ever built, and it's worked remarkably so far!
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 06:17
by Garry Russell
Hi Eddie
Perhaps we could save all this info :think:
Then it will be there for all to see and check out
That way there can be no excuse for getting a bad system.....should've gone to specs savers :roll:
Garry
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 07:35
by VEGAS
Cheers for the responses guys.
Slayer, I agree that Mhz is more important than number of cores.
I have read many articles this week that have stated many a duo core machine running faster Mhz than a Quad core(most do anyway). And thus out performing the higher core machines on the older software.
Bae146, Interested in your Intel i7. They are the mutts nuts. I fancy one of those but they are ridiculously expensive. But they always say go for the best CPU you can afford. Although seeing as M$ have announced no further Flight sims I see possibly a duo core (3.0Ghz+) as my option.
Garry, your right. I have made a note of what people have. Especially interested in their chosen GFX cards. Thats one of the main decisions I have to make. I suppose it has to run in sync with the CPU and neither should bottleneck one another.
Thanks again for your time fellas. Good food for thought there.
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 10:18
by Paul K
VEGAS wrote: Especially interested in their chosen GFX cards. Thats one of the main decisions I have to make. I suppose it has to run in sync with the CPU and neither should bottleneck one another.
Wait a minute, wait a minute...what does that mean ? Is that something I need to know about as I ponder the specs of my new computer ? :think:
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 27 Aug 2009, 17:40
by jonesey2k
What it means is that you need to have a graphics card that is similar in performance to your cpu. Its no use having the best graphics card that money can buy and then pairing it to a very slow budget cpu. Or the other way around. Either way you wouldn't reach their full potential.
Re: Whats your spec and does it work for you?
Posted: 28 Aug 2009, 10:21
by Paul K
Joney, it was the 'run in sync' phrase that made me sit up. Certainly, I wouldn't buy an Core i7 system with the intention of fitting my old Nvidia Geforce 6600, but I was wondering if there is some industry standard that both CPU and graphics card have to comply with , in order to ensure they run in harmony. Maybe I'm reading too much into 'in sync'.