driver problem maybe? not optimise to newer games..
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5/24/11 at 3:20pm
LiTTle de$$ert
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LiTTle de$$ert
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My Gaming Rig
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| Intel i5 2500K 4.7GHz [24/7] | Gigabyte Z77 | ATI Radeon 6950 (XFX) | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz |
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| 2x 500GB HDD's [RAID 0] | A Non-Branded DVD-DL Burner | Zalman CNPSX 10 Performa | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
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My Gaming Rig
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| Intel i5 2500K 4.7GHz [24/7] | Gigabyte Z77 | ATI Radeon 6950 (XFX) | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 2x 500GB HDD's [RAID 0] | A Non-Branded DVD-DL Burner | Zalman CNPSX 10 Performa | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 2x iiyama Prolite E2407HDS | Razer Tarantula | 600W OCZ | NZXT Tempest 410 Elite |
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| Logitech G500 | Wooden Desk - LOL | ||
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My Gaming Rig
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Intel i5 2500K 4.7GHz [24/7] | Gigabyte Z77 | ATI Radeon 6950 (XFX) | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 2x 500GB HDD's [RAID 0] | A Non-Branded DVD-DL Burner | Zalman CNPSX 10 Performa | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 2x iiyama Prolite E2407HDS | Razer Tarantula | 600W OCZ | NZXT Tempest 410 Elite |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Wooden Desk - LOL | ||
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My Gaming Rig
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel i5 2500K 4.7GHz [24/7] | Gigabyte Z77 | ATI Radeon 6950 (XFX) | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| 2x 500GB HDD's [RAID 0] | A Non-Branded DVD-DL Burner | Zalman CNPSX 10 Performa | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| 2x iiyama Prolite E2407HDS | Razer Tarantula | 600W OCZ | NZXT Tempest 410 Elite |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | ||
| Logitech G500 | Wooden Desk - LOL | ||
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Beast of the Least 2.0
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Asus 1025C-MU17
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| [Core i5 3570K] | [Asrock Z77E-ITX] | [EVGA GTX 460 SSC+] | [Samsung 30nm 2x4GB @ 2000MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS |
| [Hitachi Deskstar 320GB] | [Samsung 840 Pro 256GB] | [Some Lite-on 5.25"] | [Windows 7 Pro 64-bit] |
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| [Samsung 2033] | [Lian-Li PC-Q08B (Want NCASE M1)] | [Razer Deathadder 3.5G] | |
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| Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz | Powertel GMA SGX545 | 2GB Corsair 1066MHz | Samsung 830 64GB |
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| 20mm blower | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit | 10.1" 1024 x 600 | Cookie Cutter |
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Beast of the Least 2.0
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Asus 1025C-MU17
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| [Core i5 3570K] | [Asrock Z77E-ITX] | [EVGA GTX 460 SSC+] | [Samsung 30nm 2x4GB @ 2000MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS |
| [Hitachi Deskstar 320GB] | [Samsung 840 Pro 256GB] | [Some Lite-on 5.25"] | [Windows 7 Pro 64-bit] |
| Monitor | Case | Mouse | |
| [Samsung 2033] | [Lian-Li PC-Q08B (Want NCASE M1)] | [Razer Deathadder 3.5G] | |
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| Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz | Powertel GMA SGX545 | 2GB Corsair 1066MHz | Samsung 830 64GB |
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| 20mm blower | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit | 10.1" 1024 x 600 | Cookie Cutter |
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all I need for now
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| i7 860 @ 3.8 HT on, no LLC | Asus P7P55D | msi gtx 560 ti twin frozr II @ 950 | 4x2G Mushkin @ 1735 cas 6 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 1T boot, 1T data, 2T backup | Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Asus 22" 1680x1050 2ms | Keytronic ps/2 |
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| Corsair TX750W | Gigabyte Triton | ||
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all I need for now
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 860 @ 3.8 HT on, no LLC | Asus P7P55D | msi gtx 560 ti twin frozr II @ 950 | 4x2G Mushkin @ 1735 cas 6 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 1T boot, 1T data, 2T backup | Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Asus 22" 1680x1050 2ms | Keytronic ps/2 |
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| Corsair TX750W | Gigabyte Triton | ||
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Designed to max Crysis
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| Core i5 2500K |4.6 GHz |1.38v | Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P-B3 | HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB | Kingston HyperX 8GB |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB | Asus DVD-burner | CM Hyper 212+ | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
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| Acer X233h 1080p | Antec Truepower Quattro 850 | Antec 900 revision | Realtek HD ALC889 |
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Designed to max Crysis
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| Core i5 2500K |4.6 GHz |1.38v | Gigabyte Z68X-UD3P-B3 | HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB | Kingston HyperX 8GB |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Kingston SSDNow V+100 96GB | Asus DVD-burner | CM Hyper 212+ | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
| Monitor | Power | Case | Audio |
| Acer X233h 1080p | Antec Truepower Quattro 850 | Antec 900 revision | Realtek HD ALC889 |
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FSX is **VERY** cpu dependant. A SSD is won't help overall FPS and I can dig up threads at flight sim site supporting that claim. Here's a highly respected guide to tuning FSX: http://www.simforums.com/forums/sett...opic29041.html. If you are really serious about FSX, go hang out at AVSIM's FSX forum. You'll find dedicated FSX fans there that are glad to help out others. For quick advise, these are the main FPS killers:
1. Car and aircraft traffic density 2. Autogen density 3. Weather density/distance 4. Water quality Setting car traffic to zero and the others to 50% or less is a good place to start. Be aware that your AMD cannot not do the heavy lifting required for the upper levels of FSX settings. That guide covers all this stuff in detail. Enjoy! |
Beast of the Least 2.0
(11 items) |
Asus 1025C-MU17
(8 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Core i5 3570K] | [Asrock Z77E-ITX] | [EVGA GTX 460 SSC+] | [Samsung 30nm 2x4GB @ 2000MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS |
| [Hitachi Deskstar 320GB] | [Samsung 840 Pro 256GB] | [Some Lite-on 5.25"] | [Windows 7 Pro 64-bit] |
| Monitor | Case | Mouse | |
| [Samsung 2033] | [Lian-Li PC-Q08B (Want NCASE M1)] | [Razer Deathadder 3.5G] | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz | Powertel GMA SGX545 | 2GB Corsair 1066MHz | Samsung 830 64GB |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 20mm blower | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit | 10.1" 1024 x 600 | Cookie Cutter |
| View all | |||
Beast of the Least 2.0
(11 items) |
Asus 1025C-MU17
(8 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Core i5 3570K] | [Asrock Z77E-ITX] | [EVGA GTX 460 SSC+] | [Samsung 30nm 2x4GB @ 2000MHz] |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS |
| [Hitachi Deskstar 320GB] | [Samsung 840 Pro 256GB] | [Some Lite-on 5.25"] | [Windows 7 Pro 64-bit] |
| Monitor | Case | Mouse | |
| [Samsung 2033] | [Lian-Li PC-Q08B (Want NCASE M1)] | [Razer Deathadder 3.5G] | |
| View all | |||
| CPU | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Atom N2600 1.6GHz | Powertel GMA SGX545 | 2GB Corsair 1066MHz | Samsung 830 64GB |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 20mm blower | Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit | 10.1" 1024 x 600 | Cookie Cutter |
| View all | |||
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Getting an SSD will be the biggest impact. More/faster RAM is your next best bet, and since FSX likes higher frequencies, Sandy Bridge with its beastly overclocking abilities.
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SSDs are not direct FPS improvements, but they improve scenery, terrain, cloud draw, and LOD distance loading. I've seen Nickn's guides many times before, and although it is highly CPU dependant, FSX is not written well enough to take advantage of all cores. While load be be offset in terrain loading and rendering, the gist of all FSX processing is on core 0. RAM speed is a big factor as well with caching and loading. The frame rates may not be higher, but the loading will make the game feel much, much faster, which is just as important. People don't get SSDs for any reason less than their speed and reliability.
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all I need for now
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 860 @ 3.8 HT on, no LLC | Asus P7P55D | msi gtx 560 ti twin frozr II @ 950 | 4x2G Mushkin @ 1735 cas 6 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 1T boot, 1T data, 2T backup | Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Asus 22" 1680x1050 2ms | Keytronic ps/2 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Corsair TX750W | Gigabyte Triton | ||
| View all | |||
all I need for now
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 860 @ 3.8 HT on, no LLC | Asus P7P55D | msi gtx 560 ti twin frozr II @ 950 | 4x2G Mushkin @ 1735 cas 6 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 1T boot, 1T data, 2T backup | Windows 7 Home 64 bit | Asus 22" 1680x1050 2ms | Keytronic ps/2 |
| Power | Case | ||
| Corsair TX750W | Gigabyte Triton | ||
| View all | |||



| Name | Team Rank | Points / May | Work Units / May |
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| Majin_SSJ_Eric | 395 | 6,925,070 / 0 | 1,509 / 0 |
Night Fury
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Jedi Apprentice (dedicated folder)
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| Intel Core i7 3960X C2 (5 GHz) | Asus Rampage IV Extreme | 2 x EVGA GTX Titan SC in SLI | Patriot Viper Xtreme 2133MHz (4 x 4GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| Corsair Force 3 240GB | Intel 320 160GB | Hitachi Deskstar 1TB | Samsung Blu-ray player |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EK Supreme HF | EK RIVE Blocks | 2 x EK FC Titan | 2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice GTX Extreme rads (5... |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Alphacool VPP655 D5 pump with Bitspower pump to... | Windows 8 Pro | 2 x Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB | Microsoft Sidewinder X6 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Corsair AX1200 | Silverstone TJ11 | Corsair M60 | |
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| Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz | Asus Sabertooth P67 B3 | MSI GTX 580 Lightning (stock) | 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws Series 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Keyboard |
| WD Velociraptor 150GB | Corsair H80 | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 | Generic USB keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Corsair HX750 | Corsair 600T SE | Microsoft Sidewinder X8 | |
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Night Fury
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Jedi Apprentice (dedicated folder)
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 3960X C2 (5 GHz) | Asus Rampage IV Extreme | 2 x EVGA GTX Titan SC in SLI | Patriot Viper Xtreme 2133MHz (4 x 4GB) |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| Corsair Force 3 240GB | Intel 320 160GB | Hitachi Deskstar 1TB | Samsung Blu-ray player |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EK Supreme HF | EK RIVE Blocks | 2 x EK FC Titan | 2 x Hardware Labs Black Ice GTX Extreme rads (5... |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| Alphacool VPP655 D5 pump with Bitspower pump to... | Windows 8 Pro | 2 x Achieva Shimian QH270-IPSB | Microsoft Sidewinder X6 |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Corsair AX1200 | Silverstone TJ11 | Corsair M60 | |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz | Asus Sabertooth P67 B3 | MSI GTX 580 Lightning (stock) | 2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws Series 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Cooling | OS | Keyboard |
| WD Velociraptor 150GB | Corsair H80 | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 | Generic USB keyboard |
| Power | Case | Mouse | |
| Corsair HX750 | Corsair 600T SE | Microsoft Sidewinder X8 | |
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| Name | Team Rank | Points / May | Work Units / May |
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| hawk777th | 465 | 5,626,315 / 1,204,401 | 1,648 / 142 |
Afterburner!
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| SB I7 2600K 4.5Ghz 1.3V | Asus P8P67 Pro | SLi EVGA Titan Signature Editions | Corsair 8gb DDR 3 1600 |
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| 1x 128GB Performance Pro 2x VelciRaptor 300gb R... | DVD/RW Combo | Windows 7 64 bit | Samsung SyncMaster 24in. |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Das Keyboard Ultimate | Corsair AX1200 | Lian Li PC-A77FA | Logitech G9x |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Steelseries | AD700s Logi 5.1 | ||
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Afterburner!
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| SB I7 2600K 4.5Ghz 1.3V | Asus P8P67 Pro | SLi EVGA Titan Signature Editions | Corsair 8gb DDR 3 1600 |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| 1x 128GB Performance Pro 2x VelciRaptor 300gb R... | DVD/RW Combo | Windows 7 64 bit | Samsung SyncMaster 24in. |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Das Keyboard Ultimate | Corsair AX1200 | Lian Li PC-A77FA | Logitech G9x |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Steelseries | AD700s Logi 5.1 | ||
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