Make FSX fly

[eddtr1]

Hi all,

Firstly I have a : -

ASRock Conroe 1333-d667
Dual core intel Pentium D 925 3000 mhz
2 gig ddr2-667 SDRAM

and a 4830 ati graphics card

FSX and my computer in genreal is running slow - its starts out ok and then just slowley grinds to a halt!

What can I do to quicken things up - can I just upgrade the RAM would that make a big difference or is it a CPU job!

p.s I am running Vista 32bit

many thanks guys!

 

[HazardO]

FSX likes fast CPUs it's not so fussy about GPU power. An overclocked i5 would see a massive improvement. If you aren't up for replacing the motherboard, you could look at which quad cores your board might take (and whether you'll be able to successfully overclock).

 

[McstylisT]

Id look at trying to OC what your currently have a little first. You might get it safe @ 3.4ghz and could see the frame improvements needed to play it without jitter.

If your looking to change things a little , see if you can pick up a Q6600 second hand for around £90. Should pop right in your existing build. Add another 2GB memory and your laughing ready to go.

McT

 

[mrthingyx]

Hi all,

Firstly I have a : -

ASRock Conroe 1333-d667
Dual core intel Pentium D 925 3000 mhz
2 gig ddr2-667 SDRAM

and a 4830 ati graphics card

FSX and my computer in genreal is running slow - its starts out ok and then just slowley grinds to a halt!

What can I do to quicken things up - can I just upgrade the RAM would that make a big difference or is it a CPU job!

p.s I am running Vista 32bit

many thanks guys!

RAM would be wasted as the rest of the system would be letting you down.

I'd think about replacing the CPU: you can stick in any Core 2 Duo CPU based on the Conroe chip, but you cannot stick a quad core CPU into it.

Look for used E6600s (seem pretty common at the moment): you won't get access to MM for another 225-odd posts, so look on other websites for used action.

 

[eddtr1]

RAM would be wasted as the rest of the system would be letting you down.

I'd think about replacing the CPU: you can stick in any Core 2 Duo CPU based on the Conroe chip, but you cannot stick a quad core CPU into it.

Look for used E6600s (seem pretty common at the moment): you won't get access to MM for another 225-odd posts, so look on other websites for used action.

Would one of these help?

Intel Core™2 Duo E6600, 2.4 GHz E6600 OEM PROCESSOR

Will that be much better for FSX?

 

[HazardO]

Would one of these help?

Intel Core™2 Duo E6600, 2.4 GHz E6600 OEM PROCESSOR

Will that be much better for FSX?

Not unless you overclock it I wouldn't have thought. It will be faster at stock (2.4GHz) than your dual core pentium at 3GHz, but I wouldn't have thought it would be night and day.

 

[eddtr1]

alright i is getting the picture i am screwed! So what do i need to do to improve things! I can spend about 100 o 200! ill need a new motherboard and CPU? What do you guys recommend?

 

[Lanz]

Maybe get a 2nd hand E8400, that would give you a good boost.

If you mobo is ver 3, then see here for the list of CPUs

http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=ConRoe1333-D667 R3.0&s=775