The best graphics card for FSX

[ArcticFox]

I have a HD6770 and get quite decent frame rates (varies between 30fps in very dense areas to around 70fps).
I have heard that FSX is CPU intensive (is that correct?) and so more money should be invested in the fastest CPU you can afford rather than the video card ie you get better results from a faster CPU - is that correct?

Speed isnt that important. Get a quad core processor and set the right affinity mask in your fsx.cfg file for the best results.

[jparnold]

I too considered this same question a few weeks ago and ended up with the opinion that video cards don't have a direct effect on FSX performance and that CPU speed affects performance more.
I upgraded my video card and only got a small increase in frames per second.

[Slotback]

The fastest videocard for FSX will probably be the AMD Radeon 7970, released in early January.

4.31 billion transistors and 264 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

[Strategic Retreat]

I too considered this same question a few weeks ago and ended up with the opinion that video cards don't have a direct effect on FSX performance...

This is mostly true for a stock or anyway light add-on scenery FSX. Delve into the infamous NEUTRONIUM HEAVY high detail sceneries available around and you'll be soon singing another song.