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Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:36 amby The-Black-Sheep
Looking at getting myself a new PC, as I'm being more drawn to the wonders of FSX now.
I have a choice between 2 PC's.
One has a dual core running at 3Ghz, the other has a quad core running at 2.4Ghz.
So, which one should I go for??
Help is most certainly welcome :)
Black Sheep 8-)
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:12 amby waspiflab
3Ghz
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:45 amby The-Black-Sheep
Had a feeling I might get that answer. ;D
Just wasn't sure about the whole quad/dual core thing. Only know basic things about hardware, nothing too technical ;D
Cheers Waspi :)
Black Sheep 8-)
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:54 amby Alejandro Rhodes
In my Opinion any dual core or double threading (P4) with 3Ghz its more than enough ..
Today is all about RAM size and speed & Video Cards ,Unless you were going to work in CGA for movies animations Shreck, Star wars etc..
there was a time when the most importan was the size of the HDD then ,was the size of the Dimm PC100 ,then was the procesor ,then the RAM came back , Computer word changes a lot..
Is just what I think I can be wrong
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:48 pmby homebrewer
Consult the resident gurus regarding which chip for FSX. It seems there's a compatibility problem with FSX and four-core chips. I'm asking the same question in this same forum.
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:37 pmby The-Black-Sheep
Yeh, I did a quick scan around after I posted the thread and looked at the four core issue.
Just wanna get myself up to speed and get FSX. Feeling a bit left behind now with FS9 ;D
Black Sheep 8-)
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:20 pmby rikm12345
You should go for a Quad core, all four cores will be utilized by FSX with Sp1 or SP2. With a Q6600 it will easily overclock to 3ghz.
I recommend a Q9450
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... 20(1333FSB)%20Processor%20-%20Retail
or hold off till the end of the year when the Nehalem chips come out, fsx should run near max with them, but will probably require a new motherboard & ddr3 ram to run them.
Re: Which processor will give me better performance?
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Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:27 pmby rikm12345