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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: juniormafia27 on March 10, 2010, 11:39:50 pm
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Hi guys. I have a question. I am running a Q6600 2.4ghz chipset and looking to upgade to a Q9650 3.0ghz, in order to run FSX a lot better. I am building an i7 computer on the side. But I want to upgrade the one I have now in the meantime. I want to know if anyone else has made the jump and how it is performing compared to the Q6600. My computer specs are listed in the signiture. Thanks in advance.
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I went from a Q6700 to a Q9650 and couldnt be happier. The Q6700 is a great chip, but the Q9650 really put FSX into orbit for me. Better, sharper looking scenery and great FPS all around, even in Blueprint's KMEM. Be sure to put a decent vid card in it though, or it wont matter worth a crap.
Read around though. I have seen plenty of write-ups to back up the fact that FSX doesnt run all that much better on an i7 rig as opposed to a Q9650.
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Thank you sir for your input!! :)
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Hello Gents,
Yes, i agree with B6679, the most important is a "super" video card, buy the best on today's market, or try to OC the I7 to 4.0Ghz...that's make a difference.
Cheers,
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Hello Gents,
Yes, i agree with B6679, the most important is a "super" video card, buy the best on today's market, or try to OC the I7 to 4.0Ghz...that's make a difference.
Cheers,
I have a EVGA 295 CO OP and a 250. But I was advised to roll with a 285 for the purpose of FSX...Good enough?