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fcfcfc
January 17th, 2009, 04:38
Has anyone looked into this new CPU and how it would perform running FSX?
harleyman
January 17th, 2009, 04:42
From all my reading it is still lacking for FSX...

Intel is still King ....
kilo delta
January 17th, 2009, 05:49
While AMD have come a long way with the new Phenom II they are still way behind Intel.
stansdds
January 17th, 2009, 06:38
I agree, AMD is still lagging behind Intel.
harleyman
January 17th, 2009, 06:43
I just spoke with Ted,txnetcop, and he is building one as we speak..i will get the full low down on it in a day or so.....


Stay tuned till then for a good answer on your question....
Bruce Thompson
January 17th, 2009, 11:10
Just built one.

AMD Phenom 11 940
Asus M3A -79T Mobo
Noctua CPU Cooler
4gig Patriot 800mhz Ram (will upgrade later to 1066mhz)
Nvidia 800GTX (will upgrade later to Nvidia 295 GPU)
1000w PSU.


Have only just finished putting it together, so have not yet tried to OC it.

Tried FSX, smooth as silk at 35fps locked, all seems to be running well so far. The OC tools with this mobo should improve it even more.

Idle Temp 35C.

Changed Affinity Mask to 15 in FSX Cfg.

I know someone else who is running it at 3.8mhz on air, but I don't know what his temps are like.
harleyman
January 17th, 2009, 11:50
Cool...Thanks Bruce..Keep us imformed please...:wavey:
fcfcfc
March 30th, 2009, 08:58
Bruce, how have things been with your Phenom II?
harleyman
March 30th, 2009, 09:15
fcfcfc....

The latest news from builders is that its a great performer for FSX....

If you wanted one I think it just might be a great choice..Expecially if your mobo is ready for the CPU already...........
fcfcfc
March 30th, 2009, 09:33
thanks harleyman
CG_1976
March 30th, 2009, 09:37
Smooth as silk for me the Phenom is. Works perfect and crisp and cool. And thats not even overclock. Frames are very strong and fluid at 35 no shutters or blurr of scenery. haven't tried the phenom out on dx10 mode although.
rwmarth
April 4th, 2009, 22:48
Looking at the Phenom II 940 as well in an upgraded system. You guys who are using it, what sort of settings do you tune FSX to run smooth, or can you crank it up to the max even with some of the more demanding add ons?
Bjoern
April 5th, 2009, 13:10
The Phenom II is a good CPU, right on par with Intel's Core2Quads but still miles away from the i7s.
rwmarth
April 5th, 2009, 19:01
Does even the i7 let sliders really go all to the right including traffic?
RyanJames170
April 5th, 2009, 19:17
Does even the i7 let sliders really go all to the right including traffic?

NOPE NOT IN FSX LOL not unless u do some major FSX Configuration tweaks
rwmarth
April 5th, 2009, 19:52
Im Curious; what sort of settings does one run with an i7 or a q9650 or a Phenom 2 940 for that matter? I read about how one's computer can get so and so fps locked and steady, but I can do that with my 2.2ghz quad now too depending on my settings...
orionll
April 5th, 2009, 21:30
From almost all reports of the Phenom II I've been hearing 35-40 FPS, but with no information about the settings. Anyone with a Phenom II mind sharing the rest of their specs, FSX settings and FPS?
txnetcop
April 6th, 2009, 04:29
I built this one for a friend a little while back:
http://sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=8446

While the 940 is nice, my Gigabyte x48 with an E8600 runs circles around it when it comes to fps with FSX and my other games. Still it was good to see AMD start competing with at least some of Intel's Penryn quad cores and Core 2s.
Ted
rwmarth
April 6th, 2009, 07:56
Thanks for the info!
Hanimichal
April 6th, 2009, 09:31
I regretted to have spent the money with this cpu

(I use XP SP3)

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Bjoern
April 6th, 2009, 14:40
Does even the i7 let sliders really go all to the right including traffic?

All except traffic.


Phenom IIs just scream for overclocking...
txnetcop
April 6th, 2009, 15:14
I had to kick the Phenom II 940 up to 3.8 to get the performance I was getting. With the HD4870 it was just fine. I ran very high textures most settings full right.

I still believe the i7 Core is a better buy for the future of FSX flying. If the budget won't bear it the higher Penryns do just fine and the cost is almost comparable to the AMD Phenom now.
Ted
harleyman
April 6th, 2009, 15:35
I had to kick the Phenom II 940 up to 3.8 to get the performance I was getting. With the HD4870 it was just fine. I ran very high textures most settings full right.

I still believe the i7 Core is a better buy for the future of FSX flying. If the budget won't bear it the higher Penryns do just fine and the cost is almost comparable to the AMD Phenom now.
Ted






That txnetcop has all the toys.........:argue: LOL :wave:
fcfcfc
April 7th, 2009, 06:56
Thanks everyone. Really useful info.

I have not been able to make up my mind between FSX and XP9. Is there an inevitable compromise to run both? Sorry to bring up XP in a FS area. Am I right to think that FSX is CPU bottlenecked and XP9 is GPU limited?

Would the PII or i7 do well for both?
fcfcfc
May 25th, 2009, 01:37
I just noticed a new 3.2GHz black edition.

For MB, Asus has this OC tool that would allow tweaking without reboot. Is this helpful or should I stick to Gigabyte which everyone seems to favour?

What I have in mind is:
AMD 955, HIS 4870 1GB ICE, CoolerMaster RR UV8 fan, Zalman ZM750HP, Kingston HyperX 1066 8GB. The Gigabyte MA790GPDS4H is no long available here for some reason. So thinking about an Asus 790FX type instead. HD will probably be the Caviar Green.