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UKVoodoo
December 2nd, 2009, 14:10
Hi all
Im quite a seasoned pilot and movie maker in FS9 but a total newbie in FSX and im wondering about specs for a new PC
I know theres many different factors to consider but the basics I want to achieve is
Record with FRAPS while displaying 4 or 5 FSX aircraft on screen with Dense Autogen and Scenery as well as 3d clouds while still achieveing a smooth 40 or more fps
What sort of Processors, Ram n Graphics Cards should I be looking at to be comfortable in achieveing what im after
:ernae:
Matt
harleyman
December 2nd, 2009, 14:56
Hi..
You want a good X58 Motherboard..
Good DDR3 Ram @ 1600-2000 speed
Go with a Bloomfield 950 or 975 Extreme... Unless you can OC then get the 920 chip
At least a ATI 4890 or a Nvidia GTX275
warchild
December 2nd, 2009, 14:58
Wellllll, anyone here will tell you that a full blown super computer like Nvidias tesla would be the ultimate platform, but frankly, a good duel core or quad core with enough ram ( 4 - 8 gigs ) running at a good speed ( 2.4 - 4 gighz ) and any decent graphics card will do it.. i also recommend windows 7 64 bit as fsx simply seems ti run better with that ( at least for me )
ok, just for clarification, i get what i percieve to be good performance with this rig..
Nvidia 780i mobo
ATI 4870 gpu
6 gigs kensington ram @ 1200 mhz
harleyman
December 2nd, 2009, 15:02
Wellllll, anyone here will tell you that a full blown super computer like Nvidias tesla would be the ultimate platform, but frankly, a good duel core or quad core with enough ram ( 4 - 8 gigs ) running at a good speed ( 2.4 - 4 gighz ) and any decent graphics card will do it.. i also recommend windows 7 64 bit as fsx simply seems ti run better with that ( at least for me )
Not real sure about that...I build for FSX all the time with dual and quad socket 775s. BUT
FRAPS is a killer, and he wants to record...
kilo delta
December 2nd, 2009, 15:19
He could,of course, always record at half speed and speed it up during post production. :)
UKVoodoo
December 3rd, 2009, 03:55
He could,of course, always record at half speed and speed it up during post production. :)
Tried that a few times but it ends up horrible to watch on youtube
Thanks for all the help I can now start planning my new rig in time for xmas :ernae:
Matt
txnetcop
December 3rd, 2009, 05:29
Still true:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=23683
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