I just upgraded my cpu, motherboard and ram recently to the following specs:
CPU: AMD FX4300 (4-core @3.8 GHz)
RAM: 8GB DDR3 (@1600 MT/s)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46
GPU: Nvidia 650Ti (Gigabyte 2GB edition)
Main Drive: 500GB SATA
Secondary (FSX) Drive: 80GB SATA

I can consistently get around 30-40fps in Planetside 2 near the Crown on medium graphics (if you know where this is then you know how crazy it can get :D)
Would this be considered a good setup for FSX?

Icy wrote on Jan 16^th, 2013 at 6:18pm:

I just upgraded my cpu, motherboard and ram recently to the following specs: CPU: AMD FX4300 (4-core @3.8 GHz) RAM: 8GB DDR3 (@1600 MT/s) Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 GPU: Nvidia 650Ti (Gigabyte 2GB edition) Main Drive: 500GB SATA Secondary (FSX) Drive: 80GB SATA I can consistently get around 30-40fps in Planetside 2 near the Crown on medium graphics (if you know where this is then you know how crazy it can get :D) Would this be considered a good setup for FSX?

there is NO good set up for FSX it's a beast you just got to play around with the settings until you find what you like. I'm still doing it after many years lol

I have the AMD Hex core, 8GB ram and a 450 Vid card with 240g SSD. Run everything maxed out and it runs very smooth. Even my Carenado C90.

Make sure you have a clean install on FSX. Found if I install MegaScenery first, then Ultimate Terrain X last, it make for faster map loading without any visual hickups. Dont have any aircraft bouncing on the ground anymore due to texture loading.

Barkingdog1 wrote on Jan 31^st, 2013 at 6:45pm:

I have the AMD Hex core, 8GB ram and a 450 Vid card with 240g SSD. Run everything maxed out and it runs very smooth. Even my Carenado C90. Make sure you have a clean install on FSX. Found if I install MegaScenery first, then Ultimate Terrain X last, it make for faster map loading without any visual hickups. Dont have any aircraft bouncing on the ground anymore due to texture loading.

I have to agree. I just upgraded to the AMD 8350 and Asus Crosshair V Formula Z. Over clocked it to 4.55 GHz, and FSX is running like a champ! Fresh FSX install, lots of GHz. Many have said that FSX is very CPU intensive, and it's true. OCing and fast memory. Those are the secret to making it run good.
Then, finding a good compromise in features you can live without, as to free up CPU resources. Who needs boat traffic? Cars? Why? This is FLIGHT sim. I turn mine on for kix, but it's totally unnecessary. Thinking like that can make it run great.
It's hard to believe that the sim has been out since late 2006, and the hardware still hasn't caught up yet. At least not completely. It is much busier than folks anticipated, and is a quantum leap from FS2004.