Just ordered a new Core i7 system, ATA before Christmas (I hope).

I hope to receive a water cooled Core i7 system with the specs as mentioned below in a fee weeks time, if there are no reviews on the net by that time of a Core i7 running FSX, I will tell you good people out there how my new system runs FSX.
As I am only a software engineer, the computer hardware will be custom build by a Dutch computer shop who know their way around water cooled systems, so when it arrives I only have to do the fun parts like install the OS and FSX and away I fly.

Any predictions to what this system can do for FSX?

Computer
Case: Lian Li PC TYR PC-X2000
PSU: Corsair HX1000 1000W
CPU: Intel Core-i7 965 XE Extreme Edition 3.2GHz overclock 4.0GHz
MOBO: Asus X58 ROG Rampage II Extreme
Memory 12GB: 2x OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK Gold 6GB(3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CAS 8 1.65v
GPU: 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 280 HC16 HydroCopper 691/2430MHz 1024MB
HDD RAID-0: 4x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000GLFS 300GB 10Krpm 16MB SATAII
Audio: Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, PCIe
DVD ROM: Samsung SH-D163B 16x DVD-Rom, zwart SATA bulk
Blu-Ray R/W: Plextor PX-B920SA 4x Blu-Ray Rewriter SATA retail

Watercooling
ThermoChill PA120.2
ThermoChill PA120.1
Swiftech Apogee GTZ
Swiftech MCP655
Nalgene tubing 1/2" ID / 3/4" OD (13x3)
EK Water Blocks EK-Multioption RES 100 rev. 2

Input
Logitech G15 v2 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G9 Gaming Laser Mouse

Monitor
2x Samsung 305T+ 30" WideTFT 2560x1600 6ms S-PVA

OS
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate UK SP1 64bits Box OEM

NAS
QNAP TS-509 Pro 5 x SATAII hotswap RAID5+Spare
5x Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB 7200rpm 32MB SATAII

Extra
D-Link DGS-1008D Switch, 8 port 10/100/1000
Corsair Flash Voyager GT 16GB, USB2.0

Memory 12GB: 2x OCZ OCZ3G1600LV6GK Gold 6GB(3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz CAS 8 1.65v


complete waste unless you have special 64bit software desgined to allow the memory use

4 gig is the max FSX will ever use even on a 64bit OS

Only certain networking software, CAD and AV software will have access to 8 and above and that assumes they are in fact 64bit programs

otherwise.. good list

be aware SLI in FSX is as useless as boobs on a bull. It will get you higher AA (16-32x) in higher resolution but nothing in performance

NickN wrote on Nov 15^th, 2008 at 2:54pm:


Hi Nick,

It may seem that for now 12GB is a total overkill, but three year ago when I bought 4GB with my current system everybody declared I was totally nuts to get this much memory and now 4GB is the standard, plus in a few years time with all this relatively cheap memory around who known what FS11 will need.

As for the two graphics cards, if you did read the total list of specs you must have seen that there are two 30" monitors in the list, so one card for each monitor and maybe the multi-monitor capable SLI Big Bang II drivers that nVidia will be releasing very soon will drive my two 30" monitors in SLI.

Big Bang II driver information
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=630

I want that system.


Great for hardcore gaming.

NickN wrote on Nov 15^th, 2008 at 7:26pm:



If he ever gets into scenery design, it'll do him lotsa good, though, as I am constantly getting OOM errors when working with 500 MB photoreal backgrounds, with several of them open at once!

I don't mean graphics programs, I mean having photoshop open, ADE open, AFX open, SbuilderX open downloading another 200 tiles, and FSX on.

All of those should at least add up over 8 gigs 

Anxyous wrote on Nov 15^th, 2008 at 4:17pm:


No banks where robbed, I have a loving hardworking wife and I also have a very nice (good) job being a software architect.  

I actually buy a complete new system every three years, unlike other people who prefer to keep upgrading there systems, but my philosophy is to buy an all out new system to keep all the hardware nicely balanced.  

Hi,

I just found a link to a forum running down under in Aussie land, Core i7 looks very promising for FSX. 

http://orbxsystems.com/forums/index.php?topic=6700.0