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Oct 29^th, 2009 at 2:19pm

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I´m considering buying a new processor and the E8500@3.16Gh has caught my eye but what I want to know is will it run FSX on proper fps. I currently have the E4600@2.4

Or if anyone can tell me how to overclock my current processor to say... 3.0Gh?

My target processor is I7 but it´s way over my budget.

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Reply #1 - Oct 29^th, 2009 at 6:33pm

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what motherboard do you use first as you may want to consider quad core if it supports it.

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Reply #2 - Nov 4^th, 2009 at 11:33am

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ZipZoomFly has good Intel Core 2 Duo's for under $200 that are 3.0 ghz. The one I plan on getting is...

INTEL BX80570E8400 Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz 1333 MHz Socket 775 6MB Desktop Processor

Copied right from the site. There is currently a $30 rebate too right now.

Phoenix Coyotes fan in Michigan. Yeeeaah booii.

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Reply #3 - Nov 5^th, 2009 at 3:36pm

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Well i dont know if you read Nicks opinion on the cores and how FS use them i guess its better you take a look and see what he says and make up your mind from there.

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Reply #4 - Nov 7^th, 2009 at 8:32pm

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I got a Q8400 Quad and it runs FSX smooth as silk.

Very acceptable frames. Course, I took nearly three months to find the sweet spot for settings that complemented my gear. There ya go...

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