FSX Still lagging

[anthonyss89]

Ok so i have my system that lags FSX ... i am trying to run the pmdg and flight beam kphx (ngx) for the pmdg, and i lag so badly its making me wanna go back to fs2004 but i love the wing flex and the more realism it looks compare to FS2004 , So what can be causing the lag i have used venotube , used the inspector... idk what else can be the problem...


I have

CPU:amd phenom quad core 9650

Video Card: EVGA 670 FTW

HDD: 2TB

Windows 7

6GBS of ram DDR2

Motherboard http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2Plus/M3A78EM/

 

[sam_p_lay]

It's a notoriously CPU-bound game. That graphics card will be excellent for most other games, but Flight Simulator really needs a powerful CPU for the best results. Your best bet is to get a Z77 motherboard with DDR3 memory and a Core i5 processor (doesn't really matter which if you're not overclocking, 2500K or 3570K if you are).

 

[anthonyss89]

Im more of an amd person and im looking at getting the 8120 or 8150 i believe came out and also the 8350 , but idk whats a good mobo for those cpus and fsx... another thing is i will be using it for other games ... but mainly fsx


Other games like 2k13 fifa 13 la noir battlefield 3 AC3 Batman AC

 

[sam_p_lay]

Games that aren't 100% GPU-bound will run significantly better on the i5 (you're looking at 20% faster at 1080p for the same price), but if you're sticking with AMD, the really important thing is to steer clear of the FX8100 models (and FX6100/FX4100). You want an FX8320 or FX8350 - those are the models using the improved architecture (Piledriver, some people refer to it as 'PD') and they're a lot more capable. If I was buying an AMD setup, I'd take a Piledriver 6-core over a Bulldozer 8-core any day.

 

[anthonyss89]

so u would say http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113285


Over http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103960

 

[sam_p_lay]

Definitely. I've not seen the FX8320 benchmarked against the FX8350 but there's not gonna be a lot of difference. It'll still be a better option than the Bulldozer model.

 

[anthonyss89]

What type of board what u recommend then the saber tooth or something less

 

[sam_p_lay]

Sorry mate - I don't know about AMD boards because I'd only consider/recommend Intel stuff at the moment. I think AMD's next range might be well-worth considering, but since I wouldn't recommend their current lineup over Intel, I've not bothered looking at the boards out there. Only general advice I can give is make sure you've got support for SATA 3, USB 3, PCI-E 3, all that new good stuff And make sure it's suitable for SLI/Crossfire if that's something you're planning - you'll want at least two non-graphics slots between the PCI-E x16 slots your cards would be going into.

 

[JAYFRESH1271]

i have the same issue n i am thinking in going back to fs9 i love fsx looks better than fs9 but when i add mega sceneries like manhattan x with rex plus gex plus pmdg aircraft i lonly get about 14fps most of the times under 10fps n i have my cpu running at 4.2ghz here are my specs:

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX AM3+ Motherboard, AMD FX-8120 X8 3100MHZ 16MB 125W AM3+, Sony Optiarc 24X DVDRW SATA OEM, WD Caviar Blue 1TB SATA HD 7200/32MB/SATA-6G, Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz 2x4, Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Gaming Case, EVGA GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.0, Noctua NH-D14 CPU Cooler for i5, i7, 775 and AMD, COOLMAX ZP-750B APFC/V2.3/EPS12V/V2.92 80+ BRONZE