I am trying to find out which processor would be best for Microsoft Flight Simulator X, either Core 2 Extreme X6800 or Core 2 Extreme QX6700? Is the answer likely to change if and when a new version of MS Flight Simulator is released? It would be matched with a GF 8800 GTX and 4GB of DDRII 800 CL4 ram on either of an Asus Commando or Asus P5N32-E SLI running Vista x64 Ultimate. I would also appreciate advice on which of the motherboards to go for.
Holy crap; and you need all these goodies to run a MS Flight Sim. nowadays?!?!? with these requirements :
* PC with 1 GHz equivalent or higher processor
* 256 MB of system RAM for Windows XP SP2 / 512 MB Vista
* 32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card required
I still have a Jane's WW2 fighters of 1998; it looks great and is played without problems even on a P3 :lol:
The difference of the XE6800 vs a modest A64 3500+ would be something like 400 vs 200 FPS and I challenge you to feel it without a FPS counter.
Totally disagreed. FSX is immensely CPU-bound and requires the most powerful CPU possible (it is, after all, dominated by physics calculations). I'd say the QX6700.