Which processor ?

[poolep]

I have been reading with interest the posts on here about PC specs for FSX.

In the next month or two I hope to biuld a new computer. The primary aim of this upgrade will be to run FSX better.

As such which one of these processors is best for FSX ?

1) AMD FX-4 4170 Black Edition 4 Core 4.2GHz
2) Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz Socket 1155 8MB Cache (Ivybridge)

Is is just about the "Ghz" or is there more to it than that ?

[mrzippy]

INTEL I7 is best. It's easy to overclock to 4 Ghz. or so I understand and FSX doesn't respond well to multicore processors like AMD.

Don't quote me, but this is what I've read on this site! Personally I'm waiting for a 10 GHZ. Processor with at least 1/2 terabyte Super speed RAM. I know, don't hold my breath!

Can anyone else hear that Turkey sandwich calling me??

[JSkorna]

The AMD is running out of the box at 4.2 and I see where users are already above 5 with it. So how is that better than 4?

The I7 is multicore also, so it's a wash there.

[Adam24]

FS works better with intels, keep that in mind.

[mrzippy]

Checkout this site at Alienware. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...en&s=dhs&cs=19

[JSkorna]

Checkout this site at Alienware. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...en&s=dhs&cs=19

What? To get an overclock to 4.2 you need to ADD $1,150 to the base price? That sounds like a great deal compared to the AMD processor above that is selling for $140 right now at Newegg! Which one would you purchase?!

[mrzippy]

What? To get an overclock to 4.2 you need to ADD $1,150 to the base price? That sounds like a great deal compared to the AMD processor above that is selling for $140 right now at Newegg! Which one would you purchase?!

If I really wanted FSX to perform at it's best......I'd go for at least SOMETHING with an I7 processor, not necessarily the Alienware model.

I was using this as a model so poolep could see that Pentiums can be clocked to to and past that AMD multicore jobber.

[alaskancrab]

i7 hands down.. Gigahertz means nothing when your memory to cache link is operating at half the speed.

[loki]

If the i7 is overclocked to within a couple hundred MHz of the AMD CPU, the Intel will easily be the better processor. AMD's latest generation really isn't suited to gaming.

[relfel66]

The i5 2500K is also a VERY solid processor.