phil highton Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Current CPU + GPU combo plus other stuff I6600k oc 4.6 and strix 1070 ROG Z170 , SSD x2 and x1 SHHD ,CPU water cooled Iam thinking about maybe upgrading CPU to to I7700k ( with bios update) simply because I run all the core addons , AS4 , Skyforce 3D, Chase plane, pfpx , navigraph charts + ftx global, Europe , UK and NA and almost forgot black marble stuff +++++ lots and lots addon airports. I just keep seeing my little ( but strong ) i5 maxed out all the time in SIM and I worry about it . My thinking is getting a 7700k and use extra threads to help run the extra programmes ???, Anybody care to discuss plz , cheers phil Ps guys , I know there are a million variables , but if someone as done a similar upgrade their results would be great, FSL airbus is king and that's why I only fly this plane , no did respect to other aircraft/ Devs . Quote Link to comment
Lefteris Kalamaras Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hello Phil, while that is a very nice upgrade path, I would ask you to also consider possibly switching to the i7 8700k with a motherboard switch as well. I think it's worth the extra expense, if of course, you can afford it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Darren Currie Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I upgraded to the i5-8400 last year, and that was also a nice upgrade for the money. Of course, there is also the i5-8600k. I use a 6GB 1060 and it runs pretty well. My i5 is also maxed out, but that's just P3D. Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 Lefteris, I went with the 7700k and better cooling and a case upgrade for now, maybe 12 months down the line I will go for a 900 series lets see, keep up the great work FSL I love you guys long live flight sim!! Quote Link to comment
Lefteris Kalamaras Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi Phil, congrats on the new purchase! Enjoy it! I am sure the better cooling means you can push that CPU a bit more, and if you're lucky enough, push it to its limits! Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 4.9 , bit hot at 5.0, but iam more than happy! Quote Link to comment
Carlos Buenrostro Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I7700K for me 16GB RAM and a 1080 and no stutters or anything like it for me, even at heavy load airports and overcast condirions running asca and as. Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Lefteris, i think maybe you were right this 7700k runs too hot , iam now thinking of going 8/9 generation with a mobo upgrade to go with my 1080ti ! Quote Link to comment
Lefteris Kalamaras Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 It would certainly make for a beautiful Christmas present! The 9 series comes highly recommended, although I only have an 8700k myself. Quote Link to comment
phil highton Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Only lol ! Quote Link to comment
Bill McLauchlan Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 I upgraded from a system with Intel Core Duo 3.15mhz to one with i7 8700K. I did manage to get the FSL A320 to work (sort of) with the Core Duo but now really happy with my new system. If you can I would certainly go for an 8700k system. Quote Link to comment
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