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[FlyFreeSky]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I'm having with my new computer I got for christmas that was purchased just for fsx. I expected excellent frame rates, even more than I got in fs9 when I flew on that sim (40fps avg.), but I am getting no more than 10 on average.

Anyways, I'll provide my specs and hopefully someone could provide some expertise into what to do. (Also, before anyone suggests it - I've installed the Venetubo fps boost and got about 5+ fps.)

SPECS -

Computer Case : Thermaltake V4 Black Edition Mid Tower Case
Power Supply Upgrade : 550W Heavy Duty TOUGH Series SATA Power Supply
Motherboard : GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 AM3+/ AMD 760G/ DDR3/ A&V&GbE/ MATX
DDR3 Memory : 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3-1333/1600 PC3-10666/12800
Processor : AMD FX 8350 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Eight-Core Socket AM3+
CPU Cooling Fan : Corsair H60 High Performance Hydro Water Cooler
Hard Drive : 320GB Westen Digital 7200RPM SATA-3 16MB Cache
Video Card : EVGA nVidia GeForce GT 520 1GB DDR VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card
DVD Recorder : Not Selected
Sound Card : 8-Channel Digital Sound Card (onboard)
Network Card : 10/100/1000 Gigabit Network Card (onboard)
Case Fan : Dual Case Fans 120mm (2xfans)
Operating System : Windows 7 64bit
Warranty : Assembled and tested, 3 years parts and 3 Year labor warranty

[jcrouse55]

Well the biggest problem I see is your video card. It is a extremely low end card. And then you need to overclock that processor as much as possible as FSX likes clock speed.

[_BD6_]

lol yeah... gt 520. wow. that's a bummer.

that needs to go immediately. at least get a 560ti or 660ti and you will fly off into the sunset laughing.

unfortunately another case of an impulse buy. no research went into building this rig obviously. otherwise you would have gotten an Intel sandy bridge and a better video card. this was for fsx after all, right?