Nvidia 670

[KaspeR32]

I would not be upset if all I had to do was get a good cooler and oc but it depends on how cool I can make it...next month I may be purchasing a new motherboard and CPU due to a too much money problem (thank you wedding season).

 

Hey Antorian,

 

Not sure if this will help you but before I upgraded my system, I had an intel Q6600 at 2.4GHz and an HD5770 video card. I had the same dilemma, whether to upgrade my video card and see if that improved my DCS performance or upgrade my whole system.

 

I ended up buying an H70 cooler, and OCing my CPU to 3.2-3.3 GHz, and it DID help immensely. I would say before you even get the 670, try getting a decent cooler, and overclock your current CPU. If you're still not happy with the improvement, then go ahead and get the 670 since you can always use it in a future build anyway. I doubt that card is going to be pushed anytime soon.

[Antorian]

for OC'ing, does anyone have a good guide?

[Antorian]

NM. It turns out my motherboard doesn't like overclocking. I had it at 3.49 Ghz and...not much of a difference.

[Antorian]

Hey, just wanted to update. I'm guessing I'm going to save may money for the time being and save up for a whole new computer. However, for the mean time I've found a pretty good solution to low frame rates. Turning the cockpit off. Since I'm using a second screen for my MFD's and I'm not always in need of the cockpit instruments other than certain moments, I feel I can flick the cockpit on and off when needed. I've got some pretty impressive performance from doing this. Just wanted you all to know!

Edited August 12, 2012 by Antorian