Asus AMD CPU upgrade for FSX

[shayneosceola]

Hi there, I have the computer listed below. Running COD I get awesome FPS like insane, but running FSX inside 20-30 FPS (which I capped at 30 FPS anyway b/c it's old software and it's a CPU HOG! I recently updated from the spec graphics card to a PNY Gforce 970 GTX. Upgraded ram to 16 Gig... so now I'm wondering, would upgrade to FX8500 (or what ever it is with 8 cores) make a noticeable difference and if not is my motherboard equipt to handle a I7 chip? If not what motherboard would I need? also, my C drive is too small, can I order one somewhere to be cloned if I copy mine to a cloud or something so I don't have to transfer everything myself? Thanks you guys are great!

ASUS Model M51BC-US004S
Seriel#D9PDCG0001WT
Desktop PC
AMD FX-Series FX-6300 6 core (3.50GHz)
16GB DDR3 1TB HDD
PNY Geforece 970 GTX
750 or 1000 (forgot) Power Supply
Windows 8 .1

 

[scout_03]

that os you have is a oem and does work will all the new part or retail ,for the hdd you could buy a bigger one and use the free software from the maker link to made aexact copy of the 1 tb you have ,intel cpu could not be fit on amd board and the same the other way .

 

[ko888]

If you want the best FSX performance get an Intel Core i7-4790K and an Intel Z97 chipset motherboard. The Intel Core i5-4690K is also way better than AMD's best processor in FSX. Overclocking the CPU even gains you more performance.

Even an Intel Pentium G2120 performs better than an AMD FX-9590 in FSX.

An SSD also helps in speeding up the loading of the game and scenery.

 

[shayneosceola]

that os you have is a oem and does work will all the new part or retail ,for the hdd you could buy a bigger one and use the free software from the maker link to made aexact copy of the 1 tb you have ,intel cpu could not be fit on amd board and the same the other way .

thanks so much Scout! do you have a link I can follow and a product specifically that you could recommend to get a cloned replacement?

 

[shayneosceola]

If you want the best FSX performance get an Intel Core i7-4790K and an Intel Z97 chipset motherboard. The Intel Core i5-4690K is also way better than AMD's best processor in FSX. Overclocking the CPU even gains you more performance.

Even an Intel Pentium G2120 performs better than an AMD FX-9590 in FSX.

An SSD also helps in speeding up the loading of the game and scenery.

 

[shayneosceola]

Thank you for the info Granmaster/KO888! I appreciate it. I'm not checking the "solved" button yet b/c I want to see what others say, but I will likely take your advice, when I can afford....

 

[scout_03]

see this on ssd and price http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ssd-recommendation-benchmark,3269.html see this for cloning http://lifehacker.com/5837543/how-to-migrate-to-a-solid-state-drive-without-reinstalling-windows