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Have u got acceleration pack on there ? As that contains sp1 for fsx and makes a massive difference in performance
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**Gigabyte Super OC GTX 480's - VERY LOW PRICES!**
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Soldato
Well worth a 580 for FSX. Have mine clocked to 950 on the core and it obliterates the sim compared to my old 280 on the same cpu. Have even been able to ramp my clouds up to 20 layers in ASE!
Randall, you know FSX wont SLI right?
Randall, you know FSX wont SLI right?
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Yea dont want sli for fsx, fsx does not care for gpu power too much i went from. 9800gtx to a 480 and only gained a few fps how how ever going to a 2500k from my c2d was like day and night
Soldato
Hopefully MSF will be more GPu intensive.
Yes, I do have acceleration pack. Still only 8 FPs and I think I see loads of artefacts.
Yes, I do have acceleration pack. Still only 8 FPs and I think I see loads of artefacts.
Soldato
While it is mainly CPU dependant, it's not so much as people think. The GPU can still provide a massive boost to performance when coupled with a capable processor. I conducted some tests before and after putting my 580 into my 2600k system which showed an average frame rate increase of 19fps over my gtx280, with all other factors being equal.
Cleeecooo, you've obviously got some kind of problem there then. You don't have the 'bufferpools' active do you? That can cause artefacts with 400 series+ cards. Still with only 8fps there's probably something more serious wrong somewhere.
Soldato
I'll check all my setting when I can walk again 
(just mowed the lawn)
My Nvidia card all perform much better than all my ATI cards so the GPU does make some difference.
(just mowed the lawn) My Nvidia card all perform much better than all my ATI cards so the GPU does make some difference.
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Nvidia cards have always performed better than ati card oh and on fsx too
but no nvidia are better that ati for fsx simple as that
but no nvidia are better that ati for fsx simple as that
Soldato
What's the target FPS you guys have set. I did 70
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Unlimited here
Soldato
I read that setting unreasonable targets is actually worse. Obviously 70 is a really reasonable target for a 580 so I have no idea why mine are so low.
What CPUs and clocks are you on aswell? I have i7 930 @ 4.2 ghz
What CPUs and clocks are you on aswell? I have i7 930 @ 4.2 ghz
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i5 2500k @ 4.6 but tbh i was getting better results that you on my old c2d and 9800gtx setup, try a fresh install of fsx as something is wrong there
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Result!
So it's been 2 months since I sent my 480 back and I finally got my replacement from Gigabyte today. I was not expecting it today so I was more than happy to find a 580 when I opened the box. Top stuff Gigabyte!
So it's been 2 months since I sent my 480 back and I finally got my replacement from Gigabyte today. I was not expecting it today so I was more than happy to find a 580 when I opened the box. Top stuff Gigabyte!
Result!
So it's been 2 months since I sent my 480 back and I finally got my replacement from Gigabyte today. I was not expecting it today so I was more than happy to find a 580 when I opened the box. Top stuff Gigabyte!
580gtx with standard clocks I assume? It's taken a while, unacceptably too long imo, though I'm glad you got it sorted.
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It's the SE one with a 795MHz core.
Yeah, 2 months is really long however they initially offered me a 570 but we know that the 480 SOC is superior to it, so understandably I was not too happy. After sending a few emails they then told me that they were facing chipset shortage at their HQ so I would have to wait at least 4 weeks if I wanted a 580. I decided to wait. So after 4 weeks (this Monday) I emailed them asking about the situation and they said they should receive them from their HQ this week and I'll get it early next week. Suprisingly I got it today.
If I had accepted their initial replacement then I would have had it weeks ago (within their 3 week period) but despite the long wait I'm happy with the outcome. I now have all the parts for my new build so I really hope this card runs faultlessly. Would I get a Gigabyte card again? Sure. Would I get a heavily factory overclocked 'SOC' card? Not likely.
Buckster- I hope your card is still running well.
Yeah, 2 months is really long however they initially offered me a 570 but we know that the 480 SOC is superior to it, so understandably I was not too happy. After sending a few emails they then told me that they were facing chipset shortage at their HQ so I would have to wait at least 4 weeks if I wanted a 580. I decided to wait. So after 4 weeks (this Monday) I emailed them asking about the situation and they said they should receive them from their HQ this week and I'll get it early next week. Suprisingly I got it today.
If I had accepted their initial replacement then I would have had it weeks ago (within their 3 week period) but despite the long wait I'm happy with the outcome. I now have all the parts for my new build so I really hope this card runs faultlessly. Would I get a Gigabyte card again? Sure. Would I get a heavily factory overclocked 'SOC' card? Not likely.
Buckster- I hope your card is still running well.
Soldato
Thats why I never see the point in buying an overclocked card when you can save your self a few pounds and o/c it yourself.
It's almost like buying a PC from PC World ! You just don't and build it yourself.
Soldato
Congrats!
So have you given up trying to return it buckster?
So have you given up trying to return it buckster?
Soldato
well Saitex basically there isn't many 480s left so they are putting them up