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FPS_Limiter.exe (the same one I was using with FSX) works well.Here's a how-to:http://forum.avsim.net/topic/284947-fps-limiter/

I confirm what the poster says about turning on that moving map in the Icon.I have an i7-2600K and an AMD HD6800. (Edit: HD6850)I'm running FPS_Limiter.exe and it works well.

To kaydub- The default settings in CCC under ...Gaming...3D Application Settings... (AA, AF, etc.) are maxed for fps, not image quality; I also get a great average in FSXMark11 even with my 6850 with those settings. Setting them where I want them for image quality costs 10fps. I wanted to post my official results here with my new CPU/GPU aligned with RyanF, as I think that would be interesting, but I have no way of knowing what his defaults actually are. If I report what I get with the default settings I'm afraid noone will believe it.

Yes, but what were they please, when you get a chance? If they were defaults, e.g., I don't know that the defaults while running your 6990 are the same as for my new 6850. Likely not.

RyanF: Would you tell us what CCC settings you were running (...Gaming...3D Application Settings...) please?

(At least two items on the ASUS site are newer than the ones on my disk.)

Hey, better not use the disk. (I can't remember exactly why.) Go to ASUS and download new stuff. I got *everything* fresh from there (except the 1305 BIOS itself). Fast moving scene...early adopter... :-)The AISuite II at ASUS... support... downloads... for the Sabertooth is 1.01.13. (For the Deluxe it's 1.01.14. It contains TurboV EVO 1.00.65)***I'm working on something FSX-relevant, having to do with stability under varying loads like FSX and IntelBurnTest. I'm testing it with FSXMark11. :-)

You're welcome. I hope you see my edited post above if you need to.For anyone interested, using the CPU power consumption readout in the EPU module of AI Suite II, I recorded these numbers running IntelBurnTest (with LLC=Regular, HT off):(Warning your numbers will vary, etc.)Multiplier / Offset V / Temp / Power49 / .13 / 76C / 99W* (max CPU here is still below 1.4V (as reported, but it might spike above))48 / .09 / 74C / 89W 47 / .05 / (didn't record. it went over 70C)46 / .03 / 67C / 74W (Max CPU is only 1.272V here) < I choose this because I want to keep my fans low.45 / .01 / 65C / 73W(Warning your numbers will vary, etc.) For advise on what numbers are safe see the link I gave above.EDIT: Hyperthreading was off in my previous post too.

I have a B3 Deluxe with the 1305 bios and I just set up and OCd successfully.The basic authority I used was this thread. I have no expertise; I just followed that thread. Lots of people have posted their settings there.I used the software tools mentioned there too: RealTemp 3.6, IntelBurnTest v2.50, CPU-Z 1.57, (also for my AMD card CCC, MSI Afterburner and Kombustor), and lastly our own Bojote's online fsx.cfg tool."system does not rev up to speed" sounds like you don't have turbo enabled. (there are about three ways this could happen (numbered below))"I had a nice stable 4.8 ghz OC". What is it now?To reduce confusion I decided to work in the BIOS only and didn't use the in-Windows utility; if you have that installed (or didn't remove it completely) maybe it's overriding your BIOS settings. In particular, the power saving settings set to max turns off turbo I think. (1)But, when I got through setting up things according to that thread, and was happy with what I had learned and with how it was running, I reset my CMOS and went back to having as many things on Auto as possible. Here are the settings I retained for 4.8GHz (everything else on default or auto if memory serves):AI Overclock Tuner: ManualBLCK Freq: 100.00Turbo Ratio: Enabled (All Cores)By All Cores: 48Internal PLL OverVoltage: Disabled << otherwise it won't resume from sleepMem Freq: 1866 (2133 won't resume from sleep. This speed makes very little difference as others have posted here, 1-2%)EPU Power Saving: DisabledLoad Line Calibration: Regular <<CPU OverVoltage: Offset ModeCPU Offset: +.090 << trial and errorDRAM Voltage: (as specified by the manufacturer. Leaving this on Auto set my V too high)CPU Spread Spectrum: DisabledIntel SpeedStep: Enabled (2)CPU C1E, C3, C6: Enabled << (not Auto; 1305 turns these off when overclocked)Dram Timing: (all Auto except I entered the first five numbers my mem calls for at this speed (8 9 8 24 2N) because Auto set them too high)CPU Power Management: everything is left at default. (3)In USB Configuration I disabled legacy support.In Onboard Devices I disabled every feature I'm not using.Finally, I settled on a carefree 4.6GHz/1.27V/67C max. In my case I only had to change the multiplier and the offset (to .030).Good luck.Here is one more option for you: Clear your CMOS, install the in-Windows tool (TurboV Evo (part of AI Suite II)), and ask it for an auto overclock "Extreme". It worked "extremely" well in my case, setting the multiplier to 49 and the BLCK to 103!, but the volts/temps were too high for me. There's a button you can click to stop it on the way up, though, 4.5...4.6...4.7... etc.

This might interest someone- no video card.I have a 6850 on the way.

This is for anyone interested. (I haven't run FSX yet or seen it in person, nor ever owned a video card, yet.)In a 560 thread, in which the 560 is highly praised, Bert Pieke said "The two key numbers for FSX are Texture Fill Rate and Memory bandwidth", and these numbers were posted: GTX560 52.5 128GTX570 43.9 152GTX580 49.4 192 Interestingly, here are the numbers for the AMD cards: 6870 50.4 1346950 70.4 1606970 84.5 176 So, if the 560's memory bandwidth and the 580's texture fill rate are pretty good, then the AMD cards should be in good shape by these measures.Not knowing which of those numbers is more important makes me want to look at (Texture Fill Rate)*(Memory Bandwidth) as a figure of merit: GTX560 6720GTX570 6673GTX580 9504 6870 6754 6950 11264 6970 14872 I would like to see a challenge to the above criteria and/or more discussion of the AMD cards' FSX-specific shortcomings and their work-arounds. Even more, I'd like to see more first-hand reports from 6970 owners, with some numbers. atf300? Single-monitor pretty strong, right? Artifacts?

Thank you Clutch Cargo.Everyone has probably seen this great review of the 580: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/320755-480-gtx-vs-580-gtx/ . Near the end he gives some frame rates at some specific favorite locations.I'm hoping to see some numbers like that for the 6970 in the coming weeks.I've never run FSX. I'm building a computer for it now. It's for my wife. That is a true statement, but I'm guessing she'll let me play with it too. :-)