July 19, 200916 yr I'm still trying different parts combos to get a good FS9 PC within my small budget. The lastest is this lot of parts.Will they work together?* Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor* Asus P5Q PRO P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard* OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1150MHz/PC2-9200 Platinum Memory Kit CL5 2.2V* ZOTAC GTX260 192 Core SYNERGY EDITION 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card* Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler* Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, 4x SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed
July 21, 200916 yr I'm still trying different parts combos to get a good FS9 PC within my small budget. The lastest is this lot of parts.Will they work together?* Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Socket 775 (3.0GHz) 1333FSB 6MB L2 Cache Retail Boxed Processor* Asus P5Q PRO P45 Socket 775 8 Channel Audio ATX Motherboard* OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1150MHz/PC2-9200 Platinum Memory Kit CL5 2.2V* ZOTAC GTX260 192 Core SYNERGY EDITION 896MB DDR3 Dual DVI HDTV PhysX and Cuda ready PCI-E Graphics Card* Arctic Cooling AC-FRZ-7P Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 Processor Cooler* Arctic Power 700W PSU - With PCI-E, 4x SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail BoxedLooks ok to me for FS9. If you ever want to go FSX or beyond I would change to an X48/58 chipset motherboard, quad-core cpu, and DDR3 memory, however.I run an E8500 with an Arctic Cooling F7Pro and you should be able to clock into the 4.0 ghz range, but there is no need to do that with FS9...even at near-stock cpu speeds you'll be blowing through FS9. Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
July 22, 200916 yr Looks ok to me for FS9. If you ever want to go FSX or beyond I would change to an X48/58 chipset motherboard, quad-core cpu, and DDR3 memory, however.I run an E8500 with an Arctic Cooling F7Pro and you should be able to clock into the 4.0 ghz range, but there is no need to do that with FS9...even at near-stock cpu speeds you'll be blowing through FS9.That'd work well for FS9, and low-end acceptable in FSX, assuming you're going to run a 64-bit OS. If you're going to use XP or Vista 32, you'll want a video card with no more than 512MB of video RAM.I found that the point of diminishing returns with FS9 on my dual-core was around 3.5-3.6 GHz. The E8400 ought to be able to hit that with a decent aftermarket HSF without breaking a sweat.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, CO Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
July 24, 200916 yr Author That'd work well for FS9, and low-end acceptable in FSX, assuming you're going to run a 64-bit OS. If you're going to use XP or Vista 32, you'll want a video card with no more than 512MB of video RAM.I found that the point of diminishing returns with FS9 on my dual-core was around 3.5-3.6 GHz. The E8400 ought to be able to hit that with a decent aftermarket HSF without breaking a sweat.RegardsBob ScottColonel, USAF (ret)ATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-VColorado Springs, COHow would it run on a 32-bit XP OS if I swapped the Zotac GTX260 for a Zotac GTS250 512mb? What kind of difference would this make over the original spec posted?Andy S
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