November 11, 201015 yr I'm building a new PC mainly for FSX, any suggestions would be appreciated: Corsair Memory DDR3 2000MHz 6GB kit of 3x240pin DIMMs Unbuffered 9-9-9-24 1T XMS3 with Classic Heat Spreader, Supports Core i7(S031124) £95.60 Intel CPU Core i7 930 2.8 GHz 8MB LGA1366 45nm BX80601930 (3 Year Manufacturer Warranty)(S028066) £186.56 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 470 1280MB Super Over Clocked GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0 (x16) Dual Link DVI-I mini HDMI Retail Graphics Card(S031651) £203.99 Prolimatech Megahalems CPU Cooler Rev B (Socket 775/1156/1366)(S030338) £35.00 Asus Motherboard Sabertooth X58 Core i7 LGA1366 DDR3 ATX - 5 year manufacturer's warranty(S031943) £133.21 Antec case Nine Hundred Gaming case Black full tower + widow NO PSU Top mounted TriCool exhaust ATX(CASATCNINEH) £64.44 OCZ PSU ModXStream Pro 700W(S026646) £61.32 Sub Total: £780.12Plus I will be purchasing 2 60 GB solid state drives and running them in Raid, is that beneficial?With regards to graphics card, any reason why I should buy a better one than what's listed above?I look forward to your feedback.Regards,Mohawk200x Mohawk200x
November 11, 201015 yr 700W PSU? I think that's maybe a bit too low. I'd go minimum 800W, but only a gold 90% efficient 800W. Using inboard raid? Don't bother. Kills FSX performance. Go ahead if your using a raid card. Why such an old case? Nine Hundred has been out for a few years now. Get something with more room/better cooling, like the 902,1200 HAF X etc. Get the i7 950. PCs a touch easier and is only a tiny bit more expensive. 2000MHz isn't needed. I'd get 1600MHz 6-8-6-24 ram instead. Like the mushkin radioactive or mushkin redline.
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