Hi i am new to the forum and have been looking over the last 2 months for a new computer to be able to play FSX and use add ons such as PMDG and UK2000 scenery. I was just wondering whether this system below would mean FSX will run smootly.

Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-950 (3.06GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache

Motherboard ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI

Memory (RAM) 4GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 2GB)

Graphics Card 1280MB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX470 GDDR5 PCI EXPRESS - DirectX® 11 (Special

Offer)

Memory - 1st Hard Disk 500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply & Case Cooling CORSAIR 650W TX SERIES (TX650) 80+ ULTRA QUIET PSU (£76)

Processor Cooling SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT

USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79Thanks in advance for any helpChris

RAM: go for 6GB (3x2GB) tri channel 1600MHz CL6 ram. HD: Get a HD with a bigger cache (32mb or 64mb) and get a second one for FSX only. PSU: Get minimum a 800W PSU for your system. 650 isn't very much. CPU Cooler: this sounds a generic cooler. Get a noctua NH-D14, or Corsair H70 to provide the best cooling for overclocking.