Hi all, just ordered a brand new PC from Dell the other day. Waiting for it to be delivered. Just wondering if someone may be able to tell me if this computer (spec's below) will run FSX very well and possibly what FPS I may likely see? Appreciate any/all input and advice.CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-870 processor (2.93GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 8MB Cache)OS: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)Monitor: Dell ST2320L 23”W Full HD Monitor with LEDRAM: 12GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2X4GB/2X2GB)HDD: 2TB (1TBx2) SATA RAID 0 (Data Striping)CD Drive: Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capabilityVideo Card: 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460Sound: Integrated high definition 7.1 channel audio

You might want to think about overclocking the CPU a bit. But apart from that I think this machine will run FSX very nicely.Too bad you didn't wait 2 weeks, you could have ordered the new I7-2600K CPU. This is the one I will be going for soon.

I needed a computer for work, so waiting a few weeks longer wasn't an option for me unfortunately. Don't know much about overclocking - is it difficult/dangerous (i.e. will it wear out the CPU faster?)?

Looks like a pretty solid system to me.FYI DELL doesn't allow overclocking on their systems. They engineered the Motherboard / Bios to not allow it. It would take a new motherboard. Overclock voids the Dell Warranty, that's why they do it.Your system should run FSX very well anyway, I wouldn't worry about it. I jumped up from a Core 2 to i7-950, it made a HUGE difference!You won't have to wait 2 weeks. I ordered a nearly identical system for a present from Dell on Black Friday, they shipped it out on the following Monday. I had it within about 1 week of order date. Best,BillyBob

It should run FSX very well. I just got a very similar system, with the same CPU, but with 8GB memory and the GTX 470, and it runs FSX quite smoothly with PMDG addons and Ultimate Traffic 2 at 1920x1200.

Hi, I´ve two things to mention, but they´re not really big ones:1. Why didn´t you ask, before you´ve ordered the pc, wheather this could handle FSX?2. So far the spec´s looking really good, but I wouldn´t get a 2TB HDD. Instead I would have taken a 1 TB and an 120 - 160GB SDD only for FSX. This would give you a better loading speed, but this might be out of you´re budget, since SDD´s are actually really expensive.About the FPS: I´m running an "old" Yorkfield Q8300 oc. to 3,00 GHz and I get pretty good FPS (Only if I do not approach with the PMDG 747-400X in a big airport in a thunderstorm, thats for sure.). I mostly get 30-40 FPS with some fighters like the F-16 or some GA like the Beech Duke in mostly every locaton exept some big airports with 85% ai traffic, which incorporates massive WOAI, and an medium grafic setting. So to sum up, your system will handle it quite well and if you´re going to overclock it a bit, it´ll be damn good.BTW: Why didn´t you post in the dedicated hardware forums?

Hi, I´ve two things to mention, but they´re not really big ones:1. Why didn´t you ask, before you´ve ordered the pc, wheather this could handle FSX?2. So far the spec´s looking really good, but I wouldn´t get a 2TB HDD. Instead I would have taken a 1 TB and an 120 - 160GB SDD only for FSX. This would give you a better loading speed, but this might be out of you´re budget, since SDD´s are actually really expensive.About the FPS: I´m running an "old" Yorkfield Q8300 oc. to 3,00 GHz and I get pretty good FPS (Only if I do not approach with the PMDG 747-400X in a big airport in a thunderstorm, thats for sure.). I mostly get 30-40 FPS with some fighters like the F-16 or some GA like the Beech Duke in mostly every locaton exept some big airports with 85% ai traffic, which incorporates massive WOAI, and an medium grafic setting. So to sum up, your system will handle it quite well and if you´re going to overclock it a bit, it´ll be damn good.BTW: Why didn´t you post in the dedicated hardware forums?

I didn't buy it specifically with FSX in mind. I mainly purchased it to utilise for my job and my wife's job. She needs it to do multi-media stuff for her students. If it runs FSX well, then great. If not, it's not the end of the world. I only had a set amount of money to spend and with my own new business just starting up, I couldn't afford to be picky to get a computer to mainly run a flight sim game.

I didn't buy it specifically with FSX in mind. I mainly purchased it to utilise for my job and my wife's job. She needs it to do multi-media stuff for her students. If it runs FSX well, then great. If not, it's not the end of the world. I only had a set amount of money to spend and with my own new business just starting up, I couldn't afford to be picky to get a computer to mainly run a flight sim game.

I understand. Mine is also not this sort of hard core simmer system, but it´s running very well.

With regard to widescreen monitors, how do they go with PMDG products? Do the panels appear proportional or stretched and disproportional?

Whyyyyyyyyy didn't you build it yourself?! After all you said money was tight!If you can put legos together you can build a computer.

With regard to widescreen monitors, how do they go with PMDG products? Do the panels appear proportional or stretched and disproportional?

I have a wide screen, 22" ( I only use the VC though) and it looks AMAZING in every sense of the word. VC, 2D, external, all of it.......definitely worth it.

With regard to widescreen monitors, how do they go with PMDG products? Do the panels appear proportional or stretched and disproportional?

VCs will look fine (make sure you set "WideViewAspect=True" in the fsx.cfg), but certain 2D panels will be stretched unless you run in a 4:3 resolution with black bars on the sides of the screen. The 747 and the old NG are like this, but the MD-11 and everything after it has widescreen 2D panels.I agree with what others are saying on the building it yourself thing too - if you can cancel the order and buy parts instead, I'd do it. Dell's BIOS is locked down really tight and you won't be able to overclock at all, which is a pretty big deal for FSX.

IMO cancel and build your own Sandy Bridge (2600K).

Hey i also got a new computer just got here today, and my computer runs FSX very well with out any tweaks yet, and all sliders to the max. You can check it out in my signature since your computer is similar to mine you'll be able to run FSX quite well. A SSD would'nt hurt you at all either though. Also 1 thing about overclocking is to make sure you have a good cooling system.

VCs will look fine (make sure you set "WideViewAspect=True" in the fsx.cfg), but certain 2D panels will be stretched unless you run in a 4:3 resolution with black bars on the sides of the screen. The 747 and the old NG are like this, but the MD-11 and everything after it has widescreen 2D panels.I agree with what others are saying on the building it yourself thing too - if you can cancel the order and buy parts instead, I'd do it. Dell's BIOS is locked down really tight and you won't be able to overclock at all, which is a pretty big deal for FSX.

+1 and I know you said you purchased it for work, but Dell comps are notoriously a pain when it's time to upgrade.