Advice on this setup

[rp3488 0]

Hi,I'm looking for some advice on how this setup would be to play FSX on? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Ryan

[VirginAus737 0]

That is a very good system but, where and what will be your GPU. If you need that then go for a GTX 560 Ti or GTX 570 (both look to be in your budget). Your one of the only people on these forums that actually chose a i5 2500k over the i7, very smart person.

[Gary A 8]

Fine as is but to improve it add a video card. You do not need 2133 memory your choice but I would stick with 1600 1.5v-1.6v I like these http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820231459Do not install Norton! Buy a gould program like NOD32. Norton is a hog of resources and you will never get it uninstalled if you wanted to, it embedds itself.You could do better on the cooler save a couple of bucks and don't buy the thermal paste and use the paste that comes with this: http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835608020

[VirginAus737 0]

I find Norton very good. I have trend on my build at the moment but I will be putting Norton on next month probably. Have it on 3 of the 5 PCs and never had a problem. (No idea whats on the MacBook)

[rp3488 0]

A video card would be helpful! Would this be the right one? http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814125363 I have been doing a bit of research here on the forums about other peoples builds so thats how I knew to stick with the i5 2500k.

I find Norton very good. I have trend on my build at the moment but I will be putting Norton on next month probably. Have it on 3 of the 5 PCs and never had a problem. (No idea whats on the MacBook)

I didn't even add it but I guess it comes free with my purchase of the i5 so I'll take it!

[VirginAus737 0]

Yes, that video card would be good. Others to consider would be EVGA or ASUS.

[rp3488 0]

Ok here's my updated parts list. Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Gaming Case SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive GIGABYTE GV-N560OC-1GI GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ... G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-8GBSR ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K Noctua NH-C14 140mm x 2 SSO CPU Cooler ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

[ryanbatc 12,770]

Good list. Please for the sake of humanity, don't install Norton lol! Go with ESET or something...http://www.eset.com/us/home/products/antivirus/ Or nothing, like me lol

[Gary A 8]

Good list. Please for the sake of humanity, don't install Norton lol! Go with ESET or something...http://www.eset.com/...ucts/antivirus/ Or nothing, like me lol

+1I would rather deal with the virus than deal with Norton. Wiped my whole OS out trying to uninstall that train wreck. Mcafee isn't any better. I would run something though, even the free MS one is better than nothing. Then again I go a lot of places a person under the age of 18 should not go. I keep Eset busy!

[Charlatan 68]

As Gary and Ryan say, avoid Norton like the plague. Bloatware that makes your system run like its in treacle. Rest of it looks spot on

[Ken737 1]

Avira is a good option too.

[rp3488 0]

Ok I pulled the trigger and ordered the parts. I will make sure to not install the Norton. Thanks for the help and advice!

[rp3488 0]

I forgot to ask about what operating system would be best for FSX? I also play some older games that require vista but I am not sure that they could run on anything newer?

[Gary A 8]

I forgot to ask about what operating system would be best for FSX? I also play some older games that require vista but I am not sure that they could run on anything newer?

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