Hi,New to the forum and wanted to ask you guys what you think of this setup i'm planning on purchasing.. Xigmatek Elysium Black Case Intel Core i7 2700K Processor Overclocked to up to 4.9GHz Corsair A70 Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler Asus Sabertooth P67 Motherboard 16GB Corsair PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 Memory (4 x 4GB sticks) Chillblast GeForce GTX 590 3072MB Graphics Card 120GB Corsair Force 3 Solid State Drive 1000GB 7200RPM Hard Disk Sony 24x DVD-RW Drive Corsair TX 1000W PSU Onboard High Definition Audio Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit 3 x Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 23" Monitors Saitek Pro Flight Yoke SystemAny thought would be greatly appreciated...RegardsN Bradley

HelloLooks fine apart from the cooler will possibly struggle @ 4.9ghz, that is a monster sized case and will accommodate a much better cooler than the A70I have an A50 which is OK up to 4.6ghz after that with the central heating on here in the UK it gets a bit warm.The Motherboard is fine, I have one myself but doing it again I would go for a Z series board with PCI 3 compatibility.

HelloLooks fine apart from the cooler will possibly struggle @ 4.9ghz, that is a monster sized case and will accommodate a much better cooler than the A70I have an A50 which is OK up to 4.6ghz after that with the central heating on here in the UK it gets a bit warm.The Motherboard is fine, I have one myself but doing it again I would go for a Z series board with PCI 3 compatibility.

Hi thanks for responding, i'm hanging in here with my Credit Card :P The guys i'm using for this order are ChillBlastHere is the system in question but I have modified the setup slightlyhttp://www.chillblast.com/Chillblast-Fusion-Thunderbolt-3-Screen-Flight-Simulation-PC.htmlIts coming back at the best bones of 3k for the lot which I think is a pretty decent price for everything you get.I can upgrade the cooler for an extra 17 squid for a Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU CoolerI want to avoid liquid cooling in general.The Case is a whopper and I can also upgrade the Cooling in that for the Scythe Kaze Jyuni Fan Upgrade PackThe only other MB they offer is a Asus P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard and I chose over that with the Sabretooth.Is there any particular PCI-3 board you have been looking at that I could suggest to the supplier?Thanking you in advance from across the water in Ireland (ex-pat) and yes I HATE ryanair!

8GB of RAM is enough if this is an FSX machine.And don't you have other GPU options? The GTX590 sucks. It's not a 3GB card, that's false advertising. It's a dual GPU in SLI with 2x1.5GB, so effectively 1.5GBI would get two GTX 570 2.5GB for that resolution. Even two GTX560Ti 2GB would be a better option in every way than a GTX590

8GB of RAM is enough if this is an FSX machine.And don't you have other GPU options? The GTX590 sucks. It's not a 3GB card, that's false advertising. It's a dual GPU in SLI with 2x1.5GB, so effectively 1.5GBI would get two GTX 570 2.5GB for that resolution. Even two GTX560Ti 2GB would be a better option in every way than a GTX590

They did offer me for the same price of one GTX 590 a Crossfire configuration of two ATI 6970's but i'm kinda put off with FSX and ATI.but I figure that I wont benifit that crossfire configuration because of the non usage of SLI in FSX.

They did offer me for the same price of one GTX 590 a Crossfire configuration of two ATI 6970's but i'm kinda put off with FSX and ATI.but I figure that I wont benifit that crossfire configuration because of the non usage of SLI in FSX.

You need SLI for the 3 monitor resolution. Or a single 6970 using eyefinity

Have emailed the supplier to see what else they have on offer in the GFX department. I'm going to stick with the 16GB of ram because I wont just use the machine for FSX. i'm sure it will come in handy for some video work also. What do you think on the price dazz for whats on offer?

Hi thanks for responding, i'm hanging in here with my Credit Card The guys i'm using for this order are ChillBlastHere is the system in question but I have modified the setup slightlyhttp://www.chillblas...ulation-PC.htmlIts coming back at the best bones of 3k for the lot which I think is a pretty decent price for everything you get.I can upgrade the cooler for an extra 17 squid for a Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced CPU CoolerI want to avoid liquid cooling in general.The Case is a whopper and I can also upgrade the Cooling in that for the Scythe Kaze Jyuni Fan Upgrade PackThe only other MB they offer is a Asus P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard and I chose over that with the Sabretooth.Is there any particular PCI-3 board you have been looking at that I could suggest to the supplier?Thanking you in advance from across the water in Ireland (ex-pat) and yes I HATE ryanair!

HelloCheck that it is the P8Z68-V Pro/GEN3.

Truth is it doesn't look bad considering it includes 3 monitors (220 pounds each at OcUK) and the saitek gear.You could try building a similar system in OcUK or Scan and see how they stack up price wise.You would have more flexibility to pick you GPU(s), case, cooling... and then get the saitek pro flight kit somewhere else.To maximize your performance/pound you should get:2500K overclockedAn SLI ready Gen 3 boardTwo GTX570 2.5 GB or two GTX560 2GB or one AMD HD6970A Corsair TX850 PSUAlso pick the Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste

Thanks for the info and thoughts guys. will post up a picture of this monster when it arrives.