Im building A new pc from my tax return, just wanted to get some feedback from some people.(This is going off of what I picked out and figured it would be good for FSX, BF3, and some other new games)

Good for you mate :( No tax return for me this year, in fact I had to pay them PLN30 - which is about US$9.50 - so not that bad.

Make sure that RAM is compatible with your motherboard.

The RAM is compatible as I have the same motherboard but PRO. Its definatly a good setup but may I reccomend a LGA2011 mobo/processor if you can stretch that far as Intel are switching over to this at the moment.

Good for you mate :( No tax return for me this year, in fact I had to pay them PLN30 - which is about US$9.50 - so not that bad.

Aw man!

The RAM is compatible as I have the same motherboard but PRO. Its definatly a good setup but may I reccomend a LGA2011 mobo/processor if you can stretch that far as Intel are switching over to this at the moment.

Thanks for the advice, as I also was looking into it before I made the decision on the P8P67. I really wanted the Sabertooth X78!I feel that I wont need somthing like that, till I see where the sim market goes. (new flight sim platform ect.)

If you have a little extra space in the budget, or can sacrifice somewhere else on the build, I would highly recommend going with the 'K' (overclock) version of the i2500. It made a world of difference for me, performance wise, when pushing it gently over 4ghz and I think you'll find fsx very enjoyable! Best wishes and have fun with the new build ;)

If you have a little extra space in the budget, or can sacrifice somewhere else on the build, I would highly recommend going with the 'K' (overclock) version of the i2500. It made a world of difference for me, performance wise, when pushing it gently over 4ghz and I think you'll find fsx very enjoyable! Best wishes and have fun with the new build ;)

Yes. And just to clarify for the OP: You do not have the "K" version. That means absolutely no overclocking.

If you have a little extra space in the budget, or can sacrifice somewhere else on the build, I would highly recommend going with the 'K' (overclock) version of the i2500. It made a world of difference for me, performance wise, when pushing it gently over 4ghz and I think you'll find fsx very enjoyable! Best wishes and have fun with the new build ;)

Thanks for pointing that out, I totally forgot, Its been a wile since I put my last build together :( lol

If you post this in the Hardware forum, you're guaranteed to have many people pestering you to go Ivy Bridge, haha

If you post this in the Hardware forum, you're guaranteed to have many people pestering you to go Ivy Bridge, haha

Yeah I kinda wanted the low key type "aka Hanger Forum" haha. I have the money, I just want money to do otherthings in life rather than be in my "cave" all day. some extra cash for my IFR rating and X country time, ect.

Cheap Wad with computers just buy mid range desktop ones for 500 to 700 bucks because just want to fly FSX or Xplane at decent frame-rates and Overclocking I do not feel comfortable doing that because I reuse old parts from computers sometimes. AMD products do the the job just fine. Ivy Bridge I7 is not needed, and thought about getting,it "What Top of The Line in horsepower in 2012 is bottom feeder power in 2018?"