Hi Ryan,

 

Here is what I just put together. Jim Rhoads with Flight1 sent a suggested parts list and I followed Nick Needham's setup guide to the tee. I have never experienced FSX working this smoothly, you already have some components you can reuse but would highly recommend running FSX on a dedicated velociraptor.

 

Order Summary

 

Sales Order Number: 125597116

Sales Order Date: 4/17/2012 3:23:53 PM

Shipping Method: UPS 3 DAYS

 

 

 

 

1 x ($419.99) EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

 

$419.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($319.99) Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K

 

$319.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($219.99) Western Digital VelociRaptor WD4500HLHX 450GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM

 

$219.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($179.99) ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

 

$179.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($124.99) CORSAIR Gaming Series GS800 800W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

 

$124.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($104.99) Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM

 

$104.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($89.99) COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN1-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

$89.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($69.99) Mushkin Enhanced Redline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 997056

 

$69.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($29.99) Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Lifetime 1 User for System Builders - OEM

 

$29.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($-29.99) DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #46853

 

$-29.99

 

 

 

 

1 x ($-33.75) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE

 

$-33.75

 

 

 

 

Subtotal:

 

$1496.17

 

 

 

Tax:

 

$0.00

 

 

 

Shipping and Handling:

 

$13.86

 

 

 

Total Amount:

 

$1510.03

 

 

 

1 x ($319.99) Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000 BX80623I72600K

 

 

Swap that for the 2700K. I can't seem to understand why no-one listens to me!

Raise your voice to this level, kid:

 

Swap that for the 2700K. I can't seem to understand why no-one listens to me!

 

:LMAO:

 

 

Swap that for the 2700K. I can't seem to understand why no-one listens to me!

 

:LMAO:

 

:LMAO: :LMAO: :LMAO:

NickN is a good guy... I just think he isn't "up" on the latest n greatest... by far the 2700K is a better buy than the 2600K

NickN is a good guy... I just think he isn't "up" on the latest n greatest... by far the 2700K is a better buy than the 2600K

For the $10 price difference I'd agree to get the 2700K. Research shows they are more than likely the same with a higher tolerance in bin selection: http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/1042043-i7-2600k-vs-2700k