FSX computer

[aeromini 0]

Hello. Would this computer be okay for FSX? Any help and feedback would be great! Thank you.

 

BLUETOOTH:None

 

CAS:Raidmax Viper Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ 1x USB 3.0 Port & Side Window Panel (White Color [+1])

 

CASUPGRADE:None

 

CD:24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

 

CD2:None

 

COOLANT:Standard Coolant

 

CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-3770K 3.50 GHz 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified) [+146]

 

CS_FAN:Default case fans

 

ENGRAVING:None

 

ENGRAVING_MSG:

 

FA_HDD:None

 

FAN:Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

 

FLASHMEDIA:None

 

FREEBIE_MB:GIGABYTE GC-WB300D Exclusive Bluetooth 4.0/WiFi PCIe Expansion Card [+0]

 

GLASSES:None

 

HDD:1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

 

HDD2:None

 

IEEE_CARD:None

 

IUSB:Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

 

KEYBOARD:Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

 

MB_SRT:None

 

MEMORY:8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)

 

MONITOR:None

 

MONITOR2:None

 

MONITOR3:None

 

MOTHERBOARD:* [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H Intel Z77 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard w/ IRST, Lucid Virtu MVP, Ultra Durable4 Classic, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, 2x Gen3 PCIe x16, 3x PCIe x1 & 2 PCI (Extreme OC Certified)

 

MOUSE:XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

 

NETWORK:Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

 

OS:Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

 

OVERCLOCK:Extreme OC (Extreme Overclock 20% or more) [+49]

 

POWERSUPPLY:700 Watts - Standard Power Supply - SLI/CrossFireX Ready [+8]

 

RUSH:NO; READY TO SHIP IN 10~15 BUSINESS DAYS

 

SERVICE:STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT

 

SOUND:HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

 

SPEAKERS:None

 

TEMP:None

 

TUNING:None

 

TVRC:None

 

USB:None

 

USBFLASH:None

 

USBHD:None

 

USBX:None

 

VIDEO:AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card [+407] (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

 

VIDEO2:None

 

VIDEO3:None

 

WNC:None

 

_PRICE:(+1310)

[CharliesP51 0]

That's some laundry list...as to the pertinent items that are critical to FSX even though I differ on a few things I would replace and any all AMD cards with Nvidia chipset cards. The newly released GTX 660TI (or better) is more than adequate for FSX at full HD 1080 resolutions. I am not knowledgable on multi-monitor configurations but Nvidia is the best suited for FSX since it's inception due to some geeky quirk I think in dds files(?) to this day....not sure but there is supposedly an inherent patented advantage to Nvidia cards with FSX. Please correct me on this so we know more than my parroting back what I read someplace years ago.

 

Also after re-reading your list I would at this time (new build) go with replacing all HDD's with SSD's exclusively. IMHO you will never regret that!

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[Kosta 122]

Why don't you first take a look into the guide, then post a hardware specs relevant for the computer and FSX? Like, how is USBFLASH, USBHD or anything "None" relevant to FSX? I see you are new, so I'll give you a small benefit of doubt.