Hi,

I'm about to buy a new computer almost fully dedicated to FSX. After days of searching, I come out with this configuration:

- Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Mid Tower

Not a lot to say about the tower. I picked up this one because it can fit a big radiator and a big graphic card and it's well ventilated to allow overclocking and I even have the option to fit a water-cooling system.

- Cooler Master 625W V2.3 Extreme 2

Not sure if this PSU is powerful enough...

- 8GB Kit (2x4GB) DDR3 Kingston HyperX KIT BLUE 1600

- Intel Core i5-3570K

AS you can imagine, the goal is to overclock it. I heard that FSX cannot use the hyperthreading, that's why I didn't choose a I7 CPU.

- GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-D3H

I think this mobo has all it takes to make a good overclocking.

I already have 2 old HDD (one 250GB and one 500GB). I'll use the first one to install 2 win7-64bit OS (one for general use and one for FSX only). The second drive will be for the FSX installation folder and other data.

I will deal with this for now. I'll have to wait a bit before buying the graphic card, a screen and a good cooling system for the overclocking.

What do you think about this setup? Is-there anything I can change that will boost up the performance of the machine without increasing the price too much?

Until I have enough money to buy a screen, I plan to run FSX via a remote desktop; but I'm not sure if it is possible...

Also, even if I can't buy it right now, I'm still wondering what kind of cooling system I should choose (air or water cooling)? I live in a tropical country where the temperature rarely falls below 30°C so I need a 'serious cooling system'!

All expert advices and comments are welcome.

Best regards,

Herby.

Hi

The mems ar to slow take 2400mhz kit

The MOBO is Ok if step up take a UD3H the GA Z77 boards overclocks great.

 

Hasse

The mems ar to slow take 2400mhz kit

Unfortunately, 2400MHz RAM is really hard to find in my country. So I ill probably recycle some old RAM and wait for an opportunity to buy it oversea. Thanks for this advice.