Hi All

 

Not sure if this where i post this if not then i appologise.

 

I want to upgrade my pc so im thinking of the below specs. Could anyone advise me if it is a good package or not as i dont understand it and dont want to waste money if not anygood. I already have a nvidia 640 with 2gb memory on board so i will put that in.

 

Here are the details. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thank you

 

Ian

 

AMD FX QUAD performance ASUS motherboard bundle

AMD QUAD CORE FX-4100 3600MHz Bulldozer CPU

8GB DDR3 memory (2 x 4GB 1333MHz modules)

ASUS M5A78L-M LX Motherboard

AMD 760G (780L)/SB710) chipset

Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU with Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support

AI Suite II - One-stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features

ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) provides total system power management

Integrated 8-channel High Definition audio

Gigabit LAN for fast networking and broadband

Expansion slots: 1 x PCI-E X16, 2 x PCI Express X1, 1 x PCI slots

6 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports with Support RAID 0,1,10,JBOD

4 x USB 2.0 ports

 

Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the all-new "Bulldozer" architecture. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most.

 

Processor

AMD FX 4100

4 cores

Socket AM3+

Frequency 3.6GHz

95W

Unlocked for overclocking

 

Memory

2 x 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory modules

 

Motherboard

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors

Supports CPU up to 95 W

AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

* 32nm AM3+ CPU is supported by BIOS version 0401 and later

 

Chipset AMD 760G (780L)/SB710

 

2 x DIMM, Max. 8GB, DDR3 1866(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066 Hz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.

 

* AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.

* AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz.

System Bus Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

 

Graphic Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU

Multi-VGA output support : RGB port

- Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz

Maximum shared memory of 1024 MB

Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support

Supports DirectX 10

 

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe x16

2 x PCIe x1

1 x PCI

 

Storage Built-in Controller :

6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue

Support Raid 0, 1, 10, JBOD

 

LAN Realtek® 8111E , 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller

 

Audio Realtek® ALC 887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

 

USB Ports Built-in Controller :

10 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)

 

Overclocking Features

Overclocking Protection :

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

 

Special Features

ASUS Power Design :

- ASUS EPU-4 Engine

Turbo Key

Core Unlocker

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- Ai Charger

- Anti-Surge

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :

- ASUS Q-Fan

ASUS EZ DIY :

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

- ASUS MyLogo 2

 

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)

1 x PS/2 mouse (green)

1 x D-Sub

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

4 x USB 2.0

1 x COM port(s)

1 x Parallel port(s)

3 x Audio jack(s)

 

Internal I/O

3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)

6 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s)

1 x Chassis Fan connector(s)

1 x S/PDIF out header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

1 x Internal speaker connector(s)

1 x System panel(s)

 

Accessories

User's manual

I/O Shield

2 x SATA 3Gb/s cable(s)

 

BIOS

16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.5, ACPI V2.0a

 

Support Disc Drivers

ASUS PC Probe II

ASUS Update

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

 

Form Factor uATX Form Factor

9.6 inch x 8.0 inch ( 24.4 cm x 20.3 cm )

Hi,

 

I hate to be crictical, but if you want any kind of serious performance with FSX, you are going to need to go with Intel and Nvidia.

 

A good budget build would look something like this:

 

Intel Core i5 3570K

Asus P8Z77-V

8GB GSkill DDR3 2400MHZ

Corsair HX650W PSU

Nvidia GeForce GTX660Ti

Thanks Ben

 

When i get home tonight i will give you my pc specs that i have now. Ihave the new geforce ??640 which has 2gb on board running win xp 32bit but i heard win7 64 bit is the best.

 

Many thanks

 

Ian

Hi Ben

 

As promised here is what i got now

 

Intel core 2 duo cpu E4500 @ 2.20ghz 2.20ghz

 

3.00 gb memory

 

64 bit win 7

 

Asus nvidia gt640 2gb

 

I hope this makes sense.

 

Thanks

 

Ian

Hi Ben

 

As promised here is what i got now

 

Intel core 2 duo cpu E4500 @ 2.20ghz 2.20ghz

 

3.00 gb memory

 

64 bit win 7

 

Asus nvidia gt640 2gb

 

I hope this makes sense.

 

Thanks

 

Ian

 

 

Like I already stated above, if you want to upgrade for serious performance, a system like this would be excellent:

 

Intel Core i5 3570K

Asus P8Z77-V

8GB GSkill DDR3 2400MHZ

Corsair HX650W PSU

Nvidia GeForce GTX660Ti

I would add good water cooling unit like the Coolermaster H80 or 100 and a Crucial Adrenanline SSD 50Gb Cache for your HD. I would also go with Win 7 x64 Ultimate and I am with Ben on using the ASUS MB, Intel and NVIDIA. ASUS boards are quite forgiving and really easy to OC.

 

I would also encourage you to look at a backup solution to your installation with respect to FSX, I can't tell you how many times I have read about members having to reinstall FSX + addons and the comment being that it takes upwards to a week to complete the task. I am starting to think about building a new system myself just so I can take my time to reinstall FSX and all my addons

 

Good luck

The setup you are planing is good as a general computer. But will fail as an FSX setup.

 

What you want is in lines of what Ben said, and in my guide you can find a lot of additional and current info, telling you what components might be the best suited for FSX.

Link: http://#####...hardware-guide/

(scroll down for the hardware guide only, and when you have that, might as well try the software guide)

The setup you are planing is good as a general computer

 

LOL. That is the exact specs of my second, networked computer I just built. Works great for maps, etc but wouldn't consider it for a Sim computer. I even have a GTX 520 video card.