hi simmers, i am planning to invest in this pre build gaming system , it is quite expensive 2700 bucks. what do you think ? would that computer be good for fsx?

 

INTEL QUARDCORE 7 3.6 GHZ 10 MB CACHE

750 WATT THERMALTAKE POWER SUPPLY

THERMALTAKE OVERSEER RX-FULL

16 GB DDR3 CORSAIR RAM PC 1600

90 GB CORSAIR 2.5 " SSD DRIVE

SEAGATE 2TB SATA DRIVE (DVD BURNER BLU RAY READER)

1X N VIDIA ASUS 2GB GTX 670

1 HDMI 2DVI 1 DISPLAY PORT

2X INTEGRATED 10/100/1000 LAN PORT

ASUS RAMPAGE IV

8X USB 2.0 PORTS 4X USB 3.0 PORTS

7.1 CHANNEL INTEGRATED HD SOUND

2 PIECE STEREO SPEAKERS W/SUB

RAT 7 MOUSE AND RAZER ANANSI KEYBOARD SET

WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 64

3 YEARS PARTS AND WARRANTY LABOUR DEPOT

27" ASUS MONITOR VE27UQ

1920X1080 RESOLUTION W/ 2MS RESPONSE

10,000,000:1 CONTRAST RATIO.

 

 

 

thx simmers henry

That's better than my rig

 

I suggest the I5-2500K SandyBridge.

 

The core I7 has hyperthreading technology which is usually used for video editing and video rendering. Because you said this rig was for FSX but believe or not mate , hyperthreading actually decreases FPS on games such as BF3,Blackops2, SkyRim and also FSX. This is because all these games as well as FSX aren't too friendly with coorporating with hyperthread enabled CPUs.

I suggest you go for the I5-2500K which is absolutely perfect for games as well as FSX. So there really isn't a point of having the I7 If you're not doing any video editing.

 

As mentioned before, FSX heavily relies on CPU speed and not the amount of cores or threads . If you're thinking of overclocking your CPU then don't go near the IvyBridge CPUs.

 

IvyBridge only beats the SandyBridge class by the 100mhz to 180mhz stock speed difference and improved integrated graphics. Who on earth uses integrated graphics these days (unless for backup)?

Furthermore, to experience more FPS in FSX (who doesn't want to?) you need higher clock speed, and to do that you need to overclock your CPU.

 

This is where the SandyBridge really comes into action. SandyBridge CPUs basically run 9 to 14 degrees celcius lower than IvyBridge CPUs.

So for instance if you're running an i5 3570K IvyBridge CPU and you overclocked it from 3.4Ghz stock to 4.3Ghz,

and I overclocked my i5 2500K SandyBridge CPU from 3.3Ghz Stock to 4.8Ghz, my 2500K would in reality be at the same temperature as yours even though I'm getting nearly 1Ghz more than you're getting out of your CPU. So If you're thinking of overclocking and don't want to risk frying your CPU, then go for the SandyBridge as they run on lower temperatures compared to the IvyBridge.

 

The heat issue with the IvyBridge processors is official. Intel themselves have admitted this and is a well known issue. If you're not going to overclock your CPU then don't buy the more expensive CPUs with the letter "K" at the end which means they're overclockable and buy the IvyBridge ones that don't have that letter and save your money

 

 

My 2500K is at 5Ghz and never gets any higher temperatures of 67 degrees Celsius on full load and ohh boy.... FSX runs like a dream

I get no lower than 96 FPS and get 133FPS on average with Max settings and also running PMDG 737NGX, REX and a lot of heavy sceneries such as FTX England/ FSDreamTeam KJFK and Flytampa Dubai rebooted etc...

Make sure have the proper cooling equipment before you overclock. I also suggest water cooling on your CPU which I also have. I keep my PC inside a cupboard with built in air conditioning which is around 14 degrees Celsius inside there.

 

I don't recommend Refrigeration since I've seen some scenarios where the MOBO and HDD literally froze. The good thing about aircons is that they blow cool air and the fans blow them in rather than freezing up your motherboard unlike refrigerators. you can control it via a remote control unlike refrigerators. My Corsair H100 takes huge advantage of this due to the cool air released from the aircon which is around 9-13c which is then directly used to cool the liquid in the H100 in a proper manner to then cool the CPU.

 

I've seen a mind-blowing difference in temp when using Aircon. When it's off I get 88 degrees and when it's on to 13c, I never get higher than 68 degrees on full load (overclocked at 5Ghz) BTW I don't recommend any lower than 5 degrees since your mobo and HDD could freeze and won't operate properly.

 

If you don't want to cool up the whole room the just buy a fair sized cupboard and also a fair sized and efficient aircon and put them inside together.

My cupboard is built into the wall behind my monitor so yeah.... It isn't that bad.

This is a huge advantage if you want extreme overclocking or live in a hot climate like Dubai, Doha or Saudi Arabia.

That's better than my rig

 

I suggest the I5-2500K SandyBridge.

 

The core I7 has hyperthreading technology which is usually used for video editing and video rendering. Because you said this rig was for FSX but believe or not mate , hyperthreading actually decreases FPS on games such as BF3,Blackops2, SkyRim and also FSX. This is because all these games as well as FSX aren't too friendly with coorporating with hyperthread enabled CPUs.

I suggest you go for the I5-2500K which is absolutely perfect for games as well as FSX. So there really isn't a point of having the I7 If you're not doing any video editing.

 

As mentioned before, FSX heavily relies on CPU speed and not the amount of cores or threads . If you're thinking of overclocking your CPU then don't go near the IvyBridge CPUs.

 

 

You can always disable HT via the BIOS. Thats what I have done on my i7 3770k.

thx guys appreciate your time to answer....

 

henry