January 19, 201313 yr Now that I have some money saved up, I'm looking to build a gaming rig for FSX, and would like some input. Here's what I've come up with. CPU Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/29-4intel-core-i5-3570k-s-1155-ivy-bridge-quad-core-34ghz-5-gt-s-dmi-650mhz-gpu-6mb-smart-cache-34x- BX80637I53570K - Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 5 GT/s DMI, 650MHz GPU, 6MB Smart Cache, 34x Ratio, 77W, Retail Price: £172.98 CPU Cooler Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/noctua-nh-l12-low-profile-high-performance-cpu-cooler-intel-lga2011115511561366775-and-amd-fm1am3plu Noctua NH-L12 Low Profile High Performance CPU Cooler, Intel LGA2011,1155,1156,1366,775 and AMD FM1,AM3+/AM3/2+/2 Price: £43.34 GPU Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-evga-gtx-680-sc-signature-28nm-pcie-30-6208mhz-gddr5-gpu-1084mhz-boost-1150mhz-cores-1536-2x-dl- EVGA 2GB GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature NVIDIA Graphics Card Price: £376.42 Motherboard Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asrock-z77-extreme-4-intel-z77-s-1155-ddr3-sata-iii-6gb-s-sata-raid-pcie-30-(x16)-d-sub-dvi-d-hdmi-a ASRock Z77 Extreme 4, Intel Z77, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, SATA RAID, PCIe 3.0 (x16), D-Sub/ DVI-D/ HDMI, ATX Price: £106.52 RAM Memory Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(4x4gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-racing-red-pc3-17066-(2133)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-11-11-11-27-x CMZ16GX3M4X2133C11R - 16GB (4x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Racing Red, PC3-17066 (2133), Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 11-11-11-27, XMP, 1.5V Price: £111.64 Power Supply Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/850w-corsair-enthusiast-series-850txv2-85-eff-80-plus-bronze-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-quiet-fan-atx-v23 CP-9020043-UK - 850W Corsair Enthusiast Series 850TXV2, 85% Eff', 80 PLUS Bronze, SLI/CrossFire, EPS 12V, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.31, PSU Price: £94.62 HDD's Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3tb-seagate-st3000dm001-barracuda-720014-sata-iii-6gb-s-7200rpm-64mb-cache-8ms-ncq-oem 3TB Seagate ST3000DM001 Barracuda 7200.14 SATA III 6GB/s 7200rpm 64MB Cache 8ms NCQ OEM Price: £98.38 Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/256gb-ocz-vertex-4-25-ssd-sata-6gb-s-indilinx-everest-2-mlc-flash-read-560mb-s-write-510mb-s-120k-io VTX4-25SAT3-256G - 256GB OCZ Vertex 4, 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s, Indilinx Everest 2, MLC-Flash, Read 560MB/s, Write 510MB/s, 120k IOPS Max Price: £164.70 Case Link: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-haf-x-v2-black-full-tower-performance-gaming-case-inc-side-window-usb-30w-o-psu-new-ve RC-942-KKN1 - Cooler Master HAF X V2, Black, Full Tower Performance Gaming Case inc Side Window USB 3.0,w/o PSU NEW VERSION Price: £129.53 This brings me up to about £1250-£1300, which is my absolute limit. What sort of performance will I expect with these chosen components? I won't be overclocking this system unless I'm not seeing the results that I am looking for. All comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated
January 19, 201313 yr Looks good, only argument I'd have is with the Seagate hd, consider a Western Digital Caviar Black in its stead. Remember that FSX isn't going to use that 16GB of RAM, and that you'll need a 64-bit version of Windows to make use of it for other things.
January 19, 201313 yr With vanilla FSX, this system will totally fly. Unless your eye candy requirements are very low, with a bunch of usual addons, you WILL be overclocking and wishing the system you just bought was 2 times more powerful.
January 19, 201313 yr Author Looks good, only argument I'd have is with the Seagate hd, consider a Western Digital Caviar Black in its stead. Remember that FSX isn't going to use that 16GB of RAM, and that you'll need a 64-bit version of Windows to make use of it for other things. I'm going with 16GB just incase I install any other games that utilise a lot of RAM. I'm also installing Windows 7 64-bit OS
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