March 12, 201313 yr I'm having a hard time holding off much longer so have been shopping prebuild machines, a first for me except for my first 486/33Mhz system way back when (4X sony CD Drive was ...$400!). I'm aiming for a machine that is well adapted to XPlane 10 or beyond, 64bit, but will run FSX/P3D well too. Here are the questions, and below the configuration. Many thanks in advance for your shared insights ;o) Would 32Gb of ram over 16Gb significantly lower overclockability? In this type of system & application, does PCIe 3.0 add much to 'performance' in either sim? I ask to help me decide if it's worth waiting for IB-E multi core processor primarily. I really would like at least 6 cores, and 6 core Haswell looks a ways out. Not even sure if IB-E chips will be overclocking friendly, or can go onto non-server, performance desktop mainboards. I would like faster ram than 1600Mhz. Can you recommend better ram for this build, speed/timing? Specifications: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Corsair 600T <b></b>Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory FinishTrim Accents: - Standard Factory FinishProcessor: Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Six-Core)Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 (Intel X79 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)Power Supply: 800W Corsair GS (Dual SLI Compatible)Expansion Bay: - No ThanksHard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (512GB Solid State (By: Samsung) (Model: 840 Pro Series) <b></b>Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: - No Thanks <b></b>Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No ThanksOptical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)Internet Access: Wireless PCI-E 802.11n Up to 300Mbps (Supports 802.11n/g/b) (Model: ASUS PCE-N13) <b></b>Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN 6GB (Includes PhysX) <b></b>Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard AudioExtreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Corsair H100i 240mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (Extreme-Performance Edition) <b></b>H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System SelectedChassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis FansBoost Processor: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHzWindows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) <b></b>Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)virus Protection: - No Thanks Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully ProcessedWarranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
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