If you want, send my in a PM your email and ill help you pick the parts that you will need

 

 

only the Sandy's and the Ivy's are worth your money

Why not Haswell?

Why not Haswell?

Simple. I can get my $200 2700K to 5.0GHz. I took the dollars saved and picked up a Corsair H100i.

i would a ivy bright i5 with K unlocked is the best. No point going to haswell. Too me its the same.You going to use a video card right? instead of the intel graphic

 

A gtx 760 or 770 and a very good heatsink maybe a corsair H80 or H100i

 

Pick a case, powersupply 700w should be enough.A ssd for window and fsx,change the dir so the default installation is in your HDD.

A normal 1600 8gb ram.And a motherboard that lets u overclock i suggest gigabyte   

Kailiang Seah I would say your PSU would depend on your overall system strategy -  the PSU is the last thing to consider. Your PSU depends on of your components. A 700W PSU can't handle a mid range high-end system:

 

My system: EVGA GTX680 OC'ed, i7-2700K OC'ed (with HT enabled), Z77 (with 2 8-pin power connectors), Antec 1200 Tower with 7 fans and finally a Hi100 with 2 additional fans in push pull config. Then we are talking TrackIR, external USB harddrive, X-Fi PCI-e x1 sound card and on board realtech sound in use for channeling FSX voices through my headset - too much power for a 700W PSU. I have a 1000W PSU but a 1200W would be optimal.

Kailiang Seah I would say your PSU would depend on your overall system strategy - the PSU is the last thing to consider. Your PSU depends on of your components. A 700W PSU can't handle a mid range high-end system:

 

My system: EVGA GTX680 OC'ed, i7-2700K OC'ed (with HT enabled), Z77 (with 2 8-pin power connectors), Antec 1200 Tower with 7 fans and finally a Hi100 with 2 additional fans in push pull config. Then we are talking TrackIR, external USB harddrive, X-Fi PCI-e x1 sound card and on board realtech sound in use for channeling FSX voices through my headset - too much power for a 700W PSU. I have a 1000W PSU but a 1200W would be optimal.

Mate 1200W is a complete over kill for a single GPU system in my opinion. I've got an AX760I, an overclocked 3570K @ 4.7ghz with two overclocked Gigabyte GTX 770s on 2-way SLI, 1 HDDs, 2 SSDs, 4 Noctua NF-F12 fans and finally 16GB ram overclocked @ 2.4ghz and 760W is more than enough for me. Low quality/cheap PSUs will either blow up your rig or set your house on fire and on top of that, they're extremely inefficient. Never try to save money on a PSU.

 

 

Never try to save money on a PSU

 

Pay close attention to this advice:  it's dead right.

 

Also, the heavier the weight the better.

UAE77L - I actually got the Corsair HX1000W when I was running a phase-change cooling unit and had SLI along with. I am a Noctua fan too! have 4 NF-F12 PWMs I am about to swap for the corsair fans on my H100i. That said - I don't think 1000W in his case is over kill. We will have to agree to disagree on this one and move on

 

Mate 1200W is a complete over kill for a single GPU system in my opinion. I've got an AX760I, an overclocked 3570K @ 4.7ghz with two overclocked Gigabyte GTX 770s on 2-way SLI, 1 HDDs, 2 SSDs, 4 Noctua NF-F12 fans and finally 16GB ram overclocked @ 2.4ghz and 760W is more than enough for me. Low quality/cheap PSUs will either blow up your rig or set your house on fire and on top of that, they're extremely inefficient. Never try to save money on a PSU.

Sure! If you want to get ripped off and buy a computer from a company owned by Dull (the home of the cookie cutter PC), you should definitely buy an Alienware PC.

 

In all seriousness, take a look at Cyberpower. Great high performing PCs at prices that very often beat the aggregate cost of home built systems. To all the home build fanatics, see for yourself. Build a PC at Cyberpower.com to your liking and then compare the price to what you'll pay at NewEgg (or wherever you buy parts) for the same components. Never mind the fact that the builder does all the work for you. No fuss, no muss.

Sorry but I most respectfully disagree. I've had an Alien ware for 3 months and I absolutely love it.

 

Sure I could of saved about 200 if I built a system myself, but I'm perfectly content with the fact I don't have to RMA anything that may go bad and the fact that I have someone at my front door within 2-3 days for in home service.

 

Many frown upon alienware but it is without a doubt, the beat computer I have ever built.

 

This is also my 2nd Dell.

 

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OP, Take my advice and don't get a cheap PSU. Trust me... I'm sure you don't want your rig to look like this:

My experience with an Alienware has been less that favorable, never again.  Build your own, it's not difficult and very rewarding.

No sli or cross fire. Overclock and all that 750w is more than enough. I have seen people cant even power up as the psu drawing too much power

OK.I read all your posts and they are helpful.Im asking from you guys to recommend a pc that does not exceed 900$ that will run FSX PERFECT AND SMOOTH!(PLEASE PROVIDE LINK TO PC THAT YOU RECOMMEND)!!!.

Damn, I paid $6,000 for my computer.  I priced out the parts and it came out to $5,000.  I bought it from StealthMachines - so they made $1000 off me.

But I gotta say, it is an awesome machine.  I wish I had the time to build one myself.  Too many hobbies, not enough time.  Though, I bet I can build one before the 777 arrives!!!

Build your own, I worked for Alienware few years ago, on their glory days....Dell bought it and everything changed for bad. 

 

How much is your budget? We can help for sure!