July 14, 201312 yr Hi guys, Im thinking of bulding new PC for FSX. For a reasonabe money good performance. Any ideas what should I buy or maybe could you post your PC with little details how ut runs FSX? Would help me a lot.Thank you
July 14, 201312 yr Something like this I5 4670K Cooler Master 212+ or EVO Z87 motherboard GTX 760 or HD7950 (with Bojote's shader mod) 256GB Samsung 840 SSD for FSX, or OS & FSX 1 or 2TB HDD for mass storage 8GB (2 x 4GB sticks) @ 2400MHz A good (Seasonic, Corsair, Silverstone...) 650W PSU A decent mid tower or full tower to fit i all Overclock, tweak and enjoy
July 14, 201312 yr I just build my new computer... highly recommended! Just smooth sailing in FSX Core i5 4670K @ 3,4 Ghz (no overclock) 8 GB Corsair 1600Mhz RAM ASUS Z87-A Mainboard ASUS GeForce GTX 770 2GB GDDR5 128GB Samsung Pro SSD (for Windows) - haven't had enough money for a SSD for FSX Getting 30 FPS at CYVR with REX, ORBX, OPUS Real Weather, HD textures etc... Very nice - never regretted it! Best regards,--Anders Bermann-- ____________________Scandinavian VAPilot-ID: SAS2471
July 14, 201312 yr Author So you guys recommend Intel instead of AMD? Iwas considering also AMD Phenom II 965.
July 14, 201312 yr It has been generally accepted for quite a while now that intel processors are superior to AMD ones for running FSX. Get the fastest one that you can afford - add Win 7/64 & you've got a good platform to work with for FSX.
July 14, 201312 yr Here is what I would recommend: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ Outlet PC) Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($138.98 @ Outlet PC) Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($62.99 @ NCIX US) Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($254.98 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Microcenter) Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC) Total: $1003.85 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-07-14 17:46 EDT-0400) Ryan L.
July 16, 201312 yr 1000 USD You could get into I setup like mine for around $850 Fx-8350 G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR BIOSTAR TA970XE AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 (CW-9060007-WW) Water Cooler EVGA 02G-P4-3664-KR GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW Signature2 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ... Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
July 16, 201312 yr So you guys recommend Intel instead of AMD? Iwas considering also AMD Phenom II 965. I have a Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz (OC 3.9 GHz). I think it runs acceptable in default FSX (maybe exception big cities). But if you throw in things like weather complex addon planes like NGX 737 or ORBX scenery traffic moving cars it's clearly to much for my PC. I would say this CPU is not quiet up the task of running FSX.
July 16, 201312 yr The Intel i5 is a good choice as it is cheaper than the i7 since it has hyperthreading disabled, and the K's overclock nicely...FSX does not use HT so why bother paying for it and, if you plan to o/c, you would want HT disabled anyhow to keep CPU heat down.
July 17, 201312 yr Author Thank you everybody, it looks like Im gonna bulid somethink like this:Core i5 3570KASUS P8Z77 M-PROZOTAC GTX650 Ti 2GB AMP Edition16GB RAM 1600MHzHows that gonna work?
July 18, 201312 yr Thank you everybody, it looks like Im gonna bulid somethink like this: Core i5 3570K ASUS P8Z77 M-PRO ZOTAC GTX650 Ti 2GB AMP Edition 16GB RAM 1600MHz Hows that gonna work? I'd look into some faster RAM ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
July 18, 201312 yr I'd look into some faster RAM Unless he is going to overclock it over 1600MHz it is pretty worthless...
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