Performance/Budget PC Build for X-Plane 10

[shelcoop 0]

I have decided that i would like to build a computer for X-Plane 10 as it simply does not run on my PC.

My budget is around £600-£700 and have created a list of parts for a system on PCPartPicker and would like some feedback on how it will perform running X-Plane on pretty high settings.

I am wondering if an SSD accelerated setup would help boot times etc, if it would be worth it,  but have no clue how to do it, what SSD to use ETC.  I may in the future overclock but only if I desire higher performance which is why there are overclockable components. I only use a single monitor.



The List:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£177.78 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  Asus Z87I-Pro Mini-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£119.84 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£66.96 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£45.20 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card  (£154.39 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Case:  BitFenix Prodigy (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  (£69.95 @ Aria PC) 

Case Fan:  BitFenix Spectre Pro LED 156.3 CFM 230mm  Fan  (£16.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£47.23 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £698.34

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-13 20:03 GMT+0000)

 

 

Any help on how to make it cheaper without compromising performance etc would be great!

[Humpty 751]

Hey that looks good. But IMO if you can afford a higher end card with higher VRAM would be terrific.  X plane 10 uses more of the GPU power and with a higher terrain and road traffic and AI it uses the CPU.

 

 Better check the X plane 10 developer blogs.

[Old_As_Dirt 160]

Hey that looks good. But IMO if you can afford a higher end card with higher VRAM would be terrific.  X plane 10 uses more of the GPU power and with a higher terrain and road traffic and AI it uses the CPU.

 

 Better check the X plane 10 developer blogs.

 

I agree with Ironmaiden and it appears that you are pretty much maxed out on your budget, but this would provide more flying pleasure than the SSD you mentioned.

 

John

[CyberMike 18]

Looks good. Check my system in my profile and I tell you that my Asus card with 2GB runs perfectly. At KSEA with nearly maxed settings it uses 65% of the 2GB memory and at KLAX 76%.

[Capt Richardo 12]

See your using £'s so guess ur in the UK, if so check out pcspecialist.co.uk very good price and you can spec ur pc to what you want, the service and support is fantastic, i would use them every time.

[gizmosellsbunnys 106]

At least gpu investment gives you something for xplane.

[elprim 10]

Is Nvidia also preferred choice for Xplane (like for FSX) or is Radeon fine too?

[HiFlyer 9,358]

I believe that right now there remains an issue with the latest Ati cards and drivers with x-plane 10 and HDR mode.

[MikeT707 1,181]

If you are interested in overclocking your cpu, I do not believe it is possible to do with a mini motherboard.