Hello all,

 

I'm getting back into flight sim and want to start with a hardware upgrade, i have been quoted the following upgrade components and am wondering if there is any overkill here or a bottle neck. I want the system to be able to run FSX or P3D v2 or x-plane whichever i decided to stick with.. most likely P3D.

 

i7 4770k CPU

Asus maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 motherboard

Kingston KHX1600C9D3 memory

Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H801

windows 8.1

Samsung 840 Evo 250GB SSD

MSI GTX 780  3GB video card

Corsair 750W power

 

another question i have is how high can i overclock this safely?

 

Any comments to improve this would be greatly appreciated.

 

Jim

YVR

 

If you're building mainly for FSX/P3D I'd recommend you buy W7 over 8.1 its just more stable and less of a hassle. 

Agree with the above comment about 7 vs. 8.1 but other than that looks great.

I'd advise a better cooler if you want to overclock. The Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H801 can certainly be bettered.

 

A Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 would be better, as would the Noctua NH-D14, as would the Thermalright Silver Arrow. And others.

 

If you definitely want to go for an AIO water cooler, the H110 is the best in terms of cooling and noise.

 

I hope you have more than just the 250 GB Evo for storage?

 

If you get a top notch cooler, then you should be able to overclock between 4.2 and 4.6. Depending on the silicone lottery. 4.4 would be a reasonable expectation.

 

 

http://www.guru3d.co..._review,13.html

H100i 76 degrees
Kraken X60 70 degrees [Noisy higher RPM fans]
Corsair H110 72 degrees [Very quiet]
NH-D14 72 degrees [Very quiet]

 

 

I'd advise a better cooler if you want to overclock. The Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H801 can certainly be bettered.



A Thermalright Archon SB-E X2 would be better, as would the Noctua NH-D14, as would the Thermalright Silver Arrow. And others.



If you definitely want to go for an AIO water cooler, the H110 is the best in terms of cooling and noise.



I hope you have more than just the 250 GB Evo for storage?



If you get a top notch cooler, then you should be able to overclock between 4.2 and 4.6. Depending on the silicone lottery. 4.4 would be a reasonable expectation.





http://www.guru3d.co..._review,13.html

H100i 76 degrees
Kraken X60 70 degrees [Noisy higher RPM fans]
Corsair H110 72 degrees [Very quiet]
NH-D14 72 degrees [Very quiet]

 

 

Yes the SSD is the second dedicated drive

 

Excellent advice thank you,

Jim

Glad to help. :smile: