January 20, 201412 yr Hello everyone, This is my first post on this forum. Have been flying fsx on laptops for 5+ years. Just finished my airline pilot training and now about to order a custom build. I have lot's of questions... Please find the build specs in the PDF attached. This was proposed by the company who will build it. PC Flight Sim 2014.pdf Right now the build is an I5 4670k, 8GB corsair 1600mhz, (GTX 660 2GB), Asus B85M-e 1. Win7 vs Win8 : I am used to Win7. If Win8 is better for performance, I would consider it. The shop says that the price is the same.. 2. P3DV2 vs FSX: Never tried P3D... I just want stability and frame rates. With Opusfsx, PMDG, Carenado and some scenery. 3. SSD??: Do I need this? I have one in my laptop. But if the performance is not really affected in flight sims, I will take a WD HDD The last question is related to the P3D vs FSX: 4. GTX660 or better?: Since P3Dv2 uses more GPU, is it worth dropping the SSD and adding better gpu? Or is this fine? I want my pc to be balanced for flight sim. Any help would be appreciated Kind regards
January 22, 201412 yr 4. GTX660 or better?: Since P3Dv2 uses more GPU, is it worth dropping the SSD and adding better gpu? Or is this fine? I want my pc to be balanced for flight sim. I'd definitly go for a better GPU over the SSD. What size/number of monitors do you plan to use? gb. YSSY. Win 10, [email protected], Corsair H115i Cooler, RTX 4070Ti, 32GB G.Skill Trident Z F4-3200, Samsung 960 EVO M.2 256GB, ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger, Corsair HX850i 850W, Thermaltake Core X31 Case, Samsung 4K 65" TV.
January 22, 201412 yr If you want to overclock your CPU(I assume you are as you have the "K" version), you really need to get a Z87 chipset motherboard. If you're not going to OC the CPU, you can get the slightly cheaper i5-4670 and put the money towards a better GPU. "If you can't solve and equation with calculus, you're not using enough calculus" - A wise friend
January 23, 201412 yr Author I'd definitly go for a better GPU over the SSD. What size/number of monitors do you plan to use? gb. Single 27 inch 1080p If you want to overclock your CPU(I assume you are as you have the "K" version), you really need to get a Z87 chipset motherboard. If you're not going to OC the CPU, you can get the slightly cheaper i5-4670 and put the money towards a better GPU. Yes I have ordered the computer and I should have it on Saturday. I got a Z87 motherboard indeed. I just need to learn to over clock then..
January 23, 201412 yr Single 27 inch 1080p Yes I have ordered the computer and I should have it on Saturday. I got a Z87 motherboard indeed. I just need to learn to over clock then.. That 500W power supply is a bit low. Would of gone for at least 650W. gb. YSSY. Win 10, [email protected], Corsair H115i Cooler, RTX 4070Ti, 32GB G.Skill Trident Z F4-3200, Samsung 960 EVO M.2 256GB, ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger, Corsair HX850i 850W, Thermaltake Core X31 Case, Samsung 4K 65" TV.
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