April 2, 201412 yr I had to give up my fsx box to my wifes work. So I decided to replace it with a DIY. admittedly i've always ran a par to subpar computer for my flightsimming and got by with tweaks. all my forum research tells me to go quad core intel with nvidia for gpu . hows this configuration? with my existing 17" display, ms sidewinder usb 1.0 joystick. atx case with 7200 rpm win 7/fsx/carenado/milviz/ USTerrain/ real WX/ and a 75 Mbps download speed. I use a separate laptop with Skyvector charts and usually fly GA prop twins PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i5-3350P 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($59.25 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card ($93.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ Newegg) Total: $505.20 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) all input appreciated. and i'm trying to cap the price at $650-700 2 Monitors, 240G SSD.FSX:Steam with UTX USA Scenery, ORBX Base, Buildings, Airports, NorCAL, Steam addon- Airports, Trees, Milviz310R, Alabeo310R, Flight1 GTN750/650, Carenado- TBM850, Baron, Arrow, V35, F33, C441, 421C, Phenom 100, Premier 1A, RA Duke B60 V2, RA Duke Turbine V2, Active Sky Next always running real WX. Skyvector
April 2, 201412 yr Sounds ok...You might get low FPS but its a good budget rig! Get the z87 chip set w/ a better i5. I use a 4670 which from amazon is pretty cheap and worth the $. I think i spent $300 for the Gigabyte MB and CPU.
April 2, 201412 yr Author Sounds ok...You might get low FPS but its a good budget rig! Get the z87 chip set w/ a better i5. I use a 4670 which from amazon is pretty cheap and worth the $. I think i spent $300 for the Gigabyte MB and CPU. Thanks . I been debating whether to go '77 (ll55) or Haswell '87 (ll50) didn't know which socket is best value I should have stated I'm not interested in over clocking (at this time heh heh) 2 Monitors, 240G SSD.FSX:Steam with UTX USA Scenery, ORBX Base, Buildings, Airports, NorCAL, Steam addon- Airports, Trees, Milviz310R, Alabeo310R, Flight1 GTN750/650, Carenado- TBM850, Baron, Arrow, V35, F33, C441, 421C, Phenom 100, Premier 1A, RA Duke B60 V2, RA Duke Turbine V2, Active Sky Next always running real WX. Skyvector
April 3, 201412 yr Author this enroute. I kept it under $600 CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Z77-A ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($67.75 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.25 @ Newegg) Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 640 2GB Video Card ($93.98 @ Newegg) Case: Cougar Solution (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Raidmax 530W Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg) Total: $513.95 2 Monitors, 240G SSD.FSX:Steam with UTX USA Scenery, ORBX Base, Buildings, Airports, NorCAL, Steam addon- Airports, Trees, Milviz310R, Alabeo310R, Flight1 GTN750/650, Carenado- TBM850, Baron, Arrow, V35, F33, C441, 421C, Phenom 100, Premier 1A, RA Duke B60 V2, RA Duke Turbine V2, Active Sky Next always running real WX. Skyvector
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