Foolish comments....

 

We do know however based on hardware and software given by the OP a certain range of performance and I would say I would be pretty darn close in my predicted range of FPS. Those were meant to serve as a guide, not a etched-in-stone range.

 

I wonder if I had said 0-1000 FPS if I would have been less foolish?

 

Oh wise one, what performance would he most likely see then?

Bottom line is, a balanced system will give you all you need to enjoy FSX, PMDG a/c and high quality airport addons. I am still on an IB i5 with a modest overclock, coupled with a half decent Nvidia based graphics card with some decent VRAM and I get a 30FPS performance with PMDG 777 at FSDT CYVR on a rainy day and VOX ATC. Sure, the odd time if you face the wrong way when it's busy with some AI around, I will get a little dip now and again down to 25FPS, but with sensibly tweaked cfg and NI setup, inc 1/2 vsync, I get a smooth good performance.

 

I am no computer guru, but I trust what I have learned from sometimes bitter experience, you can have the best CPU on the market, overclocked to the limit and if you put it with the wrong accompanying components, such as a low end, low VRAM graphics card, you will be disappointed. Similarly you will be disappointed if you go buy a GTX980 Ti and stick it with a low end, unclocked CPU.

So how much do you think we are looking at for a good computer

With brand new parts (including monitor, case etc) - 1500 USD for a really really nice one.  You could spend 11-1200 for a pretty decent one...  could get you 20 fps with addons and weather and addon scenery,

It is not only about FPS - in DX10, 20 is perfectly smooth, and 15 for shorter periods is ok. You should also consider more or less blurred landscapes, i.e texture filling, and this is where a multi core CPU makes a difference. I' m still on an old oc'ed 6-core AMD, and while FPS not is exceptional, I get a remarkably sharp non-blurred picture. And yes, all 6 core quite often are at 100% - not only during launch of sim or panning.

BR

Anders

Forget about better hardware. I am on a i5 3570k at 4.4Ghz. I was running on a GTX660 and upgraded to the GTX970. After 2 months of trials, the smoothest expirience is with no autogen.

So, because I got tired of thinking what FPS I would get in a certain airport and given the fact that even 1 stutter on final ruins all the feeling of landing, I choose to fly with no autogen. When you are 1000 feet high it seems much better too...if you get used to it, its the best 'tweak' ever...let alone that you can 'feel' the airplane much better..very important for good landings.

No AG?  Eww.. might as well use FS9 blah!

Will this me ok someone at vryr recommend it to me said he got 20-30fps

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ULTRA-FAST-Quad-Core-8GB-1TB-Desktop-Gaming-PC-Computer-4-2GHz-AMD-HD-/121417268141?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item1c45087bad

I'm guessing this is better but £200 more

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-I7-4790-4-0Ghz-Gaming-Pc-Computer-1Tb-8Gb-Nvidia-GTX-750TI-2GB-EVO/371009177615?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D28111%26meid%3D4dbdecd0624744d6acc19fb2c84f5f05%26pid%3D100009%26prg%3D11472%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D10%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D121417268141

What is your budget?  Those two are pretty much junk, altho the i7 one is a lot better than the first which is totally unsuitable

bradleyroebuck, you are going backwards here, you were almost there with your post #3 except for as I noted before, change the video card to a Nvidia ( preferably a 970 or 770), find out how much they will charge you for the upgrade and there you have your cost which hopefully is within your budget or affordability comfort level. Also as mentioned before, if the addition of a second HD is possible, go for it.

 

Regards,

I just want to find a good computer for not too much

The one for £750 is too much plus I would need to buy a moniter a key board ,mouse it all adds up to too much

Maybe you could think about a referb. Not the best choice but will give you maybe something closer to the performance you are looking for. The last two choices just won't cut it for you IMO. Especially relying on on-board graphics, again IMO.

 

Regards,

A refurbishment would not be ideal due to I have a laptop and looking to get a desk pc

If toy have any suggestions please leave a link

Thanks

OK, why don't you post what your budget is and go from there. There are a lot of UK guys here that might have some suggestions for you. It is pretty difficult for me being from over the pond where prices are different. Having to buy a mouse and keyboard is not a big expense, you don't need absolute top of the line. You mentioned you want to fly the NGX, do you have a controller, such as a joy stick?