I upgraded from a Q6600 earlier this year..

 

To get a nice FSX system, I would suggest

 

i7-4790K,  8 GB fast RAM,  GTX770, on a decent motherboard, Win7-64.

 

Those are the basic components..

If your struggling budget wise, the 760 will do you, but go for the 970 if you can

I thought gpus didnt matter for fsx after a gtx 580/gtx 660? Obviously they do if everybody keeps recommending 770 and up

Ok this what I currently have configured (altogether around €770, which still just is in the comfort zone)

 

Mainboard: ASUS H97-PLUS

Power: Thermaltake Berlin 630W

Processor: Intel i5-4690k 3,5 GHz

Graphics: GTX760 2GB

Harddrive: SATA III 1TB

RAM: 8 GB DDR3

 

So will this be a decent jump forward from my current computer?

Just another question the processor is Devil's Canyon. All the mainboard I browsed through say they support Haswell. Is that going to be a problem?

And is it relevant what kind of a shell I will use or is it just a matter of taste?

 

EDIT:

This is what I would get for €819 (the changes are marked with *)

 

Mainboard: Z87-G43*

Power: Thermaltake Berlin 630W

Processor: Intel i7-4770k 3,5 GHz*

Graphics: GTX660 OC 2GB*

Harddrive: SATA III 1TB

RAM: 8 GB DDR3

 

As far as I read only mainboards with a 9 (e.g. Z97) will support Devil's Canyon, but well 800 is really the top limit. But if I'll get significantly better results going up with processor and down with graphics this way then so be it

Nope, most Z87 boards will run a Devils Canyon no problem (I myself use one), but will probably need a BIOS upgrade to do so.

 

Would go with the 1st option, and put the extra 50 Euros to a H80 or similar cooler.

Will this do?

 

Mainboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD3H

Processor: Intel i5-4690k

Graphics: GTX760 OC

RAM: 8GB DDR3

Harddrive: 1TB SATA III

Power: Thermaltake Berlin 630W

Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60

Shell: Corsair Carbide 200R

 

I'm now pretty much above what I intended to spend, but I thought I'll wait and save a little more and really do a good investment. That being said i7-4790k is around €80 - €100 more. Would it be worth it? Will I notice a big difference between 4690k and 4790k??

 

Thanks a lot for your help btw

If you can afford the extra get the i7, if not the i5 will be sufficient.  Looks good for the rest of it

Ok I'll wait and save a bit more and go with the i7-4790k and swap the Power supply with a be-quiet 700W and that should do it. Which Win 7 is the best to use??

Ok I'll wait and save a bit more and go with the i7-4790k and swap the Power supply with a be-quiet 700W and that should do it. Which Win 7 is the best to use??

 

Any Win7-64

Is there a significant difference between Home, Pro and Ultimate? I'm talking Performance and technical possibilities

As far as FSX is concerned, no.

 

I'm running Home-Premium.

Pro and Ultimate also have Windows XP as part of the operating system, so you can run in XP mode  for older software compatibility.

From what I understand try to upgrade the GTX 750 card to something better like a x70 or x80, if you're going to go all out with the processor. The 750 won't do so well when paired with a better processor.

 

That's my understanding anyways.

X70 and x80 one monitor at 1080p or less save your money get better cpu and ram. The high end x70 and x80 cleans jaggies better and handle heavy weather tad better. Cost on performance not good enough GPU over $250. I rather put money toward better cpu. GPU cards tend have worse resale value than cars.

Obviously I'm going to go through a lot of tutorials when building up. The physical build up shouldn't be that much of a problem, but I'm sure I'll need a lot of help with the setup of the system. That being said what's the story about overclocking? Is it something I have to do during the initial setup or can I just play with it as I need it?

Another thing.... do SSD drives also give a performance boost  (I'm talking about FPS and smoothness) or is it just for faster loadingS?

Overclocking comes later, when all is working and stable.

 

Certainly not before..

 

SSDs do not provide an fps boost.