January 5, 201511 yr Hi there, Currently playing on a gaming laptop that struggles with the last addons, I am thinking about building my first desktop computer with FSX in mind. My own requirements are : - 1000€ budget - FSX oriented but P3D in mind when all my favourite addons become compatible - Micro ATX case - Only 1 screen 24'' full HD Here is what I would like choose for the build : Case : Cooler master N200 Power supply : Cooler master GM650 (Enough power or too much?) Mother board : ASrock Z97M pro 4 (or equivalent form others brands. Do not know which is better...) Processor : i5 4690K (I would like to overclock to 4ghz) Cooler : Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo ( I checked it fits. is it enough for a light overclock?) GPU : Asus GTX760 DC2OC 2GD5 RAM : 2 x 4 go Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 1600 mhz cl9 HDD : Seagate SSHD 1To (no budget for SSD...) Optical disk : Asus DRW 24F1ST OS : Win 7 Home 64 OEM Any advices would be appreciated? How do you think it will run FSX? Best regards, Pierre
January 5, 201511 yr I'd stretch for a gtx 970 - a lot better than a 760, but not as high end as a 980 Everything else looks great | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
January 5, 201511 yr I'd stretch for a gtx 970 - a lot better than a 760, but not as high end as a 980 Everything else looks great Agreed. Went through this thought process today and got a EVGA 970 FTW. I have a GTX 680 FTW and was tempted to keep this - but the 970 benchmarks a lot better. 980 is obviously better still - but for the extra money you're not getting radical improvments over the 970. Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
January 5, 201511 yr Power supply is adequate. No sound card? FSX does not like on-board (integrated) sound. Not excited about the CPU but then you are on a budget. How it compares with others is at this link - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i5-4690K+%40+3.50GHz . Best regards, Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
January 5, 201511 yr First ive heard of the onboard sound being an issue... I've run with onboard for 10 years. What do you mean it doesn't like it? | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
January 5, 201511 yr Agree with Ryan re the 970, ditch the Hyper 212 and go for an Antec Kuhler 650 or similar which will have no probs fitting into that case. P3D v4.5 MSFS2020 Hisense 50" 4K TV Ryzen 9600x 64gb DDR5 6000mhz, Asrock B650m HDV/M.2 Gigabyte 16gb 9070XT, Thermalright Aqua Elite 240mm 2TB NVMe Boot/FS2020 Drive, 2TB NVMe P3D Drive. Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Radio Panel, Switch Panel, 2 x FiPs
January 5, 201511 yr First ive heard of the onboard sound being an issue... I've run with onboard for 10 years. What do you mean it doesn't like it? I stand corrected. Thanks. Best regards, Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
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