Hey everyone. Within the next few months I will be purchasing parts to build a new Flight Sim PC. I want my build to run fsx and payware addons well, but I'm not expecting constant 30 fps in dense areas with FSX and or P3D completely maxed out. I also cannot spend more than $1000 on the parts, preferably in the $900-950 range. Here is what I have so far:

 

-Intel i7 4790k

-Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

-MSI PC Mate Z97 (I chose a cheaper board because I most likely will not OC for the time being)

-Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB

-GeForce GTX 960 2GB

-Corsair CX750

 

Any advice about what to improve or performance I can expect from these specs would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

Mark

If you're not overclocking on this M/B then perhaps consider an H97. What made you go for the budget MSI offering?

 

Nevertheless I feel that for a build of up to $1000 (around £650 on this side of the pond!) you should have an overclockable system, so looking to the future I'd consider a better quality PSU for overclocking, something like a Seasonic S12G-750:

http://www.seasonic.com/pdf/datashee...0%28FDB%29.pdf