Is this a good PC? (processor or graphics card?)

[Chris J 0]

Hello,

Is this a good PC?

PROCESSOR: Intel i3 7100 3.9GHz Dual Core

MEMORY:1x 8GB DDR4 - 2133MHz

GRAPHICS:GEFORCE GTX1050 2GB 

STORAGE:1TB SATA III

 

Will this run FSX, PMDG and Fly Tampa scenery.

Should I get a higher Processor and lower Graphics card, I can get i7 GTX 1050, what's more important for FSX high processor or high graphics card?

 

Thanks,

Chris

[Charlatan 68]

It's ok.  If that's the spec you are looking at, you could do worse than https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Next+Day+Gaming+PCs/GLADIATOR+EXODUS+-+Intel+i3+Pre-Built+Gaming+PC+?productId=67408

Then buy a Windows 10 licence from ebay  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-10-Professional-Win-10-Pro-32-64-Bits-Product-Key-License-/182503658590?hash=item2a7e10d45e:g:78MAAOSwA3dYkdeM

[mdata 46]

Hi,

If you intend to only use FSX I would say it's OK.
But if you would like to try something else in the future, I would suggest to get a better CPU (i7 ...). FSX and later simulators still rely more on CPU power than on GPU power.

Best Regards

Frank

[martin-w 3,235]

On 04/05/2017 at 11:59 AM, Charlatan said:

It's ok.  If that's the spec you are looking at, you could do worse than https://www.aria.co.uk/Systems/Gaming+Range/Next+Day+Gaming+PCs/GLADIATOR+EXODUS+-+Intel+i3+Pre-Built+Gaming+PC+?productId=67408

Then buy a Windows 10 licence from ebay  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Windows-10-Professional-Win-10-Pro-32-64-Bits-Product-Key-License-/182503658590?hash=item2a7e10d45e:g:78MAAOSwA3dYkdeM

 

 

There are other sources for W10 as well as Ebay of course. Kinguin is a popular site. You buy the OEM licence and download W10 from MS. £21. Don't think many have had failed keys.

Be careful of the super cheap licences, more likely to be keys already used.

https://www.kinguin.net/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=windows+10