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Great build, Martin! I think I concur on the MOBO and Ram, but don't know if I will pay for the 980 Ti version. For my use with FSX, it might be overkill. I was also hoping to be able to have an easy upgrade by saving my Samsung SSD which contains my OS and all the FSX stuff. Looking further into it, I see there may be issues, and a re-install of the OS, drivers, etc., will all be required. If anyone has a cookbook recipe for doing such an upgrade without going nuts, I would love to see it. Thanks to all~ J

Thanks, Bert. You always seem to have the answer!! John

Bert and others, do u have any favorite MB and ram for this upgrade?

I have a 5 year old CYBERPOWERPC computer with the specs shown below. The only change I made was to upgrade the primary HD is a Samsung EVO 500gb, I want to upgrade to be able to run my PMDG, Carenado, Rex, ASN, and similar with all the bells and whistles on 3 screens at least 25FPS with decent slider settings. Thinking I want at least a new 970 card, and an overclocked I7 6770 chip. Advice on what to keep, what to replace appreciated, particularly with respect to the MB, CPU, Video card, Ram, cooling etc. If you think I should just buy new, that's fine -- I value your opinions!! Budget isn't really an issue -- I want a great rig, without wasting money. Old system: ID-INFO 260535 BLKPEARLZ 1 MODEL1 C SERIES 1 KB-152-101 BLACK XTREME GEAR MULTIMEDIA/ INTERNE MO-115-101 BLACK XTREME GEAR OPTICAL USB GAMING CU-197-108 OEM INTEL i7-950 3.06GHZ 8M LGA 1366 HD-504-106 80GB INTELl X25-M 2.5 INCH SATA MLC S 1 (NOW A 500 GB SAMSUNG SSD) HD-403-301 640GB SATA III 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB CAC RM-317-405 A-DATA GAMING SERIES 2GB DDR3 1600 FA-WATER-104 ASETEK 550LC 120MM WATERCOOLER FA-104-116 CASE FAN 120 MM CS-130-158 BLACK COOLERMASTER HAF 912 MID NO POW CD-135-302 ASUS 8X BLU-RAY COMOBO DRIVE MB-340-121 GIGABYTE X58A-UD3R 3WAY CROSSFIRE & S MISC NO SLI/CROSSFIRE PS-117-115 COOLERMASTER SILENT PRO 850W POWER SU 1 MISC ONBOARD 7.1 SOUND 1 0.00 0.00 VC-207-102 NVIDIA GTX 570 1.2 GB GDDR5 PCI-E 1

Does anyone know about this MB: ASUS Z170-PRO GAMING ATX w/ USB 3.1, 3 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 1 SATA Express, 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (Extreme OC Certified)

thanks, guys really appreciate your guidance. Which Asus MB would you recommend?

Good advice, Matt. Let me ask a question. Are you recommending putting P3D and all aircraft and scenery there as well? What would I put on the SSD?

I'm thinking about these components: (comments appreciated!) Summary: CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i7-6700K 4.00GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Skylake) HDD: 1TB Samsung 850 PRO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 550MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write [+382] (Single Drive) MEMORY: 32GB (16GBx2) DDR4/2800MHz Dual Channel Memory [+162] (Corsair Vengeance LPX) MOTHERBOARD: ASRock Z170 Extreme 7+ ATX w/ USB 3.1, 4 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 3 SATA Express, 10 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 [+105] SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) [+401] (Single Card) Details: Gaming Chassis: Cooler Master Storm Stryker Full Tower Gaming Case w/ 200mm Fan, Integrated Fan Controller, Extra Case Fans: Maximum Airflow with 120mm Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fans (Maximum Corsair AIR Series AF120 Performance Edition 120MM High Airflow Case Fan) Noise Reduction Technology: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i7-6700K 4.00GHZ 8MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 (Skylake) CPU / Processor Cooling Fan: Corsair Hydro H100i V2 240mm Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ Copper Cold Plate - Extreme Cooling Performance (4 x Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition Fan (Push-Pull)) Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: None Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme 7+ ATX w/ USB 3.1, 4 PCIe x16, 2 PCIe x1, 3 SATA Express, 10 SATA3, 3 Ultra M.2 RAM / System Memory: 32GB (16GBx2) DDR4/2800MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Vengeance LPX) Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB GDDR5 PCIe 3.0 x16 Video Card (Maxwell) (Single Card) Power Supply: 1,000 Watts - Corsair RMi Series RM1000i 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Fully Modular Ultra Quiet Power Supply Hard Drive: 1TB Samsung 850 PRO Series SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 550MB/s Read & 520MB/s Write (Single Drive) Secondary Hard Drive: 1TB Western Digital Caviar Blue SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200 RPM HDD (Single Drive) Optical Drive: LG 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive & DVDRW, 3D Playback Combo Drive (BLACK COLOR) Internal Wireless Network Card: GIGABYTE 802.11AC Wi-Fi up to 867 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo w/ Dual Antenna PCI-E Adapter Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

I'm looking to build an excellent FSX and P3D rig today on Cyberpowerpc.com. I have up to 3300 to spend, but would be happy to spend less. I will be running 3 monitors, PMDG, Carenado, ASN, Rex, etc. Lots of flights into detailed terrain areas, like Los Angeles. If anyone would log into their website at www.cyberpowerpc.com and check the options, I would like an excellent computer -- I know I want an I7 6700k, and a 980 processor (or gtx 980TI) and want to get best OC from the rig. I really need help/suggestions for the following items from those of you with more expierence. Thanks very much!! John: Case and fans? MB: ? Water Cooing? Ram:? Video card:? Power supply Optical drive Other recommended accessories? Windows 7 Pro or 10? PS. If you think I should go with another company besides, cyberpowerpc, then appreciate the info.

First impression is it's much slower than just using Global and Vector. It's also much slower than flight in NCA on my medium speed machine at low traffic, and VD or dense autogen. If anyone figures out the best settings let me know, and I will hopefully be able to report back some improvement.. FYI, before installation, I was flying a Carenado Phenom 300 with Bert's GTN installed over the LA metro area at about 20-25 FPS, but with this new SCA it's closer to 10-12, with some freezing. I reduced Autogen to normal, and I can get about 13-15 with clear skies and minimal traffic. Truthfully, the scenery is very nice, but not so much better than Global to justify the fairly dramatic performance loss. Some areas of importance are not faithfully placed. For example, the UCSB campus just to the south of KSBA doesn't exist, and the water in the large campus slough isn't water. I'm sure ORBX will work on this one to make it work better.