System Hardware: PC | MOBO | RAM | CPU | HDD | SSD | PSU etc

Hi Guys, I want to run FSX with all the bells and whistles eg. PMDG NGX, T7 and scenery at good fps. I have compiled a parts list and was wondering if anyone can confirm how good it will be for FSX: ASUS 2G GTX770 GPU Asus Z87-A motherboard Samsung 840 EVO Series SATA3 120G SSD Seagate SATA3 1TB Hard Drive i7-4770K Corsair VS650 psu 8G Kit 1866 Patriot Viper Green Antec GX700 Gaming Case Any thoughts appreciated!

I am looking for a semi-portable system to run fsx. I would like to be able to store the system when not in use at my kitchen table. I am confined to this room at night due to some responsibilities. At first I considered laptops but wondered if an all in one pc such as this Dell XPS one 27 could work: http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-27-2720-aio/pd?refid=xps-27-2720-aio&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch&isredir=true It doesn't need to travel from outside the house just from room to room. Maybe there is a solution I have not even considered. Thanks for any help!

Hi all, I'm flying P3D v2 almost all the time now. Works pretty good, but I'm wondering if a system upgrade will help my frames/smoothness/ability to use lots of addons. I fly with: photoscenery very frequently (usually very hi-res homemade stuff), Orbx with lots of autogen other times. I like lots of AI traffic, REX 4 clouds, OPUS and complex airports on occasion. Currently using an OC'd i7 950 @4000MHz that was built specifically for FSX with the best components I could find 3 years ago. I updated the video card last Christmas with an EVGA 680 FTW with 4 gig of memory. Three questions: Do you think I'd see much improvement with a Haswell (or Ivy Brid…

Hello guys, A year ago I lost my Windows Gaming PC to opt for a Macbook Air, just because i had no more time to play FSX. Nowadays I want to purchase a Desktop PC to play FSX again. This must be a Mac, so don't opt for a Windows PC please. I want to purchase a Mac for school, and with bootcamp, to play FSX. I want to play it on the highest settings with add ons like REX, FTX Global. PMDG aircraft and some great airport sceneries. As FSX is the most CPU sensitive (and less GPU) I know a good CPU is important. My decision goes between the two configurations below (iMac or Mac Pro). Can you help me with my decision? What will you recommend to play FSX on my standards?…

Hello all, I would like to gather some opinions from this forum from anyone that would be so kind as to offer me some opinions on my setup. Interested mainly in server/client combinations of the below listed processors/gpus I have accumulated in the never ending quest for fsx/p3d happiness...all opinions are more than welcome - thanks in advance cpus: i73970k i73930k i74770k i7975k (outdated i know, will run client/add-ons) gpus: gtx titan gtx 680x2 gtx 590 drives: 2x 120gb corsair force gt ssds 2x 240gb corsair force gt ssds 3x 10,000 rpm 600gb velociraptors 2x 1tb seagate HDDs (os/fsx drive combo opinions welcome as well) All the above are custom liquid co…

Hello I currently have my i5 3570k overclocked @ 4.2 ghz with a cooler master evo fan . and I was thinking to overclock up to 4.6 ghz . i will ofcourse buy a new water cooler (probably the h100i ) . so is it worth it to buy a new cooler and OC to 4.6 ghz or am i not going to see a performance boost in FSX from my current OC . Cheers

Hello all, I'm getting back into flight sim and want to start with a hardware upgrade, i have been quoted the following upgrade components and am wondering if there is any overkill here or a bottle neck. I want the system to be able to run FSX or P3D v2 or x-plane whichever i decided to stick with.. most likely P3D. i7 4770k CPU Asus maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 motherboard Kingston KHX1600C9D3 memory Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H801 windows 8.1 Samsung 840 Evo 250GB SSD MSI GTX 780 3GB video card Corsair 750W power another question i have is how high can i overclock this safely? Any comments to improve this would be greatly appreciated. Jim Y…

I'm doing a core upgrade to my system (Q9550 w/ 8GB DDR2 800 to i7-4770K w/ 16GB DDR3 2400) and I've been thinking about possibly including an SSD as part of the upgrade. The catch, though, is that my budget is pretty tight after the purchase of a new cpu, mobo, and ram, and the planned purchase of three new monitors (all identical because I have a mishmash now) and a better video card later on in the year, so I certainly won't be able to get more than one, or anything much larger than about 120GB. The question then would be, does it make more sense to buy a smaller one for windows only, or a little larger one for FSX only, keeping in mind that my FSX install is usually o…

I just had to swap my defective ASUS Z-87PRO for a new one (thanks to Amazon, is was a breeze). Exactly the same model. Do you reckon I've to reinstall all the drivers ? Thanks for your comments.

Hello all, Just in time for my exams, my two year old laptop's motherboard died. I was planning on buying a desktop later this year (unsatisfied with my current performance, which, I must admit is surprisingly okay for my specs...but it is showing its age), so I suppose now is as good a time as ever to buy the desktop, as the repair for the laptop will likely be $500+ I guess you could say, in terms of my knowledge of computers, I'm slightly above average- but no more than that. I understand all of the basic components of a computer and their functions, however I lack the skill and/or knowledge to build my own computer successfully. Being a student in my final yea…

I am doing some market research in the flight sim community in regards to hardware purchases and preferences. Any information is greatly appreciated, I have included a link to a survey monkey survey, only 6 questions. I am simply curious what drives us (the aviation simulation community) when it comes to our hardware. Thanks! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X6LHM5F

While clearing out my stuff, I found a 120mm PC case fan, and am wondering whether it is worth installing it into my new PC. When connected to 12V, it spins a lot faster and seems to move a lot more air than the fans I have installed now. The case has 3 existing fans plus the fan on the CoolerMaster H212 CPU cooler. They are front, side (intakes) and rear (exhaust). There is provision to put another fan at the front of the case or to mount one on the opposite side of the CPU cooler (in a sucking configuration). What would be the best place to mount this extra fan?

This weekend I have to built an FS pc for a friend . He is able to buy a second hand 3960X and asked me if that is better than a 4770k. He has mainly photo scenery with detailed payware airports. What do you think ? Here a comparison between the 4770 - 3960 http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18527600

In a few weeks I will be building my new rig. I currently have a Samsung 840 EVO SSD with Windows 7 64 bit OEM, my question is - will I have problems with installing the SSD into my new build with the OS being OEM? I do believe OEM OS is tied to your motherboard, so seeing as though I will have a new motherboard will I have to reinstall Windows on the EVO?

Hello folks, I am considering an upgrade for my machine, mainly to run FSX better. I'm tired of getting CTD's, low fps, tweak this, tweak that... Problem is I'm not sure whether to upgrade the graphics card or cpu + motherboard. I know FSX likes cpu power and I would possibly get better results with a new one, but since my graphics card is dated and a possible bottleneck... My current system: AMD fx8350 overclocked to 4,5GHz ASUS Sabertooth 990fx R2.0 ATI HD6870 1GB G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM 750W PSU 500GB HDD Win 7 64bit As for the graphics card, I thought of this one: http://www.amazon.de/Gainward-GTX770-Phantom-Grafikkarte-GDDR5/dp/B00D4DEX…

While im ok with 4.0 and never drop below 20 for frames would i notice a difference overclocked to 4.2 from 4.0, just curious cause it would require a quite a bit more in vcore to reach the 4.2 but my temps are not a factor so its just about power compsumption now?

Ok guys, I want to upgrade my CPU. My current mobo supports these CPU's below so for a simple plug and go upgrade which of the following should I go for, I will be mostly playing prepar3d and a bit of FSX. currently I have the 4100+ But I feel like it hits 100% too often and causes stutters. So the question I am not sure of is, should I be going for the 8 core with slower clock speed or the 4 or 6 core with the highest clock speed possible? Lets just say for arguments sake they all cost exactly the same and price should not be a factor in this decision AMD Opteron 3280 2400MHz 1MBx8 8MB Bulldozer 32nm B2 65W 5200 F9 AMD Opteron 3260 2700MHz 1MBx4 4MB Bulldozer 32nm B…

Afternoon Gentlemen, I am pulling my hair out now with this system, I have recently upgraded my system with a 4930K @4.5ghz which came as a bundle overclocked from 3XS. the system spec is this CPU: 4930K hex core @ 4.5Ghz Mobo: P9X79 LE GPU: GTX660Ti 2GB Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengence 1600Mhz PSU: Corsair 650W Modular SSD: 64GB for Windows HDD: 1TB Sata with 8GB SSD hybrid OS: W7 Fully updated FSX Add-ons REX ActiveSky PMDG 737 MyTraffic X I find that in EGLL, I regularly struggle with a super unsmooth frame rate of less that 15 in some cases. Am I being optimistic expecting more than this? Also when flying at cruising altitude over…

My computer is about 6 years old and my hard drive is getting full. The puter still works fine and I don't want to replace it at this point so I'm thinking i should just add a second internal hard drive. Now the reason I am asking is because I'm an idiot with computers and really have no experiance building them or switching hardware etc. I did look on You-tube and it appears to be easy as long as you have the room, cables etc. So assuming I do: 1) what would be a good Hard Drive to get these days? If it matters the current one is a Seagate 320 GB SATA 16MB 7200RPM 3 GB NCQ. I'm running windows XP home. 2) Is there any drawbacks to having a second hard drive t…

After a long absence I am starting FSX again. I know my system is kind of old now, but my understanding is that FSX is not going to take advantage of current advances in GPU and CPU. Nevertheless, I was wondering if any upgrade to any components of my system will give me extra performance in FPS. i7 920 Bloomfield. OC'd to 3.8ghz, 12 MB of Triple Channel Memory 8 8 8 24 NVIDIA GTX275 Windows 7 64bit Thank you in advance Frank

Hi, I'm just starting to get back into FSX after a few years, and I am looking to build a computer with a budget of about $1500. I am curious to see if this will be a good computer for FSX. CPU: i5 4670k, 3.40ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 w/ DDR3 1600, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit LAN, CrossFireX Memory: G.SKILL RipjawsX Series 8GB PC3-12800 Dual Channel DDR3 Kit (2 x 4GB) Hard drive: Seagate 1TB Desktop HDD SATA III w/ 64MB Cache SSD: Samsung 840 EVO Series Solid State Drive, SATA III, 2.5", 120GB Video Card: eVGA GeForce GTX 770 SuperClocked 2GB PCI-E w/ ACX Cooler, Dual DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort PSU: Antec High Current Gamer 620W Modular Power Su…

Hi all, I`ve got some spare cash at the moment, still using FS9 as the main flight simulator..I`ve got an i5 system and will post the specs below.. Intel core i5-3570 @ 3.4 ghz Windows 7 home premium 64 bit 8192mb ram Nvidia GeForce GT 640 Sweex 16 bit external soundcard I am thinking of buying either a Soundblaster X-fi soundcard or a Samsung SSD drive..I had a lot of stutters going on when ATC was active (microstutters when ATC began talking) but when i added the USB soundcard the stutters were reduced a bit.. I just would like you guys opinions on this, what would you recommend me to buy?

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Hey guys, I purchased a new computer last month and all seems well. I just have a couple questions. I have a 128GB SSD and 1TB 7200 HDD. Right now I have FSX as the only thing installed on my HDD. SSD running windows. However, I just purchased megasceneryearth and I know it should be on it's own HDD. I can't afford to buy another HDD so what would be the solution for me here? Install FSX and photo scenery on HDD, or FSX on SSD and photo scenery on HDD? Also, when I start up FSX after about a minute I get what sounds like a pop in my speakers and then it goes away. I have BOSE speakers and have tried the onboard Realtek. Both the same. I have 4 Saitek units connected to my…

Hello I have just change my old MOBO for a new one which is ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 My pc start as normal.I can install etc. bur when I turn on the PC there is not that sound that it is nomally do like a beeeeep. Any ideas. Thanks Ivan