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

Doing my learning prior to building my own rig. Two ram questions: How much does CL 7vs8vs9 matter in FSX with a lot of addons? It seems as though 1600 is the right speed for ddr3, right? FYI I'll be running an I5 2500k on an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 MOBO. Thanks Dan Cole

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Sandy-Bridge-E-LGA2012-Core-i7-Extreme-Edition-heatsink,13226.html Not sure this does much for FSX but maybe for Flight when it is released. Mark.

Hi all, I'm new to these forums and I haven't really properly introduced myself which is a little rude of me. So Hi! I'm Dianna, I'm 25 and yes, I am a girl. I was born in Savannah, Georgia but I'm now in London. So yeah... hello everyone! This will be my main forum so I thought it would be best to introduce myself here. Di x

I'm horrible at networking. Do I need a different sort of ethernet cable (I've heard the term patch before) two connect my laptop which runs Win7 to my friend's which runs Vista? We want to play Age of Empires II against each other. Can we do this with a basic cat 5e cable or do we need something special?

Hi all,I am about to upgrade my system,I currently have a AMD6400+ BE 4GB of pc6400 and a 9800GTX+2x WD Sata drives 7200500w power supply.I am just about to buy: i5 2500K ,MSI p67 GD53 , Corsair Vengeance Blue 4GB (2x2GB) + cooler master hyper 212 plus.For now I will have to keep my 9800GTX + (will this hold me back in FSX??)How hard will it be for me to get to 4.5/5.0 GHz but OC??Mark

Hey I have to display cards on my system , one is an integrated HD 3000 series and the other a PCIE HD 5450 1GB. I know both these cards are incompatible with each other for Crossfire and FSX does not support crossfire. Now the funny thing is , just out of curiosity I tried the ATI Cfx Xtension and noticed a rise of 8-9 fps on the same settings , but now again those 8-9 fps have gone away to party , I checked with GPU-Z sensors the first card 3000 shows just the two clocks and no other info but when in fsx mode both these dude's go to full red and the other HD 5450 gets a load of around 50%. So does anyone thing that it did implement crossfire for those couple of times,…

OK I did a $4000 experiment and bought a new computer with the i7 990X CPU OC to 4.0 Ghz, Rampage II extreme MB, 12 GB ram, and the nvidia 590 card with Windows 7 pro 64, and a solid state HD and liquid cooled system. Here are the results compared to me Dell 720 H2C liquid cooled quad core, with dual 8800 GTX cards OC to 3.5 Ghz, 4 Gb ram.All sliders at 50%, LD767 at KSEA in DayOn runway 52 fps - old computer 25 fpsclimbing thru 3500 57 fps - old 31level at 4000 no clouds 60 old comp 40All sliders maxed out with LD767 level at 4000 ft47-60 fps old comp 14-18 fpsNow at KLGA, all sliders maxed out with Cessena 172On runway 4 30 fps old comp. 7-10take off and headin…

Hi Guys, Would FSX (and other stuff) load faster with a SSD drive or a Sata III mechanical drive. I am having both fitted to my new system,and I was thinking of having the SSD drive as the boot drive, and FSX on the Sata III drive. Just one other question, is there any advantage with Windows 7 PRO 64bit, over, Windows 7 HOME 64bit, with running FSX and other stuff. Thanks all for looking. JCC.

How do you monitor your computer temps? Is there a program that I need to download? I haven't done any overclocking yet but I've noticed the side of my computer which houses my cpu is really hot, and I can even smell the components heating.

Hi all, First post so here goes. Looking to build an ultra-high performance FSX machine as my Dell XPS 15 doesn't quite cut it, although does surprisingly not too bad. Here are the specs I'm looking to build. i7-2600K (to be OCd)Corsair H100 Extreme Liquid CoolingCorsair Graphite 600T Limited Edition WhiteAsus P8Z68-V Pro 1155 MoboCorsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz CL8 Low voltage Ram2x eVGA nVidia GTX 570 Superclocked SLICorsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 6GB/s SSD (OS/FSX)WD 600GB Sata 6GB/s VRapOCZ ZX Series 1000W '80 Plus Gold' Modular PSU3D 24" LED 1080p Monitor (Samsung or LG)Nvidia 3D kitSome form of Blu-ray disk player Also: on my laptop I am having an issue wi…

Did anybody else enter for this? I didn't want to mention it till after it had closed to increase my chances http://uk.geforce.com/landing-page/sli-competition

What recommeded cooler would you guys use for an OC 2500K CPU? Thanks in advance

Hello! I'm sorry that i started a new topic about the same thing, but i want to keep everything about this rig in one thread. So this is the rig i've planned to get: How will this system run FS9/FSX? Will i be able to take the PMDG 747 over the atlantic with good FPS (30+) at the end in FS9 versus FSX? I appreciate feedback of things i can change. Although, the price can't go a lot higher than this! Regards!/Wasso :)

I am looking for an online store to order my new PC. Besides Tigerdirect and Newegg, can anyone make some recommendations as to where I can find afforable PCs? Perhaps even having the option to customize my own PC? Website or company should preferrably be in the U.S

I have two temperature monitoring programs with a 10 deg C between them. No idea which is correct. Any suggestions for a monitoring program that I can rely on? Winsows7, DualCore E4400, AsRock motherboard.

I can afford the i5 2500k, but if I buy it my money is Done, I was wondering if there is any other processor with comparable performance?

Hi there! I'm currently still rigged on FS9. My specs are AMD X3 3.3ghz dual core, 4gig DDRR3 X2, and a ATI radeon HD 5670. I'm interested in the new PMDG 737 Ngx. So do you reckon i would be having difficulties with FSX, or would it run pretty smooth?

Hello, I was wondering if this is OK for FSX and the PMDG 737: Intel® Core™ i7-960 Processor- Socket-LGA1366, Quad Core, 3.2Ghz, 8MB, 130W, QPI: 4,8GT/sec, Boxed w/fan Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R- ATX, Socket-1366, DDR3, 4xPCI-Ex(2.0)x16, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, Rev2.0 Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 6GB- Kit w/3X HyperX 2GB DDR3, CL9-9-9-27 ASUS Xonar DG- PCI, 5.1 Channel, GX 2.5 gaming audio engine, on-board headset amplifier Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 1TB- SATA 6Gb/s (SATA 3.0), 32MB Cache, 7200RPM, 3,5" Ace Ecco 420 Midi Tower Sort- Vifter: 1x 120mm Bak, mATX, ATX, 2x USB, I/O: AC97, HD Audio Chieftec Nitro Series BPS-650C 650W PSU- ATX 12V V2.3, 80 Plus Bronze, Modular, 2x 6+2pi…

I noticed there were numerous topics on which PC would be best for FSX. I am also upgrading my system on a tight budget. Can anyone advise me on which is the better choice between these systems. Intel Core i5-2400 3.1GHz 64 bit Quad-Core Processor 4GB DDR3 1333 ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB Phenom II X6 1055T(2.8GHz)4GB DDR31TB HDD CapacityAMD Radeon HD 6570 (1 GB) Intel Core I7-870 2.93GHz Processor8GB DDR3 MemoryATI Radeon HD5750 Graphics Card

I have a Dell XPS 730 with a liquid cooled QX9650 processor factory overclocked to 3.67GHz, 4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz and a GTX 280 1024MB video card, running under Windows 7, 64-bit. While this system is fine with less demanding aircraft/scenery combinations, it slows to less than 10fps on/near the ground with, e.g., PMDG NGX at KPAE with Orbx scenery. Is replacing the MB and CPU with a processor that can be overclocked close to 5GHz a reasonable option (from a cost perspective, compared to buying a new machine)? Short of buying a new machine, is there anything that can be done to improve fps without sacrificing graphics quality? Thanks! Rushad

I switched on my PC this morning, only to discover that there is something wrong with it. In short, it fails to boot up. After the Asus motherboard screen appears (which stays on screen far longer than normal), I get the following messages..... Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 082) For Attansic L1 PCIE Gigabit Ethernet Controller v 1.0.20.11 Client Mac Addr: (a string of numbers and characters)GUID: (another string of numbers and characters) PXE-E53: no boot filename receivedPXE-MOF: Exiting Intel PXE-ROM Reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device, and press a key. I have checked the wires to the hard disk, but the problem persists. The o…

I'm at the beginning stages of doing the research to build my own FSX machine. I've read enough to realize that overclocking is a must and have settled on a I5 2600K as the processor. My 2 part question is this: First, as I read the signatures of some of the regulars here, I see that their processors are overclocked to different speeds. Why? What are the factors that go into which speed to overclock to? Second, I understand you have to mess with the voltage when you over clock. Is there a direct relationship between the two? How do I know how much to adjust the voltage relative to the overclock speed? Thanks. Dan Cole

Guys, I need to buy my kid a new laptop for school (Grade 10). Main uses will be MS Word, Excel plus just the general online nonsense like Facebook, MS Messenger, Skype, etc. I want to buy a very cheap laptop with screen of 15" or more that will do the job and will not be too slow. I have seen some for $350 with AMD chips (Dual Core C-50, E-350) but honestly I don't know a thing about these chips and if they are any good or not. Do you guys have suggestions ? (and thanks because every dollar you save me here is one that I have for some FS addon !!!) thanks, Mark.

Guys and Gals I have checked the forum and there have been some topics about this.What I am looking for is a way to use the keys on the left and not only open a window like the CDU but also tell it atthe same time to undock and maybe even go to a certain position on the monitor. Is something like that possible? And if so how? I do have an applet to use with the FSX that the LCD display holds info. Very cute but the k/board should be able to do more. Thx Ian

Okay I just want to ask would FS run fine with 4GB 1600MHz ram or is it necessary to boost 8GB or more to run FSX.I currently have an I5-2500K and a GTX 550ti 1GB card.running the i5-2500K at stock speeds right now, I have to go out and purchase the Hyper 212+ .