Dylan Lampard Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hey guys im in the market for a new rig, ive posted this up on the flightsim.com forums. but i would just like to hear your opinions on the rig. Here it goes::: CoolerMaster Storm Scout Case -$149 Intel S1366 Core i7 920 2.66GHz Quad Core CPU - $ 359 Gigabyte S1366 GA-EX58-UD3R Motherboard - $ 295 DDR3 6GB Corsair 1333MHz RAM Kit - $ 159 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor 10000rpm SATA HDD- $199 250GB Western Digital 7200rpm 8M Cache IDE HDD - $99 ASUS GTX 295 1792MB PCIe Video Card GTX295- $595 MS Windows 7 premium or ultimate- $-- Sound card – $ 90 Corsair TX750W 750W Power Supply - $ 195 LG 22x DVD Burner SATA Black OEM - $ 59 23.6" Acer X243HQ LCD Monitor – $ 295 Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 - $39 total: $2533 this is from computer Alliance in brisbane, Are they charging to much or not? Cheers Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Routley Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 GTX295 is not required if you are solely using FSX. Save some money and get a GTX285 or Radeon 58xx series card. (unless you need the dual GPU for something else) Personally I'm not a big fan of wireless desktops for Gaming and Flightsim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arismac Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 It might be worth considering Windows 7 64 bit for a little insurance against memory crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwho Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Did some number crunching using http://staticice.com.au CoolerMaster Storm Scout Case $128 Umart Online (Brisbane) Core i7 920 $346 Anypc (NSW) GA-EX58-UD3R $239 IT Estate or $248 Umart Online (Brisbane) DDR3 6GB Corsair 1333MHz RAM Kit - $ 159 (your selection "Computer Alliance") 150GB Western Digital VelociRaptor $179 NetPlus (WA) 250GB Caviar Blue 7200rpm $49 Landmark Computers (VIC) or $51 CoComp (QLD) ASUS GTX 295 1792MB PCIe Video Card GTX295- $595 (your selection "Computer Alliance") [ASUS GTX285 1GB $440 Tigers Direct (NSW) Windows 7 Home Premium RETAIL $299 DIY Computers (NSW) [Windows 7 Ulimate RETAIL $324 MEGABUY (QLD) no real need for a sound card the UD3R has 8-Channel High Definition Audio Corsair TX750W 750W $175 "9289" (NSW) LG GH22NS50 DVD-RW 22x $35 Mwave Australia (NSW) 23.6" Acer X243HQ LCD $235 GoComp (QLD) Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop 1000 $39 MSY or Computer Alliance (QLD) GTX 295, Win 7 Home Premium build= $2278 GTX 285, Win 7 Home Premium build= $2123 GTX 295, Win 7 Ulitmate= $2303 GTX 285, Win 7 Ultimate= $2098 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Snyman Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Dwho has covered the system pretty well for the cost options. Although I would advise to source Hard Drives locally, as it's one of the things most likely to be DOA or die that you would have to return. Windows 7 Ultimate - Unless you have a specific need for this (probably the only useful thing would be Windows XP Mode maybe?), Home Premium will be fine. I would go with the Samsung 2333SW+ if you could for that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Lampard Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Thanks guys, And very big thank you to Dwho for taking the time to do that for me, you may have just saved me $300 now i can get more addons ;Dhehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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