craig Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 LEFT OUT OPTION 3 $1800 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (775). Team XtreemDark 2GB (2x1GB) PC8500 DDR2 Dual Channel Memory. Asus P5Q-Pro P45 Motherboard (Intel). Nvidia GeForce 9800GTX 512Mb DDR3 DirectX 10 Ready PCI-Express Graphic Card. 750G 32M SATA II Hard drive. 20X Super-Multi Dual Layer Lightscribe DVD Burner. Integrated Network, multi channels High Definition AUDIO. 8+ USB 2.0 Ports. Antec Nine HUNDRED Gaming Case. Quality 850W Gaming Power Supply with 14cm. Vista-compatible Anti-Virus Software (12 month subscription). Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard. Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse (3200dpi) Logitech 5.1 Speakers set. MS Windows XP Home Edition OR Vista Home Basic 32bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggerup Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 m8 The brutal truth is the best top of the range computers today struggle to run FSX on full settings. Thats not to say that a lesser system won't run the sim just fine but a lesser systems owner must also have lesser expectations of his FSX experience. Your options are simple. Go with what you can afford. This last sytem for $1800 looks to be the pick for my mind. There are heaps of threds on this site about hardware, check them out. Cheers. Buggerup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurdy Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 yea option 3 if your budget stretches that far .. though I think most of the guys would tell you to go quad core Intel for smoother textures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 LEFT OUT OPTION 3 Vista-compatible Anti-Virus Software (12 month subscription). Don't need a subscription waste of money and most paid programs bog your system down just get AVG the free edition then come back and ask for the tweaks to make it rock and roll for performance http://free.avg.com/ Logitech G9 Gaming Mouse (3200dpi) This craps all over that mouse in my opinion but that is your choice to make and research I'm just supplying the link http://www.roccat.org/Products/?PHPSESSID=d2a199bf919e2c9ee94a97e64be358b7 Logitech 5.1 Speakers set. Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System highly recommend it has awesome sound/features along with power output plus great price for bang for buck. MS Windows XP Home Edition OR Vista Home Basic 32bit. If your going XP get XP Pro not the home edition it's limited in tweaking plus a few extra features that a gamer needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'd say : Quad CPU XPpro SP3, Vista won't be along that long anymore anyway dedicated Soundcard and i'd go for 2 x 500 HD instead of one single 750 get yourself an external USB hub with individual power supply and external 500 HD for backups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
}SkOrPn--7 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I'd say : and i'd go for 2 x 500 HD instead of one single 750 I would get 2 Seagate 320 Gigs or even 250 Gigs HD and Raid0 them then spend the extra savings on backup hard drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgutteri Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 I agree with all the above recommendations. Also - it looks like this system is a quote from a manufacturer, so I'd get them to specify exactly what power supply they're giving you. It is an easy thing to cover up cheap ones if you don't open the case, and the last thing you want is avoidable noise and having to second-guess with surges. I recently built a system for a mate with similar specs (a 4870 instead though) and used a Corsair HX-620, a highly recommended PSU in all areas. Its modular cabling is great in lowering clutter, and the warranty is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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