FSX Cyberpower rig...

[Wittpilot]

I was looking once again to getting something i can fly comfortably with since my gaming computer went belly up last Spring.... How does this setup look to you fellas?

I think the addition of the stinking Windows software puts this rig at $1100.... from Cyberpower... 3 year warranty & lifetime support....


Case: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]
Noise Reduction Technology: None
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Dual Standard 120MM Fans (Push-Pull) [+9])
Coolant for Cyberpower Xtreme Hydro Water Cooling Kits: Standard Coolant
Motherboard: * [CrossFireX/SLI] GigaByte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 mATX MB w/ Lucid Virtu Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X4 & 1 PCIe X1 (All Venom OC Certified) [+23]

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+59] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

[fsxar177]

Looks good to me. I run the 2600k clocked to 4.2, on air, with w7 64bit (a must!)...Runs like a dream.

Joseph

[Chris Sykes]

Is the GFX cards the TI version of the 560 series?

[wombat666]

Witt,

I'd suggest you seriously consider using a decent SSD such as an OCZ AGT3-25SAT3-240G for FSX as a stand-alone drive.
Never thought I'd go for liquid cooling but the Corsair Hydro Series H100 CPU Cooler works for me, as I run an Intel Core i7 960 [soon to be replaced] at 4.5GB OC on a Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 Mobo.
Again, soon to be replaced but very capable are a pair of Gigabyte Radeon HD6970 OC @900Mhz with 2GB GDDR5 @5500Mhz in Crossfire.
The HAF case is a good one but I must admit that I love my Thermaltake Level 10 GT, huge case and built like a brick dunny, but absolutely rock solid and will swallow almost any kit.

I really don't like 'proprietary builds', IMHO you could just 'roll your own', save some money and invest it on upgrade space.

Having said that, the 'Cyberpower' looks reasonable, but I'd be opting for at least a single Geforce GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores @732 MHz with 1GB GDDR5 @3800Mhz or a pair of Geforce GTX560 Ti OC @900Mhz and 1GB DDR5 @4000Mhz in Crossfire/SLI.

Then again, I like tinkering ........... :kilroy:

[Wittpilot]

Thanks again Wombat...as I think you have helped me before because i've been pushing the idea for this system around for awhile... I don't know much about Solid State Drives... other than they are pretty pricy.

The card is NOT the Ti version, I'd have to look how much more that card is... (edit) it is $41 more for the 560 Ti 1 Gig....$90 more for the 2 Gig....

[Chris Sykes]

I got 2x 2GB 560 TI's from MSI. the 560ti is a lot newer than the 560 versions so are a better investment then the basic 560...

Are you planning on playing any other games other than FSX? as this may also aid to what advice may be give, as if you plan on playing BF3 for instance then 560 TI 2gb would deffinatly be better than either version 1gb...

[Wittpilot]

I was thinking primarily flight simming... I do like FPS games and would entertain something like Battlefield 3 only because I cannot get the hang of console controllers in FPS games....

[Chris Sykes]

same here, cannot use FPS on consoles either...

I would deffinalty try and push for the 560 TI 2gb, i use 2x of these is SLI and i have seen them using more then 1GB each while playing BF3!

[Wittpilot]

I like playing other games, i.e. GTA or sports games on the console, ( my brother has a PS3) but when it comes to any FPS games I am dead before I ever flippen see anyone!!! My brother sits there laughing his arse off while Im trying to use those damn joysticks and I'm spraying bullets pretty much anywhere but straight!!!!