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ttymcfly Full Member Offline Posts: 7 Location: Montana, USA Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009 Gender:	New FlightSim Computer??? Dec 24^th, 2011 at 12:09am	Print Post
	Hey all, First off I just want to say how much I love everything Captain Sim does. Second I want to tell you guys about myself briefly, I am currently studying Aviation with hope of becoming an Airline pilot. Needless to say, I am a Flightsim Junkie!! Currently I play FSX on my HP HDX 16T laptop using REX, ORBX, Captainsim, etc. Obviously this isnt the best computer but it does the job. This leads me to my question. What I would like to do is order a new computer, a desktop this time, that will blow FSX out of the water! Im looking to not spend to much more then $2,000 and I have been really interested in the systems on CyberPowerPC.com but I am open to just about anything. However, I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to building a system cause lets face it, I am a tech tard. So I just wanted to see if you guys could possibly help me so that I can get the best bang for my buck. Like I said I would like to spend anywhere inbetween $2000 to $2500. Please Help. Thanks a Bunch!

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boeing247 Senior Member Offline Pilots: Looking down on people since 1903 Posts: 1506 Location: Southern CA Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #1 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 2:17am	Print Post
	Somebody like Mark will probably recommend building your own computer, but personally, I would recommend either an XPS 8300 (which is what I have) or an Alienware system. Considering that you're willing to spend up to $2500, I'd recommend the Alienware, which costs $2199 for the cheapest desktop model. Now, if you want to go with an XPS 8300, look at my specs and possibly get the next processor up and go with the AMD Radeon HD 6870 instead of the 6770 (though you need to make sure your power supply is good enough). Adding a second video card would work well, too.

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Re: New FlightSim Computer???
Reply #2 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 4:16am

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I only recommend building your own computer IF you know how to built one. I have been building and repairing my own systems (and for others) for more than 15 years now.
If you don't know how to build your own system, then buy something like boeing247 suggested. I don't know the prices of those systems because I never look into them. I know all about the CPU's, GPU's, RAM, MB's etc., so I build the best system I can, with the money I have available to spend on it. Also. Because I build my own systems, I can upgrade CPU, MB and RAM, while the rest of the components can be brought into the system. This greatly reduces the cost of a new computer.

I generally do this every two years, but events beyond my control (my daughters wedding, my eldest sons 21st birthday party and youngest sons 18th birthday party) may push me back a year. My wife was also supposed go to the Philippines this year to visit her family, but she couldn't go, so she will go next year. So it looks like I might have this system for 3 years instead of 2. That's life!

My suggestions are as follows:

CPU	-	i5 2500, i7 2600 or i7 2600K
RAM	-	8GB
Graphics Card	-	High end Nvidia or ATI
Operating System	-	Windows 7 64bit

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ttymcfly Full Member Offline Posts: 7 Location: Montana, USA Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #3 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 6:05am	Print Post
	Thank you for the quick responses guy's. I have definitely looked into alienware systems. I have also looked into Cyberpower PC which is just like building your own but made simple by there website. Its going to take sometime and im in no rush so keep the responses coming!

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Edwin Full Member Offline Posts: 225 Location: Netherlands Joined: Jul 27^th, 2010	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #4 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 9:15am	Print Post
	considering you're a "tech tard" best option is to go for a brand pc, since all the working and testing is done for you I have the same config and pc as boeing247 and its a very good allround pc with good power to run FSX. Currently on a 727 flight to EDJA and looking at my frames, its hopping around between 70 and 80 which is not bad for a hog like FSX The only config diff with boeing i have is that i have the 6870 card. my Dell desktop costed around 1400 euro, but since i have a business wise relation as well due to my job, i got a good discount


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boeing247 Senior Member Offline Pilots: Looking down on people since 1903 Posts: 1506 Location: Southern CA Joined: Feb 23^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #5 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 4:45pm	Print Post
	Edwin wrote on Dec 24^th, 2011 at 9:15am: considering you're a "tech tard" best option is to go for a brand pc, since all the working and testing is done for you I have the same config and pc as boeing247 and its a very good allround pc with good power to run FSX. Currently on a 727 flight to EDJA and looking at my frames, its hopping around between 70 and 80 which is not bad for a hog like FSX The only config diff with boeing i have is that i have the 6870 card. my Dell desktop costed around 1400 euro, but since i have a business wise relation as well due to my job, i got a good discount ttymcfly- There's not a huge difference [between the cards], but it does help, so I recommend going for Edwin's 6870 if you can. Also, Edwin recommended FSX Booster v2.0 by FSPS (though they may have an improved program now, too). It's a cheap little utility that will give you a few extra frames and better control over FSX settings.

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ttymcfly Full Member Offline Posts: 7 Location: Montana, USA Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #6 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 5:59pm	Print Post
	Hey Guys, Once again thanks for all the responses, I found this guy on Newegg last night, tell me what you think??? General Spec Brand CyberpowerPC Model Gamer Xtreme 1320LQ Processor Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz / Turbo Boost up to 3.80GHz Processor Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor Cache Per Processor 8MB L3 Cache Memory 8GB (4GB x 2) DDR3 1333 Hard Drive 2TB (1 x 2TB) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM HDD Optical Drive 1 Blu-Ray Player Combo Drive Graphics NVIDIA Geforce GTX 570 1.2GB PCI Express Graphics Audio Sound card - Integrated Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet Power Supply 950W Keyboard Xtreme Gear USB Keyboard Mouse Xtreme Gear USB Mouse Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Special Features AZZA Hurricane 2000 Gaming Tower 240mm Liquid Cooling System Motherboard Chipset Intel Z68 CPU CPU Type Intel Core i7 Installed Qty 1 CPU Speed 2600K(3.40GHz) L3 Cache Per CPU 8MB CPU Socket Type LGA 1155 CPU Main Features 64 bit Quad-Core Processor Graphics GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB Graphics Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16 Memory Memory Capacity 8GB DDR3 Memory Speed DDR3 1333 Form Factor DIMM 240-pin Memory Spec 4GB x 2 Memory Slot (Total) 4 Memory Slot (Available) 2 Hard Drive HDD Capacity 2TB HDD Interface SATA III HDD RPM 7200rpm HDD Spec 1 x 2TB Optical Drive Optical Drive Type BD Combo Optical Drive Spec Blu-Ray Player Combo Drive Audio Audio Chipset Integrated Audio Channels 7.1 channels Communications LAN Chipset Integrated LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps Front Panel Ports Front USB 2 x USB 2.0 Card Reader 12-in-1 Media Reader Back Panel Ports PS/2 1 Rear USB 2 x USB 3.0 4 x USB 2.0 RJ45 1 port S/P DIF S/PDIF Out Expansion PCI Slots (Available/Total) 3 x PCI Express x16 1 x PCI Express x1

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Markoz CS Team Offline Posts: 12453 Location: Victoria, Australia Joined: Apr 24^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #7 - Dec 24^th, 2011 at 11:30pm	Print Post
	That looks like it would be a great computer for FSX. I'm jealous! Mark

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ttymcfly Full Member Offline Posts: 7 Location: Montana, USA Joined: Nov 15^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: New FlightSim Computer??? Reply #8 - Dec 25^th, 2011 at 5:24am	Print Post
	Sweet deal guys, thanks for the help!!! Merry Christmas!!!!!

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