Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - I need a new rig, but don't know which one to get, can you help me?

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | I need a new rig, but don't know which one to get, can you help me?

DVA9655
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on January 01 2011
50 State Club
Everett 500 Club
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Two Million Mile Club
Globetrotter
Online Double Century Club
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"DAL9655, you are cleared for takeoff"
New York, NY

1,007 legs, 5,454.7 hours
242 legs, 882.9 hours online
807 legs, 4,513.8 hours ACARS
12 legs, 40.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on August 27 2011 13:16 ET by Remy Mermelstein

Hey everybody,

well, now is the time, after having this horrible Dell Vostro 1720 laptop that can hardly handle FSX on its lowest settings for 3 years i am ready to buy a nice desktop beast, the only problem is, i dont know what to get. i either want a Dell or a Jetline System Computer. I have figured out the build i am going to have and wanted to know if it looked like a good one (i am not a wiz with computers). if you have any suggestions on a better model, or brand computer then please advise me on what it is. thanks so much, and hopefully by the end of november i will have a nice new rig for some serious Simming.

Jetline systems GT2:

Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (64-Bit)
Chassis - CM HAF 912 HellFire Edition Mid-Tower ATX
Chassis - High Performance Intake Fan Package
Motherboard - EVGA P67 SLI, USB 3.0, SATA3
Processor - Intel Core i7 2600K (4.4GHz Overclock) Quad Core
CPU Cooling - Corsair A70 Extreme CPU Air Cooling
System Memory - 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 SDRAM, 1600MHz
Graphics Processor - 3072MB EVGA GeForce GTX 580, GDDR5, PCIe
System Power - 850 Watt Corsair TX Series Power Supply
Sound Card - Creative X-Fi Titanium, 7.1 HD Audio
Primary Hard Drive - 1TB WD Black Edition 7200 RPM, 6 GB/s, 32MB Cache
Secondary Hard Drive - 300GB WD VelociRaptor 10K RPM, 3 GB/s, 16MB Cache
Optical Drive 1 - 20x DVD / CD Burner w/ LightScribe
Optical Drive 2 - None Selected
Media Drive - 12-in-1 Media Card Reader USB
Networking - Integrated High Speed Network Ready (10/100/1000)
Networking - 802.11n Wireless Desktop Network Card
LCD Display - 24 inch Samsung LCD (1920 x 1080) 5ms, HDMI, DVI
Keyboard & Mouse - Wired USB Keyboard and Mouse
Speakers - None Selected
Preinstalled Software - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Gold Edition
Preinstalled Software - Disktrix Ultimate Defrag V3
Preinstalled Software - Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011
Preinstalled Software - Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business Edition
Flight Controls - Saitek PZ44 Pro Flight Yoke and Throttle System (USB)
Service & Support - 1 Year Limited Warranty & Lifetime Technical Support

Dell Alienware:

Alienware Area-51

Date 8/27/2011 12:14:15 PM Central Standard Time

Catalog Number 29 Retail 19

Catalog Number / Description Product Code Qty SKU Id
Alienware Area-51:
Alienware Area-51 APA51H 1 [224-6948] 1
Processors:
Overclocked Intel® Core™ i7 990x Extreme Six Core Processor (3.73GHz, 12MB Cache) PI7990O 1 [317-7435] 2
Operating Systems:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English W7HP61E 1 [330-6443][330-6444][420-6436][420-9691][421-5702] 11
Chassis Color:
Cosmic Black, Alienware Area-51 Chassis CB12KW 1 [318-1242] 9
Cooling Option:
Alienware™ High-Performance Liquid Cooling LC 1 [330-5817] 823
Memory:
12GB DDR3 1333MHz (3x 4GB) Triple Channel Memory 12G133D 1 [317-2497] 3
Video Cards:
Tri-CrossFireX 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6950 AT36950 1 [320-2671] 6
Hard Drives:
1TB - SATA 3Gb/s, 7200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD 1TBS 1 [342-0281] 8
Monitors:
24.0” Dell U2410 UltraSharp™ Full HD Monitor U2410 1 [320-8263] 5
Sound Card:
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio INT 1 [313-9776] 17
Optical Drives:
Single Drive: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) PBDCMB 1 [313-9208][421-4542][421-4553] 16
Adobe Reader Software:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader AAREAD 1 [410-0547] 15
AlienFX:
AlienFX Color, Astral Aqua AXCAQUA 1 [313-8752] 14
Wallpaper:
Alienhead Glow WLPGLW 1 [421-1434] 110
Factory Installed Software:
Steam and Portal™ Factory Installed STMSW 1 [421-1443] 73
Factory Installed Software:
World of Warcraft Preinstall Edition WOWCRFT 1 [421-1444] 73
Keyboard:
Alienware TactX™ Keyboard AWTX 1 [330-6078] 4
Mouse:
Alienware Optical Mouse, MG100 AWLMMG1 1 [330-6082] 12
Gaming Accessories:
Logitech G13 Advanced Gameboard A2462999 1 [A2462999] 5447
Hardware Support Services:
3 Year Basic Service Plan SB3OS 1 [421-1724][905-4927][905-5678][905-6712][905-6762][906-5200][906-5260][950-3339] 29
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed):
Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010 ADHB 1 [410-3929] 22
Security Software:
McAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Months MCEM36M 1 [410-0571] 25
Guaranteed Buy Back:
TechForward Guaranteed Buyback® Plan for your new PC TECHDT 1 [934-4588] 814
Your Tech Team:
1 Year North American Phone Support by Your Tech Team YTT1YR 1 [991-4069] 35
Datasafe:
DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year DSO2G 1 [421-4356][927-2357][988-0099] 3
Green:
Plant A Tree - Notebook, Netbook, Laser & Inkjet Printers, LCD Monitor Offset PATNB 1 [466-8200] 454 Green:
Plant A Tree - Desktop Offset PATDT 1 [466-8142] 454

ok, so there are my selections, i know its alot, and i am sorry about the spacing, i jsut copied it from the website. thanks again!

~remy

Remy Mermelstein (DVA9655)

DVA043
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on June 10 2001
Event Half Century Club
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Everett 1500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club

"Col. Panic"
Marietta, GA

2,314 legs, 9,320.7 hours
240 legs, 553.9 hours online
1,972 legs, 8,113.8 hours ACARS
75 legs, 196.3 hours event
2,350 legs, 9,455.6 hours total
91 legs dispatched, 66.4 hours
CURRENTLY LOGGED IN

Posted onPost created on August 27 2011 13:32 ET by Luke Kolin

Alienware is not good value for the money.

What you want is an i5-2600 system, a GTX580, 8GB of RAM and a decent HD. Find the cheapest system that'll give you this.

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

Senior Captain, MD-11

Posted onPost created on August 27 2011 15:01 ET by Remy Mermelstein

Thanks Luke, but what about the JEtline SYstems one?

Remy Mermelstein (DVA9655)

DVA7343
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on May 16 2009
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Triple Century Club

"It's not a job but an adventure "
Lugoff, SC USA

368 legs, 798.4 hours
39 legs, 73.8 hours online
358 legs, 777.7 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on August 30 2011 06:38 ET by John Morris

Remy I was at the store yesterday dropping off my HP laptop to be repaired for the 3rd time... BAD system board and while there I was checking out the Newest PC from ASUS... Asus - Essentio Desktop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 8GB Memory / 1TB Hard Drive Model: CM6850-07...

John Morris

Captain, B777-200

DVA6497
Captain, B747-400

Joined on January 15 2006
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

"RLTW"
Kerkrade, Limburg NL

366 legs, 574.8 hours
14 legs, 20.0 hours online
365 legs, 568.9 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on August 30 2011 15:40 ET by Ken Tucker

Remy,

Coincidentally, I was also built via Alienware and then tried to match up comparable items via Newegg. My question for the experts is, if cost is not a consideration, is there an advantage the i7-2600 has over the i9 990x Extreme? What I really want is a one-time buy for a system that will absolutely crush FS9 >and< FSX, so if the 990x is the answer or tri-crossfire or a couple voodoo dolls, I will do that to "finally" get that MSFS killer with every add-on running, flying into KJFK during peak hours with all sliders maxed out.

Cheers!!

Ken Tucker

Captain, B747-400

DVA9589
First Officer, A320

Joined on March 14 2011
50 State Club
US Coastal Club
Commuter Conquest
Millennium Club
US Mountaineer Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club

Stuart, IA USA

1,495 legs, 2,393.1 hours
45 legs, 90.3 hours online
1,480 legs, 2,370.6 hours ACARS
4 legs, 8.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 01 2011 00:33 ET by Randy Donnelly

Spend around 3000.00 and find you get no better performance than around 1000.00!

Randy Donnelly

First Officer, A320

DVA8574
Captain, B737-800

Joined on March 08 2010

Fitchburg, MA

89 legs, 139.3 hours
62 legs, 100.7 hours online
88 legs, 137.7 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on September 01 2011 00:43 ET by David Garrison

build it yourself, save money. 2600k is not necessary since fsx doesnt take advantage of hyperthreading. go with the 2500k.

my 2500k/gtx 570 video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6u4Nhko9Tc

vist my channel on youtube, "uberwagn"

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on September 01 2011 09:11 ET by Remy Mermelstein

thanks david, will take a look!

Remy Mermelstein (DVA9655)

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