Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Looking to upgrade.....what should I do

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Looking to upgrade.....what should I do

DVA4683
Captain, B777-200

Joined on July 08 2007
50 State Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Quatercentenary Club
Ponce De Leon Club
Globetrotter

Moseley, VA

494 legs, 1,118.9 hours
6 legs, 11.7 hours online
486 legs, 1,105.4 hours ACARS
3 legs, 6.5 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 12 2011 13:51 ET by William Eberhart

Looking to spend about 350-450. I mostly use FS9 but I do use FSX with the PMDG 737NGX. My thought is to go with a new CPU (AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition) since I can use my current mobo and cooler and also add a superclocked GTX 560 Ti. I know intel would be the better route but my laptop went to the big computer store in the sky and I had to buy a new one so that took a chunk of my planned cash. Then in a couple of months upgrade my memory and mobo.
My current rig has been good to me so far:
AMD PhenomTII X2 550 BE
Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 1GB
GigaByte GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H
Corsair Dominator 4GB (2GBx2) PC1333 DDR3 PC3 10666
Corsair 650 Watts CMPSU-650TX

Any feedback would be appreciated. Does anyone see any issues with this plan or a better way to go? I wanted to go with an i5 2500k, new mobo, gpu and ram (but the laptop issue came up) or should I go with an i5 2500k with a new mobo and look to upgrading gpu and memory in a couple months. I only use this rig when I am home which is only about 3 months a year. Thanks in advance for any guidance on this.

Vince

William Eberhart

Captain, B777-200

For flight simulation purposes only. Not a commercial website. In no way are we affiliated with Delta Air Lines, its affiliates, or any other airline. All logos, images, and trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Delta Virtual Airlines is a non-profit entity engaged in providing an avenue for flight simulation enthusiasts.