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DVA2737
Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on December 07 2005
Century Club
Thiells, NY USA
149 legs, 472.5 hours
8 legs,
14.2 hours online
119 legs,
425.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2012 15:27 ET by Lenworth Trail
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Sp guys My Pc just died and I am looking to purchase another. What are your recommendations for the under $1 grand gaming or PC to be used for gaming with an great Video card. I had an Intel Dual core processor with Navidea video card. Looking to upgrade with not alot of money. I am looking for suggestions and what is the best low end PC available and where. Best bang for my buck.
Lenworth TrailCaptain, B767-300
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DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club
Rosemount, MN USA
1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs,
3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs,
4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs,
1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2012 16:06 ET by Jason Boche
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If you're using FSX, what I've heard people consistently say is that CPU is the bottleneck. That is to say you could purchase a more economic Intelcore i5 or i7 with a fantastic video card and while that might be perfect for games developed in the past few years which take advantage of the video card, the opposite is true for FSX. Today's bleeding edge video card technology doesn't do much for FSX - the bottleneck is the speed of the CPU (and to some degree a decent amount of memory is going to help but I don't think you need to go overboard here).
As far as scenery and game load times, SSD will get you into your sim faster but if you have a ton of scenery/add-ons, you'll go broke purchasing enough SSD for all your data. With your budget in mind, I'd shy away from SSD (in lieu of a conventional high capacity spindle) and spend that money on as much CPU MHz I could get my hands on.
My current rig is about 3.5 years old I think - an Intel core i7 2.6GHz w/ 8GB RAM and a great Nvidia based video card. While it is plenty fast and runs today's games just fine in high detail, a few of the airports in FSX are intense and bring the frame rate to a crawl. Within a year I'll build a new rig & spend the extra $ on the fastest CPU I can get my hands on. I used to build PCs but it's not worth the time anymore. I buy my rigs from NewEgg.com and highly recommend them to you.
Jason BocheAssistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
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DVA2737
Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on December 07 2005
Century Club
Thiells, NY USA
149 legs, 472.5 hours
8 legs,
14.2 hours online
119 legs,
425.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2012 17:20 ET by Lenworth Trail
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Thanks for that response. So far I am only running Fs9. Most of my scenery i purchased is for Fs9. I think I system like yours will be perfect with a nice Nvideo card. What you think is a comfortable price for the system your mentioned above. I'm not planning on doing FSX anytime soon.
Lenworth TrailCaptain, B767-300
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DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club
Rosemount, MN USA
1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs,
3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs,
4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs,
1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2012 17:48 ET by Jason Boche
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I never had FS9 but from a frame rate perspective, I've heard other claim it runs much faster than FSX which is why I think many people haven't jumped to FSX - they know lower frame rates come with the newer version.
For FS9 I think you could get a new rig which will be plenty fast for $1k if you stay away from the SSD drives and don't go overboard on the RAM or video card. My system (I think it's a CyberPower which is gaming focused) has 8GB RAM but FSX doeson't need that much (I didn't build this system with FSX in mind).
One of the things I like about NewEgg.com is that its online shopping engine is very powerful/flexible. You supply the constraints and it narrows down the choices for you. Your constraints could be CPU vendor/speed/core, hard drive size, memory size, and of course cost. What I would do is start with your budget amount of $1,000 as the first constraint and then narrow it down from there based on what you think is important to run FS9 as fast as possible. When I started a search for Desktop PCs for $750-1000, the search returned 122 results:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100019096%204022&IsNodeId=1&name=%24750%20-%20%241000
Use the links on the left to add constraints which narrow down the choices to just what you want. Add to the cart, check out, then wait by the door for the big brown Xmas sleigh 
One last thing, when browsing, keep an eye out for poor ratings. These people usually know what they are talking about. Avoid lemons which others have experienced. When I'm shopping, I like to sort the list by higest rated. That's usually going to be your best bet.
Jason BocheAssistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
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DVA2737
Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on December 07 2005
Century Club
Thiells, NY USA
149 legs, 472.5 hours
8 legs,
14.2 hours online
119 legs,
425.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 19 2012 18:07 ET by Lenworth Trail
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Thank you. What is SSD? I think I will stick with an i5 or i7 with a Navida card. I was wondering f I should get my video card separate from the mother board. (Video card as its own memory)..Not sure if I said that right.
Lenworth TrailCaptain, B767-300
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DVA10788
Captain, B757-200
OLP
Joined on June 05 2012
Stock Car Racing Club
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Century Club
United Kingdom
126 legs, 168.4 hours
112 legs,
151.4 hours online
124 legs,
166.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 20 2012 04:25 ET by Colin Paxton
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SSD - Solid State Drive - unlike a normal HD, it has no spinning parts, is much faster accessing data and is more expensive but are coming down in price.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive
Colin PaxtonCaptain, B757-200
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DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club
Rosemount, MN USA
1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs,
3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs,
4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs,
1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
August 20 2012 07:55 ET by Jason Boche
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SSD isn't going to make a noticable difference for you once in the cockpit, that's why I recommended saving your $. The cost per GB is just too expensive compared to spinning rust. It would only save on load times to get you to the cockpit.
Video: From a logistics standpoint, if you think you'll be happy with it for the lifetime of the computer (motherboard) it doesn't matter but understand it's not replacable. Technically you can disable it and add a different video card down the road but if you plan on doing that, be sure the motherboard has a high speed expansion slot suitable for today's video cards. Onboard video cards tend to be "cheap". That is, they typically aren't built for high performance gaming. If you plan on playing other games which require bleeding edge, then I'd consider an add on video card rather than on board video. Another other down side is that some people like to "sister" video cards together and aggregate the performance. With an onboard video card, you can't do that to my knowledge. Lastly, if motherboard components fail, you have to replace the motherboard and it means you're essentially buying a new video card during the replacement process, as well as integrated sound, etc.
Jas
Jason BocheAssistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
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DVA10141
Captain, B767-300
Joined on September 07 2011
Online Century Club
Double Century Club
Western United States
237 legs, 463.0 hours
145 legs,
283.2 hours online
236 legs,
461.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 20 2012 17:56 ET by Anthony Coll
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I currently run FSX with a quad core AMD FX 4100 BULLDOZER QUAD CORE 3.6GHZ. This is a very inexpensive CPU but the great thing is it comes ready to overclock using AMD's control center. I have my OC'd to 4.2 which is high as you can go without needing liquid cooling. This chip also holds a title in the Guinness Book of World Records.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-ProcessorsSKU-_-NA-_-NA
Anthony CollCaptain, B767-300
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DVA8890
Captain, B747-400
Joined on August 03 2010
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
"The sky is NOT the limit."
Plano, TX USA
336 legs, 1,301.6 hours
77 legs,
255.8 hours online
328 legs,
1,249.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2012 20:16 ET by Alexander Brinson
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Intel/Nvidia is the way to go, but FS9 isn't as heavy on anything compared to FSX. If you plan to stay on fs9, then I'd recommend a i5 2400 or something along those lines, and a GT 450 as a min for a video card, maybe up to a 550 Ti, and I'm not sure how much VRAM helps, RAM on the video card, so maybe the 2gb version which is 20 USD more expensive. Also 8gb RAM is the sweetspot right now. Any 7200RPM HDD should be fine.
However, if you plan on the switch to FSX in a few years, which may happen so I wouldn't knock it, you'd be best off with a i5 2500k, i7 2600k,(or i5 3570k/i7 3770k) FX4-/6-/8100. 8gb RAM is still fine, but you'll need to have the processor overclocked to 4.0+GHz. Mine is at 4.3 when I fly on my 2500k. And when overclocking, a CPU cooler is needed as the stock cooler barely keeps up on its own. If you want to spend the extra cash, then maybe Liquid Cooling, such as H60, but the Hyper212+ That I'm using keeps me under 55C when flying which is perfect. Water cooling may push that down to 48 or something around that.
BTW Anthony, I believe you are talking about the AMD's OC to 8.1GHz on the FX 8150, which was when they could only use it as a single core processor, but still impresive People hit 4.5+ on i5's all the time.
If you happen to get the i7, then disable the HyperThreading. It adds heat and uses more power that isn't needed for FSX/FS9, along with most other games.
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DVA2737
Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on December 07 2005
Century Club
Thiells, NY USA
149 legs, 472.5 hours
8 legs,
14.2 hours online
119 legs,
425.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
August 22 2012 20:54 ET by Lenworth Trail
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Thanks a ,million guys.. i think i know what I will get now. I will let you guys know what I get.
Lenworth TrailCaptain, B767-300
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DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
Carolina Club
Everett 1500 Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs,
27.1 hours online
1,525 legs,
4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 23 2012 12:22 ET by Josh Martin
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Len, I bought parts for a new computer a couple weeks ago, mainly for FSX. Here is what I bought. I also have Ultimate Terrain X installed, and I hvae most of the FSX settings maxed out....not all of them as some I feel arent' necessary but...again, "most" of them!  On the ground at major airports, I average 25-35fps, as there is a lot going on with ground traffic, ground terrain, and all of the buildings around the airport. Once I get off the ground, I usually average anywhere from 60-80fpm.
I just copy/pasted these from my newegg.com order summary:
• Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
• 1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
• MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
• ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Thermaltake SMART M Series SP-750M 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified ...
• Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
• SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
• ASUS PA248Q Black 24" 6ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor
• LITE-ON Black Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo SATA Model ihes112-04 - OEM
• ASUS Xonar DGX 5.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Gaming Audio Card
• COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest ...
Josh MartinCaptain, B737-800
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DVA8890
Captain, B747-400
Joined on August 03 2010
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Triple Century Club
"The sky is NOT the limit."
Plano, TX USA
336 legs, 1,301.6 hours
77 legs,
255.8 hours online
328 legs,
1,249.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 23 2012 16:52 ET by Alexander Brinson
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I'd still stay with nvidia, unless you plan on doing other things other than fs. Spare some money on a 550Ti and get REX or something. And use fsx too
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DVA2533
Senior Captain, EMB-120
OLP, COMM
Joined on July 27 2005
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Commuter Conquest
Dorval 500 Club
US Coastal Club
Online Fifteen Century
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Bi-Millennium Club
Winter Springs, FL USA
2,087 legs, 2,752.1 hours
1,762 legs,
2,302.1 hours online
1,905 legs,
2,467.0 hours ACARS
29 legs,
31.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
August 30 2012 19:26 ET by Jim Warner
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Check the reviews for the $500 and the $1,000 gaming PC's on Tom's Hardware website. They are able to build some pretty fast PC's for a little money.
Jim WarnerSenior Captain, EMB-120
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DVA9376
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on September 14 2010
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
London, ON Canada
487 legs, 1,202.3 hours
321 legs,
700.3 hours online
466 legs,
1,116.1 hours ACARS
8 legs,
16.9 hours event
561 legs, 1,395.1 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
September 05 2012 19:45 ET by Brandon Mackay
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Josh Martin wrote:Len, I bought parts for a new computer a couple weeks ago, mainly for FSX. Here is what I bought. I also have Ultimate Terrain X installed, and I hvae most of the FSX settings maxed out....not all of them as some I feel arent' necessary but...again, "most" of them! On the ground at major airports, I average 25-35fps, as there is a lot going on with ground traffic, ground terrain, and all of the buildings around the airport. Once I get off the ground, I usually average anywhere from 60-80fpm.
I just copy/pasted these from my newegg.com order summary:
• Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
• 1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
• MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
• ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Thermaltake SMART M Series SP-750M 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified ...
• Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
• SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
• ASUS PA248Q Black 24" 6ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor
• LITE-ON Black Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo SATA Model ihes112-04 - OEM
• ASUS Xonar DGX 5.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Gaming Audio Card
• COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest ...
Josh, if you don't mind me asking, how much did all that cost you? (minus the monitor, Blu-ray drive and keyboard)
Brandon MackayFirst Officer, B777-200
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DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
Carolina Club
Everett 1500 Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs,
27.1 hours online
1,525 legs,
4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 06 2012 05:12 ET by Josh Martin
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Brandon Mackay wrote:
Josh Martin wrote:Len, I bought parts for a new computer a couple weeks ago, mainly for FSX. Here is what I bought. I also have Ultimate Terrain X installed, and I hvae most of the FSX settings maxed out....not all of them as some I feel arent' necessary but...again, "most" of them! On the ground at major airports, I average 25-35fps, as there is a lot going on with ground traffic, ground terrain, and all of the buildings around the airport. Once I get off the ground, I usually average anywhere from 60-80fpm.
I just copy/pasted these from my newegg.com order summary:
• Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics ...
• 1 x CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9B
• MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support ...
• ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
• Thermaltake SMART M Series SP-750M 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified ...
• Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F120GBGT-BK 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
• SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
• Logitech K120 Black USB Wired Standard Keyboard
• ASUS PA248Q Black 24" 6ms (GTG) HDMI Widescreen LED Monitor
• LITE-ON Black Internal 12X Blu-ray Combo SATA Model ihes112-04 - OEM
• ASUS Xonar DGX 5.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Gaming Audio Card
• COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 Continuous Direct Contact 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Compatible with latest ...
Josh, if you don't mind me asking, how much did all that cost you? (minus the monitor, Blu-ray drive and keyboard)
I don't mind a bit, that's why I posted it on here, to help. It was probably $1250-1275 if you take those things out. I believe all of it was like $1664 shipped
Josh MartinCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP
Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
US Mountaineer Club
US Coastal Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Flying Colonel
Online Fifteen Century
Everett 1500 Club
Events Quintuple Century Club
Rosemount, MN USA
1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs,
3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs,
4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs,
1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
September 06 2012 12:50 ET by Jason Boche
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What is your frame rate at LGA or around Manhatten?
Jason BocheAssistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
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DVA2737
Captain, B767-300
E-MAIL
Joined on December 07 2005
Century Club
Thiells, NY USA
149 legs, 472.5 hours
8 legs,
14.2 hours online
119 legs,
425.2 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
September 06 2012 15:59 ET by Lenworth Trail
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That sounds like a nice system
Lenworth TrailCaptain, B767-300
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DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
Carolina Club
Everett 1500 Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs,
27.1 hours online
1,525 legs,
4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
September 11 2012 13:56 ET by Josh Martin
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Jason, sorry for the delay. I'll be honest, Manhatten KILLS my FPS!!!!!! 15-20ish :-/
Josh MartinCaptain, B737-800
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DVA10665
Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on April 07 2012
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Century Club
"captaen ..... táimid ag dul síos"
Western Europe
282 legs, 630.7 hours
162 legs,
433.9 hours online
279 legs,
619.7 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.3 hours event
4,070 legs, 7,227.4 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
November 03 2012 18:57 ET by Daniel Healy
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Josh what case did you get im trying to get a similiar setup to yours just with changes in my personal preference :
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DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
Flying Colonel
Carolina Club
Everett 1500 Club
Myrtle Beach, SC
1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs,
27.1 hours online
1,525 legs,
4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs,
4.6 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 05 2012 07:49 ET by Josh Martin
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Daniel Healy wrote:
Josh what case did you get im trying to get a similiar setup to yours just with changes in my personal preference :
Daniel, I emailed you yesterday. Did you get it??
Josh MartinCaptain, B737-800
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DVA9545
Senior Captain, B777-200
OLP, 737-ATP
Joined on March 03 2011
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Quad-Jet Quartermaster
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Million Mile Club
Events Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Toulouse 500 Club
Bi-Millennium Club
Online Twenty Century
"YUPIIIII"
Goiás Brazil
2,506 legs, 5,065.9 hours
2,335 legs,
4,787.5 hours online
2,498 legs,
5,036.3 hours ACARS
271 legs,
683.8 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 05 2012 16:05 ET by Thiago Braga
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Jason Boche wrote:
If you're using FSX, what I've heard people consistently say is that CPU is the bottleneck. That is to say you could purchase a more economic Intelcore i5 or i7 with a fantastic video card and while that might be perfect for games developed in the past few years which take advantage of the video card, the opposite is true for FSX. Today's bleeding edge video card technology doesn't do much for FSX - the bottleneck is the speed of the CPU (and to some degree a decent amount of memory is going to help but I don't think you need to go overboard here).
As far as scenery and game load times, SSD will get you into your sim faster but if you have a ton of scenery/add-ons, you'll go broke purchasing enough SSD for all your data. With your budget in mind, I'd shy away from SSD (in lieu of a conventional high capacity spindle) and spend that money on as much CPU MHz I could get my hands on.
My current rig is about 3.5 years old I think - an Intel core i7 2.6GHz w/ 8GB RAM and a great Nvidia based video card. While it is plenty fast and runs today's games just fine in high detail, a few of the airports in FSX are intense and bring the frame rate to a crawl. Within a year I'll build a new rig & spend the extra $ on the fastest CPU I can get my hands on. I used to build PCs but it's not worth the time anymore. I buy my rigs from NewEgg.com and highly recommend them to you.
Jason, says it all!!!
Buy a good CPU and don`t worry about much on the Vid Card. make sure you choose a SSD over 128GB for sure.
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DVA7202
Captain, B737-800
Joined on April 13 2009
Everett Century Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Western Canada
260 legs, 481.6 hours
251 legs,
466.5 hours online
259 legs,
479.3 hours ACARS
1 legs,
2.2 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 06 2012 20:14 ET by Bob Orr
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This system runs with Windows 8 with no problem?
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DVA10665
Captain, MD-11
OLP
Joined on April 07 2012
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Century Club
"captaen ..... táimid ag dul síos"
Western Europe
282 legs, 630.7 hours
162 legs,
433.9 hours online
279 legs,
619.7 hours ACARS
1 legs,
1.3 hours event
4,070 legs, 7,227.4 hours total
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Posted onPost created on
November 07 2012 02:30 ET by Daniel Healy
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yes Josh i did get thanks for that i am looking into the case
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