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DVA8060
First Officer, B737-800

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Swindon, UK

347 legs, 998.9 hours
280 legs, 861.5 hours online
343 legs, 986.8 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 04:14 ET by Jamie Moss

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-overclocked/

Being a somewhat untrained eye, could somebody please advise how FSX would run on a pc of this size, bear in mind in time it will have many add-ons, inc PMDG 747 and in time the 777 when it is built, dont worry to much about price as I'm ok wih spending big if it's going to give me much enjoyment

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

AFV313
Senior Captain, B737-800

Joined on June 11 2010
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Howick, KwaZulu-Natal ZA

2,941 legs, 9,560.6 hours
1,901 legs, 5,926.6 hours online
2,853 legs, 9,199.0 hours ACARS
58 legs, 272.0 hours event
350 legs dispatched, 155.5 hours

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 04:30 ET by Robert Armstrong

Swap the 4GB of ram for 8GB, change the Geforce GT210 GPU for a GTX660Ti

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 05:12 ET by Jamie Moss

I was going to use 16GB of ram, is that too much then, from the research I've been doing over the past few months it would appear as though the CPU is vital, hence why I want it up at 4.6GHZ, also I assume the strength of the graphics card only apllies if I want multiple monitors(one large sized screen will be enough)

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

DVA10665
Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on April 07 2012
50 State Club
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"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

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 07:30 ET by Daniel Healy

ok Jamie i have built a pc yes 16gb is too much and cpu is very important for fsx i have gone and got a 660Ti but i may start playing other games in the future so that is why i got it but like Rob said you should switch to the 660Ti as you want to make your pc future proof that gpu i believe is quite old now also you might want to bump the cooler up to a H80 or H100 for better cooling

Daniel Healy (DVA10665)

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 15:52 ET by Jamie Moss

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-overclocked/

so how does that look then?

If that will do me a good job then I will go ahead and buy it

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 16 2012 16:35 ET by Robert Armstrong

Jamie Moss wrote:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-1155-overclocked/

so how does that look then?

If that will do me a good job then I will go ahead and buy it

The link just shows the base spec so you might need to type it out here

Posted onPost created on December 17 2012 18:57 ET by Jamie Moss

Robert, might be easier if I say what I'd like and maybe you could point me to what I need to achieve it, basically I can spend fairly big so in a nutshell I'm looking for something that is as strong as can be, so that it will run like a television/ as if I'm in the cockpit for real, youtube clips I've seen of pcs overclocked at 5.0GHZ seem to be so smooth and crystal clear as far as the graphics go.

Basically I'd like to know what do I need to make it as strong as possible, I really appreciate you taking the time to help, to me this is a big decision and I want to get it just right

To get the settings to be as smooth as this regardless of what add=ons I have, do I simply follow the specs that he has identified in the description box,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8o9h5NHiVk
Thanks

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

DVA10705
First Officer, B747-400
OLP

Joined on April 27 2012
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Kamloops, BC Canada

1,060 legs, 5,399.0 hours
87 legs, 356.0 hours online
1,059 legs, 5,397.6 hours ACARS
15 legs, 48.6 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total
15 legs dispatched, 24.4 hours

Posted onPost created on December 17 2012 22:04 ET by Bill Gardiner

roofing caulking on the top and follow the numbers...

Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 03:00 ET by Daniel Healy

Jamie just for some info i dont think he has one of those super pcs i think but dont quote me on that and to get 5.0 GHZ OC is not easy on that website the max they go i believe is 5.0GHZ and i dont that you will get that type of OC when you get it

Daniel Healy (DVA10665)

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 11:19 ET by Jamie Moss

Thanks Dan for that, it is not easy when you are a fussy guy LOL, out of interest then how does your FSX run, I'd like a good FPS hit regardless of where I land/takeoff and with however many addons I choose to have, also I'd imagine that when the PMDG 777 comes out it will require a big pc to handle it

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

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 December 18 2012 11:52 ET by David Garrison

Go for this:

Intel SB i5-2500k
GeForce 660ti or better
4GB of DDR3 1600mhz or better (8gb is becoming the norm now but not totally necessary)
a good cooling solution for the cpu, such as a Coolermaster 212+, or a Corsair h60 or similar
a good 650w or more power supply (corsair, toughpower, etc)

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

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 December 18 2012 11:54 ET by David Garrison

i have a 2600k @ 4.5ghz daily - it however can run stable at 4.9ghz at around 1.376v (i use hyperthreading a lot for video rendering, photoshop processing, etc), a gtx 680 FTW+ edition, 8gb ddr3 1600mhz, 1200w corsair ax1200 psu, and here is a video of mine (with a former gtx 580)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHI5cuJTtCg&list=UUiPHUy9a6CXWY0ZqIHKha7w&index=1

my apologies for the alarm smile

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 11:59 ET by Jamie Moss

Can you get a pc permanantly overclocked or do you have to do it yourself each time you use it

Also Robert, I notice in your logbook you are getting averages of 60 FPS with your FSX, are you using V Cpckpits and do you have many addons, if so what specs do you have

The specs I'm seeing at the site I'm looking are

i 3770k 3.5GHZ oc @ 4.6 max
ASUS;P8Z77-V PCI-E 3.0 READY WIFI SLI CROSSFIRE X
8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL DDR3 2400MHZ X.M.P (2x 4 GB kit)
2 GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 660 ti 2 DVI HDMI DP - 3D VISION READY
240GB Intel @ 335 SSD series SATA 6 gb/s upto 500mb/s r 450 MBs/W 1st hard disk
120GB Intel @ 520 SSD series SATA 6 GB/s upto 550 MB/SR 520 MB/sW 2n Hard disk
Corsair 100 High performance CPU cooler

Should I add the SSD cache drive to that aswell,

Surely these specs must be pretty good

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 12:02 ET by Jamie Moss

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/formquote-save/

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

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 December 18 2012 12:16 ET by David Garrison

It will always be cheaper to build it yourself - it's not hard at all. Everything is plug and play.

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 12:38 ET by Jamie Moss

I know but it is hard if you dont know what you are doing, surely though the specs above are powerful enough

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

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 December 18 2012 12:52 ET by David Garrison

When I built my first PC - it took me 3 hours.. it was fun! but to answer your question, i would get ONE SSD for OS and whatnot, and get a regular mechanical drive for FSX and games.. and use the savings towards maybe even a GTX 670? That would be the most beneficial move. Otherwise it's a solid setup.

David Garrison

Captain, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 13:31 ET by Robert Armstrong

Jamie Moss wrote:

Also Robert, I notice in your logbook you are getting averages of 60 FPS with your FSX, are you using V Cpckpits and do you have many addons, if so what specs do you have

Jamie, I use almost exclusively Virtual Cockpits, I hate the 2D! I also probably have too many addons which would include but are not limited to: PMDG MD-11, 744, NGX, Level-D, QW, etc. Many Aerosoft Sceneries, FlyTampa, etc.

My specs are as follows:

Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10Ghz
4GB DDR3 1333Mhz Ram
Nvidia GTX 460 1GB OC
3x Seagate Barracuda 500GB HDD's
1x Seagate Barracuda 1TB HDD
Gigabyte Odin 585W PSU

That pretty much sums it up.

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 13:46 ET by Jamie Moss

Rob, pretty much how I like to operate, I will be starting all over again moreorless with the conversion to FSX, however I will be moving back to the 747 as I can then resume as a 747 captain, mainly flying KLM routes, so as far as addons airport wise I'll probably just get the ones that the KLM 747/777 fly into,

David Garrison wrote:

When I built my first PC - it took me 3 hours.. it was fun! but to answer your question, i would get ONE SSD for OS and whatnot, and get a regular mechanical drive for FSX and games.. and use the savings towards maybe even a GTX 670? That would be the most beneficial move. Otherwise it's a solid setup.

It is pretty much going to be a cockpit pc, therefore only used for flight sim,I plan on keeping my original pc for other purposes such as a virtual flight dispatch office and other computer usage, in flight entertainment as such seeing as I'm very much into long haul routes,thanks for your input though I'm closing in now it's just a case of taking the plunge

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 13:48 ET by Daniel Healy

Jamie i had no knowledge about building a pc and now i have one up and runnning just look up about the parts you are getting an youtube vids and like David said two SSDs are unecessary i got a 120gb SSD for OS and a 1tb for games and extras

Daniel Healy (DVA10665)

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 13:52 ET by Jamie Moss

ok what does OS stand for, by the way thanks to everyone for taking the time to advise me here, it is greatly appreciated, one of the many reasons I'm so passion about our airline

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

DVA3710
Senior Captain, DC-6
OLP, COMM

Joined on November 12 2006
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Apopka, FL

432 legs, 690.6 hours
35 legs, 60.8 hours online
385 legs, 620.1 hours ACARS
6 legs, 7.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 14:09 ET by Sid Dudley

OS-Operating System (i.e. Windows Vista, 7,8, etc.)

Sid Dudley

Senior Captain, DC-6

Posted onPost created on December 18 2012 17:13 ET by Jamie Moss

cheers Sid

Jamie Moss

First Officer, B737-800

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