Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - New build, feedback needed

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | New build, feedback needed

DVA613
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP, VFRADV

Joined on June 17 2002
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"Beware of the Green Baron!"
Charlotte, NC USA

2,473 legs, 3,980.2 hours
2,293 legs, 3,600.5 hours online
2,106 legs, 3,141.2 hours ACARS
130 legs, 238.7 hours event
165 legs dispatched, 103.9 hours

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 12:04 ET by David Keech

ok, so my 6 year old system is starting to fail. Time to invest in a new one. Heck, my mobo manufacturer is out of business...LOL. Shopping New Egg, and this is what I've come up with so far:

-ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

-Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX ( think 8 gig is plenty)

-Intel Core i5-3570 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637i53570

-ARCTIC Freezer 13 with 92mm PWM Fan

-CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

-Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for OS only, my older mechanical drives will run FS

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit

Thoughts? Am I missing anything?

David Keech (DVA613)

DVA2887
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP, VFRADV
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Joined on January 30 2006
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Charlotte, NC

1,286 legs, 1,796.2 hours
840 legs, 1,047.8 hours online
1,268 legs, 1,774.2 hours ACARS
31 legs, 49.6 hours event
3 legs dispatched, 2.5 hours

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 12:40 ET by Andrew Vane

Thats a system worth of some respect Mr. Keechbert! I haven't upgraded yet but its on my long term list.

Everything i read about running FSX in all of its glory recommends i7 intel or better. Not sure of the increase in price for that. You might also consider a 16GB video card.

Just my uneducated 2 cents.

I just received an amazon gift card so I'm going for the Saitek Pro Throttle/Yoke combo and possibly the Saitek trim wheel if I can swing it. Not enough dough to build my dream system quite yet so I'll start with small upgrades.

Andrew Vane (DVA2887)

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 24 2012 13:19 ET by Bill Gardiner

I would go faster RAM since it dosen't cost that much more and a half decent nvidia video card will help with clouds and screen redraws. An SSD for FSX is not necessary but it sure makes it smooth. That system is going to rock!

Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 15:15 ET by David Keech

The I7 is about 100 more, depending on the power you want. I've seen i5s that can rock FSX as well. About the video card..hehe, my EVGA 560 ti died on me yesterday. Only 9 months old and it overheats (no OCing)in minutes fans spin high and black screen. I put in my old ATI (really old) and it works fine. Just not my 560ti. My guess is a bad thermal paste or cracked chip. Anyway, I've requested an RMA (as it should be under warranty) but since I didn't register (at least I don't think I did) within 30 days, I may be up a certain creek without a paddle. I'll know more after they review my RMA. Right now we are talking around 800 for this build, more if I have to get a new card :(.

Bill, what speed ram would you recommend?

David Keech (DVA613)

DVA8512
Senior Captain, CRJ-200
OLP

Joined on April 11 2010
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"I love to fly and it shows."
Cary, NC

1,159 legs, 3,850.2 hours
703 legs, 2,373.6 hours online
1,088 legs, 3,581.1 hours ACARS
25 legs, 104.5 hours event
746 legs dispatched, 564.5 hours

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 15:19 ET by Elise Van De Putte

I have an i5 in a laptop and it runs pretty well.

Elise Van De Putte (DVA8512)

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 15:38 ET by Bill Gardiner

David, I'd go with the 2133 or even 2400. Your MB and CPU have the bandwith to support that speed. Get the 3570k not the 3570 so you can overclock a bit. FSX is CPU bound so even a mild overclock to 4.3 will give a nice boost to FPS.

Bill Gardiner

First Officer, B747-400

DVA2214
Captain, A330-300
OLP
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Joined on March 25 2005
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Tampa, FL

1,124 legs, 2,777.2 hours
35 legs, 61.3 hours online
1,005 legs, 2,492.2 hours ACARS
1,153 legs, 2,869.7 hours total
111 legs dispatched, 90.7 hours

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 16:29 ET by Anthony Katosh

about the same setup I have but I have the 3570k The I7 is nice but still FSX is only dual core compatible. so getting a I5 I will be fine try stick with 3.5 or higher.

With Ram try getting higher speed. as to again FSX will only recognize 4gb anyways. now getting 8 will help with out side programs as well look into a higher speed I believe that mobo can handle it

Anthony Katosh (DVA2214)

DVA8447
Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Joined on March 30 2010
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Morongo Valley, CA USA

230 legs, 353.4 hours
31 legs, 38.9 hours online
229 legs, 352.3 hours ACARS
1 legs, 1.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 20:19 ET by Phil Baker

You might want to think about Liquid Cooler for CPU, I have one and it rocks, almost the best 60 bucks I have spent. Works great for Overclocking

Phil Baker (DVA8447)

DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
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Joined on June 03 2006
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"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 20:41 ET by Michael Brown

Video card?

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

DVA4176
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP

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"In the cold Kentucky rain"
Horn Lake, MS USA

7,105 legs, 11,526.0 hours
4,673 legs, 6,709.8 hours online
5,630 legs, 8,974.5 hours ACARS
371 legs, 587.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on December 24 2012 22:17 ET by Scott D Williams

How is it starting to fail? I bought this Dell 4600 I use daily in December 2003 and it runs well with 2 gig memory. I am not being a smart guy here I would just be interested in how to know if my computer is starting to fail. So far it continues to run flawlessly. When is it time to get rid of it and spend another 1000 dollars or so? Liquid coolers and overclocks? I need liquid coolers and overclocks?

Scott D Williams

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Posted onPost created on December 25 2012 08:56 ET by Anthony Katosh

well if its running fine then its not starting to fail. David might have a hard drive issues it already seems like the video card is dead. once things start failing you can either replace them, or in David's case since it is six year old do a complete upgrade

Anthony Katosh (DVA2214)

Posted onPost created on December 25 2012 16:52 ET by David Keech

exactly. EVGA has approved my RMA so my 560ti will be shipped off tomorrow. To be honest, I do not plan on doing much in the way of overclocking. I think I'm going to take the sensible approach and start piece by piece as they go on sale. Funny thing is, according to ASROCK's website of approved RAM, New Egg is either sold out or not carrying anymore...hm.

David Keech (DVA613)

Posted onPost created on December 25 2012 17:10 ET by Anthony Katosh

I don't ever overclock my system either with prices the way they are I want my system to last me some time. and if something was to go wrong then well I be back to square one, most places wont value the return policy if things like overclocking are preformed.

Anthony Katosh (DVA2214)

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