DVA9504
First Officer, B767-300
Joined on February 13 2011
B737 50 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Century Club
Newark, NJ USA
176 legs, 384.5 hours
175 legs,
382.4 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2013 09:47 ET by Samuel Atta-Peters
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DVA11762
First Officer, B777-200
Joined on September 18 2013
"Any landing you walk away from is a good landing"
Wisconsin Dells, WI
31 legs, 60.0 hours
15 legs,
33.3 hours online
29 legs,
52.8 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2013 10:17 ET by Daniel Faas
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DVA10131
Captain, MD-11
E-MAIL
Joined on August 29 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
Online Century Club
"If it's not Boeing, I'm not going"
Charleston, SC USA
136 legs, 473.3 hours
123 legs,
428.0 hours online
130 legs,
451.7 hours ACARS
11 legs,
38.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2013 15:34 ET by Robbie Johnson
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First of all, build it yourself; you will end up with a much better overall system for your money. Intel chips tend to do better with FSX since they have superior single threaded performance; I would recommend trying to go with a 4670k and overclocking. The GPU is also well below par; I would recommend a 760 if you can afford it, but failing that something like a 650Ti would be the lowest I would go. With such a low budget don't waste money on a Blu-Ray drive; you can always buy one later.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($225.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-K ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($112.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.95 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $973.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-20 15:20 EST-0500)
That's where I would start, but here are some tips to get the cost down without sacrificing performance:
1. IIRC you can use Win 7 without registering for 30 days, so you could install it now and pay for it later on when you have some more money.
2. If you will no longer be using your current PC you could reuse your old HDDs, optical drive, and even the case assuming it is a mid tower.
3. If you don't plan on overclocking right away you can omit the CPU cooler until you are ready to overclock. Note that it is a slight pain to replace the heatsink, but if it helps get you within budget it is an option.
If you follow the 3 of those your initial cost would only be $728.91 with another $89 required within 30 days, or ~$20 if you know where to get keys.
Other than that you can save up to $125 more by going with a different GPU, although performance could suffer.
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