Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Possible new PC

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Possible new PC - any similar rigs out there?

DVA4501
Captain, B737-800

Joined on November 28 2002
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

Southeastern United States

115 legs, 192.3 hours
88 legs, 153.4 hours online
112 legs, 187.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on January 06 2014 09:24 ET by Adam Clawson

I'm in the process of purchasing an upgraded PC for FSX. I've been using an iMac + FS9 via bootcamp- which is acceptable, but I'm ready to get something more suitable for upgrading and moving up to FSX.

I'm on a budget, but I'm currently looking into this setup (below) and was wondering if anyone has a similar system who could provide some details on their performance/suggestions. I appreciate the feedback!

Intel Core i5 4440 (3.10GHz)
12GB DDR3
AMD Radeon HD 7770 - 1GB GDDR5

Adam Clawson (DVA4501)

DVA613
Senior Captain, B727-200
OLP, VFRADV

Joined on June 17 2002
50 State Club
Events Century Club
Million Mile Club
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US Mountaineer Club
Commuter Conquest
Globetrotter
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Online Twenty Century
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

"Beware of the Green Baron!"
Charlotte, NC USA

2,469 legs, 3,973.9 hours
2,289 legs, 3,594.2 hours online
2,103 legs, 3,136.2 hours ACARS
130 legs, 238.7 hours event
165 legs dispatched, 103.9 hours

Posted onPost created on January 06 2014 09:39 ET by David Keech

I'm running the i5-3570k OC'd to 3.7 and its stable on EVO air cooler, could go to 4.0 but FSX is running smoothly so why bother. What motherboard you looking at? I'm running the Asrock z77 board and so far so good (knock on wood). 12 Gigs of ram is a lot, especially for FSX. I'm running 8 and it's plenty. Nvidia, I've found, works better with FSX (better colors and smoother lines with Inspector). AMD is a lot less fuss though.

David Keech (DVA613)

DVA10131
Captain, MD-11
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Joined on August 29 2011
50 State Club
Century Club
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"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

Posted onPost created on January 06 2014 13:41 ET by Robbie Johnson

I would recommend doing a custom build; they typically come out cheaper for better performance than pre-builts. If you don't want to build it yourself I build and ship PCs and if you let me know your budget I can get you a parts list together. Feel free to email me at rangingwarr@aol.com

Robbie Johnson (DVA10131)

DVA7812
Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on October 05 2009
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"Why drive when you can fly?"
Troy, MI

1,526 legs, 6,156.4 hours
204 legs, 521.0 hours online
1,518 legs, 6,142.4 hours ACARS
13 legs, 48.4 hours event
2,391 legs, 9,838.2 hours total

Posted onPost created on January 08 2014 12:09 ET by Jesse Rouse

Robbie, you've got mail.

Jesse Rouse

Captain, MD-88

DVA11888
Captain, B777-200
OLP

Joined on December 23 2013
Double Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
B737 100 Club

Sumter, SC

259 legs, 671.0 hours
16 legs, 32.5 hours online
257 legs, 665.9 hours ACARS
4 legs, 7.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 27 2014 23:40 ET by Chris Ferrell

David, I was looking at your computer specs and have a couple of questions. You say that FSX is running smoothly @3.7GHz, what kind of frame rates are you getting and are you running any addon scenery? I am running a Intel Core I7-3770K OC to 4.2GHz, GEFORCE GTX 660, Liquid Cooled, TT 800w Gold PSP, Gigabyte Z77 and sometimes if I'm loaded up (Opus, GEX, REX, UTX, PMDG 737 and one of my addon sceneries like Fly Tampa Midway) I can drop to the neighborhood of 12-15 FPS. I'm wondering if there's something I need to tweak in my system or maybe I'm just complaining about little stuff haha.

Chris Ferrell

Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on January 27 2014 23:42 ET by Chris Ferrell

Oops, I'm sorry, that last post was to David, but Robbie, if you have any input, feel free.

Chris Ferrell

Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on January 28 2014 08:24 ET by David Keech

I'm not a frame rate watcher, but I'm locked at 25 fps and only time I really see it struggling is around FSDreamteams JFK. My 560ti struggles with PMDG on load up, but fine after that. FSX seems to be taking longer to load up, but once it does, I can pan around the VC with no real significant hits. This is an absolute for someone looking to maximize their FSX experience: http://www.simforums.com/forums/the-fsx-computer-system-the-bible-by-nickn_topic46211.html Nick is a genious. Also you can go here to get a modified fsx.cfg which adds FPS http://www.venetubo.com/fsx.html

David Keech (DVA613)

DVA9716
First Officer, A330-300

Joined on April 26 2011
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"Take Offs are optional - Landing are mandatory!"
Killeen, TX USA

154 legs, 324.0 hours
102 legs, 218.1 hours online
153 legs, 321.7 hours ACARS
4 legs, 8.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on January 28 2014 16:18 ET by Kenneth Dickerson

Things to think about, Are you going to FSX? If so then be ready for headaches until you get it dialed in. Are you going to go Prepar3D, if so a strong system is your best option with a strong vid card. Keep the old system you got, you can use it for ancillary programs like weather, ATC, TS, and such. I am running P3D on an I5 not clocked and a EVGA 670 GTX card. Already looking at a 7 series now card. This is a good time if you are looking at P3D since they are about to release 2.01 by the end of the month if all goes well.

Kenneth Dickerson

First Officer, A330-300

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