FlyingTravis

Thanks for all the input guys! Here is what I have decided on. Mobo: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB 7200RPM CPU: Intel i5 2500K RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB Graphics: EVGA 01G-P3-1567-KR NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti DS Superclocked Case: Cool Master Storm Scout PSW: Corsair Pro HX650W TrackIR Saitek X52 Windows 7 64 Bit ...and of course DCS A:10!!!! Only other thing I can think of is a CPU cooler..Might just see what they have at Micro City tomorrow. This is going to be a VERY expensive trip. I hate building new PCs :sad_2:

Thanks for the tips guys! Here is what I am thinking now. Going to wait on the SSD to pay for the TrackIR. Anyone know about MSI? Do they make good cards? Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive MSI N560GTX-TI Twin Frozr II/OC GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video ... CORSAIR Enthusiast Series CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V v2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active ... CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

Hello All! I have been a flight simulator addict for the better part of 15 years but never really was into the fighter planes. I enjoyed more of the 747s A-320s etc etc. That was until I saw a trailer of DCS A-10. I was freaking amazed. I had been contemplating getting a new computer to get back into flight simming and DCS gave me a reason. I am not much of a computer techie, i.e not one to follow whats the best and greatest. So, I have been relying a lot on other peoples examples of their rigs to try and build my own. I ended up finding this NewEgg combo that I think will work pretty well. I would like to hear your comments though: For a total price of $913.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.722615 Wow that was steep, plus I need to buy a copy of windows and get a X52 Pro and Track IR. This is going to get pricey....Could I get away without the Track IR for a bit or is it critical? Anyways, I welcome anyones suggestions and can't wait to jump into this community! Oh, and any tips on how to either convince my wife that it is totally worth the money would be great too!