computer spec and performance questions

[mat1201]

My uncle wants me to build him a computer for a flight simulator, he didn't specify as to which simulator, but he said he wanted to fly combat planes.

 

any way, instead of building a new computer from scratch, I was just going to sell him mine. My computer specs are:

 

Q6600 OCed to 3Ghz, using stock cooling

EVGA 780i Mobo

EVGA 8800GTS 640MB, not OCed at the moment, but can be if needed

2GB basic Corsair RAM, 800Mhz I think

150GB Raptor HD

500W Antec PSU

I have a complete water cooling system I have been meaning to put on, but have gotten around to installing it

the case is an old antec tower that I've used for about 3 or 4 computer's

Sony dvd burner, burned out , but still reads dvds.

32-bit XP SP2

 

Should this play lock on or DCS on the highest setting with a playable FPS?

 

I know nothing about flight simulators so any info would be great, also FYI they really don't interest me much, I'm in to space simulators like X3 which is similar, and FPS's, like BF2142, hope I don't hurt anyone's feelings.

 

Mat

[crazysundog]

Don't worry; flight simmers dont have feelings!!

 

That rig will play LockOn and DCS nicely, although not quite at highest settings, like water on medium to get good framerates. What monitor will he be using??

[mat1201]

well I was wondering about that, is it better/easier to have one big monitor, or a 3-4 smaller monitors?

 

I've heard it was hard to set up multiple monitors in Flight sim X, is it just as hard in lock on/DCS?

[A.S]

Lockon suffers from high combinations of

 

Scenes (buildings) / visiblity range

Haze

Mirrors

 

rest is minor

 

some ground units (wrong LOD values at range, but there is an modellod.txt mod on lockonfiles for that)

 

CPU cycles due to pyhsics are running well so far.....with no problems.....BS should be way heavier there (avionics and FM)

 

example: new VRS F-18

 

i can run FS2004 with 80-150FPS on Extreme settings....but

if i use that jet and reduce FS settings to min...that Jet alone knocks my system down to 20-30fps..... (no wonder, never a jet has been modeled and calculated in that depth)

[Kuky]

That PC will run LockOn and BS alright but you won't be able to push it to absolutely max settings (you'll need to compromise a little but both sims will still look very nice).

 

About monitors, it's better you run 1 monitor only.