FlyingTravis Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 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: COOLER MASTER RC-692-KKN2 CM690 II Advanced Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ASUS P8P67 DELUXE (REV 3.0) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/S USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard With UEFI BIOS ASUS ENGTX560 TI DCII/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 X16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V V2.31/ EPS12V V2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply Intel Core I5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 X 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/S 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive 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!
scheffchen Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 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! hi there, i would go for a better gfx-card. probably a gtx 570 and buy a second one in early 2012 when prices are dropping. Also for the price go for 16gb of ram (if you can afford it). I wouldnt do any flight sims without track ir or a good hotas system. probably the x52 standard version would be ok too. and hey... have fun with this great sim :) boris the rest of your hardware is nice =) 9900k, 2080TI, 64GB, ssd, valve index, Thrustmaster on virpil, virpil cm2 throttle, tpr pedals, mfd.
StarHopper Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Instead of TrackIr, you can use a webcam and get a copy of FaceTrackNoIr. It uses the webcam and tracks your face. Its free. A little shaky and it takes some getting used to, but it generally works. http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm
cichlidfan Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 hi there, i would go for a better gfx-card. probably a gtx 570 and buy a second one in early 2012 when prices are dropping. Also for the price go for 16gb of ram (if you can afford it). The video card will do just fine. Mine is the over-clocked version but the standard will be sufficient. 8GB is also sufficient, you won't see a significant difference with 16. Possibly upgrade to the AX series PSU from Corsair and switch to a Western Digital Caviar Black disk drive (I just prefer WD). Get the TIR for sure, with that cockpit you really want it. The X52 will do the job there just fine. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Rhinox Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 hdd: Add SSD to your setup, min. 80GB for OS & LO/DCS (i.e. 320series, ~150€ here), you will not regret it... mobo: I'd personaly go with Z68 chipset. P67 is very good, Z68 is the best of P67 & H67 (+ a few nice features) gpu: 560Ti is good choice, just think about getting 2GB version (costs just 20-30 bucks more)
FlyingTravis Posted October 5, 2011 Author Posted October 5, 2011 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
Ramstein Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 msi is fine, but I prefer a longer warranty.... I went with pny (lifetime warranty), not sure if evga still offers lifetime warranty also... eah company is the same card with different coolers..... small performance differences... retail or oem... retail offers best warranty and you get more extras.. read reviews on internet.. ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR
FlyingTravis Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 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:
Cooch Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Check out micro center.com. Much better prices and a great company. When I bought my parts for my build they were the best priced. Btw, you will love the i5 2500k! Running an i5 2500K OC'd to4.7, 8g DDR3 Ram, 2TB HD space, Diamond 6670 Video, X52 Pro Stick setup. :thumbup:
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