New PC for DCS help

[Cowboy10uk]

Hi guys, well it's that time again in my life, when I need to start looking at building a new pc.

 

Now I've been away from the whole pc building front for a number of yrs. I have a plan for what I would like the pc to do, and was wondering what others think the way forward is.

 

Ok the PC needs to be able to run at 5670 x 1080, pref connections for 4 screens min to allow above res and a monitor for Helios.

 

Would love the machine to be able to run my sims, at high or above graphic options.

 

Main sims will be, DCS, ROF, FSX and possible COD ( if it will run it ) the machine will also be used to run BF3 and ARMA 3 when it comes out.

 

Thinking min quad core, 3 ghz + , 16 GB DDR3, was thinking a min of 2TB storage and poss SSD for Windows. On top of that GPU with min 2GB VRAM. However not sure who's the best firm to go with.

 

Intel or AMD

 

No need for monitors, keyboard or mouse or windows 7 64bit

 

My budget is £1500

 

So guys, is a machine that covers these options doable or am I being too optimistic.

 

Looking forward to your answers, hopefully they will help me to get my pc of my dreams. Planning a family so this could well be my last PC, so want to make it as future proof as possible.

 

My current Specs are in my sig below. Sadly this machine is really struggling these days to run in 5760 x 1080. Need to have it on medium with most of the special effects turned off :(

 

 

 

Cowboy10uk

Edited June 7, 2012 by Cowboy10uk

[mr_mojo97]

For that sort of money you could have the best computer in the world

i7-3960

Asus P8Z68 -V Pro mobo

gtx590 x 2

Do you really really need 16gb ram - Corsair, Kingston Hyper X are quality ram

Corsair CMPSU-750TX Series 80 Plus PSU

Have it water cooled

Have a 120gb or higher (don't go for 60gb) SSD Crucial M4 for your OS and a few games and if cash permits get another SSD for the sake of it as it speeds up loading of everything (I can use my pc from switching it on to using any programme in 28secs - compared to the 3 mins with my old HD!)

Cooler Master Haf X case

[Pilotasso]

For £1500 you may want to be smart at choosing these components if you want to squeeze in both enough CPU and GFX power.

 

CPU: Sandy/ivy bridge socket 1155 are the best gaming CPU's right now. Anything more than that is a waste of money (short of wanting a server or 3D workstation that need extra cores).

 

Just choose whatever is cheapeast among the following CPU's : I5 2500K or I5 3570K .

 

MOBO: You need a motherboard to go along, like the ASUS P8Z77-M PRO. Its cheap and not too high end but it gets your needs statisfied for DCS. Avoid spending too much here, just enough for your demands. Youll need the cash put elsewhere for the horsepower.

 

GFX: the GTX590's have been discontinued a long time ago and they probably cannot be found anymore (dont recall them able to run 4 monitors either). A good bet would be a GTX 690 or 2 GTX680's. maybe 2 GTX 670's if your left with less money.

 

Power supply: if your going to be running a dual GPU setup, I recommend Corsair 750W-850W PSU, either the TX or AX versions(difference is that AX is fully modular and you can swap cables around the plugs or remove the ones you dont need).

 

RAM: Just go for 1600MHz Dual channel DDR3 of the lowest latency you can find. Either 7 or 8 timings are good.

 

PC case: Best bang for the buck: Cooler master 690II advanced. Its got 2 large fans for silence and good airflow.

 

CPU cooler. Most efective cooler for the smalles size would be the corsair H80. I got the H60 cooling my 2500@4.5GHZ no problem! :)

 

Last but not least an SSD, 120GB size minimum. Trust me that it is as important as a CPU or GFX.

I suggest Samsung 830 Series or the Vertex 4. IMHo the best blend between reliability and performance.

 

Put the OS and games on the SSD and the rest on the HDD if you have one to spare.

Edited June 7, 2012 by Pilotasso

[Cowboy10uk]

Hi guys thanks for your answers.

 

This what my current plan is. Again any advice would be great fully received.

 

 

Intel Core I5 3570K 3.4Ghz Quad Core Ivybridge CPU Processor - BX80637I53570K - Socket 1155 OC to 4.4Ghz

 

Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 DDR3 ATX HDMI Motherboard - Socket 1155

 

Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 High Performance CPU Cooler

 

16GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600MHz RAM Memory*

 

bundle pack - £414.95

 

PALIT GTX680 PCIE3.0 4GB DDR5 JETSTREAM - £519.99

 

Crucial Technology Crucial m4 256GB Solid State Drive SATA6Gbs CT256M4SSD2 Components SSD Solid State Drive - £164.91

 

Western Digital Caviar 3TB SATA 6 GB/s 64MB Cache 3.5 inch OEM Internal Hard Drive Green - £142.98

 

COOLER MASTER STORM TROOPER UBB 30 BLACK XLATX CASE SGC5000KKN1 Components Cooling Fans Modding - £101.98

 

Corsair CMPSU-800GUK Gaming Series GS800 High Performance 800W Power Supply - £82.98

 

 

 

Altogether - £1427.76

 

I'm hoping this spec will do what I would like, and also gives me room to add another 680 in Sli mode.

 

Cowboy10uk

[Pilotasso]

Thats a good config. :)