My Build

[flyboy993]

Hey guys, I am thinking about building this computer and would like you to check it over for me and tell what you think, mainly I am going to be playing A-10C and some other flight sims like FSX and IL-2.

 

Motherboard: ASUS M5A97, LE R2.0, AM3+ AMD 970, SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0 ATX, AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

 

CPU: AMD FX-4170, Zambezi, 4.2GHz (4.3GHz Turbo) ,Socket AM3+, 125W Quad-Core Desktop Processor

 

Case: Rosewill LINE GLOW ATX

 

Hard Drive: Western Digital 320GB, 32 MB Cahch, SATA, 6GB/S

 

Graphics Card: Radeon HD 7750 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

 

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model

 

Power Supply: COOLMAX NW-650B 650W ATX12V v2.2 SLI Ready

 

Monitor:HP W2072a (A3M50AA#ABA) Black 20" 5ms Widescreen LED-Backlit LCD Monitor 200 cd/m2 3000000:1 (600:1) Built-in Speakers

 

Let me know what you think, thanks alot. :)

[SkateZilla]

HD7750 will be a Bottleneck.

[flyboy993]

HD7750 will be a Bottleneck.

 

Is there an alternative that you recommend?? Maybe a 7850?

[Mustang]

Yes the 7850 has 256bit memory bandwidth which makes for smoother FPS.

[SkateZilla]

7850 7870 or 7870 XT (7900 Series GPU).

[Pyroflash]

Also, I would change the motherboard and CPU to Intel. AMD CPU's are inferior across the board.

 

I would recommend an Intel I5-3570K CPU. It will run you only around $250, and is pretty top of the line (The real top of the Line procs are the Sandy E's, though you are looking at around a minimum of $700 for the proc/mobo combination) until the new Haswell procs come around.

 

The motherboard is really entirely up to you. Without knowing what kind of performance you expect from it, I can only really suggest that it be a Z77 based motherboard. I also recommend ASUS or Intel as brand choices.

 

That, with, as others have said, a slightly more powerful GPU, will have to pretty much set as far as smooth flying goes.

[flyboy993]

Right, the only reason I have an AMD processor and mobo is because my budget is really tight and AMD chips are a ton cheaper. Personally I don't think there very much difference between the two brands other than the actually chip specs. I definitely will upgrade the GPU to a 7850. Thanks for all the help.

[Pyroflash]

There is, in the performance processor market (i.e. the one you are in), Intel actually has more performance per dollar spent then AMD processors. Going with AMD, even if on a budget, is a bad decision.

 

What you are buying is essentially three generations behind the current top of the line. What you end up seeing is performance that rivals only Intel's cheapity cheap cheap line of Ivy bridges, sometimes, even failing to surpass that.

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-4170-core-i3-3220-benchmarks,3314-7.html

 

It isn't a terrible processor for general applications, but for DCS, trust me, you will appreciate what a higher end processor will give you. Even if you have to spend another $100 to get there.

 

Edit: Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116782 will get you a LONG way in this game.

Edited April 14, 2013 by Pyroflash

[flyboy993]

Okay, here's my "overhauled" build. Take a look at it and let me know what you think.

 

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z77-DS3H

 

CPU: Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo)

 

Case: Rosewill LINE GLOW ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

 

Hard Drive: SAMSUNG 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

 

GPU: Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16

 

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600

 

Power Supply: COOLMAX CU-600B 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Modular

 

I chose the i5-3450 because it was cheap and had a lot of nice specs. I of course had to change my motherboard and I am happy with my new one. RAM didn't really change but the GPU is now a 7850 which is WAY better than a 7750. Let me know what you think... Any comment is appreciated. Thanks.

[-Rudel-]

What's your budget on HDD? Take advantage of the 6Gb sata with an equivalent speced hdd.

 

For $90, WD 500GB / 64MB Cache and 6Bb SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345

[flyboy993]

What's your budget on HDD? Take advantage of the 6Gb sata with an equivalent speced hdd.

 

For $90, WD 500GB / 64MB Cache and 6Bb SATA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345

 

My budget for a hard drive is about $35-$50. I would like to get a better HDD, or even a decent SSD, but I am already over budget and don't need to add anything else to the price. And the hard drive is something that can easily be added on too. Thanks a lot though.