Lukemeister 6 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Hi folks, If you've seen the other thread in the scenery forum I have now decided to commit to buying a PC from Overclockers UK. What I have come up with is the following: i7 4790k 4.0 gHz Asus H81M-K Micro ATX Mobo Liquid CPU Cooler TeamGroup Vulcan Gold DDR3 16GB RAM (8GB Dual) GTX 980 Gaming Edition 2TB HDD Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card 550W PSU Running on Windows 7 64 bit. My question is how well would this machine run FSX? At the moment using the Aerosoft A319 with ASN and Uk2000 scenery it's like a slideshow. My current specs are to the left of this post. I thought i'd ask the experts before committing my hard earned cash. Thanks folks. Link to post Share on other sites
needles 1,013 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Luke, those specs are more than capable of running FSX at good frame rates. One thing I would suggest is getting a larger PSU just to future proof your machine. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Hiya needles, thank you for taking the time out to reply. I have just upgraded it to a 650W PSU, is that adequate? I'm sorry to keep asking questions but I know next to nothing about PC gubbins. I have recently been watching some of Matt Davies' videos on YouTube and this is what made me realise my performance was so poor. The question is, will the above set up achieve the same performance as is viewable in this video, or will I have more stuttering? Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,314 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I believe it will run great but I wouldn't be surprised if Matt has also added Steve's Fixer into his mix as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I have a feeling that he has. I agree with t'other Brian about the PSU: think of all the additional stuff you'll be adding, before long. See also the discussion here: http://forum.mutleyshangar.com/index.php/topic/17025-cooling/ Otherwise, a) Surely they can overclock a 4790k beyond 4 GHz? Or were you planning to do that yourself? With FSX, CPU speed is all-important.... b) I would seriously recommend adding half a Tb of SSD as your boot drive, which you can reserve for Windoze and FSX, and which would significantly reduce the startup times of both. As to speed (or stuttering) you haven't mentioned what resolution of monitor(s) you are going to use. The more pixels your graphics card is pushing around, the harder it has to work. Cheers, bruce a.k.a brian747 Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Thank you Brian & Brett, I never knew about Steve's Fixer. I'll get that next pay day. I have now purchased the above system with two small changes. I went for a 250GB Solid State HDD specifically for Windows 7 and a 2TB Solid State HDD for FSX, both are Hybrids, whatever that means. Also I upped the PSU to 650W. A lot of money to spend but i'm hoping to see some massive improvements in FSX. Running it close to max settings would be nice... Brian - my monitor is an old Samsung 17 inch monitor. Link to post Share on other sites
SEATAC 400 Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I agree about the PSU. You can never really have too much power. Better to have and not newed than to need and not have. Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Agree with the PSU needing more power... also when you have the cash a monitor upgrade...I use 23inch HD LED but some use HD tv...multiple monitors etc...after all whatever else you have the monitor is the bit that shows it all... Wayne Link to post Share on other sites
Chillblast 0 Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 That specification will run FSX like a rocket, particularly compared to your existing rig which is really being let down by the GT 220 graphics Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I agree about the PSU. You can never really have too much power. Better to have and not newed than to need and not have. You can have too much power if you don't wish to waste money. Whacking a 1500 watt PSU in a basic PC would be nuts. You'd be surprised how low you can actually spec a PSU, as long as it's a quality PSU from the likes of Seasonic, Enermax, Corsair etc. In reality though it gives us peace of mind and one or two other advantages if we spec a bit higher. Makes sense to not push the PSU to the max by having spare capacity. Plus the fact the PSU fan tends to run slower and quieter. We need to consider present requirement, future upgrades, and factors like Capacitor degradation. Plenty of calculators out there that are helpful. http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hi folks, If you've seen the other thread in the scenery forum I have now decided to commit to buying a PC from Overclockers UK. What I have come up with is the following: i7 4790k 4.0 gHz Asus H81M-K Micro ATX Mobo Liquid CPU Cooler TeamGroup Vulcan Gold DDR3 16GB RAM (8GB Dual) GTX 980 Gaming Edition 2TB HDD Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card 550W PSU Running on Windows 7 64 bit. My question is how well would this machine run FSX? At the moment using the Aerosoft A319 with ASN and Uk2000 scenery it's like a slideshow. My current specs are to the left of this post. I thought i'd ask the experts before committing my hard earned cash. Thanks folks. Which make the PSU? Go for a quality manufacturer. The cheap dodgy ones rarely perform as they should. Which "liquid cooler"? They are quieter, and less leak prone than they used to be, but you would be wise to choose carefully. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce (a.k.a. brian747) 142 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 > "...both are Hybrids, whatever that means..." Usually that term indicates a hard drive with a significantly enhanced hardware buffer, so that you get performance improvements from the silicon memory even though the underlying capacity comes from a traditional hard drive. Cheers, B. Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hi folks, If you've seen the other thread in the scenery forum I have now decided to commit to buying a PC from Overclockers UK. What I have come up with is the following: i7 4790k 4.0 gHz Asus H81M-K Micro ATX Mobo Liquid CPU Cooler TeamGroup Vulcan Gold DDR3 16GB RAM (8GB Dual) GTX 980 Gaming Edition 2TB HDD Asus Xonar DGX 5.1 Sound Card 550W PSU Running on Windows 7 64 bit. My question is how well would this machine run FSX? At the moment using the Aerosoft A319 with ASN and Uk2000 scenery it's like a slideshow. My current specs are to the left of this post. I thought i'd ask the experts before committing my hard earned cash. Thanks folks. Don't know if you've ordered yet, but if you haven't... You may wish to wait one month. Skylark is released early August. Will be 15% faster than the best of the CPU's available now. I'll be waiting for Skylark. http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/unlocked-intel-skylake-s-processors-reportedly-coming-august-5th/ Link to post Share on other sites
Lukemeister 6 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Thank you Martin, in answer to some of your previous questions in the end I went for the traditional fan cooling system, rather than liquid. I may upgrade at a later date, I can't remember my PSU make but it was a relatively cheap one unfortunately. I hit a bit of a "money ceiling" so to speak and had to start economising! Funny you should mention Skylark, sometimes it's a bit disheartening to throw £1,300+ at a PC when I know in around a year and a bit it will probably only be a mid-range PC. (Are you the same MartinW of Just Flight Forums? Nice to see you again if so, and hope you are well)But anyway I would like to thank all contributors to this thread, you helped me out greatly, my system is now up and running and the performance of FSX has to be seen to be believed, i'm loving it, even if I have just skinted myself until payday!! Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Are you the same MartinW of Just Flight Forums I am. And it's fantastic news you are getting great performance. That's what it's all about at the end of the day. Link to post Share on other sites
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