corporealbeast Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hello everyone, I am looking to build a PC, primarily to play FSX. I only have a budget of around $650 including Monitor and OS. I am looking to build this rig: i3-4160 @ 3.6 Ghz ASUS H81M-K Zotac GTX 750 Ti 2 GB Case: Aerocool V2x Red PSU: Aerocool VX-600 600W RAM: 8 GB/1600 DDR3 Kingston HDD: 1TB Seagate Monitor: 22" 1920x1080 FHD Monitor OS: Windows 8.1 SL 64Bit Can anyone suggest anything better or if these specs are fine for fsx? I was considering maybe an Athlon x4 860k because it has a higher clock rate, and i heard that FSX is more CPU intensive. Also, it is cheaper. I know the PSU is a bit sketchy, i might go with another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddadnv Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi. Your "budjet" PC specs are fine...Not great but fine. You may want to consider Winows 7 64 bit for your OP system. The CPU will give you a good bang for the bucks. Be sure to check newegg.com for priceing and find a name brand PSU Randy Burton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Look into reviews of the AMD processor before going that route. Just because it has a higher clock speed doesn't necessarily mean it is actually faster. When it comes to single core performance, Intel CPUs get more done per clock cycle, meaning they can be faster than a higher clocked AMD model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddadnv Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi loki, That is an Intel processor. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Hi loki, That is an Intel processor. Randy He mentioned possibly going with an AMD CPU later in his post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddadnv Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I see.... sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporealbeast Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Thanks for the replies! I notice that the Intel processors tend to be faster in benchmarks as well. Also, what are the advantages of windows 7 to Windows 8.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alferra Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 You did not mention what you want to run in FSX. Your build will be fine but don´t expect to run fancy airplanes or sceneries smoothly. I have to be honest with you about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corporealbeast Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hey alferra, I would like to run fsx at medium-high settings, with a few addon scenery packages and aircraft like the pmdg 777. How do you think this system would do with a fair bit of tweaking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexzar14 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 No system today can run our addons well, not even the upcoming Skylake. Perhaps the Canonlake will. I have a 4790k and get down to 18 fps around KORD or aerofost's EGLL (and some other airports) no matter what airliner I fly (not using "extreme cities", FSX settings set to med). 18 fps may not be horrible, but stuttery and annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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