Looking for new system just for X-Plane

[viper245]

Below is a system I am thinking of buying. It has Windows 7 P and is a gaming computer.

 This will be for X-Plane only. Let me know what you think.

 

Eddie

 

 

CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 3.0GHZ Socket AM3 Dual-Core CPU

Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5670 1GB DDR5 PCI Express (PCIe) DVI/VGA Video Card w/HDMI & HDCP Support  

4gb DDR 3 1600 MHZ Memory

320GB Hard Drive

1 HDMI Port

6 USB Ports

DVD RW Drive

WIFI CARD

550 Watt PSU 

[chris k]

AMD CPU + gen 5 Videocard (5670) yuck.

Not even close. This is a gaming computer circa 2008. The video card is 2 generations behind - and a 5670 wasnt fast even back then.

You will not be able to do XP10 with any if the more advanced rendering options, or anything higher than default object counts due to the old CPU. The Athlon II 600 series is outclassed by orders if magnitude.

[sqrt(-1)]

Who is selling a machine like that these days?

[viper245]

Ok here are some parts I will build the system myself let me know what you think.

 

Motherboard - AS Rock LGA1155 DDR3 SATA3 USB3.0 Quad CrossFireX and Quad SLI A GbE ATX Motherboard Z77 EXTREME4

 

Video Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 660 SUPERCLOCKED 2048MB GDDR5 DVI HDMI DP Graphics Card 02G-P4-2662-KR

 

Power Supply - Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS  80 PLUS (CX500)

 

Memory - Corsair Vengeance 8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB ) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit for Core i3, i5, i7 and Platforms SDRAM CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

 

Hard Drive -WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache - WD10EZEX

 

CPU - Intel i5 (3.2 Ghz)

 

OS - Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit (OEM) System Builder DVD 1 Pack

 

Thanks for the help.

 

Eddie

[sqrt(-1)]

Much better.

 

If you intend to get a GTX 660, be sure it's a 660Ti.  The difference is worth it!