viper245 Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I have found the system I want to buy. I looked and did some research on X-Plane and feel I have found the system that will work.Let me know your thoughts. Intel i3/i5/i7 CPUs: Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Quad Core 8000K Intel i5 / i7 CPU Fans: Coolermaster Hyper101, Vertical, 2 Copper Heat Pipes, Extra Quiet CPU fan Intel i3/i5/i7 Motherboards: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H, Onboard Video, DVI & HDMI, X-Fire, SATA3, USB 3.0, GB LAN DDR3 Dual Channel memory: 8GB (2x4GB) PC12800 DDR3 1600 Dual Channel PCI-Express Video cards: GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB PCI EXpress 16X Quad l head, HDMI Hard Drives: 1000.0 GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM SATA3 6GB/s 64m Cache DVD Recorders: LG 24x SATA DVD Recorder +R/RW -R/RW Sound Cards: Realtek HD digital audio (onboard) Network Cards: Ethernet network adapter (onboard) Cases: Thermaltake Commander MS-1 Snow Edition,side window,front USB3.0 & 2.0 Case Fans: Dual Case Fans 120 mm Extra Quiet DC fan (two fans) Power Supply: Ultra LSP 750W ATX Power Supply, SLI & X-fire ready Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit DVD w/SP1 Monitors: Acer 23" Black Full HD 1080P Wide Screen Flat Panel LCD Monitor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Try to get the GTX 660 TI with 3GB VRAM. X-Plane 10 likes all the VRAM it can get. Also, be sure the power supply provides as stable and ripple-free current as possible. Not all 750W power supplies are alike. A "cheap" one will eventually cost you more with hardware failures elsewhere in the system. Edited July 14, 2013 by SqrtOfNegOne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin S Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Just out of curiosity, as I'm hoping to update my system, how much does that machine cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper245 Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Just out of curiosity, as I'm hoping to update my system, how much does that machine cost? It priced out at $1,407.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin S Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 0.0 that is nothing. holy crap. I think I'll buy it. DONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Plane Australia Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Good system! The one thing I recommend is a SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147189. Not all 750W power supplies are alike. A "cheap" one will eventually cost you more with hardware failures elsewhere in the system. I am looking at building myself and was wondering what you think of this 750W power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 I am looking at building myself and was wondering what you think of this 750W power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021 Per these reviews, it looks pretty good. The V2 is definitely better than the first version of the TX750. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper245 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Good system! The one thing I recommend is a SSD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147189. I am looking at building myself and was wondering what you think of this 750W power supply - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021I like the specs but them I am not an an IT person. Just been building computers since 1990...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqrt(-1) Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Just been building computers since 1990...lol Almost as long as I have... During that time and countless machines built and troubleshot, I learned that the specs alone don't tell you enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper245 Posted July 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 Almost as long as I have... During that time and countless machines built and troubleshot, I learned that the specs alone don't tell you enough. That is for sure, I call around to other techs and look over the forums to see what other people have to say. That will will give me a good start to know if I want to try something new or stick with what i am using.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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