Just quickly! About to buy a new 3570K rig

[ScottyB]

Hi guys,

I am about to go through with a $1369 deal for this rig:

Intel 3570K Ivy Bridge
Asus GT630 2GB Graphics Card
West Digital 1000GB SATA3 Hard Drive
Asus / Gigabyte New B75 Chipset
SATA 24x speed Optical DVD Writer
Raidmax Super ALTAS Mid Tower with 1 x front 120mm Blue LED fan + 1 x 120mm rear fan
700w PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit full version
AOC e2450Swh 23.6" LED Monitor - Black, Full HD 1920x1080p, 20,000,000:1(DCR), HDMI, DVI, 2ms, Speakers, VESA
Gigabyte USB Keyboard and Mouse
Pre-Install Microsoft Office 2010 Starter ( Word starter & Excel starter ), Norton Internet Security 2012 ( 90 days trial)

Are there any standout reasons why I shouldn't go through with this? It should run FSX well shouldn't it?

With the 3570K, how does the overclocking work?

It's a $69 upgrade to a Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H-MVP LGA1155 Sandy / Ivy Bridge Intel Z77 chipset mATX 4 X DDR3-DIMM, VGA/DVI/HDMI output,PCI-E3.0, Support ATI CorssFireX,SATA3, USB3.0

This will then mean i can over clock?

Is it worth it?

If not, I will just get the Intel i5 3570 (non K version) - would this still run FSX fine?

[Ian Warren]

You would have it running like a proverbial time-clock , don't overclock- no need .. this could cause problems at a later stage .

[ScottyB]

Ian - you're a saviour on the forum! Top guy.

So all this fancy watch overclocking is all myth!?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (ScottyB @ Feb 21 2013,8:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So all this fancy watch overclocking is all myth!?

You have a relatively now hi end system .. save moneys is best not to push the limits , what you have there would run FSX fine ... look after your hardware

[ScottyB]

And when you say "fine", could you expect it to run Orbx and PMDG 737NGX without too much trouble?

[Ian Warren]

Yes , i would say that without a dou't brussel sprout .. maybe the G/card replaced at a later stage , that may let you down but you have to remember you would be running a hi resource program .

[Nzeddy]

Replace the Asus GT630 with a Nvidia 660, 670 or 680 series GPU.

http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139234/CA...660_series.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139234/CA...670_series.html
http://www.playtech.co.nz/afawcs0139234/CA...680_series.html

I would personally go for the GTX680 if your budget allows or a 660Ti.

[ScottyB]

Just got a quote for another $385 to upgrade to the 660 TI

I can't afford that At all



They said I can get an $86 upgrade to gigaybte gtx650 1gb OC version...would this be better than the 2GB Gt630?

[Nzeddy]

QUOTE (ScottyB @ Feb 21 2013,9:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just got a quote for another $385 to upgrade to the 660 TI

I can't afford that At all



They said I can get an $86 upgrade to gigaybte gtx650 1gb OC version...would this be better than the 2GB Gt630?

Yup.

How much RAM are you getting?

[ScottyB]

8gb. Is this okay?

[Nzeddy]

Yeah.

I have 6GB ram. Maybe cheaper if you can get 6GB? But 8GB is better than 6GB.

[ScottyB]

Thanks for your help,

I ended up sitting the 8gb anyway

FINALLY A NEW FSX RIG!!!!! Wahooooooo