Building a rig for DCS:Black Shark, help please.

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Ok guys here goes. I'm building a PC specifically to play a new flight sim that’s away to be released DCS:Black Shark.

The developers have stated that I currently doesn’t make use of Multi-Core processors or DX10 but will do in future modular upgrades.

I prob will use the system for others games too and would like it to be upgradeable in the future.

The recommended specs for the game are:
Windows XP, Vista; CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz or AMD equivalent, RAM 2 GB; Video Card with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon HD4850+ or nVidia GF8800+), compatible with DirectX9; 5GB of HDD space; sound card; DVD ROM; TrackIR®; keyboard, mouse, joystick.

I could prob stretch to about £800-£1000 budget but the lower the better.

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes (4GB preferably)
Graphics Card(s): Yes, my SM226BW can only go as high as 1680x1050.
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes
Optical Drive(s): Yes (Normal Cd/DvD writer)
Cooling: Yes ( Air)
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):
Sound Card: Maybe, Ive got an old soundblaster pro
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes
Power Supply:Not sure, i've got a Seasonic SS-600HT
Operating System: Yes

Cheers folks.
 
Ok guys here goes. I'm building a PC specifically to play a new flight sim that’s away to be released DCS:Black Shark.

The developers have stated that I currently doesn’t make use of Multi-Core processors or DX10 but will do in future modular upgrades.

I prob will use the system for others games too and would like it to be upgradeable in the future.

The recommended specs for the game are:
Windows XP, Vista; CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 3GHz or AMD equivalent, RAM 2 GB; Video Card with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon HD4850+ or nVidia GF8800+), compatible with DirectX9; 5GB of HDD space; sound card; DVD ROM; TrackIR®; keyboard, mouse, joystick.

I could prob stretch to about £800-£1000 budget but the lower the better.

Processor: Yes
Motherboard: Yes
Memory: Yes (4GB preferably)
Graphics Card(s): Yes, my SM226BW can only go as high as 1680x1050.
TV Card: No
Hard Drive(s): Yes
Optical Drive(s): Yes (Normal Cd/DvD writer)
Cooling: Yes ( Air)
Water Cooling: No
Cable(s):
Sound Card: Maybe, Ive got an old soundblaster pro
Controller Card(s): No
Case: Yes
Power Supply:Not sure, i've got a Seasonic SS-600HT
Operating System: Yes

Cheers folks.
for that price i could build super galactic combat ship.
 
Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99
(£199.74)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
DFI Lan Party JR P45-T2RS Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £94.99
(£111.61) £94.99
(£111.61)
NZXT Hush Classic Series Silent Midi-Tower Case - Black £56.99
(£66.96) £56.99
(£66.96)
OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (ST3320613AS) £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz SLI-Ready Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2N1066SR2GK) £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
(£41.11)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-8500C5 1066MHz Reaper HPC Edition Dual Channel DDR2 (OCZ2RPR10662GK) £32.99
(£38.76) £32.99
(£38.76)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £15.99
(£18.79) £15.99
(£18.79)
Sub Total : £606.91

total £725.99,
however you can get the same cheaper.
 
Howz this guys?

Asus ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £169.99
(£199.74) £169.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 LGA775 'Wolfdale' "Overclocking E0 Stepping" 3.33GHz (1333FSB) - Retail
(£193.86) £164.99

Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£111.61) £94.99


Antec P182 Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Gun Metal Black)
(£93.99) £79.99

Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Supplied with Airflow Fan (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
(£88.11) £74.99

Samsung SpinPoint F1 640GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD642JJ)
(£45.81) £38.99

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)
(£18.79) £15.99

Samsung SH-S223F/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) -
(£15.26) £12.99

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (3.5g)
(£5.86) £4.99

Total : £788.26
 
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Its a flight sim, so RAM is VERY important, go for 8gb. CPU, is the game multithreaded ? If so, go for a quad core.

The game doesnt support multi core but will in the future. The recommended spec for RAM is 2GB so i think 4Gb will be enough. I can always get more in the future if its not enough. Is my current PSU good enough or will i get a newer one?
 
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