Flight sim spec (once again!!!)

[CSMonkeh]

Sorry if this sounds deja vú but my mate is certain now he wants a comp for flight sims, mainly Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Any chance of a critique of this build:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD1002FAEX) £119.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.95
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £96.98
1 x Samsung Green 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £49.99
1 x Antec One Gaming Case
- Black £44.99
Total : £959.88 (includes shipping : FREE).


Budget is £1000 but can move a little over, say £200.

NOTES
*He already has a monitor
*OS is being sourced elsewhere
*CPU cooler is being sourced from me (Akasa Venom cos I've gone watercooled)
*Also needs stick, mouse keyboard but he's also sourcing them from other places

 

[CSMonkeh]

Ha whoops thought I did click the 'K' version lol. Few drinks later.....
Amended accordingly, but kept with Corsair PSU. Always used them in my builds and see no reason to change
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Asus P8Z77-V LX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.95
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply (CP-9020003-UK) £96.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £69.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
Total : £959.78 (includes shipping : FREE).



1TB is a tad much - this build is JUST for flight sims he says. (hell I have a TB drive and don't fill that with all my games/music/photos & vids)

 

[CSMonkeh]

Done a better spec for you ^
Keep the PSU if you want to, bear in mind if you want 750W the XFX equivalent is a similar price but 80+ Silver rather than Bronze!

Ah didn't realise with PSU - amended the basket accordingly. 500GB plus 64GB SSD should suffice though

Thanks

 

[CSMonkeh]

Just a though also, I presume the cooler (Akasa Venom) will fit the Z77 models. It's branded as socket 1155....

 

[CSMonkeh]

Amended basket taking into account the above:

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
Total : £970.86 (includes shipping : FREE).


I'd imagine he's playing @1920 x 1080 but can't remember size of monitor. May aim for 7950 maybe? I have no idea myself how demanding they are hence this 'spec me' thread

 

[CSMonkeh]

OK just found out its a 27" screen, but its a TV so no idea what res it will do. Think i'll keep the 7970 in case he wants BF3 and/or MW3.
Above build is £970 and we STILL need peripherals and OS so keep as is

Cheers guys

 

[CSMonkeh]

OEM o/s is just to that mobo, right? So if he changes the board he needs to buy it again?
Always bought retail software personally.
Also for the sake of £5 ill stick with WD - Seagate have plummeted in my books. All my friends and myself had them and with my excepting all failed. Never had probs with WD.

 

[CSMonkeh]

The final build!!
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7970 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £379.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £173.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT128M4SSD2) £119.99
1 x Saitek X52 Pro Flight Controller And Throttle Joystick - PC (PS34) £109.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £84.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.98
1 x XFX 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £72.98
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £63.98
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £39.95
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £34.99
1 x Logitech G400 3600DPI Gaming Mouse (910-002279) £24.98
1 x Logitech K200 Media Keyboard (920-002733) £13.99
Total : £1,199.81 (includes shipping : FREE).