Spec flight sim pc.

[james_2k]

Thanks so far. I have a pilots license already (james_2k) so this is a case of time for a new pc generally, but also getting a good sim setup that will aid with instrument rating training.

I'll take a look at some of the cases later as that may influence motherboard choice. Equally I'm kind of tempted by three monitors. I can see this having an aviation like budget already!

http://www.transair.co.uk/sp+RANT-XL-Radio-Aids-Nav-Tutor+6226 all you need for IR training

 

[John_V85]

As I said, it's not the only purpose.

 

[james_2k]

Yes. And so you can run that on your new pc. Trying to help a new pilot here..

 

[John_V85]

Thanks. Im sure theres some aviation related back-tracking joke in there somewhere, but it's too early. Anyway, back on topic.

 

[dunn2010]

Fair enougn enough Hono, was just being lazy yesterday couldn't be bothered to put everything back in basket

YOUR BASKET
1 x EVGA GeForce GTX 670 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (02G-P4-2670-KR) £319.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Intel 330 Series 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £79.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 650W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £69.98
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £59.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £23.99
1 x Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.59
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £951.49 (includes shipping : £12.50).




P.S to OP > how much disk space would you need? is it litrally just going to be for flight sims and a few other games or do you need extra storage space for media files etc?

 

[honosuseri]

As you like the prodigy I have tweaked my earlier spec to include some nice deals today. £10 off the Dragon RAM and the 2TB sataIII HDD is on offer too

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 Windforce 3X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £349.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £69.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £65.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy 'Yin' Mini-ITX Cube Case - White/Black £64.99
1 x GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (GD316GB1600C11DC) **OcUK Exclusive** £49.98
1 x Samsung SH-S222BB/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £984.89 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[John_V85]

What's the benefit of a 4gb graphics over 2gb? Worth the cost?

When do the deals refresh. Will probably order on Thursday. Thanks

 

[John_V85]

How does one copy the shopping cart into the thread with the formatting?

 

[triggerthat]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18371076

 

[RJC]

How does one copy the shopping cart into the thread with the formatting?

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ocuk-shopping-cart-viewer/empfloiadabicdlgahhamannadefhehj

 

[John_V85]

Thanks.

Do these 670 cards fit into the Prodigy case. Description infers dimensions up to 240mm, but unless I'm reading it wrong the cards are 270mm?

 

[honosuseri]

Thanks.

Do these 670 cards fit into the Prodigy case. Description infers dimensions up to 240mm, but unless I'm reading it wrong the cards are 270mm?

Dunn has confused you. The 240mm refers to the radiator size you can mount. 240mm means you have two 120mm fans fitted on the radiator to cool it.

The top HDD cage can be removed to allow long GPUs (upto 320mm)to be fitted. There is still a small cage to add mechanical HDDs below don't worry. SSDs can be mounted on the side panel aswell to save on space.

 

[John_V85]

Ok, thinking of the following:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus GeForce GTX 670 DirectCU II 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £359.99
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £184.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 920 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM2+/AM2+/AM3+) £84.98
1 x Patriot Intel Extreme Masters 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVI316G160C9K) £71.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) £59.99
1 x PC Power & Cooling Silencer Mk III Series 600W '80 Plus Bronze' Modular Power Supply - White £53.99
1 x Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £932.90 (includes shipping : £10.00).



Then combined that in Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX format with:

1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £64.99
1 x ASRock Z77E-ITX Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £123.98

or

1 x Lian Li PC-V355B Aluminium Micro ATX Cube Case - Black £94.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77M-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £86.99

I intend the end product to run 3x Dell 2412M monitors.

Questions
Does this all work together?
Any better combinations for the same sort of money? Particularly have little idea with regard to motherboards and what features I need. I'm not going to be tinkering with every little thing, but if I can get a slight overclock out of the cpu it seems a waste not too.
Any obvious bottlenecks, or where by spending a little more I'd get something much better?
Is the cooler really acquired? £85 seems a lot for a cooler.
Anything i've missed (Window's aside) to get the thing put together?

Many thanks

 

[triggerthat]

Swap the Toshiba for a Seagate. I'd be more inclined going for a full ATX case (for cooling purposes).

 

[John_V85]

Looking to keep compact.

 

[John_V85]

Looking at ordering today so any last help re motherboard and questions above would be appreciated.

 

[Idleman]

The stock cooler is good for a decent 4Ghz OC. If you get the Prodigy, then you could get a decent air cooler between £20-£30.
The PC Power Psu has now gone back to £69.
Not read all the thread, but do you need 16gb of ram?

 

[Nightglow]

Gigabyte Z77M-D3H would be my choice of board, as it has 4 memory slots, which gives you the option of adding another 16gb of memory.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-395-GI

 

[JimboJet]

Idleman, the thread says that mini itx mobos only have two ram slots, so 8gb vs 16gb argument is for future proofing (and won't hurt in a flightsim with tons of addons)

I'd save the triple monitor thing though in all honesty, perhaps if you really need to go down that road and enjoy flightsims then go for TrackIR 5. Would be cheaper than 3 monitor setup and perhaps more useful.

After that, save your money, you're going to need it if you're thinking about going commercial. (Something I'd advise against, the industry is not what it was!) Far better to get a well paid conventional job and fly in your spare time!

 

[james_2k]

Nah it's not