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Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:49am

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I am considering a new PC to run my FSX and IvAp
Is this config an overkill? .. or would it be OK
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227210
Intel Core i7 960(3.2GHz)64 bit Quad-Core Processor
12GB DDR3 1600
1.5TB SATAII
ATI Radeon HD5870 1GB
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
 
Win7 64 Bit O/S Intel Core-2 6420 2.13Ghz 2.14 Ghz 4.0GB-RAM NVIDIA GForce-210
FSX Acceleration SP2
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Reply #1 - Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:53am
NNNG   Ex Member

 
No such thing as overkill.




12gb is overkill though. Get 6gb.
 
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Reply #2 - Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:55am

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Is 12GB overkill becuse FSX doesnt use it? whta the max FSX uses?
 
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Reply #3 - Apr 17th, 2010 at 11:59am
NNNG   Ex Member

 
Yes.

6gb of memory should be optimum.
 
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Reply #4 - Apr 17th, 2010 at 1:21pm

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except for the ram and graphics card, that is what I have Shocked
 
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Reply #5 - Apr 19th, 2010 at 6:16pm

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Well upon reading the comments...
You probably could build a comp with the same stuff for half the price. Tongue
 
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Reply #6 - Apr 20th, 2010 at 10:04pm

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Through the OEM website, I ran a configuration (with only 6 GB RAM as recomended by everyone here; this saves 18% below the cost of the sys originally chosen. Would this run well?

  • MS Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-Bit
    CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black
    ASUS P6T SE Mobo
    Intel® Core™ i7 930 Processor (4x 2.8GHz/8MB L3 Cache); ( PowerDrive Level 1 - Up to 10% Overclocking )
    Asetek Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 240mm Radiator [SOCKET-1366]
    6 GB [2 GB X3] DDR3-1600 - Corsair Dominator RAM
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 - 1.2GB - Single Card
    850 Watt -- Thermaltake TR2 W0319RU - SLI Ready
    1 TB - 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive
 
Win7 64 Bit O/S Intel Core-2 6420 2.13Ghz 2.14 Ghz 4.0GB-RAM NVIDIA GForce-210
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Reply #7 - Apr 20th, 2010 at 11:26pm
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Yes.

In my opinion you should save money and just have good quality air cooling instead of water.
 
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