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Jul 1^st, 2011 at 9:53am

Mr._Ryan Offline
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Hey everyone, I'm looking at this to be my new FSX rig:

Dell - Studio XPS Desktop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 8GB Memory / 1.5TB Hard Drive

Processor:
Intel® Core™ i7

Processor Speed:
3.4GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz)

Cache Memory:
8MB

System Memory (RAM)
8GB

System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
16GB

Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR3 SDRAM

Hard Drive Type
SATA (7200 rpm)

Hard Drive Size
1.5TB

Graphics
ATI Radeon HD 5770

Video Memory
1GB DDR5 (dedicated)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Studio+XPS+Desktop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%2...

What say ye? Would this be a good FSX rig? I'm currently running a Q9450 (quad core, 2.66) with a GeForce 9800 GTX+ (512 MB) with 4 GB RAM. I know this will be a definite improvement, but what I'm wondering is, will it kick some serious ass? Wink

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Reply #1 - Jul 1^st, 2011 at 12:37pm

NNNG Ex Member

It's a Dell. Don't get one. Instead buy a good computer from an actual computer store that assembles them (i.e. not an OEM).

If you must get a Dell, then don't get a Radeon 5770. Instead get a GTX 560, GTX 560Ti or GTX 570.

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Reply #2 - Jul 1^st, 2011 at 12:58pm

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Quote:

Aside from the recommendation about the graphics card, would this be a good computer to run FSX?

I appreciate your thoughts.

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Reply #3 - Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 2:44am

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Yes. This would be a GREAT computer for FSX especially if you use one of the graphics cards NNNG suggested.

i5 3570K @ 4.3GHz, ASRock Z77 Pro3, EVGA GTX 670 FTW, 8GB DDR3, 128GB Samsung 830, 500GB Seagate Barracuda, Thermaltake Armor A60, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech K800, Logitech M510, Windows 8 Pro x64, FSX Acceleration

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Reply #4 - Jul 2^nd, 2011 at 6:34am

NNNG Ex Member

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Aside from the recommendation about the graphics card, would this be a good computer to run FSX?

Excluding the videocard it should make a good FSX computer. The processor is excellent, 8gb of RAM is very good although it is of an unknown speed.

The power and quality of the power supply is not listed so it may not even be able to run a faster videocard or a new videocard might not physically fit in the case. And it's a Dell. In my experience they often used proprietary parts which can be difficult and annoying to upgrade and replace, with crap tech support and bloatware installed from the start.

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