my new rig and FSX

[Ashton Lawson]

*slow motion*

Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................

Wait!!!!!!!!!!!!...........

*back to normal motion*

Don't get a new comp now!  Bad idea.  Like katahu said, it'll become outdated all too soon... ???

Wait for vista, DX10, and anything else DX10 compatible.  Besides if you wait, you'll have saved up more money!

Time sucks...  esp. when others are constantly working to make your current hardware suck...

[TXGrunt]

I didnt read what everybody else said but you get the 7800GT in SLI and add another stick of ram to that you will be good for about anther year or 2

[cheesegrater]

OK, definatly Dual core, then 4600+ x2 and 5000x2 have had massive price drops, so they shouldn't cost more than the 4000+.

Also, if you play other games, 2gb RAM is a must, BF2 runs like crap with 1gb.

Same with the 7900GT

4000+ costs less than 3800 X2, at least in the US. 3700+ and 4000+ are rock bottom now. I would go with 4400+ instead of 4600+. It has more cache.

If you are building for FSX the best thing to do is wait.

BTW what's with the ASRock and 7800? Are you building an AGP machine? If you are going with AMD get an SLI board.

[PisTon]

4000+ costs less than 3800 X2, at least in the US. 3700+ and 4000+ are rock bottom now. I would go with 4400+ instead of 4600+. It has more cache.

If you are building for FSX the best thing to do is wait.

BTW what's with the ASRock and 7800? Are you building an AGP machine?

1mb Cache Athlon x2s havn't had a price drop.

[cheesegrater]

1mb Cache Athlon x2s havn't had a price drop.

Yes, they have.

I have a feeling this thread will be moved to the hardware forum.

[flymo]

like i said money is a major factor. waiting for DX10 and things cos all that will cost a fortune. this system isnt just for FSX i just wanted to know how it would run on it.

changes:

cpu:[url=http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=224363
]AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+[/url]

[PisTon]

Not really.
My X850XTPE is way older  than 6 months old and is still rated almost highend.
The only diferance is if you buy a a DX10 card it'll last: like 9800pros are still lower midrange and can play all games on above Medium settings.
If you buy DX9 now, it's like a Geforce 4, which were outdated quickly with the coming of DX9.

[mickey707]

I'm running basically the same computer you just described with a video card X 1900 and 2 Ghz and I can tell you right now , you won't regret it...Mike

[x_jasper]

Flymo

At any point in time, whenever that may be, as and when you upgrade whatever hardware you choose will to some extent be outdated before you even have it out of the wrapper.

You cannot expect to lay claim to having the 'very latest' etc, it doesn't work that way because although you make your choice the manufacturers are certainly not standing still.

What IS important is that your hardware should suit YOUR current and anticipated needs. With things in a state of flux at the moment the general concensus seems to be 'wait and see'

There are some people around who can afford to try out differing systems, and are kind enough to let us know what works best.

Patience...is the right policy here.

Regards
Jasper

[Katahu]

/\ Like he said.

Basically, what Jasper s trying to say is that those with high-end systems normally volunteer to become "involuntary" guinea pigs.

[x_jasper]

Couldn't have put it better myself

[flymo]

become "involuntary" guinea pigs

i hope those guinea pigs where bred for that, otherwise some animal right wackos will be a knockin

i agrre with you entirely jasper and kat.

[cheesegrater]

[quote]cpu:AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+

[Katahu]

Once you have decided on which computer you want to buy, you might want to check out the following website. They sell refurbished high-end computers for a lower cost compared to sites like Dell, Compaq, Alienware, etc.

www.tigerdirect.com

[flymo]

thanks guys.
ill look into the 4400+

however i was reading in computer shopper the other month that cache size only realy matters for media editing or something, and will not effect gameing performance that much?
lie or truth? (asking seriously)

and if you think branded PSU's make any kind of differance your a fool. its power. its a bog standard part of a computer. i 20quid PSU will do me fine. im not paying 80 of quid for a supposed better way of delivering 500w. their is only one way it can be supplied and thats the same way its done in any PSU.