Purchased Computer

[Gringo6]

OK, Ok, Ok. So if you are an an experienced computer assembler you can make a superior system.

But I'm a pilot,  not an electronics guru  (after all Babe Ruth didn't have to make his own bats did he ?)  so what commercially available computer should I be looking to buy ?

I'm willing to have some computer super store install a card or so in the new machine, but what machine is my best choice to run CFS3, FS 2k4 and and Falcon 4 ? It would be nice to have it also handle the upcoming FS 2k? when it finally arrives on the market.

I don't want to build one I just want to buy one in a box and have it give very good performance with those games.

Any ideas ?

Gringo6

[JBaymore]

It would be nice to have it also handle the upcoming FS 2k? when it finally arrives on the market.

I beleive that the name to look for to deal with that is "CRAY".  

best,

...................john

[congo]

Just get one with an nForce4 ultra or nForce4 SLI chipset mainboard on socket 939, Athlon 64 3500+ CPU minimum, 1 gb PC3200 (DDR 400) RAM minimum, nVidia 6600GT PCIexpress graphics card minimum, preferably a nv7800 series.

All the Hard drives,

[ctjoyce]

The Dell XPS, Alienware Area 51 series, and the upper end Sony's will fit your need nicely. However with the parts that we suggest, they will run $1800+. Babe Ruth may have not made his own bats, however if doing it would have saved him $500 or more i think he would have considered it

Cheers
Cameron

[Gringo6]

Thanks Congo and others.

Should I elect to go this way what operating system should I specify ?

Gringo6

[the_autopilot]

Windows XP Pro.

[Gringo6]

OK Thanks,