Excellent advice from Blau regarding the Dell, HP, etc, in-house built, Tower Computers...
Very difficult to upgrade and modify.
It now comes down to how much you want to spend!
The previous link for my ADVENT DT3415 Computer, and its specs, was a dead link, so here it is again..>>>
http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/produc ... desktop-pcIt was a real bargain at the price, from PC World!
My previous computer was a FREE, year 2005, Dell BTX case Computer, with an Intel P4 Dual Core 2.8 GHz Processor and a nVidia 6600 GT Graphics card.
It was only let down with its small 350 Watt PSU and its DELL "BTX" Motherboard and case, making it difficult to upgrade with standard "ATX" components, but otherwise it was good for FS 2004, but struggled with FSX.
It finally died on me completely a year, or so, ago, and forced me to immediately finally splash out on a decent computer suitable to run FSX SMOOTHLY, so I aimed straight away for the Intel i7 Processor....and at an excellent price!...
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All the internal parts are upgradeable as required, but it runs OK as it is...so no fiddling about!...
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It is so much more enjoyable when you finally get a Computer that will run your Flight Sim and all your computer Games flat-out...JOY!...
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I could have built another computer from scratch, like I have always done in the past, but it was actually cheaper to purchase a complete, ready-built, suitable computer, at a bargain price, and then upgrade it later, if necessary!
So go for a big ATX Tower case, fast i7 processor, a really good graphics card, plenty of memory, and a big PSU to run it all.....sorted!....
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and for reliability, don't fiddle about with over-clocking it!!Paul...
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Win 8.1 64-bit. DX11. Advent Tower. Intel i7-3770 3.9 GHz 8-core. 8 GB System RAM. AMD Radeon HD 7700 1GB RAM. DVD ROM. 2 Terra Byte SATA Hard Drive. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Saitek Cyborg X Fly-5 Joystick. ...and a Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower.