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Hi guys i decided to purchase a new computer at my friend's company.

here are the specs: (it will cost me 2000$CAN with tax and all)

INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6420 2.13GHZ 4MB RETAIL
ASUS P5N32-SLI PREMIUM WIFI-AP NFORCE 590SLI
OCZ TITANIUM 4.0GB OCZ2T8002GK
SEAGATE 320GB SATA-300 7200RPM 16MB
BFG GF-8800GTS OC 320MB BFGR88320GTSOCE
LG DVDRW-18X DL GSA-H50NK *BLACK*
ANTEC SONATAII MID 450W *BLACK*
VIEWSONIC VX2035WM 20.1" WIDE 800:1 5MS SLV/BLK
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So what do you think is it worth it?Also will i be able to run FSX without any tweeks on it and maxed out?

I'm asking you because i'm a total noob when it comes to hardware.

INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6420 2.13GHZ 4MB RETAIL

will i be able to run FSX without any tweeks on it and maxed out?

NO, not even close


I just got finished wiz-banging a E6300 in a clock wioth a 8800GTS 640... and it runs reeeeal smooth, but is is no where near maxed out and does require tweaks


There is no such thing as hardware you can fly FSX on out of the box with no tweaks maxed out.. try again in about a year or 2

So what do you think is it worth it?Also will i be able to run FSX without any tweeks on it and maxed out?

NO, not even close


I just got finished wiz-banging a E6300 in a clock wioth a 8800GTS 640... and it runs reeeeal smooth, but is is no where near maxed out and does require tweaks


There is no such thing as hardware you can fly FSX on out of the box with no tweaks maxed out.. try again in about a year or 2

seriously?  :-?

what will you recommend as a video crad i should get now?

So what do you think is it worth it?Also will i be able to run FSX without any tweeks on it and maxed out?

NO, not even close


I just got finished wiz-banging a E6300 in a clock wioth a 8800GTS 640... and it runs reeeeal smooth, but is is no where near maxed out and does require tweaks


There is no such thing as hardware you can fly FSX on out of the box with no tweaks maxed out.. try again in about a year or 2

seriously?

So what do you think is it worth it?Also will i be able to run FSX without any tweeks on it and maxed out?

NO, not even close


I just got finished wiz-banging a E6300 in a clock wioth a 8800GTS 640... and it runs reeeeal smooth, but is is no where near maxed out and does require tweaks


There is no such thing as hardware you can fly FSX on out of the box with no tweaks maxed out.. try again in about a year or 2

seriously?

what will you recommend as a video crad i should get now?

E6700 (or better) with a 8800GTX (GTS if you cant afford GTX) and a minimum of DDR2 800 memory on the right motherboard


That will get you flying nice but you will still need to tweak the FSX config file and set up Windows correctly... NEVER hack the textures. When I said it requires tweaks, that tweaking numbers only, not hacking the textures in the sim.

Maxing FSX out of the box was planned for hardware released in 2008-2009

i saw the movie today and it seems that his 8800GTS is running FSX quite well. So basically i need a 640 or 768MB on videocard ?

on the right motherboard

can you please specify what it should be?

i saw the movie today and it seems that his 8800GTS is running FSX quite well. So basically i need a 640 or 768MB on videocard ?

Yes it is running it well, at 20 frames locked and with a good hardware and tweak approach


The more the better. 640 will work


And be advised, we had to work pretty hard to get him where he is. The better the processor, memory and motherboard (that allows clocking too) the better you will do.


I really think money is better spent after June when the next gen of hardware is out. To dump cash on the hardware available today, which is last years old news, seems a bit of a waste to me. The new stuff will be on the market full boar by mid summer

i saw the movie today and it seems that his 8800GTS is running FSX quite well. So basically i need a 640 or 768MB on videocard ?

on the right motherboard

can you please specify what it should be?

I will have to look into what is currently available. I think you would be better off on a Intel chipset motherboard unless you need the NV chipset support for SLi

Nvidia chipset does not mean better 8800 performance

i saw the movie today and it seems that his 8800GTS is running FSX quite well. So basically i need a 640 or 768MB on videocard ?

Yes it is running it well, at 20 frames locked and with a good hardware and tweak approach


The more the better. 640 will work


And be advised, we had to work pretty hard to get him where he is. The better the processor, memory and motherboard (that allows clocking too) the better you will do.


I really think money is better spent after June when the next gen of hardware is out. To dump cash on the hardware available today, which is last years old news, seems a bit of a waste to me. The new stuff will be on the market full boar by mid summer

well i really need a new computer. My brother is moving out and he's taking his killer mashine with him so i'm left with a 5 years old HP  :-/  Also could you please specify the right motherboard i should request.

i saw the movie today and it seems that his 8800GTS is running FSX quite well. So basically i need a 640 or 768MB on videocard ?

Yes it is running it well, at 20 frames locked and with a good hardware and tweak approach


The more the better. 640 will work


And be advised, we had to work pretty hard to get him where he is. The better the processor, memory and motherboard (that allows clocking too) the better you will do.


I really think money is better spent after June when the next gen of hardware is out. To dump cash on the hardware available today, which is last years old news, seems a bit of a waste to me. The new stuff will be on the market full boar by mid summer

well i really need a new computer. My brother is moving out and he's taking his killer mashine with him so i'm left with a 5 years old HP

OK here's the final thing, already payed the first 1000$ today

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHZ 4MB (the max i can spend on it  )
ASUS P5N-E SLI NFORCE 650i
OCZ TITANIUM 2.0GB (total 2 so it would be 4 GB of RAM)
SEAGATE 320GB SATA-300 7200RPM 16mb
BFG GF-7950GT OC 512mb (decided to follow your advice and wait a little bit more before getting a dx10 compatible card)
LG DVDRW-18X DL GSA-H50NK BLACK
ANTEC TX1050B full 500w Black
Viewsonic vx2035WM 20.1" wide 800:1 5ms SLV/BLK

No turning back here so we can consider as this thread is closed  8-)

Where are you ordering this from? Also looks like you just bought a Vista system, have fun trying to get more than 3 FPS out of FSX in vista. Oh yea, and see if you can even get vista booted without bluescreening. nVidia G71 / G80 + Vista = they hate eachother.

Cheers
Cameron

Where are you ordering this from? Also looks like you just bought a Vista system, have fun trying to get more than 3 FPS out of FSX in vista. Oh yea, and see if you can even get vista booted without bluescreening. nVidia G71 / G80 + Vista = they hate eachother.

Cheers
Cameron

why do you even think i will install vista in the first place? :-? i plan to install my windows xp x64 service pack 2 updated

and it's my friend who is getting me those parts at his company.