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I was looking to get into more serious flying and wanted to do a custom built computer. I would like some advise.

Here is what i was thinking.
Cpu i7 2600k
Mobo Asus maxiumus extreme IV or Sabertooth p67
GPU EVGA GTX 470 super overclocked
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
SDD G.Skill 120 GB for OS and FSX
HDD 2x 1TB WD Caviar Black
PSU Rosewell 1000W
Optical- Blue ray Player with DVD r/W
Monitor- 2x 24" Asus VE247H

Thanks for your help!

Oh yea also Thermaltake Frio CPU cooler and Coolermaster Storm Sniper Case with Extra 120 mm fan for PSU

I'm getting the same CPU... what's your budget?

I just went through the same question and NNNG was very helpful...

If you have the time... Take a quick run through this thread

I was looking for about $2,500 for the computer and another $750 for FSX controllers

After several days of consulting with NNNG, this is what I ended up with.

Maybe this will give you a starting point? All items are on newegg.com, a couple are OOS. Note I've listed 2xdvd, hdd and mem

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Monitor            HP 2710m Black 27" 2.5ms(GTG) Widescreen Full HD LCD Monitor       $359.99       
Case            Corsair Graphite Series 600T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case       $159.99       
MB            ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Intel Motherboard       $184.99       
PwrSup            CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power ...       $119.99       
CPU            Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K       $329.99       
Memory            G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL6D-4GBXH       $159.98        x2
GPU            EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support ...       $529.99       
CD/DVD            ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM       $39.98        x2
HDD            SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive       $139.98        x2
SSD1            Corsair Force CSSD-F120GB2-BRKT 2.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)       $234.99       
OS            Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM       $99.99       
CPU COOLER            Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler       $89.99       
            System Cost       $2,449.85       
            Budget Amount       $2,500.00       
            Remaining       $50.15       


Sabertooth is not good choice if you want a second graphics card as it has room issues the cards will be very very close together too close for my liking. Go for the Asus Maximus range this a lot better board.

I would go for OCZ than Ripjaw it's alot faster in evey way.

1000w psu no point at all save your money


2x 1TB HDD for fsx? one is plenty save your money unless you have loads of films to download.

Good luck let us know what you get

Well I would like to get the extra hard drive space because I also do a lot of auto cad and photo shop

I don't need an OS I already have purchased that.

Is the single monitor better than two?

I was thinking maybe getting a GTX 460 or a second GTX 470 later on to run a 17 or 19" LCD for my GPS, coms, etc.

What would the second DVD burner be for?

Wait a few days and get GTX 560 IMHO. 25th or 26th it comes out.

I would go for OCZ than Ripjaw it's alot faster in evey way.

Depends on what individual memory you're getting. I am unaware of any OCZ memory that runs at 1.6v or less that is required for Sandy Bridge based processors and given OCZ is leaving the memory business it looks like there won't ever be. The two fastest 1600mhz Ripjaws X-series have timings of 6-8-6-24 for 4*2gb or 7-8-7-24 for 2*4gb.

tl;dr, no stay with G.skill.

1000w psu no point at all save your money

Agreed, grab a Corsair HX-650, AX-750, or NZXT HALE 90 series PSU.

I wanted 2x 4gb so I could possibly expand later and the psu is $20 more than the 750w and has a blue led fan lol

Also I have about a third of the money I need so it will be a month or two