new computer

[airsoftman687]

finally getting rid of my 10 year old computer :-/ and upgrading to this http://www.buyxg.com/system/cfg01.asp?v=d

[cheesegrater]

10 year old computer? That's rough.

[Boca]

Is it a ZX81  ;D

[ctjoyce]

Eh, not the biggest fan of that video card you picked. Your better off spending the extra and getting the 7900GT.

Cheers
Cameron

[BAW0343]

My computer is similar to yours but my motherboard is a bit more advanced i believe and same with my video card. That computer should do quite well tho.  ;D

[cheesegrater]

It won't do well in games because the video card is too slow. It is a $44 video card.

I would get a better video card, and power supply. I reccomend that 7900GS, and Enermax 535W.

[BAW0343]

It won't do well in games because the video card is too slow. It is a $44 video card.

I would get a better video card, and power supply. I reccomend that 7900GS, and Enermax 535W.

i disagree, my dads computer runs a GeForce 5500 256mb and it runs most games at a reasonable rate. Infact my LAPTOP was useing a GeForce go 430 or something like that with 32mb and it even ran FS with maxed ground levels and 100% AI,  (no clouds, that just killed it lol  ;D ) at a good 15-20 fps. Of course anything more expensive than what your getting will usually do better  :P  but $559 seems like a good deal, im paying $1150 for mine and i yet to get my own monitor and keyboard (useing a 3-4 year old minitor and equal keyboard, they aint bad but there nothing to brag about  ;D )

[ctjoyce]

It won't do well in games because the video card is too slow. It is a $44 video card.

I would get a better video card, and power supply. I reccomend that 7900GS, and Enermax 535W.

+1

Seriously guys, you all worry about how FSX is going to run on your computer, and then you decide to make your upgrade a budget card. The 7300GS is barely better than an intagraded chip. For FS9 eh its playable (on mid low settings) and for games from 00 ~ 04 it will also do okay, but anything thats come out in the last three years will just eat it up when you try to do any gaming on an intense level. I would suggest a 7600GT minimum. A 7900GS preferable.

Remember save a bit longer, buy a bit bigger, be much happier. I can gaurentee that if you expand your budget to $800 your going to have a much more respectable rig than you do at $560.

Cheers
Cameron

[Viper22]

yeah the 7300 isn't an amazing card, but it will do.  i would go with cams advice and get the 7900, it is a card that will last you a while.

[congo]

The 7300 video card won't do, have you tried one? How can you advise on some rubbish that won't do the job?

It's NOT a gaming card. It's a cheap retarded card for grannies who play solitaire.

The 3800+ cpu is too weak to be of much use unless highly overclocked, so that's another MAJOR drawback to this system, You'd need a motherboard like the optional abit listed to overclock.

The generic Corsair ram? PFFFFF! They offer an upgrade to XMS for $27, take it!

If I sound harsh, it's because I just don't see the point upgrading to a system not suited for simulation, if that's what you intend to do with it.

[airsoftman687]

right now i have a nvidia 5200, and it runs it fine on HIGH settings, so i think the 7300 gt will be fine for now

[airsoftman687]

cam, i would take ur advice but i dont wanna go over 1000 bucks with it, and with 150 buck shipping its not that hard to go over

[Bindoe]

Get a 7900GT or GS, they are cheap and run Flightsimulator 1000 times as good as the 7300.
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i disagree, my dads computer runs a GeForce 5500 256mb and it runs most games at a reasonable rate. Infact my LAPTOP was useing a GeForce go 430 or something like that with 32mb and it even ran FS with maxed ground levels and 100% AI,

[ctjoyce]

Then again I think to myself "why is he buying an OEM...tell the boy to go to newegg.com"

GO TO www.newegg.com Its not that hard to put together a rig, we will show you what parts to get, and shipping from the egg is usually cheaper. So are parts.

Cheers
Cameron

[congo]

right now i have a nvidia 5200, and it runs it fine on HIGH settings, so i think the 7300 gt will be fine for now

Why do you think that? Because it has a bigger number?

I've seen a 5200, I had one, my 6600GT is ten times better and it barely gets by. So, I have no idea what you have experienced, but it's certainly not the same one that I have.