Xplane Rig 2000$ Help!

feidv

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Hello everyone!
I would like to ask if this built is capable of running XPLANE 10 in 5760x1080 and in !full!high settings?
Furthermore, Should i go for amd's eyefinity or nVidia's Surround? Which one is more compatible with xplane 10?
Soooo here comes nothin...:
*(Take for granted $ as euros...It's pretty much the same prices here in greece.... :-( )

I'm starting with what I already have...

Os >
Win 7 ultimate sp1 64bit = 0 euros
Box>
Thermaltake XazerIII = 0 euros
Cpu Cooling>
Corsair h60 = 0 euros
Hdd>
WD 500gb Green = 0 euro
Now for the new stuff...
Cpu>(207eu)
i5-4670k
Mboard> (119eu)
Asrock Z87 extreme4
Ram> (130eu)
Kingston(HX318C10FBK2/16) 2x8GBkit
Gpu> (460eu)
(PNY GeForce GTX760 2GB XLR8 Enthusiast Edition) x 2 in SLI
Ssd> (130eu)
Samsung 840 Series Evo 250GB
Psu> (100eu)
XFX Pro Series 850w
Monitors> (total= 508)
1x Asus VS278Q (260eu)
2x Benq GL2460 (124eu each)
Speakers> (80 eu)
Logitech Z506 5.1 Black
Controls> (215 eu)
Saitek Pro Flight Yoke System
Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals

Total = 1950 euros or $s

P.s Anyone know which is the best edition of Xplane 10 and best add ons?
 
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The following link is to X-Plane's website - http://www.x-plane.com/store/hardware/ -

and to their partner's website, XForce PC, who builds their PC's - http://xforcepc.com/store/index.php/computers.html?mode...

This is their description of their recommended hardware configuration:

•Intel Quad Core i-5 4670K Processor overclocked to 4.0GHz
•Capable of displaying X-Plane and other games across three screens or just one
•16 Gigabytes of DDR-3 1600MHz RAM
•Dual Layer DVD Burner
•2TB (2000 Gigabyte) SSHD Hybrid Hard Drive
•Nvidia GTX 770 with 2GB
•700-Watt Power Supply

Unlike most "gaming" titles, X-Plane and FSX are "simulations" which are very heavily CPU bound, but very lightly GPU bound. As such, neither X-Plane nor FSX benefit from...

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The following link is to X-Plane's website - http://www.x-plane.com/store/hardware/ -

and to their partner's website, XForce PC, who builds their PC's - http://xforcepc.com/store/index.php/computers.html?mode...

This is their description of their recommended hardware configuration:

•Intel Quad Core i-5 4670K Processor overclocked to 4.0GHz
•Capable of displaying X-Plane and other games across three screens or just one
•16 Gigabytes of DDR-3 1600MHz RAM
•Dual Layer DVD Burner
•2TB (2000 Gigabyte) SSHD Hybrid Hard Drive
•Nvidia GTX 770 with 2GB
•700-Watt Power Supply

Unlike most "gaming" titles, X-Plane and FSX are "simulations" which are very heavily CPU bound, but very lightly GPU bound. As such, neither X-Plane nor FSX benefit from CF / SLI or high-end graphics horsepower. Conversely, since multiple cards require more CPU interrupts, frame rate can actually decrease slightly.

As I've explained in many threads, frame rate scales with the number of CPU cores and clock rate, so a high overclock produces the best frame rates. Further, since these simulations perform better with nVidia drivers, a mid-range nVidia based graphics card works well, which is why X-Plane recommends a single GTX 770.

I run X-Plane and FSX frequently, so I've built and configured my rig (below in my signature) to accommodate them. I would recommend swapping out the dual 760's in SLI for a single 770, and also swapping out the i5 4670K for the i7 4770K (Hyperthreading improves frame rates). It's about the same money, but your rig will perform better.

Hope this helps,

CT :sol:
 
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