PC for FSX

Bryant White

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I am making a PC and I am stuck. I had a great build but later noticed that the graphics card had no price so actually my build didn't include the price of it. That being so it bumped up the price to add one and that was way over my budget. I need a PC for cpu dependent games like minecraft and fsx. But also games like league of legends and steam games. I was looking at a gtx 660 and an i5 3570k. Could u build a PC from part picker for me that has an OS and optical drive and wifi adapter. I will be overclocking so maybe a 212 EVO would be good for the cpu cooler. My budget is $900. If u can't get both the cpu and gpu, you can lower the gpu but try to keep the cpu the same.
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I had to compensate on the graphics card as well, but it's still a fairly decent card. Overclock it to the speed of the r9 270x and you'll have roughly the same performance as that roughly.

I don't see why not go with windows 8.1. No reason to really stick with windows 7 other than the difference in the UI, but you're choice.

It's a bit more expensive with an intel build, had to lower the graphics card to fit everything to around 900$. Compensate on the graphics card to have a strong CPU if you're just gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing...
Something like this will do just fine. It's a non overclocking build, if you don't mind that. If you want to overclock, taking off the SSD would probably help shift the budget around to make room for a bit of overclocking too. But this is something you could consider.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.43 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 280 3GB IceQ OC Video Card ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $898.32
 
I had to compensate on the graphics card as well, but it's still a fairly decent card. Overclock it to the speed of the r9 270x and you'll have roughly the same performance as that roughly.

I don't see why not go with windows 8.1. No reason to really stick with windows 7 other than the difference in the UI, but you're choice.

It's a bit more expensive with an intel build, had to lower the graphics card to fit everything to around 900$. Compensate on the graphics card to have a strong CPU if you're just gaming.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $902.88

AMD Build, the CPU isn't as strong in a single threaded application, but the build will overclock a decent amount and it has a stronger GPU. THe fx8320, this build would do better if you plan on doing a little video editing or maybe streaming or something.:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($144.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($269.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN727N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $907.87
 
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Bryant White

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I'll probably go with intel they are better. No price wise. I play games like minecraft and fsx which are cpu dependent so i have to get a strong cpu with otherclocking
Do u think the 750 ti can handle most games ultra except crisis and bf4 and stuff like that?
 
nVidia's gtx 750/750Ti, to me, is more for people who are limited on upgrades because of power supply. With a decent power supply, there's little reason to go for them, especially with AMD having stronger cards at the same price point. The 750Ti vs the r7 265/r9 270, or the 750 vs the r7 260x.

Answering your question that you asked earlier though, it can handle ultra at around playable frames I'd imagine.
 
My recommendation:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-video-card-r9270acdfc
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100365l

If you plan on picking one of the three builds above. Go with the overclockable i5. You could take off the cpu cooler for now and when you get the extra money down the line, get a cooler and add it on later. It's a bit more work than just getting it right off the bat, but it still works.