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Hello, I am building a new computer. I play a lot of Flight Simulator X (FSX) but also play other games. I currently have a very old computer (about 10 years) and I have to compromise a lot with settings. I have been saving a long time and finally have the money to build a new one. I was hoping to seek some input on if you guys think that my new build will handle fsx great with addons such as REX and PMDG products. the specs are:
CPU - i7 5930k
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master 212 Evo
Motherboard - MSI X99S Gaming 9 ACK
Memory- Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB DDR4
SSD - Samsung 850EVO
GPU - Nividia 970 GTX
Any feed back is greatly appreciated.
 
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That's a great build for FSX, which is deeply multi-threaded and extremely CPU bound. FSX is one of the few titles that will make use of the i7's Hyperthreading feature, which will improve minimum frame rates.

As I've explained in many threads, FSX frame rates scale nearly 1:1 with clock rate, so you're going to want a high overclock, which produces the best frame rates. Unlike most "gaming" titles, FSX as well as X-Plane are "simulations" which are very heavily CPU bound, but very lightly GPU bound.

As such, neither FSX nor X-Plane benefit from CF / SLI or high-end graphics horsepower. Further, since these simulations perform better with nVidia drivers, a mid-range nVidia based graphics card works well. However, since you're...
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That's a great build for FSX, which is deeply multi-threaded and extremely CPU bound. FSX is one of the few titles that will make use of the i7's Hyperthreading feature, which will improve minimum frame rates.

As I've explained in many threads, FSX frame rates scale nearly 1:1 with clock rate, so you're going to want a high overclock, which produces the best frame rates. Unlike most "gaming" titles, FSX as well as X-Plane are "simulations" which are very heavily CPU bound, but very lightly GPU bound.

As such, neither FSX nor X-Plane benefit from CF / SLI or high-end graphics horsepower. Further, since these simulations perform better with nVidia drivers, a mid-range nVidia based graphics card works well. However, since you're going to be running some gaming titles, the GTX 970 will be fine.

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...

You can see what they recommend for hardware. I run both FSX and X-Plane, and have designed my rig specifically for this purpose as the 1st priority. Your hardware selection is good, but I strongly recommend that you overclock.

Also, you'll need a much better cooler than the 212 EVO, as the 5930K is a 140 watt processor.

CT :sol:
 
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Thank you very much for your input, I found the links very helpful. I suspected as much about the cooler. Is there a particular cooler that you recommend?
 
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A couple higher end coolers that are solid would be the H100i, H220x, NH-D14, NH-D15 and the Dark Rock Pro 3. All of which are solid choices.
 
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