Is the amd fx-8120 good for flight sim x

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AMD FX-8120 X8 3100MHZ 16MB 125W AM3+ Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 AMD 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB PC12800 DDR3 1600MHz 2x4 to start with Now i Need The Case The Psu Cpu Cooler Harddrive Dvd Burner
 

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yes got them already coming in the mail from tigerdirect now i am kind of sad since i see that intel is better for flight sim x n thats all i play in game wise on a pc the rest is web surfing facebook movies things like that now i need the othe parts i said cpu cooler psu case dvd burner n hard drive
 
no. you want good single threaded performance and that cpu just doesnt deliver it, you would have done better buying a phenom 2 960 and saved money to boot.

fsx only needs a p4 single core to max it out cpu wise so 7 modules/cores/marshmellows will be sitting idle...
gfx? you dont need that much either as the game is designed to run on very old hardware... yes you can mod it up with dlc but you still gonna be hard pushed to max out any midrange gfx card.

you would get a little better cpu performance from an intel part. but really the difference will be minimal, because the initial requirements are so small.
if you built this system specifically for fsx then you wasted your money...
also buying a part that is really for a server and not built for gaming is a waste of money also as your never gonna see its potential fully realized... as i said a p2 960 would have been a better buy.
but hey you were probably told not to buy it by plenty of other peeps so i wont bang on about it, coz your not likely to take any notice anyway...

have fun and keep an eye on the electric meter...
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if you haven't received the cpu yet then cancel it and order the phenom 2 or if you have , dont open it and just return it.. you dont even have to tell em why your returning it as you have 28 days in which to change your mind about any purchase from the web.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/sectors/help/return.asp
 

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i pay $59 for it since it is low profile i case i get a big cpu cooler
 

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well the order right now is in warehouse process have not left yet i pay to start with $448 for the motherboard the cpu n the memory that is to start the rest i still need to buy what happen was i saw nice video on youtube gameplay on a fx-8120
 

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what u think would be good since i am running on a budget do not want to spend too much either for fsx even though i love it n have lots of add on for it right for the parts i told u i have it is $448 including shipping
 

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right now i am getting the motherboard the cpu n 8gigs of memory with 2 to 6 days shipping for $448 can i get something better for that price?
 

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like what right now i do not want to go over that since i use my friends credit card n they charge it already i want to do this before the stuff leaves the ware house since it is still in process at the warehouse