Few questions for a confused buyer

[SumerGrewal]

Hi, Im in the middle of buying a new computer and i was wondering if this setup would be able to max out flight simulator with good fps. Im also using this computer for surfing the internet , and homework. My budget is 1000$ - 1250$ and im 100 dollars overprice with what i think is a perfect setup. Im using the site ncix.ca, so if anyone thinks i should change some for the same price/ less and get same performance , or not better please let me know .

My specs are :

Intel Core i7 2600K Quad Core Unlocked Hyperthreading Processor LGA1155 3.4GHZ Sandy Bridge 8MB ( not overclocking, cant risk computer dieing early)

Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA 6Gbps 3.5IN Internal Hard Drive - hard drive

Diamond Xtreme Sound 5.1 Channel PCI Sound Card - sound card

Heatsink Included With My CPU -- heatsink

ASUS P8Z77-M mATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 1PCI SATA3 HDMI DVI USB3.0 Motherboard -- motherboard

Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB 2X4GB DDR3 -- ram

EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD SC Fermi 797MHZ 1280MB GDDR5 2XDVI Mini-HDMI DisplayPort PCI-E Video Card - video card ( graphics)

Thermaltake TR2 600W ATX12V V2.2 24PIN Power Supply with 120MM Fan

Thanks in Advance for your response, i will give helper top comment please help me out.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

If you're not overclocking you don't need the 'K' on the end, and I'm unsure whether Fsx uses hyperthreading? if not then the 2500 or even 2400 will do, theres a saving
if you put a post in homebuild section after filling this out we can get to helping you and hopefully doing it for less
Moto

 

[RetiredChief]

I really do not see the beenies of the i7, 4 cores/8threads vs the i5-2500K with 4cores/4threads. No diff for your games and your "outside" of gaming does not even come close to taxing a i5-2500k

You could get the i5-2550 non K, but for the price diff get the i5-2500k, Then after a coulple of years and if it feels sluggish then OC it. For what it's worth department a Mild OC of say 4.2 GHz on the i5-2500k will still outlast your expected use of it.

One other thing is the HSF, if they are "building it" at least have them put a hyper 212+ EVEN if you never OC. The Stock Intel HSF is at the BOTTOM of the Totom Pole for performance. A 10 C hotter Stock i5-2500 would probably die before a "cooler" running i5-2500k @ 4.2 GHz.

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

I really do not see the beenies of the i7, 4 cores/8threads vs the i5-2500K with 4cores/4threads. No diff for your games and your "outside" of gaming does not even come close to taxing a i5-2500k

You could get the i5-2550 non K, but for the price diff get the i5-2500k, Then after a coulple of years and if it feels sluggish then OC it. For what it's worth department a Mild OC of say 4.2 GHz on the i5-2500k will still outlast your expected use of it.

One other thing is the HSF, if they are "building it" at least have them put a hyper 212+ EVEN if you never OC. The Stock Intel HSF is at the BOTTOM of the Totom Pole for performance. A 10 C hotter Stock i5-2500 would probably die before a "cooler" running i5-2500k @ 4.2 GHz.

I helped him out in a thread yesterday, and he said that it's gonna be a Noctua NH-D14, so I think he's good there.

Edit: And I DO think that at least a 2600K will help because FSX LOVES more cores/threads, so I think HT will help him there, but I agree, for everything else, the i7 is overkill for him.

 

[amuffin]

The Power supply is horrible. Opt out for a corsair TX650W or an OCZ ZT650W. As for your board, what about a full ATX motherboard? They have better components and offer more features.