FSX Compatible Build?

[MantoTango]

Can someone tell me if everything is compatible. Any suggestions would be great too.

Also, I'm looking to overclock the CPU to something above 4GHz, so tell me if that would work out.

CPU Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Combo or $219.99
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing $32.97
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 ATX LGA1155 Combo or $97.86
Memory G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 $49.30
Storage Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM $27.99
Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB $211.98
Case Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower $39.99
Power Supply Corsair 650W ATX12V / EPS12V $69.99
Optical Drive Samsung SH-224BB DVD/CD Writer $16.98
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $89.98

Total: $839.03

 

[g-unit1111]

No point in paying that much for a build for old hardware. Here's what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($56.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card ($234.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($71.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.64 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($21.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $940.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-03 23:19 EST-0500)

A bit more but everything is newer and better. The Radeon 7870 XT is the best GPU you can get currently in the ~$250 range.

 

[MantoTango]

Thanks but for FSX, i've heard Nvidia cards are better and the 3570k has problems with heating when it is oc over 4.00GHz. So from an FSX standpoint what do you propose?

 

[MantoTango]

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