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Hello! I am looking fornward to build a new PC mainly for Flight Simulation but also for occasional gaming. This is my current list:

-> Intel i7-4790K Core Prozessor
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00KPRWAX8)

-> Gigabyte GeForce NVIDIA GTX 960 WF2OC Grafikkarte
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00UMVCYTM)

-> ASRock H81M-DGS Mainboard Sockel LGA 1150
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00HUFQ1EC)

-> Crucial BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU Ballistix Sport Arbeitsspeicher 8GB
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B006YG94Y2)

-> Sharkoon VG4-W Blau PC-Gehäuse mit Window Kit
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00NCG16O8)

-> Inter-Tech SL500 500 Watt Netzteil 120mm Lüfter
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000WL9B20)

-> TP-Link TL-WDN3800 N600 WLAN Dual Band PCI-E Adapter
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00A0VCHQE)

-> Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU-Kühler
(https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B0068OI7T8)

 

I will reuse my SSD and HDD and the DVD-RAM drive from my older PC. As of now, everything together costs 800€ at amazon. I think 4GHz is more then enough to operate FSX with the latest addons at 30fps, so I am not looking forward to overclock (but I might leave Turbo Boost on), or am I wrong here? 

What are your thoughts on this list? Do some parts not fit together, and or I need other parts?

Thanks in advance!

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16 GB would be luxury since 8 GB is enough to run FSX. But of course, if you can afford it, why not? Furthermore it seems like a very nice configuration, nothing wrong with it.

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Don't go with the K series CPU if you take Mobo that's not suited for overclocking... just waste of money ;)

Better go with Mobo's on Z97 chipset like one of Asus'es or MSI Gaming 3 or 5 Z97. This will allow you to push more power from your unlocked K CPU as years go by. Thanks to that I am still on my trusty i7-2600K at 4.7 GHz since 2011.

Also, if you can afford it, a better power supply unit is very welcome... I recommend almost any Corsair PSU in 500-700W range for such setup. The better the PSU the more stable in general your PC will be. But don't go for high Watts - you want your PSU at around 80% load during gaming or simming. The 500-700W range will deliver that perfectly.

Cheers and all the best with your new build ;)

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vor 11 Stunden , RobsonM sagte:

Don't go with the K series CPU if you take Mobo that's not suited for overclocking... just waste of money ;)

Better go with Mobo's on Z97 chipset like one of Asus'es or MSI Gaming 3 or 5 Z97. This will allow you to push more power from your unlocked K CPU as years go by. Thanks to that I am still on my trusty i7-2600K at 4.7 GHz since 2011.

Also, if you can afford it, a better power supply unit is very welcome... I recommend almost any Corsair PSU in 500-700W range for such setup. The better the PSU the more stable in general your PC will be. But don't go for high Watts - you want your PSU at around 80% load during gaming or simming. The 500-700W range will deliver that perfectly.

Cheers and all the best with your new build ;)

Thank you for your suggestions!

I decided to go for the Gigabyte Z87-D3H mainboard since it features the Z87 chipset and 4 slots so I can extend to 16GB later on. As for the PSU I also read that those cheap one may or may not blow up or do any other sort of heavy dammage to my system. I'm not quite confortable with that so I may want to get a better PSU as you suggested, so I looked around Amazon and found that one here:
http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00H33SFJU

Of course there was also the corsair one but not quite cheap as I hoped:
http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00ALK46WC

 

Should I invest into that Corsair one or the more cheaper EVGA or shoud I leave the cheap PSU I had in the list above? Thanks in advance!

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You should be ok with EVGA but I would definitely go with Corsair as it's modular. You can unplug not used cables and only have those you need. Less cables in the case mean better airflow for cooling. But nonetheless you should be okay with EVGA ;)

Don't know what your budget is for Mobo. Again you will be okay with your choice but since you chose Gigabyte I can highly recommend this one: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00K2RQDXY I bought it for a friend's new PC and it's perfect... Newer Z97 chipset, very fast boot up times - windows loading screen in less than 3-4 seconds.

If you wonder what are the differences between z87 and 97 see this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2147780/asus-z97-z87-confused.html

Always keep in mind that such PC's lifespan is way longer than what we are used to with laptops etc. With this setup, if you do it right, you will still rock awesome new games of 2018 ;) So the key is to buy as good parts as you can within reasonable budget which I see around 700-800€ based on my experience... Anything above that is paying for the top of the line hardware which you'll never really utilize in your setup, so simply not worth it. But it's equally not worthy going for already outdated hardware like Z87 chipset which got replaced by Z97.

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My budget is actually not more than 800€. I was able to find the Gigabyte Z87 board for around 50€ which isn't a big difference to what I initially had in mind. 100€ for the Z97 is a little too much for me.. As for PSU I kept looking and found a Corsair CX600 for 50€, I think I'm going to take that. So in total it's 25€ more. Both are used though, but I don't think it will affect the overall performance too much.? I bet the lifespan is going to be much less but that's fine by me since I am looking forward to upgrade in like 2-3 years again. My inital goal is just getting the smooth 30fps on FSX and P3D.

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8 hours ago, emshomar said:

I am looking forward to upgrade in like 2-3 years again. My inital goal is just getting the smooth 30fps on FSX and P3D.

Than you should be good with Z87 and even not overclocked CPU, and any Corsair PSU you can get ;) Even used ones can be great. PSU is more time-proof than say CPU or GPU.

With good optimization you'll get butter smooth 30 fps ;)

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