I want to run FSX, Microsoft's new Flight Sim, and LOMAC, Lock On: Modern Air Combat, with the Virtual Thumderbirds MOD. I would like to be able to run FSX on very high graphics settings, FS2004 on MAX settings for sure, and I want the mirrors to run smooth in LOMAC, MAX settings hopefully (I never really ran it that much since it was so sluggish on my machine).
I figure if it can do all that then it will do everything else I want it to do. I could up the budget a bit but this is my preferred price range. Any suggestions for alternate parts, performance predictions, upgrade recommendations, ect... will be very helpful and most appriciated.
Proposed "Core":
$83.12 - MotherBoard - ASUS A8N5X
$109.00 - Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2.4GHz
$241.96 - RAM - (2x) Kingston 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400
$108.12 - Video Card - ASUS EN6600 SILENT/TD/512M
$76.61 - Case - COOLER MASTER CAVALIER 3
$67.10 - Power - COOLER MASTER Real Power 450W
$685.91 - Total for "Core"
ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131569
$76.99 + $6.13 Shipping = $83.12
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103531
$109.00 (Free Shipping)
Kingston 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820134135
$115.99 + $4.99 = $120.98 x 2 = $241.96
ASUS EN6600 SILENT/TD/512M Geforce 6600 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121018
$101.99 + $6.13 Shipping = $108.12
COOLER MASTER CAVALIER 3 CAV-T03-UK Black Aluminum/Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119074
$59.99 + $16.62 Shipping = $76.61
COOLER MASTER Real Power RS-450-ACLX ATX12V 450W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817171005
$59.99 + $7.11 Shipping = $67.10
I will be posting this in the four "virtual flight" forums I participate in:
LTD's Forum
http://ltdsquadron.com/home/modules.php?name=Forums
TWC's Forum
http://forum.twcclan.com/
Virtual Thunderbirds Forum
http://forum.virtualthunderbirds.com/
Simulation News
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The extra money for a Core 2 Duo System will pay huge dividends in terms of hardware longevity. For a bit more here's the system I would build on your budget.
Conroe E6300 $180 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115005
ASUS P5B $147 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131030
Corsair 1Gb DDR2 800 $189 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145040
Your ASUS EN6600 $102 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121018
Your Coolmaster Case $60
Your Coolmaster PSU $60 (might be a bit weak, but you can probably get away with 450W)
Total: $738 plus S+H, you can skimp on ram quality to drop the $ as well.
I am about to order my next system based on the nVidia 590 chipset but that's a $3k system cause I'm addicted to this whole video game thing
Conroe E6300 $180 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819115005
ASUS P5B $147 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131030
Corsair 1Gb DDR2 800 $189 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820145040
Your ASUS EN6600 $102 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814121018
Your Coolmaster Case $60
Your Coolmaster PSU $60 (might be a bit weak, but you can probably get away with 450W)
Total: $738 plus S+H, you can skimp on ram quality to drop the $ as well.
I am about to order my next system based on the nVidia 590 chipset but that's a $3k system cause I'm addicted to this whole video game thing
