Possible Rig upgrade

[alexaviationandgaming]

Hey guys and girls,

I did a cost check of a possible rig i'm going to do in the new year, and I picked these items, which might change, but what are you views of this:

http://postimg.org/image/mmszfed1b/

 

[ps3hacker12]

What's your current PC specs if it's an upgrade?

also is the main purpose of this system gaming?

 

[ps3hacker12]

If it's for a gaming system, focus on a good graphics card:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($357.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($164.00 @ PLE Computers)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($475.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1523.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-19 23:32 AEDT+1100

 

[alexaviationandgaming]

Hi ps3hacker12;

I forgot to add that yes, my rig will be used for gaming, and also flight simming, since FSX needs alot of CPU power,

Thanks.

 

[ps3hacker12]

Hi ps3hacker12;

I forgot to add that yes, my rig will be used for gaming, and also flight simming, since FSX needs alot of CPU power,

Thanks.

are you interested in overclocking?

 

[ps3hacker12]

If you were not interested in overclocking but still wanted 8 threads for highly multithreaded FSX CPU power you could go for:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1241 V3 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($399.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Asus H87-PRO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($119.00 @ CPL Online)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($134.00 @ Centre Com)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.00 @ IJK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card ($475.00 @ CPL Online)
Case: Zalman Z3 Plus ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.00 @ CPL Online)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($18.00 @ IJK)
Total: $1530.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-20 07:31 AEDT+1100