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DeskTop PC
Posted: 02 May 2014, 10:47
by dodger
Hi Gents,
Yup it's me again!!
I have a 2yr old PC but it may be better to buy a new one rather than upgrade it,
So what am i looking for that would run FSX for under £400 or so, nVidia card/ W7 /etc, no keyboard /mouse or Monitor,
My current system is a Pentium Dual Core
[email protected], 3.50 GB Ram, Ati 5450 with W XP, and looking around the net it's confusing to say the least at to what will do me, so if some kind soul can give me some idea i would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Roger.
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 02 May 2014, 11:19
by 511Flyer
If you find one at that price, that will run FSX well, I'll have one myself.
I know people who have bought new PC's at plus £1,000 on that price, and they still aren't completely satisfied with the performance!
D.
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 02 May 2014, 11:50
by Scorpius
I spent £1900 late last year and I am still tweeking it for P3Dv2. You do get what you pay for, I would never buy from the likes of PC World.
Nev
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 19 May 2014, 16:33
by mayagrafix
here is a Dell at US$649.60 + $18.09 shipping
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-i660-4032BK- ... uctDetails
Inspiron 660 (i660-4032BK) at a glance...
Processor: 3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i5-3330 (3.0GHz) with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.20 GHz
Operating system: Windows® 8 Home (English), 64-bit
Memory (RAM): 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs
Storage (hard drive): 2TB SATA (7200 RPM), 3.5"
Optical drive: 16x DVD+RW
Video graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620 (D13M1-40), 1GB DDR3
Media card reader: 8-in-1
Audio: Integrated 5.1 Audio
Preinstalled software: McAfee® SecurityCenter (30-day trial), CMS - Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials
Included hardware: Dell USB keyboard and USB optical mouse (wired)
This should get you off the grond in FSX
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 11 Jun 2014, 18:48
by mayagrafix
http://computers.woot.com/offers/hp-env ... dium=email
Here's another (not so) sweet deal, although used er, factory refurbished, its only 479.99
Processor: AMD A10-6700 (3.7GHz) Up to 4.3GHz Turbo
Processor Core: Quad-Core
Memory: 12GB DDR3 (PC3-12800)
Max Memory: 32GB
Memory Slots: 4
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Hard Drive: 2TB SATA (7200rpm)
Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD±RW
Audio Codec: Integrated IDT 92HD73E
Sound: Built-in 7.1-Channel Audio
Network: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless: 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth: v4.0
It's AMD+Radeon combo. I prefer Intel boxes but a lot of people swear by the Sunnyvale company also!
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 11 Jun 2014, 19:42
by Paul K
Roger, you've probably seen mention of this company before in here:
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/
You can configure, mix and match as you wish, and give them a call if you need advice while doing so. My computer came from them, and the next one will too.
Re: DeskTop PC
Posted: 11 Jun 2014, 22:20
by dodger
Thanks for the link Paul,
Cheers,
Roger.