11-30-2021, 08:46 PM
Microman wrote:
EDIT: He thinks he is going to use it for gaming. So does that change a lot of things? But father thinks if he starts with this hardware, he could change things later, and or upgrade, but it is a father/son project currently with these items sorta solid, as their choice. Apparently the Sight checks for compatibility between all pieces, which is nice.
My thoughts are to get a good idea up front on what one wants a computer to do and make sure the build can do at least that when done. Having to upgrade a part immediately later because initial part could not do the job is kind of like wasted money on the initial part. Also, understand the upgradeability of the planned build. I could have saved money on buying older motherboard and CPU, but decided the extra money for 10th Gen CPU and compatible motherboard was worth the extra cost.
I built a PC flight simulator latter part of 2020, I saw one of the posts above recommend a bigger case than a microATX. If you do end up looking for a bigger case, I really liked the Phanteks that was in my build, see below for the model.
Let us know how the father/son build works out...
My PC Flight Simulator
(pic of my Phanteks case here, the P400A comes with the lighted fans installed: https://forums.macresource.com/read.php?...sg-2540854 )
Best Buy
Logic Board: MSI - MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon WiFi, ATX, LGA 1200
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212, Black Edition
RAM: Corsair - 32GB (2x16GB) Vengeance Pro RGB, DDR4 PC4-25600 3200MHz
Power Supply: Corsair - RM850x (fully modular)
NewEgg
CPU: INTEL - 10th Gen i7-10700 2.9/4.8GHz LGA 1200
Case: Phanteks - Case P400A Digital (Love this case!)
Case Accessory: Phanteks - GPU Vertical Mount
OWC - I wanted our friends in the build too!
SSD: Aura - P12 M.2 NVMe 1TB 2280
eBay
GPU: MSI - GeForce RTX 2070 Gaming Z, 8 GB Factory Refurb
Monitors: Dell - 27" HD 1080P IPS P2719H (4 total, 3 in my simulator) Open Box, New Condition
CompUSA *
Rudder Pedals: Saitek - Pro Flight
Circuit City *
Yoke: Flight Sim - FSY211U
Software
Laminar Research - X-Plane 11.5
Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro
Microsoft - Flight Simulator 2020 (not yet decided to purchase)
* NOTE: Years ago, when CompUSA went out of business, I bought my USB Rudder Pedals from them on Clearance. When Circuit City went out of business, I bought my USB Yoke from them on Clearance. Those components have been boxed new for well over a decade, never had the time to explore a Flight Simulator until recently.