Most games can be run on fairly standard computers, but flight simulation on a PC requires real power. That power doesn't come cheap. The Sim X3000 system from Wired2Fire hopes to offer a compromise between power and price. The current specs are impressive. The latest Intel Core i5 4690K processor offers a lot of punch and is overclocked to a respectable 4.4GHz. You can upgrade to the latest Core i7 processor, the 4790K, but unless you're planning on doing a lot of video editing, the four extra virtual CPU cores will be wasted on a flight simulator. Keeping the processor cool is the Corsair H80 water cooler. Graphics power is handled by the Nvidia 970 GTX. It sports 4GB of video memory and the ability to fly using three screens in Nvidia Surround mode. Filling out the final spec of the machine is a handy 8GB of fast memory and equally fast 250GB solid state drive (SSD).
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