Building this system for MSFS comments appreciated:
ASRock Z490 b(treme4 LGA 1200 Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX
Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-10700K
Desktop Processor
GAME-MAX Power supply 850W Fully Modular 80+ Gold
Certified with Addressable RGB Light Mode, RGB-850
Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM
DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Intel XMP 2.0 Desktop Memory Model
PVS432G360C8GK
MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R AIO Liquid CPU cooler, 240mm
Radiator, Dual 120mm PWM Fans, RGB Lighting Controlled by
Software
Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 ITB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 QLC Internal
Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNUOIOTZXI
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
DIYPC Vanguard-RGB Black Dual USB3.0 Stew Tempered Glass
ATX Mid Tower Gaming Computer Case w/Tempered Glass
Panels (Front and Both Sides) and Pre-Installed 4 x RGB LED
Fans (7 Different Color in 3 Mode Control)
Looks good.
I have an Intel 665P M.2 SSD 1TB MNVe PCIe.
Works great.
At a quick glance - looking good. Never heard of GAME-MAX tho.
Just don’t give in to the scalping/scamming!
I too have the Intel 665P M.2 NVMe 1TB, no issues.
Looks ok. You could probably get a cpu upgrade or two down the road on the platform when appropriate.
It seems it’s very important for you to tell us how your rig is going to look… All the glass panels, led lights etc… More important would actually be, how it runs MSFS, and for that job you would have a decent computer. More memory would be better, and even more hd/ssd, if you want to do more than just play flight simulator with your new computer… But great for a starter, if this is the first one you have ever built.
Looks good and will perform well with most games, however I would improve your processor to the Intel Core i7-10700K , its a faster processor @3.8GHz and you could overclock to 4.6 - 5 GHZ without needing extra cooling … + very little in the price tag,
MSFS will struggle with low GHZ, good luck with your build …
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brokendigit I am going to change to the Intel Core i7-10700K because of your comment.
thanks everyone.
Just as a note, if you did not bought it already, Game-Max is not a good brand, and for your system you could easily get a 650W PSU from a good brand like Seasonic. The RTX 3070 draws 220W, and the i7-10700K draws 210W OCd to 5.1Ghz (Tom’s Hardware). So even if you push your system 110%, you will be on the 450W mark.
I would then get a good PSU around 650/750W tops.
Perhaps try to find some 3600Mhz CL16 RAM? C18 is too high even for 3600Mhz.
Samsung has one of the best M.2 in the market.
Being picky, I would look for a 12+ phase motherboard if you think about overclocking in the future. But 11 phases can do the trick. Just read some reviews, because especially Asus, and AsRock is a subsidiary I think, were masking the phase design just splitting the VRM and calling it 10, 12, 14, 16 phases, when it is not just like that.
But I do have a 10 phase motherboard and my i7-9700K runs fine, although it does not have HT.
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