April 2011 Flight Simulator Computer

April 2011's computer kit is kind of a request by a reader. Keep in mind that you can always build a better computer for money, this build has a target budget of $700 which is going to be really tight for a 3D gaming PC. That being said, I'm up for a challenge to see if this is possible.

There we go, a little bit of a challenge, but with getting a case worth a little less, and by using NCIX's price matching feature you'll just barely be able to squeak by with $700.

For those just starting to game, this is also a fantastic option for a PC. This computer will have SATA 6/GB/s GBLAN, a six core processor, and 4GB of RAM. Not only that, it also has my favorite non solid state hard drive, the Western Digital black edition with lots of cache. It's also a very easy first timer's build, for those new to this. Enjoy.

TIP! This system may benefit from Windows Readyboost. If you have a spare flash drive, check it out.

Motherboard - ASUS M4A87T ATX AMD870 AM3 DDR3 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA 6GB/S GBLAN Motherboard

Computer Case - Cooler Master Elite 335 Black ATX Mid Tower Case

CPU - AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 6 Core Processor 2.8GHZ Socket AM3

CPU Cooler - stock fan included with CPU

RAM - G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit

Hard Drive - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA3 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB

Video Card - ASUS Radeon HD 6850 DirectCU 790MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5

Sound Card - on the motherboard

DVD Drive - ASUS DRW-24B3LT 24X SATA DVD Writer OEM Lightscribe Black

Network Card - on the motherboard

Power Supply - Ultra LSP650 650-Watt Power Supply