Building a computer to run CLOD, ROF , IL2 fully modded & maxed out

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Originally Posted by kennel

Hi

I am finally in the market to get a new gaming pc. I am looking for any advice, threads ect to create a desktop pc that will run CLOD, ROF & IL2 fully modded & maxed out.
I have recently walked into a Computer supplier shop & got a paper build that is budgeted for 2000 Australian dollars that has the following

Motherboard

quad core proccessor, he also suggested an 8 core proceesor

16 gig of ram

SSD drive

1 terabyte hard drive

basic cd/dvd drive

PC case

NVidea gtx 680 card with 2 gig of ram

1000 watt power supply

windows pro 7 installed

keyboard & mouse.

I have 2 flatscreen monitor & speakers/ headphones from my old machine & I will provide more accurate details of the build when I get home.

I am considering dropping back to 8 gig of ram & going for the 8 core processor but any advice will be apreciated
I want to get the build right the first time

I just built a new box in October. Although I didn't build it specifically to run CloD, CloD was a primary factor in my selections.
The system runs CloD at full specs with zero problems, no crashes or glitches at all during the few hours I played it.

Case - BitFenix Merc Alpha $55

PSU - Cooler Master 720 Silent $129

MoBo - ASUS P8Z77-V $209

CPU - i5 3570K $234

RAM - Kingston 32Gb Long-Heatsink DDR3-1600 $216

SSD - Intel 120Gb SSD $109

OS - Win7 64-Bit Pro $149

DVD - Samsung SH-222BB/BEBS-MS $23

Video - ASUS overclocked 7970 Direct CUII TOP 3Gb - $489
http://www.austin.net.au/pc-componen...5-1000mhz.html

It was around $1600 for the components.

The only thing I would change is the SSD, 120Gb is way too small to run the OS comfortably. By the time you install all the various programs that let your system do the things you use it for there's not a lot of room for working with temp files, downloading movies and such - go 240Gb minimum. I have since added a pair of internal 2Tb drives (for $186) in addition to my three external 2Tb drives from the old box.

The box has been running since mid-October about 14" from my right ear and is _absolutely_ silent. Couldn't be happier with it so we built another one for a mate without the SSD and a lower-spec video card - I think he went with a Gigabyte overclocked GTX660 2Gb but I'd have to confirm that - he doesn't do flight sims.

TonyD gave me some great advice to go with the Z77/i5 3570K and I'm very pleased I did. Thanks Tony

As soon as I got the box running I simply copied UP3.0 across the network and ran it. Exactly the same UP3 install, no config changes. It booted up in four seconds! I booted it up on my old box - 52 seconds just to see the first loading screen, 83 seconds to be ready to play