The time has come...

[lionwing]

My Optimus has served me well for the last few years.

With the time coming for a new system to run X Plane 11, FSX (and it's successor due from Dovetail this year) along with Elite Dangerous I have pit together a new specification...see below.. (budget is £1500.00 give or take a little)

Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 7700HQ (2.8GHz, 3.8GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC
Memory - Hard Disk
NOT REQUIRED
M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 200W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
3 x USB 3.1 Type A, 2 x USB 3.1 Type C AS STANDARD
Battery
Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (60WH)
Keyboard Language
DEFIANCE SERIES RGB BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,528.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/defianceIII-15/xfDge0eEgM/

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated and help with the following question;

I have ordered the system to use with Windows 10 but without it installed on the new machine as I have Windows 10 on my current machine (upgrade via Microsoft from Windows 7). My current Optimus machine was ordered in the same way (no o/s installed just had to enter the serial number etc for the software).

Is it the same process with Windows 10? Just enter the current serial number?

 

[Scott]

That looks perfect. The only thing missing for me would be a storage drive but I guess you may have that sorted already? Nothing really to add other than that.

However... what's this about a FSX replacement? Have you got any links or info on it? I'm a HUGE FSX fan, my install is currently 250GB with all the addons

 

[lionwing]

Thank you for the feedback.

A storage drive? Do you mean for documents, photo's etc..?

More details on new products from Dovetail here - http://www.dovetailgames.com/news/2...-presents-the-flight-simulators-of-the-future

FSX add-ons do eat GB's for fun!

Another question on my spec concerns the RAM. Ideally I would like 32GB in there but it smashes the budget unless I reduce the size of the SSD which isn't ideal.

In general performance would opting for 16GB compromise the system?

 

[Scott]

Thanks for the link, I just spent the last 40 minutes looking into it. Very exciting, can't wait for 64bit and DX11

Yeah a storage drive just for general documents, music, movies, etc... basically anything that would eat up space and doesn't need a fast drive to make use of.

16GB would make absolutely no difference to any game on the planet at the moment or in the foreseeable future. By the time it has an impact the laptop will likely be out of date, even if it's not the price of DDR4 will be down dramatically and upgrading won't be an issue.

I have an Octane III with all the bells and whistles and I'm more than happy with 16GB. I doubt very much I will need to upgrade before replacing but it's not an issue should the time come.

 

[lionwing]

It is great news for flight sim!

How will the o/s side of things work with my spec? Is it a case of entering the serial number etc to activate Win10?

 

[Scott]

Yes you can just input a valid key to activate it