re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

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1) he should not try to OC with that build. Haswell runs hot and the evo will not provide adequate cooling if you give it a decent OC. in addition, the Pro 3 series boards dont OC well (ive got a z77 version). Its a great feature board for a standard build, not an OC though.

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The evo will get him to 4.0 at least, maybe a couple of bumps higher but it all depends on the chip. Will help to downclock the L3 cache and keep the volts stock with a negative offset. I recommend not using the stock paste it comes with, though. I've used the evo with the 3770k in customer builds, and I was able to achieve a 4.5Ghz OC at a Prime95 temperature that I was comfortable turning over to a novice. Haswell is Ivy + 10 degrees.

I agree on the pro series. Spend another $20 and get the extreme3. Overclocking will be a little easier. He can leave most everything on auto and only worry about the Ring/Uncore/Cache or whatever its called on that particular board, as well as core.

Read somewhere that Nvidia performs better with FSX.

You can't put together a generic gaming build for optimal FSX experience when there are budget constraints. FSX behaves and utilizes hardware a little differently than your average game. But if you build an FSX machine, it will also be a capable gaming machine.