PC hardware & software for Prepar3D (update Fev’17)

Changelist

• June'17 : Lockheed Martin Prepar3D v4
• Fev’17 : new video card KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070EX
• Jan’16 update is 8 Go of more RAM, for a total of 16 Go and a new SSD dedicated to Prepar3D. 

Hardware

• Processor : Intel Core i7-4770K- Quad Core (3.5 GHz) overclock via Asus AI Suite @4GHz
• Graphic Cards : nVidia GTX1070 8 Go (KFA2 GeForce GTX 1070 EX + Bios Update to EXOC model) 
• RAM : 16 Go. G.Skill RipJaws X Series  (4 x 4 Go) DDR3-SDRAM PC17000 CL9
• Disk capacity : 3 To splitted as this :
  
  
  • SSD for Windows and regular software : 1 x Sandisk Ultra Plus 250 Go (SSD 256 Go MLC Serial ATA 6 Gbits)
  • SSD for Prepar3D : Samsung EVO 850 250 Go
  • Other data : Seagate 7200.14 - 2 To (7200 RPM 32 Mo Serial ATA III) + 2 x 500 Go Sata.
• Motherboard : ASUS Z87-Pro C2 (Chipset Intel Z87 Express)
• Power supply : Seasonic X-750 80PLUS Gold
• CPU Fan : Noctua NH-U12P SE2
• OS : Microsoft Windows 10 Home edition (64 bits)
• Display device : Dell U3415W, ultrawide 21-9, curved, video resolution 3440x1440 
• Control devices : Saitek Rudder + Saitek AV8R joystick + Saitek Quadrant Throttle, VrInsight M-Panel and TrackIR v4.

Software

• Flight Simulator : Prepar3D Professional version 4.x
• Weather generator : Active Sky 2016 fore Prepar3D (sometime the freeware FSxWX)
• Texture enhancement :
  
  
• Orbx FTX Global Base Pack
• Rex 4 Texture Direct (mostly for cloud textures) + Soft Clouds or TOGA EnvShare and EnvText
• Orbx FTX Trees HD

• Main addons
  
  
  • A lot of Orbx products : Orbx FTX Global Base Pack, Orbx FTX Vector, Europe OpenLC, Monterey, Palm Springs, Sedona, North California, South California
  • FSUIPC (+ WideFs) : a networked laptop host IVAP client and Active Sky
  • A lot of Alabeo and Carenado aircrafts and the A2A Cessna 172 Trainer are my favorite airplanes
  • Flight1 Garmin GTN 650