PC had died - system recommendations please!!

[TeaSea]

Sorry, but, that's backwards. FSX, being primarily a single threaded app, is more dependent on CPU speed. The faster the better.
An i7 4770K starts with a 100MHz head start over the i5-4570K.

I stand corrected then.....

 

[expat]

My preference is 7200rpm, with 64MB cache. The WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB is tough to beat...Don

If instead of the Green 1tb "storage drive" if I go for this "system drive" will that be OK for mostly storage use? There is no price difference:

1TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache

 

[fxsttcb]

If instead of the Green 1tb "storage drive" if I go for this "system drive" will that be OK for mostly storage use? There is no price difference:

1TB Seagate Barracuda, SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 64Mb Cache

For storage purposes only, speed won't matter as much, so, go with the one that has the better warranty. That is usually a good indicator of the mfg's expectation for longevity...Don