NZAA Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 For FSX, where should I put my money? Invest in a powerful CPU or a poweful GPU? What's going to give me better graphics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnuss Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 FSX needs most of its performance in the CPU, though a decent GPU helps some. P3D needs a good GPU and a good CPU, since both have strong effects on performance. Larry N. As Skylab would say: Remember: Aviation is NOT an exact Science! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Invest in a powerful CPU for both FSX and P3D - powerful, as understood in a high sustained clock rate. The number of cores doesn't matter too much, as both FSX and P3D are single-threaded applications, and forget all about "turbo" or "boost" speeds - the sustained clock rate is what matters. As for the make of CPU, go with Intel, and get a "K" series, that can be overclocked, should you desire to do so. Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 For FSX, where should I put my money? Invest in a powerful CPU or a poweful GPU? What's going to give me better graphics? Both. CPU for raw clock speed and sustained performance. GPU for sustained graphics and raw fps. You will also want a properly-optmised system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZAA Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'm thinking a AMD Ryzen 3700X GTX 1660TI Any thoughts on how these will go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorgen.s.andersen Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 AMD Ryzen 3700X = 3.6 GHz sustained clock rate. Intel i7-7700K = 4.2 GHz sustained clock rate. Get my drift? Jorgen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I'm thinking a AMD Ryzen 3700X GTX 1660TI Any thoughts on how these will go? Not enough - either GPU nor CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Not enough - either GPU nor CPU. Not everyone will get the absolute latest or has an unlimited budget. A 1660Ti will be around 7% less than a 1070 for around 25% less cost. That's a perfectly good tradeoff so long as one is running at 1920x1080. I use a 1070 at 2560x1440 and that is starting to get marginal. And while a 3700X isn't the absolute fastest, if one can get it (+ mobo) at 15% or so less than an Intel solution it is also an acceptable price/performance tradeoff. Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Not everyone will get the absolute latest or has an unlimited budget. A 1660Ti will be around 7% less than a 1070 for around 25% less cost. That's a perfectly good tradeoff so long as one is running at 1920x1080. I use a 1070 at 2560x1440 and that is starting to get marginal. And while a 3700X isn't the absolute fastest, if one can get it (+ mobo) at 15% or so less than an Intel solution it is also an acceptable price/performance tradeoff. Cheers! Luke While you CAN run FSX on low spec equipment, it WILL reward a beneficial gpu/cpu combo But not if it's sub-par on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I don't see a 1660Ti as being "subpar". Do you feel a 1070 is subpar? Most simmers use a GPU significantly less powerful. Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywatcher12 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I don't see a 1660Ti as being "subpar". Do you feel a 1070 is subpar? Most simmers use a GPU significantly less powerful. Cheers! Luke 1660Ti is plenty. CPU you want 6 GHz. Why I use FS9 that needs 3.5 GHz. This is a rough guide if you want to max things out and run pretty much any add-on. Mark Daniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 1660Ti is plenty. CPU you want 6 GHz. Why I use FS9 that needs 3.5 GHz. This is a rough guide if you want to max things out and run pretty much any add-on. I used a 1660Ti for a year after my 1080Ti collapsed. FPS halved, and quality was much lower. Don't tell me a 1660Ti is plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I used a 1660Ti for a year after my 1080Ti collapsed. FPS halved, and quality was much lower. Don't tell me a 1660Ti is plenty. Do you know that the 1660Ti hasn't even been out for a year? Cheers! Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywatcher12 Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I used a 1660Ti for a year after my 1080Ti collapsed. FPS halved, and quality was much lower. Don't tell me a 1660Ti is plenty. I think Luke just did that. lol Mark Daniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZAA Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 It's a pitty there's not a thread to show case the results of different CPU/GPU's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I think Luke just did that. lol The GTX1660Ti was released in Feb 2019... Yes almost a year ago. https://www.novatech.co.uk/blog/nvidia-release-gtx-1660ti/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSMR Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I used a 1660Ti for a year after my 1080Ti collapsed. FPS halved, and quality was much lower. Don't tell me a 1660Ti is plenty. I use a GTX 650TI. Which is more then enough. https://fshub.io/airline/RUA/overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywatcher12 Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 The GTX1660Ti was released in Feb 2019... Yes almost a year ago. https://www.novatech.co.uk/blog/nvidia-release-gtx-1660ti/ I have one and can assure you it is a very good card and for FSX, it barely needs to idle. If a 1660Ti isn't enough, I don't know how people managed to run anything in FSX in 2006. Mark Daniels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZAA Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 I use a GTX 650TI. Which is more then enough. Can you post a screenshot, also what CPU do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSMR Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Can you post a screenshot, also what CPU do you have? screenshot? Of what? My GPU? Just a regular old one. 2 Core i3-4370. I dont have super high settings. But a lof of settings dont affect the GPU. Cloud size does though if running high SS or SGSS. https://fshub.io/airline/RUA/overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZAA Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 screenshot? Of what? My GPU? Just a regular old one. 2 Core i3-4370. I dont have super high settings. But a lof of settings dont affect the GPU. Cloud size does though if running high SS or SGSS. Just anything, keen to see what sort of display you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSMR Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just anything, keen to see what sort of display you get. Some of this with just default scenery, not much added. No shaders etc. Some with sweetfx I think. https://fshub.io/airline/RUA/overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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