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Hello

 

i am making the step of upgrading my present i% system to run fs 2020 i am prepered to spend the money to make it a high end system but build it myself rahter than expensive pc firms ie chilliblast etc id like the I900 processor and advice on a good graphics card would be appreaciated

 

i will spend up to £2500 twothousand f ive hundered

 

thanks for any help i get

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Hello

 

i am making the step of upgrading my present i% system to run fs 2020 i am prepered to spend the money to make it a high end system but build it myself rahter than expensive pc firms ie chilliblast etc id like the I900 processor and advice on a good graphics card would be appreaciated

 

i will spend up to £2500 twothousand f ive hundered

 

thanks for any help i get

 

Here are my specs, I had it built by someone else, but it does the trick.

Windows 10 Pro, 32 gigs DDR4 RAM, Nvidia GForce RTX 3070, Intel I7 10700 running at 3.8, with Noctua NH-L9x65, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler-HP Reverb G2 for Virtual Reality
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To upgrade your current PC, we first need to know it's specs; otherwise we wouldn't know what to recommend.

 

So tell us the specs of the following:

1. CPU

2. GPU

3. RAM

4. Motherboard

5. Power supply

6. Monitor

 

Also, you said you want to upgrade to an "I900" processor. Did you mean an i9?

Ryzen 5 3600X, 16 GB 3733 MTs RAM, Radeon RX5700 OC, 2560 x 1080 Ultrawide

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Hi there, I have recently built a PC to handle MSFS . It works really well.

 

Here's the specs:

Motherboard: MSI B550 Tomahawk

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

GPU: Nvidia 3060TI

RAM : 32 GB Kingston Fury DDR4

SSD: Samsung M2 1TB

Case: Corsair 5000D

 

I've gone with air cooling and temps are fine

 

Cheers

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and advice on a good graphics card would be appreciated

i will spend up to £2500 two thousand five hundered

 

Okay well the good news is that you can get a lot of power for that money (approximately $3,300 USD or €2,960). That is almost exactly how much I spent on my recent MSFS build including new flight control hardware (but minus monitor).

 

The bad news is that video cards are still either overpriced by reseller scalpers or impossible to find in stock from a retailer/Etailer store at retail price. I got my Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti through NewEgg (US site) on a lottery draw to purchase called a shuffle. I don't know what your purchasing options are in the UK assuming that is where you are. For a CPU the more cores the better and for memory 16GB is recommended but 32GB preferred because MSFS is heavily dependent on streaming scenery (reduces stutters more than increases FPS at ultra quality settings).

 

You may find the only option for a decent build with a decent video card is to go pre-build. Lots of people are having success buying a pre-build from ABS on NewEgg with a 3-series Nvidia or 6000-series AMD video card. Here's one example with an RTX 3080 on NewEgg/UK for just £2,599.99 on promo sale: https://www.newegg.com/global/uk-en/abs-ali585/p/N82E16883360220 . The only drawback to these pre-builds is that their power supplies are bare minimum in power and quality, so with an expensive GPU it is strongly suggested to replace it with an aftermarket one. But if that's the only way to get a video card for the foreseeable future, it's just an add-on cost.

 

I will say this however since you do not mention what resolution monitor/TV you'd be using. The higher you go in resolution for MSFS and quality settings, the more the GPU power matters (including amount of VRAM) which was not the case in any previous MS flight sim version. That is if you do not want to sacrifice lower quality settings. This is most pertinent at 4K settings as shown here from a hardware test last year (before the recent updates improved performance across the board): https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qtPHFGeEPnKyKm3xDYbQZh.png

 

In any event, good luck in whatever you choose/find!

Edited by N069NT
i7 11700K @ 5.0GHz, ASUS Z590-Plus TUF Gaming, Noctua NH-D15, 2x16GB G.SKILL TridentZ 4000, EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3, Super Flower 850W, SilverStone Redline SST-RL06 PRO case, Samsung 980 2TB M.2 (OS/MSFS), Gigabyte Aorus 48" OLED 4K 120Hz + LG 32" UN32650-W 4K monitors, Logitech Yoke + throttle + CH Pro Pedals
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Your monitor is 1080p. You have enough CPU to run that fine. Your GPU (a GTX 670) is just under the minimum. If you could find a GTX 980 and a larger SSD, you might be fine. Keep in mind, at this point, the software only works one core very hard.
I7-9700K, RTX-2070, Asus Strix Z-390-H MB, 32gb G Skill 3000 CL15, Corsair Obsidian 750D case, WD Black 1tb M.2, Crucial CT500MX SSD, Seasonic Prime 750W Titanium PSU
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  • 2 weeks later...
  • 5 weeks later...

For my 'first ever new build' ,B550m, 5 5600X, 2x16GB3200 16, M2nvme, Mugen 5 PCGM, KB Mouse only. When choosing a new GPU (budget $700,-) , what is more important for 1080P; Memory size or Bus speed? I think Bus speed is the more expensive one, thnxs for any advice............

Run MSFS on GTX1050TI now, allready absolutely superb, enabled Google maps, unchecked all 'candy options' such as 'flight assistance etc, left most scenery on medium to high....., absulutely brilliant

me 69yrs....

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I5 12600K - RTX3060TI - 32GB 3600 - M2 - WIN11 - FS8/9/X - MSFS - full ORBX UTX etc. 

 

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