This forum was very helpful when I built my second computer a few years ago so I'm back looking for more help.

 

I have held off waiting to see how P3Dv3 would run on my gear. The results were interesting. With a default aircraft, scenery and weather I could move the sliders way up and still get a jitter free 60+fps. If I loaded a BIG aircraft, payware airport and nice clouds my system choked until I moved everything way back down. 

 

Here is what I have now.

 

Case CM HAF 912 Advanced Power Supply Corsair AX750 750W Mother Board ASUS 1155 P8 Z68-V Pro CPU i7-2600K ocd Cooler Noctua NH-D14 Memory MushkinRed8GBDDR3 1600 Video Card GeForce 580 OS and FSX 2- Agility3  240 GB SSD

 

I just ordered a Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD because I'm running out of space.

 

I would like to put in a i7-6700K but I would also have to change out the MB and memory. $$$

 

Questions:

PMDG recommends a GTX 960 as the minimum graphics card. Would a GTX 970 or 980 make a difference with the way P3dv3 shares the load around?

I only have one monitor.

Thanks,

Bill

This forum was very helpful when I built my second computer a few years ago so I'm back looking for more help.

 

I have held off waiting to see how P3Dv3 would run on my gear. The results were interesting. With a default aircraft, scenery and weather I could move the sliders way up and still get a jitter free 60+fps. If I loaded a BIG aircraft, payware airport and nice clouds my system choked until I moved everything way back down. 

 

Here is what I have now.

 

Case CM HAF 912 Advanced Power Supply Corsair AX750 750W Mother Board ASUS 1155 P8 Z68-V Pro CPU i7-2600K ocd Cooler Noctua NH-D14 Memory MushkinRed8GBDDR3 1600 Video Card GeForce 580 OS and FSX 2- Agility3  240 GB SSD

 

I just ordered a Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD because I'm running out of space.

 

I would like to put in a i7-6700K but I would also have to change out the MB and memory. $$$

 

Questions:

PMDG recommends a GTX 960 as the minimum graphics card. Would a GTX 970 or 980 make a difference with the way P3dv3 shares the load around?

I only have one monitor.

Thanks,

Bill

 

I really believe you have already upgraded your gear since October last year, but if not, my recommendation is don't upgrade anything but GPU and maybe DDR3.  Take GTX 980 or 980Ti and DDR3 2133MHz CL9 2x8 Gb.  That will be enough for P3Dv#.