Hello guys, I'm about to buy a new config what do you think of this one ?, will P3D run smooth with cockpit shadows, volumetric fog ?

 

- Intel Core i7 4790K ( HASWELL ) 4.0Ghz up to 4.40GHz 8MO Cache LGA1150 BOX.
- Watercooling Thermaltake AIO Performed WATER 3.0 C.

- ASUS Z97 PRO GAMER GAMING LGA1150.
- Thermaltake SMART-SE 530W Modular 80Plus Bronze or Thermaltake LITEPOWER 650W.
- GIGABYTE NVIDIA GTX970 Windforce OC 3X Fans 4GB GDDR5.
- NZXT PHANTOM 530 WHITE FULL TOWER.
- DESTKOP AVEXIR Core Black LED Red DDR3 8GB X 4 ( 32GB ) 1600MHz.
- AVEXIR SSD 240GB E100 SATA3
- WD Blue HDD 1TB 7200RPM/SATA III 6Gb/s

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I'm not able to get the i7 6700K & move to DDR4 Memory.. not available on my country right now.


So how does P3D run on that config ?, let me know please & thank you very much

You know this is the FSX forum and we have a P3D forum here on Avsim.

Well that's much better than my 5+ year old system (although I have the same graphics card), and it runs smoothly on mine with both enabled...

 

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Edit: obviously I upgraded the gfx card!

 

Hello guys, I'm about to buy a new config what do you think of this one ?, will P3D run smooth with cockpit shadows, volumetric fog ?

 

- Intel Core i7 4790K ( HASWELL ) 4.0Ghz up to 4.40GHz 8MO Cache LGA1150 BOX.

- Watercooling Thermaltake AIO Performed WATER 3.0 C.

- ASUS Z97 PRO GAMER GAMING LGA1150.

- Thermaltake SMART-SE 530W Modular 80Plus Bronze or Thermaltake LITEPOWER 650W.

- GIGABYTE NVIDIA GTX970 Windforce OC 3X Fans 4GB GDDR5.

- NZXT PHANTOM 530 WHITE FULL TOWER.

- DESTKOP AVEXIR Core Black LED Red DDR3 8GB X 4 ( 32GB ) 1600MHz.

- AVEXIR SSD 240GB E100 SATA3

- WD Blue HDD 1TB 7200RPM/SATA III 6Gb/s

 

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I'm not able to get the i7 6700K & move to DDR4 Memory.. not available on my country right now.

 

 

So how does P3D run on that config ?, let me know please & thank you very much

 

A GTX 1060 is a better option.

It may run smooth depending on a lot of settings in the sim.

Normally, a GTX 960+ is good enough for P3D. Unless you need the settings on MAX, medium settings w/ addons should be fine, around 30-60 FPS. I have a 750ti and I get about 25 in Aerosoft A320, which is very frame heavy. 

 

A GTX 1060 is a better option.

 

The 970 you picked out is about $290 USD. The GTX 1060 on Amazon is around the $250-$300 mark. I would go for a 1060 as well.

I run a 960 on i7 3770, I think with your proposed CPU the 970 may end up being close to a bottleneck. Since 970 and and 1060 are comparable in price, I would suggest the 1060 also.