May 1, 20179 yr Hello guys, Im posting a message on behalf of a friend that is in the process of acquiring a new PC. Its solely for Prepar3d and maybe Xplane 11. Based on his budget, he has a choice between: Intel i7 6700k, 16GB DDR4 Ram, GTX 1070 and a 1440p monitor Intel i7 7700k, 16GB DDR4 Ram, GTX 1070 and a 1080p monitor Intel i5 7600k 16GB DDR4 Ram, GTX 1070 and a 1440p monitor His reasoning for the 1080p monitor is that he will have alot more headroom over the 1440p that may allow a smoother running sim/ slightly higher graphics settings, with ofcourse more savings as well. He will also like to know if he should just forgo the 1070 and get a 1060 instead @ 1080p as he knows how CPU dependent P3D is. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks. Jonathon James
May 1, 20179 yr GTX 1070 and 1440p is considered by many to be the sweet spot in gaming right now. Able to get by with less AA due to the pixel density which translates into better performance. I personally would go with the i5 combo. The extra thread capability of the i7 will see little to no improvement in the majority of PC games, including P3D. Stick with the 1070 if you can afford it. Though P3D relies heavily on the CPU, clouds and such do not. You will bottleneck a 1060 before the CPU. 1070 is a great card and an amazing compromise between the 1080 and 1060. Nick Hatchel "Sometimes, flying feels too godlike to be attained by man. Sometimes, the world from above seems too beautiful, too wonderful, too distant for human eyes to see …" Charles A. Lindbergh, 1953 System: Custom Watercooled--Intel i7-8700k OC: 5.0 Ghz--Gigabyte Z370 Gaming 7--EVGA GTX 1080ti Founders Edition--16GB TridentZ RGB DDR4--240GB SSD--460GB SSD--1TB WD Blue HDD--Windows 10--55" Sony XBR55900E TV--GoFlight VantEdge Yoke--MFG Crosswind Pedals--FSXThrottle Quattro Throttle Quadrant--Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS--TrackIR 5--VRInsight MCPii Boeing
May 1, 20179 yr i7 7700k with 1070 if you can afford it, i5 with 7700k if not P3D v4.5 MSFS2020 Hisense 50" 4K TV Ryzen 9600x 64gb DDR5 6000mhz, Asrock B650m HDV/M.2 Gigabyte 16gb 9070XT, Thermalright Aqua Elite 240mm 2TB NVMe Boot/FS2020 Drive, 2TB NVMe P3D Drive. Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Radio Panel, Switch Panel, 2 x FiPs
May 1, 20179 yr 4 hours ago, 19dcavscout said: GTX 1070 and 1440p is considered by many to be the sweet spot in gaming right now. Able to get by with less AA due to the pixel density which translates into better performance. I personally would go with the i5 combo. The extra thread capability of the i7 will see little to no improvement in the majority of PC games, including P3D. Stick with the 1070 if you can afford it. Though P3D relies heavily on the CPU, clouds and such do not. You will bottleneck a 1060 before the CPU. 1070 is a great card and an amazing compromise between the 1080 and 1060. Second this. I personally have an I5 6600K and the performance between the I7 version is negligible at least in FSX/P3D. Dylan Charles "The aircraft G-limits are only there in case there is another flight by that particular airplane. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are no G-limits."
May 1, 20179 yr Ask your friend to look at cheap 4k TVs instead. Definitely go with option 2 for the hardware choice.
May 1, 20179 yr Author 2 hours ago, TechguyMaxC said: Ask your friend to look at cheap 4k TVs instead. Definitely go with option 2 for the hardware choice. Will tell him to look into it thanks Jonathon James
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