February 2, 20188 yr Hi all I'm looking at the following components for my new PC build - am I on the right track here? Recommendations on lower cost but equivalent options welcome. INTEL 8700K @ 4.9GHZ BOXED PROCESSOR DELIDDED Samsung 960 PRO Series - 512GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero Z370 ATX Motherboard Corsair Dominator Platinum Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit Thanks Mark
February 2, 20188 yr Nice system. That is top of the line! You have the upgraded components that are in my system (see my signature). You did not mention a video card but they are expensive right now. DDR4 Dram is expensive too but that is a nice kit. If you have an old video card, would use that until the prices of the video cards drop. Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
February 3, 20188 yr 3 hours ago, m8rk88 said: Thanks. Yes, I'm will use my GTX680 for the time being. Oooooof! That's gonna bottleneck your proposed system pretty badly. However I'm with Jim, now is a TERRIBLE time to buy a new GPU... prices are double (or more) what you normally would pay. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
February 3, 20188 yr 27 minutes ago, ryanbatcund said: However I'm with Jim, now is a TERRIBLE time to buy a new GPU... prices are double (or more) what you normally would pay. +1 For what I paid for it 2 1/2 years ago my MSI GTX970 4gb looks fantastic! Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
February 3, 20188 yr 9 minutes ago, fppilot said: +1 For what I paid for it 2 1/2 years ago my MSI GTX970 4gb looks fantastic! Yeah mine is just dying in XP11 though....and you might have seen my cry for used ddr3 ram in this forum... P3D and XP are crushing my system... XP is the worst. | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
February 3, 20188 yr Just now, ryanbatcund said: Yeah mine is just dying in XP11 though....and you might have seen my cry for used ddr3 ram in this forum... P3D and XP are crushing my system... XP is the worst. I keep watching and reading.... Especially P3D progress. And flying FSX like I have flown no other simulator since ATP:Flight Assignment! Smooth, reliable, all sorts of enhancements since inception. Logging hours flying, not tweaking. Only drag chute recently was adapting the birds in my hangar to RXP GTN and RXP GNS v2, and those transitions were well worth it. Only area where I still have performance issues is New York City, where I have way too much going on in terms of add-on scenery. Sad part of that is that I find little reason to fly there. So I'm good! Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
February 3, 20188 yr Author 4 hours ago, ryanbatcund said: Oooooof! That's gonna bottleneck your proposed system pretty badly. However I'm with Jim, now is a TERRIBLE time to buy a new GPU... prices are double (or more) what you normally would pay. Yeah not ideal but I need to hang on to it for a few months.
February 3, 20188 yr 16 hours ago, marka said: Hi all I'm looking at the following components for my new PC build - am I on the right track here? Recommendations on lower cost but equivalent options welcome. INTEL 8700K @ 4.9GHZ BOXED PROCESSOR DELIDDED Samsung 960 PRO Series - 512GB PCIe NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero Z370 ATX Motherboard Corsair Dominator Platinum Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit Thanks Mark Similar to my system, except I have the Maximus X Code and GSkill RAM.
February 3, 20188 yr Out of curiousity since I too am planning a new PC How much did a 1080TI cost 6 months ago, compared to now? Robert Marton
February 3, 20188 yr 9 minutes ago, Bob Marton said: Out of curiousity since I too am planning a new PC How much did a 1080TI cost 6 months ago, compared to now? Essentially half the current prices. However, with cryptocurrency plunging in value at this time, there may be less demand for high-end cards. I certainly hope so since I am also on the verge of a new build. Doug Miannay PC: i9-13900K (OC 6.1) | ASUS Maximus Z790 Hero | ASUS Strix RTX4080 (OC) | ASUS ROG Strix LC II 360 AIO | 32GB G.Skill DDR5 TridentZ RGB 6400Hz | Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2 (OS/Apps) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Sim) | Samsung 990 Pro 2TB M.2 (Games) | Fractal Design Define R7 Blackout Case | Win11 Pro x64
February 3, 20188 yr I built a new system in December and I ended up spending a little more then I planned. About CAD$3000. I didn't want to bottle neck my system as whats the point of that? But I thought to my self I only get a new PC every 3-4 years so really its not that expensive when I use it daily during that time. I don't smoke or drink and that would cost me far more. Pete Richards I've owned every version of flight simulator since Flight Simulator 3.0 in 1988. Windows 11 Pro loaded on a 4TB Gen5 Crucial T700 SSD, 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, Ryzen 9 7950x3d, AS Rock X670e Taichi Motherboard, Gigabyte Gaming RTX 4090 OC 24GB, 64GB (2x32GB) Viper Venom DDR5-6000MT/s, MSI 32" MAG 321UPX QD-OLED 260hz 4K Gaming Monitor.
February 3, 20188 yr 7 hours ago, Bob Marton said: How much did a 1080TI cost 6 months ago, compared to now? I paid $799 for one from Newegg on December 13th. The same card is now $1399.
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