October 26, 20187 yr Right now I'm contemplating to finally step up my sim, can't do it with my present computer and I'm planning on building one myself. I know that the CPU and Video card are going to be the most important items. I would like to stay around the $2500.00 budget but these two items can kill this target. Can anyone give me some ideas in term of video cards, CPU and perhaps motherboard?
October 26, 20187 yr Hi... Just finished ordering the parts for my new build in that price range - that I started last year at this time and stalled when the Bitcoin Miners drove up the prices of video cards... I just ordered a GTX1070 Ti (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076S4RH6K/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 - as I can't get my finger to push the "add to cart" button on a video card over $500... As per my research - the 1070 Ti was rated nearly as good and closer to a 1080 than a 1070... It will have to do... I don't use 4K or VR... Since I bought the processor and mobo last year - still gathering dust in unopened boxes - it's 7700K based and Noctua cooled... The system it is replacing is a [email protected] with a GTX970 that has served me well for many years - and still runs P3D with all the usual suspects - surprisingly well... Best of luck... Regards, Scott Edited October 26, 20187 yr by scottb613
October 26, 20187 yr Author I see that there are a few brands using that chip, GTX 1070Ti, does it matter which brand you choose? I see I can save a few bucks with a different brand! Thinking also of getting two drives, a 256gig SDD for the OS, and one TB Hard Drive for the FS.
October 26, 20187 yr 10 minutes ago, idude said: I see that there are a few brands using that chip, GTX 1070Ti, does it matter which brand you choose? I see I can save a few bucks with a different brand! Thinking also of getting two drives, a 256gig SDD for the OS, and one TB Hard Drive for the FS. Hi... Honestly - the chipset is Nvidia's so as long as the manufacturer can put together a decent card - any brand should be fine... I've used EVGA stuff in the past and most of us are just a creatures of habit... I'm also skeptical on how much gain can be provided by the factory - Super Clocked - Over Clocked - whatever - over the base model video card - that we pay extra for... I'm sure someone with more expertise than I can explain it better... Regards, Scott Edited October 26, 20187 yr by scottb613
October 26, 20187 yr It would be useful to know what screen resolution you intend to use. Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
October 26, 20187 yr Author I sure would like to get the highest possible as long as I can stay close to $2500.00 (1950 British Pounds). Going 4K is not a priority though! Edited October 26, 20187 yr by idude
October 26, 20187 yr Hi Folks, Yeah - don't really have room for a massive 4K TV in my office - so I went with this - I didn't include the monitor in my $2500.00 estimate... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078TTXLW5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Probably a big step up from the 4:3 I'm using now... Regards, Scott
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