Getting back into flight sim after a couple years off. Used to play FSX on a laptop and struggled greatly. Fortunately able to afford a decent setup now and want to experience smooth gameplay with high graphics settings. I intend to use this rig for both P3D and hopefully what ever microsoft gives us in the future. Below is my intended build, would you make any changes? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, it's a big decision for me.

 

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($94.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($137.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($41.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB GAMING X TRIO Video Card  ($794.98 @ Walmart) 
Case: NZXT - H500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $1969.49
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I'd be waiting a few weeks to just see how good the upcoming AMD Ryzen 3950X is, because it might be better to go AMD!

is the m.2 SDD meant to be the fastest drive available?  if so, I believe that is just a SATA m.2 and no better than a regular form factor ssd.  you need to look for "NVMe" to get the big speed upgrade

 

for example, https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P4ZFf7/samsung-970-evo-500gb-m2-2280-solid-state-drive-mz-v7e500bw