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Is it worth the upgrade to V5 with this rig?

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Hello simmers;

I'm running P3D V4 on a GTX 1050ti 4GB, an intel i5 6600k @3.5 Ghz and 8GB of RAM (Yes, I should upgrade it). I want to know if I will notice any improvement in performance if I upgrade to P3D V5. 

Thoughts?

Would either upgrade hardware  or stay where you Are 

5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW  and 2  22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU,  360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next

8 hours ago, highpressure said:

Hello simmers;

I'm running P3D V4 on a GTX 1050ti 4GB, an intel i5 6600k @3.5 Ghz and 8GB of RAM (Yes, I should upgrade it). I want to know if I will notice any improvement in performance if I upgrade to P3D V5. 

Thoughts?

I think that some have made a 4GB card work, but you definitely want more VRAM.

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Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. 

Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777.

"There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."

If you get it to work you should see a 10-20% fps improvement with similar settings, BUT (big but) your rig probably won't have the VRAM to run the same settings you may have had in P3D V4.  For me the EA and increase in frames was worth it on an i7 rig with 6GB VRAM, but have to be very picky with settings.  

How willing are you to fiddle, walk the tightrope,  risk a CTD on approach?

I sometimes have problems with 8GB RAM with V5 and that's why come Monday next I'm going to16GB.  She's a hungry SOB at times.

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I've been running P3d v5 with an 8Gb card.  Unless settings are mid or lower, there are regular crashes.

I just purchased a new Pc with an Intel 10900K processor, 11Gb 2080ti and 32Gb Ram.  Also changed the monitor to a 2K with G-Sync. I can now run with high settings completely smooth and haven't had any crashes in a week. 

I am stunned how good it looks and how smooth it runs!

CPU Ryzen 7800X 3D  RAM 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000MHz GPU GEFORCE RTX 4090
Monitor AOC AGON AG352UCG UltraWide G-Sync @ 3440x1440
Internal Storage 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD 
External Storage Three 4Tb HDs

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