On 7/30/2020 at 8:47 PM, devgrp said:

Yes definitely, even better if you are running 1080p. I'm in the process of building a new system. I7 10700k, 64gb ram (used for video rendering). Don't know if I should get a 20 series or wait for the release of the new gtx

I think I am going to recycle my gtx1070 into the new build for a couple of months and then go straight into a 30k series when they are released. Don't see the point in updating to the 20's with the 30's being so close to release. I can make do with a weaker card for a little while.

If MSFS has a 40%+ improvement, keep the SLI.  But considering SLI averages more along the lines of a 10% increase in game fps, I have doubt youll see 40%+.  SLI has unfortunately proven itself to be a huge waste if money, developers do not design around it. 

Edited July 31, 20205 yr by Heli

And the beat goes on.....................

4 hours ago, Rob_Ainscough said:

32GB RAM and at least 8GB VRAM (more preferrable with higher graphic settings).

Cheers, Rob.

What is this based on, facts or speculation.  Do you have real data to support the extra ram performance boost??

37 minutes ago, Heli said:

If MSFS has a 40%+ improvement, keep the SLI.  But considering SLI averages more along the lines of a 10% increase in game fps, I have doubt youll see 40%+.  SLI has unfortunately proven itself to be a huge waste if money, developers do not design around it. 
 

While we don’t know how Asobo programmed it (yet) I have to imagine they  wouldn’t have physically limited your hardware to one gpu, or one core of a cpu either.  
 

‘’watched video after video showing multiple gpu intensive games played with sli and without for the gtx2080ti, and the arrows are all pointing up for sli.

here is just one example..

 

 

the issue is that if you have watched DigitalFoundry video or read ArsTechnica arctile. RTX 2080Ti runs into CPU bottlneck because the game is still too cpu heavy. I don't think SLI would help here.

When is Intel or AMD launching their next gen CPU?

12 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

the issue is that if you have watched DigitalFoundry video or read ArsTechnica arctile. RTX 2080Ti runs into CPU bottlneck because the game is still too cpu heavy. I don't think SLI would help here.

I saw that also, I don’t disagree.. will be using an i9-10900k - 10 core 5.3 ghz, so I will be hoping for at least a fighting chance.  Worse case, I will heat my home all winter and enjoy the flying!

7 minutes ago, Slides said:

When is Intel or AMD launching their next gen CPU?

AMD is launching new stuff in the fall. Intel is...uh...not sure.

If people are expecting FS to take advantage of SLI then I think some are going to be disappointed unless the DX12 update is the miracle some expect. I did SLI with 980s for about two years. When it works, oh it REALLY works. When it doesn't, it sucks and is a waste of time and electricity. Best move I made was ditching them for a single 2080. Never again.

1 hour ago, FrankR409 said:

they faked the moon landings you know

Yup, although apparently they did shoot them on location because they needed 1/6th gravity.

29 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

the issue is that if you have watched DigitalFoundry video or read ArsTechnica arctile. RTX 2080Ti runs into CPU bottlneck because the game is still too cpu heavy. I don't think SLI would help here.

At 1080p and below. Few people buy the RTX 2080 Ti to play at that resolution, or with lower settings than high/ultra. In the Ars Technica article, it is said that the CPU optimisation issues occur in specific areas, so it is expected that those will be fixed in a patch.

But yes, SLI is a waste of money nowadays.

23 minutes ago, Slides said:

When is Intel or AMD launching their next gen CPU?

Zen 3 towards the end of the year, Rocket Lake in H1 2021.

Even in higher resolution. you will hit CPU bottleneck. Don't forget that DF uses an external view with a Cessna 152 to do their benchmark. Think about it for a second....

Edited July 31, 20205 yr by fogboundturtle

3 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

Even in higher resolution. you will hit CPU bottleneck. Don't forget that DF uses an external view with a Cessna 152 to do their benchmark. Think about it for a second....

DF seemed quite clear, I thought, that interior views would be even more intense..I don’t recall the exact point of the video.  I’m pretty sure I’ll be in a good position for my goals.  My goals are pretty simple, enjoy the flying.

10 minutes ago, ChaoticBeauty said:

At 1080p and below. Few people buy the RTX 2080 Ti to play at that resolution, or with lower settings than high/ultra. In the Ars Technica article, it is said that the CPU optimisation issues occur in specific areas, so it is expected that those will be fixed in a patch.

But yes, SLI is a waste of money nowadays.

Zen 3 towards the end of the year, Rocket Lake in H1 2021.

Even more disturbing than sli to improve FPS, is that Asobo portrays the world as round, when we all know it’s flat.  😑

10 minutes ago, fogboundturtle said:

Even in higher resolution. you will hit CPU bottleneck. Don't forget that DF uses an external view with a Cessna 152 to do their benchmark. Think about it for a second....

Not sure why a different view would be harder on the CPU, perhaps an airliner would be but Asobo have said that the flight dynamics and systems take very little CPU work. We'll know for sure when the game is out and more thorough benchmarks are made (it was said in the Digital Foundry video that they will be making more), so no need to make definitive remarks as of now.