July 31, 20205 yr My original P3D build was a decent setup back then and I always said I was going to upgrade it a few years in but never did. Now with the new FS coming out I want to get a good system (maybe not top of the line but up there). I'm trying to follow the sales to see if I can save a few bucks so I'm wondering what I should be looking for. Is the i9 1090k the best CPU available right now for FS? Looks like the 1070k is good as well for a lot less money. I'll be waiting for the 3000 series GPU to come out as it appears performance is solid pending pricing RAM is there anything specific I should be looking for? Read on another post that anything above 3200 is good and I was going for 32GB Asus Z490 looks to be the solid choice. Anything cheaper that supports the 10th gen CPUs that is close enough? 750W should be enough for a PSU Have a 250GB SSD right now but I'm starting to run low so I'll probably upgrade that to something higher. Samsung 500GB is only $78 on Amazon right now so I may get that Noctua NH-U12S cooler I think that's the important stuff. Any thoughts? 5800x3d Asus 4090 ROG Strix OC 2TB SSD 32GB Ram
July 31, 20205 yr The 10900K is proving to be an awesome CPU. That said, I don't think you can take it to its full potential with a NH-U12S...at 5+ GHz it's gonna be dissipating something in the 250W range. 10700K is two less cores, so likely to be a better match for the best air coolers. I think it's thermally similar to the 9900K. My portable LAN box rig uses a 9900K and pretty much saturates a dual-fan NH-D15 running 8 cores (HT Off) at 5 GHz. With the CPU at 250W and a 3080 supposedly hitting in the mid 300W ranges, I'd be looking more at 850-900W PSUs with a 10900K. The price difference is relatively small. RAM--"anything above 3200 is good"--no, not really. You have to consider CAS latency as well as frequency. Lots already written about that topic in this forum. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 1, 20205 yr Author Right on thanks for the advice. Looks like I have some more research to do. 5800x3d Asus 4090 ROG Strix OC 2TB SSD 32GB Ram
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