I wouldn't have gone intel this year, or in 2019, in 2018 yes, no doubt. 
Is that GPU a placeholder for something better?

2 hours ago, W2DR said:

I'm glad you're such an expert but my daddy didn't raise no dummies. I bought the hardware at an estate sale for USD$1100...total.

Well done!  A high quality MB with strong voltage regulation is important for overclocking. You can always upgrade the GPU should you feel the need to do so.

Al

Edited September 22, 20205 yr by ark

OK guys. Listen up. I'll try to say this in terms that everyone can understand. First, I didn't make the original post to brag about my new rig. I made the post just as information to those who are thinking about what kind of performance can be expected from what kind of hardware. And, this is the important part, all of the "stuff" was part of a package deal - all or nothing. Leaving the 2060 out, the retail price of the other components is approximately USD$1540. So, I bought $1549 worth of "stuff" for $1100 and the 2060 was thrown in along with it. Now, that's not hard to understand is it? I never said this was the end-all rig and I well know that it isn't. But if all you armchair experts can find a better deal that what I just made I'd sure like to hear it. Sometimes price/performance matters - especially to those on limited budgets. And as far as all the "GPU limited" comments, my response is ...who cares? Do all of you wear a Rolex watch and, if not, can you still tell what time it is. Give me a break!!!!! 

Edited September 22, 20205 yr by W2DR
kant spel

Well the Simming community seems to be a very chilled and relaxed bunch of people.

1 hour ago, Brandon01110 said:

good for him, but if someone would buy that list of hardware retail right now, its not a good strategy....thats my point sir. 

Much like the OP, I think that the average person looking to build / buy a PC can compare prices...I think your point was to school the OP without knowing all of the facts first.

It's a nice system, and once the 3000-series nVidia GPUs hit the streets in quantity, if you can find a deal on a nice used 2080Ti, you'll find you don't need to make many compromises at all.

 

1 hour ago, ThomseN_inc said:

Well the Simming community seems to be a very chilled and relaxed bunch of people.

As it/they always has/have been 🙂. To quote Kurt Vonnegut...“Everything that ever has been always will be, and everything that ever will be always has been.” And such it is with our community.

36 minutes ago, w6kd said:

It's a nice system, and once the 3000-series nVidia GPUs hit the streets in quantity, if you can find a deal on a nice used 2080Ti, you'll find you don't need to make many compromises at all.

 

Thanks Bob. Virtually all the flying I do is GA in the rural countryside. I avoid the metro/high traffic areas like the plague. That's how I always flew in RL and I'm too old to change now 🙂. The old GTX970 got me through the last five years. I think I'm good to go for another five. 73... Doug

I would be happy with that rig.  I'm still sputtering along with my i5 6600k oc'd to 4.5GHz and a GTX 1070.  Although I cannot download the sim since patch 2, I was tootling along ok at 1080p on Medium settings prior to.  Nevertheless, it's a decent rig, especially to get it a that price.  Rock on brotha!

2 hours ago, Cmcollazo71 said:

Just be happy for the OP, why the need to be “right”? 

And of course not to forget that his daddy didn`t raise any dummies. So we can all sleep calm this day.

2 hours ago, ThomseN_inc said:

I would be very concerned getting that result on such a rig and i think your GPU is well underpowered for MSFS.

And what, pray tell, would cause you to "be very concerned"?

1 minute ago, W2DR said:

And what, pray tell, would cause you to "be very concerned"?

The fact that a rather upper class System can barely make 50FPS. Even with that quite weak GPU.

Could I build that exact system for cheaper? No.

Could I build a system that outperforms that for cheaper? Yes, easily.

I'm glad you got a deal, but holy cow relax. If you're going to post about a new system and get so easily offended when people make comments about it, then maybe the internet really isn't for you.

7 minutes ago, ThomseN_inc said:

The fact that a rather upper class System can barely make 50FPS. Even with that quite weak GPU.

You're absolutely right. With all the settings on Ultra I could barely maintain 43 FPS flying around the San Francisco bay area. Oh, my aching eyes. I guess I'll have to change the all the settings to Low so I can get at least my 60Hz monitor refresh rate. That should make everything look much better.

3 minutes ago, W2DR said:

You're absolutely right. With all the settings on Ultra I could barely maintain 43 FPS flying around the San Francisco bay area. Oh, my aching eyes. I guess I'll have to change the all the settings to Low so I can get at least my 60Hz monitor refresh rate. That should make everything look much better.

No idea what you're talking about. I have a quite similar system except the GPU and i achieve 60Hz quite easily with only lowering some shadow settings...