October 28, 20205 yr Hello, Been out of the game for too many years , and to cut the story short I'm upgrading my PC to 2015, because I'm not doing a modern instal until well into next year (new house etc), so I've been given permission to do a bit of spending. I've gotten my hands on an i7 4770k which I'll overclock a bit, but I've trawled the web for GPU recommendations. I've been on bottleneck websites but I don't really know their validity or if they're just a marketing tool. The consensus is that getting something like a 1060/1080 or better is a waste of time, and that I'm better with a lower end card with suggestions anywhere from a 780GTX -980GTX. Any ideas of what is THE card for this CPU, all I have planned is a bit of Fs9 and some light FSX/Prepar3d. My plan originally was to buy the ginormous card, and just use it with the 4770k and then have it already when I go big, but I think its maybe futile for the enjoyment of things for the next 9-12 months. Any help appreciated George
October 28, 20205 yr Pick up a used rtx20 series card cheap...any will do for what you want. I imagine as more rtx 30’s hit the market the gtx 10 series and rtx 20 series will be cheap af second hand. Edited October 28, 20205 yr by CaptainNick Nick Silver http://www.youtube.com/user/socalf1fan Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 64gb ddr4 3200mhz ram, RTX 4080 Super, HP Reverb G2 v2, 4K Tv Monitor
October 28, 20205 yr I've got a 4790K box that is now dedicated to FPS and driving games...it's had a 980, 2xSLI 980Ti and now has a 1080Ti in it. I think anything beyond the 1080Ti would probably be wasted capability, but some of the 3D games did like the 1080Ti to get up to the "ultra" level or equivalent. The last sim to run on that box was FSX (with the 980) and it did a respectable job (with a 30" 2560x1600 monitor). My recommendation for that CPU and your stated sim goals (FS9, and light-use FSX/P3D) would be a 980Ti or 1080Ti. If you want to project ahead to the rig-after-next, then you'll want to take a hard look at how things are evolving w/r/t VRAM, Anything below 8 GB would be a bad call, and it's arguable that 11GB+ is the only way to go for the next wave of DX12 games and simulations. 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
October 28, 20205 yr I'm running an i7-4770K @4.5Ghz against a GTX 1080 (regular not TI). On "high" settings, my rig is doing 4K @ 30-40 FPS. Down to 25 in Seattle. My CPU is the bottleneck, the 1080 is not even straining. My MSFS 2020 repaints: Flightsim.to - Profile of HStreet Working on MSFS 2024 versions.
October 28, 20205 yr I’m very happy user of i7 4770K@4,1GHz (previously 4,5GHz). using it with 1080Ti 11GB VRAM. Using MSFS on high settings with 4K res. Rado Rado i7 4770K@4,1Ghz HT on since release of MSFS1080 Ti 11GB 32GB DDR3 RAMSamsung SSDs
October 28, 20205 yr Keep the 4770K and buy the GPU for the next CPU. I would look at a RTX 3070 or 3080, or the new AMD 6800XT. This way when you do get around to upgrading your CPU, MB, RAM, etc. you already have the GPU ready to go. 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 96GB DDR5 | 4K G-Sync | Win11 Pro
October 30, 20205 yr Author On 10/28/2020 at 2:42 PM, w6kd said: I've got a 4790K box that is now dedicated to FPS and driving games...it's had a 980, 2xSLI 980Ti and now has a 1080Ti in it. I think anything beyond the 1080Ti would probably be wasted capability, but some of the 3D games did like the 1080Ti to get up to the "ultra" level or equivalent. The last sim to run on that box was FSX (with the 980) and it did a respectable job (with a 30" 2560x1600 monitor). My recommendation for that CPU and your stated sim goals (FS9, and light-use FSX/P3D) would be a 980Ti or 1080Ti. If you want to project ahead to the rig-after-next, then you'll want to take a hard look at how things are evolving w/r/t VRAM, Anything below 8 GB would be a bad call, and it's arguable that 11GB+ is the only way to go for the next wave of DX12 games and simulations. Probably the way to go , Nick is also correct but as far as getting the latest, things are changing too rapidly atm I think I'll wait and see whats stable and trusted in a years time. And go with a 1080 for now or similar. Cheers
October 30, 20205 yr Author Actually, one more quick one, is the 1050 total rubbish? Its cheap as chips , much cheaper than a 980 currently , but it never gets a mention really, is it pants? George
October 30, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, georgetyrrell said: Probably the way to go , Nick is also correct but as far as getting the latest, things are changing too rapidly atm I think I'll wait and see whats stable and trusted in a years time. And go with a 1080 for now or similar. Cheers Good choice.... I use a 1070 with that CPU. As for new video cards, check out the 1660. Bert
October 30, 20205 yr Just now, georgetyrrell said: Actually, one more quick one, is the 1050 total rubbish? Its cheap as chips , much cheaper than a 980 currently , but it never gets a mention really, is it pants? George No, you do need something better than that.. (1660..) Bert
October 30, 20205 yr 16 minutes ago, georgetyrrell said: Actually, one more quick one, is the 1050 total rubbish? Its cheap as chips , much cheaper than a 980 currently , but it never gets a mention really, is it pants? George BTW, if you have 16 GB of RAM on your motherboard, a [email protected] with a 1660 will fly not only P3D, but also MSFS 2020. Bert
October 30, 20205 yr Re-reading your original post... if you are truly only flying FS9 or FSX, any video card will do... but as I said above, P3D or MSFS is within sight with that CPU. Bert
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