April 14, 20215 yr Since now I have a desk, chair, keyboard, mouse and monitor, I'm now considering to get a new computer and (finally) stop simming in a laptop. However, with those insane GPU prices, I can´t afford anything higher than a GTX 1650 right now ($450 here). A brand new 2060 is at least $1300 here, while a 1660 is $1000 minimum. I don't ask for newer/more powerful GPUs, I want to keep my sanity. My idea is to use my rig for P3D4 (with no add-on airports, just Orbx Global + Vector + LC + Terra Flora + Buildings (downsampled to 1024 or 512 if needed), GSX and ActiveSky), and maybe FSX-SE (for some planes not available in P3D4). For reference, my monitor is 1920 x 1080, and I'm planning a Ryzen 5 3600X or a Ryzen 7 3700X as CPU. Somehow I ended up seeing offers for an used GTX 970, for the same price of the brand new 1650. If I check in Passmark, looks like a good deal. However, is it actually so, or is it just too good to be true? Edited April 14, 20215 yr by Luis Hernandez Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
April 14, 20215 yr According to benchmarks the 970 is better. Compare here: UserBenchmark: Nvidia GTX 1650 vs 970 Ryzen 7 5800 x3D, Asus Tuf Gaming X570 Plus, Geforce GTX 4080 F.E., 32GB Corsair PC-3600, 1TB Samsung Evo 970 nVME SSD, 1TB Samsung Evo 870 SSD, 500GB Samsung Evo 870 SSD
April 14, 20215 yr Old video cards are limited by the memory, so don't just look at the speed. If you have a powerful cpu, then look for a video card with a minimum of 8 gig of memory. If your cpu is weak, no video card will help you. Save your money and start with the most powerful cpu. I run all sims on a i5-10600k and a gtx 1060 happily.
April 14, 20215 yr It depends on whether you can see moving to P3DV5 or MSFS.. they both need 6 GB+ VRAM. P3DV4 can probably run OK with 4 GB. Bert
April 15, 20215 yr Author 17 hours ago, Bert Pieke said: It depends on whether you can see moving to P3DV5 or MSFS.. they both need 6 GB+ VRAM. Ouch, then I'm SOL: both options have 4 GB VRAM. Anyway, my idea was to stay with P3D4 in the meantime. Edited April 15, 20215 yr by Luis Hernandez Best regards,Luis Hernández Main rig: self built, AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D (with SMT off and CO -50 mV), 2x16 GB DDR4-3200 RAM, Nvidia RTX 5060Ti 16GB, 256 GB M.2 SSD (OS+apps) + 2x1 TB SATA III SSD (sims) + 1 TB 7200 rpm HDD (storage), ID-Cooling SE-224-XTS air cooler, Viewsonic VX2458-MHD 1920x1080@120-144 Hz (G-sync compatible), Windows 11. Running P3D v5.4 (with v4.5 scenery objects as an additional library, just in case), FSX-SE, MSFS2020, MSFS2024 and even FS9! Lossless Scaling for all my sims. What a godsend...Mobile rig: ASUS Zenbook UM425QA (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H APU @3.2 GHz and boost disabled, 1 TB M.2 SSD, 16 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro). Running FS9 there .VKB Gladiator NXT Premium Left + GNX THQ as primary controllers. Xbox Series X|S wireless controller as standby/mobile.
April 15, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, Luis Hernandez said: Ouch, then I'm SOL: both options have 4 GB VRAM. Anyway, my idea was to stay with P3D4 in the meantime. P3Dv4 should be fine.. Bert
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