Hello all,

 After being out of flight simming for several years due to starting a family I’m finally able to get back at it.  I need some help with a new build.  I have never used MSFS so I will be easily impressed.

I plan on running at 1440p (High/ultra-settings) and eventually move to 4k.  I typically fly PMGD/highly detailed aircraft and use add on scenery (Flight beam, Fly Tampa, etc.)

I have put together a new rig and would appreciate any feedback.  I don’t need to have the “top of the line” or bleeding edge.

 

CPU Intel:   Core i9-12900K 3.2 GHz 16-Core Processor

 

CPU cooler:  Noctua NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler

 

MB: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard

 

Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory

 

Storage:  Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive

 

Case:  Lian Li Lancool II Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case

 

Power Supply:   Corsair RM1000x (2021) 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM – (USB) 64-bit

 

A friend gave me a MSI 3070 GPU so I will use that until I upgrade (3090ti) and move to 4k

-   Any suggestions

-   Is DDR5 a good choice or should I go DDR4

-   Intel 12th generation instead of 13 gen to save a little money

-  1000psu for future GPU upgrade

Thanks

Depending how desperate you are to build the release of the new AMD X3D processors are just around the corner and are looking to be very good CPU's. I built my PC  a couple of months ago and did consider the i9-12900K but couldn't justify the extra cost compared to the little extra performance I would have got. The 12700K was a good sweet spot and I run with a 3090. Even with my rig it is very easy to become main thread limited. Things have improved with the performance of SU10 and the latest Nvidia game  ready drivers though. Win 11 seems to have better optimization for the newer 12th Gen CPU's

Right now the fastest DDR4 matches DDR5 performance, but at a lower cost and higher availability. The only reason to go DDR5 is future proofing, it's unlikely later Intel CPUs will support DDR4.