Question about Upgrading Computer for MSFS

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

14 hours ago, David Mills said:

The 4000 series is expensive, and I'm wondering whether those of you who have upgraded feel like you got your money's worth.

Greatest money I spent on flight simulation in the last 3 decades (And I spent a LOT!). Frame generation alone is worth the entry cost, and that is the greatest technological achievement in any sim in the last 20 years imo. For the first time ever, I simply do not tweak. Never ever. There is simply no need. I had to find a new hobby haha! 

Edited January 30, 2023 by Ianrivaldosmith

[pmb 5,137]

23 minutes ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Frame generation alone is worth the entry cost, and that is the greatest technological achievement in any sim in the last 20 years imo. 

Which, unfortunately, doesn't work under VR. And it's unknown if it ever will. But on a 2D screen it's indeed a great jump.

Kind regards, Michael

[Mikeingreen 139]

David, I cannot comment on coming from a 1xxx to a 4xxx but I can comment on coming from a 6800XT to a 4080, and all I can say is WOW. As to wheter it was worth it in $$$, I can't comment until after I see what the 6800XT will bring me on Ebay 😉

[sidfadc 1,344]

1 hour ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Greatest money I spent on flight simulation in the last 3 decades (And I spent a LOT!). Frame generation alone is worth the entry cost, and that is the greatest technological achievement in any sim in the last 20 years imo. For the first time ever, I simply do not tweak. Never ever. There is simply no need. I had to find a new hobby haha! 

I'm jealous........looks too good to be true!

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

28 minutes ago, sidfadc said:

looks too good to be true!

And thats the thing, it's not. All the tweaks and stuff I see in this forum now, I don't even read anymore. No need. 

[laserit 93]

Upgraded from a 3090 to a 4090 myself. I was satisfied with the 3090, the 4090 put a big smile on my face. My performance doubled. I now have buttery smooth performance with 60fps+ with a full suite of addons running including the Fenix and Pmdg's at the busiest Airports in NA.

The 4000 series cards and DLSS-3 are a game changer when it comes to MSFS imho.

Replacing my AMD5900X with the 5800X3D was also a very worth while upgrade, for anyone thinking about it. It produced around a 20% increase in performance over the 5900X. That was back when using the 3090.

[SierraDelta 1,342]

1 hour ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

And thats the thing, it's not. All the tweaks and stuff I see in this forum now, I don't even read anymore. No need. 

Same here. Remember the decades where we were always told that we shouldn't expect to put the sliders full right in FSX, FSX-SE, P3D until a couple (or more) hardware generations later? Those days are over, MS/Asobo are welcome to add more complexity as far as I'm concerned 🙂

I know that some people refer to this in a slightly negative way as "brute forcing" our way into sim Nirvana - honestly, I don't care. The future is here.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

23 minutes ago, SierraDelta said:

Same here. Remember the decades where we were always told that we shouldn't expect to put the sliders full right in FSX, FSX-SE, P3D until a couple (or more) hardware generations later? Those days are over, MS/Asobo are welcome to add more complexity as far as I'm concerned 🙂

I know that some people refer to this in a slightly negative way as "brute forcing" our way into sim Nirvana - honestly, I don't care. The future is here.

Exactly, and the thing that seals the deal for me is no more talk of 30fps or 30hz! That belongs in the annals of history. 

[sidfadc 1,344]

Now if I only had the spare cash lying around….yep still jealous 😉

[sidfadc 1,344]

Would this bad boy allow me 60 FPS into EGLL with the Fenix + Vatsim or AI traffic @ 4k?

AlphaSync Sapphire Intel Core i9 13900K Gaming Desktop PC 32GB RAM 2TB SSD RTX 4090 WiFi Windows 11 Home | Ebuyer.com

[Mace 1,927]

1 hour ago, sidfadc said:

Would this bad boy allow me 60 FPS into EGLL with the Fenix + Vatsim or AI traffic @ 4k?

AlphaSync Sapphire Intel Core i9 13900K Gaming Desktop PC 32GB RAM 2TB SSD RTX 4090 WiFi Windows 11 Home | Ebuyer.com

Yes, but you'd be wasting your money on a 13900K if the machine is used for flight sim only.   13600KF/13700K would be just as good.

If you run other apps or do Blender or compile-type work with it then yes it would be a great system.