November 9, 20232 yr Hello, Would appreciate an advice from US simmers as I'm planning to put a request for assembly of new MSFS-dedicated PC. Still thinking about AMD vs Intel, but the core question is about assembly vendor as I'm not well-educated about this subject (unfortunately). 1) My first obvious choice is local Microcenter. One of the main "pro" arguments that I can always reach them out personally (20 min drive). "Con' is they promise 4-hours delivery. I think that it's a little bit overstatement of their abilities. 2) Newegg. 3) Corsair. Thank you in advance for your suggestions/recommendations/hints. DT. Edited November 9, 20232 yr by G-YMML1 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
November 9, 20232 yr CUK is a company dedicated to upgrading your new laptop/desktop PC's. I can only recommend them. Look here: https://cukusa.com Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
November 9, 20232 yr There are at least a couple of US builders that specialize in PCs dedicated to flight sim use--Jetline Systems and XForce PC come immediately to mind. I wouldn't expect a Microcenter service dept guy to know the ins and outs of sim computers. If you have a generic builder put a PC together for you, it will be on you to precisely articulate what features are required and/or desired. What might work well for playing 3D shooters like Call of Duty won't necessarily translate into a good sim machine. 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
November 9, 20232 yr Author JetLine Systems are bit pricey, but thanks for the hint. 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
November 11, 20232 yr On 11/9/2023 at 10:35 AM, G-YMML1 said: JetLine Systems are bit pricey, but thanks for the hint. Are you open to building it yourself? I'm sure if you are willing to spend a few weeks reading/watching you will be perfectly capable. It will save you money, and bring a sense of pride also. 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
November 11, 20232 yr Author 2 hours ago, micstatic said: Are you open to building it yourself? I'm sure if you are willing to spend a few weeks reading/watching you will be perfectly capable. It will save you money, and bring a sense of pride also. I've been thinking about that last 30 years 🙂 9950X3D, X870E ROG CROSSHAIR HERO, Corsair Dominator Titanium 64GB DDR5-6000 PC5-48000, ASUS RTX 5070Ti 16GB, 9100 PRO 4TB Samsung ,990 PRO 4TB Samsung, AX1600i 1600 Watt 80 Plus Titanium ATX, ASUS 360 ARGB EXTREME 360mm Liquid CPU Cooling Kit.
November 12, 20232 yr Now that components are, once again, readily available, one can save a fair amount of money (or spend it on higher end components) by building their own. The only reason I am currently using a pre-built system was that there was a significant component shortage in 2020, system builders and scalpers were scooping up whatever was available. My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.
November 14, 20232 yr On 11/9/2023 at 7:04 AM, G-YMML1 said: Hello, Would appreciate an advice from US simmers as I'm planning to put a request for assembly of new MSFS-dedicated PC. Still thinking about AMD vs Intel, but the core question is about assembly vendor as I'm not well-educated about this subject (unfortunately). 1) My first obvious choice is local Microcenter. One of the main "pro" arguments that I can always reach them out personally (20 min drive). "Con' is they promise 4-hours delivery. I think that it's a little bit overstatement of their abilities. 2) Newegg. 3) Corsair. Thank you in advance for your suggestions/recommendations/hints. DT. Hi DT. Microcenter all the way! your getting most likely the best price and with the combos there doing at the store I live like 30 min from microcenter from my location if i was building a brand new p.c i will definitely do it at mircrocenter.and if your not building it I would definitely wait the 4 or 5 hours while they get it built for you. like you said its easy just to go back to the store if there are any problems dealing with online returns or refunds is a pain in the butt. you can buy already to go pc that were built by microcenter there called PowerSpec check them out online just to give you in example the one linked below is the most expensive one they have. 1st pc Intel Core i9 14900KF (2.4GHz) Processor 64GB DDR5-5600 RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card 2TB NVMe SSD 2.5GbE LAN, 2x2 WiFi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3 https://www.microcenter.com/product/671240/powerspec-g476-gaming-pc 2nd pc Intel Core i9 13900KF (2.2GHz) Processor G.Skill 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Graphics Card 2TB NVMe SSD 2.5GbE LAN, WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.1 https://www.microcenter.com/product/662597/powerspec-g472-gaming-pc Edited November 14, 20232 yr by Silverbird Cesar Martinez AMD 7800X3D RTX5080 NZXT N7 B650E | G.Skill 32GB DDR5 Samsung 980 Pro 2TB | Crucial MX500 (2×) | Crucial P3 Plus Monitor: Philips Evnia 34M2C6500 QD-OLED
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