Hello;

I realize there are many opinions out there about what is "best" for FS2024.  I did not ever get into FS2020, so there is a lot of catchup to do.  I have looked at a lot of video reviews and the like, and think this will be a pretty solid setup.  I am going to be flying airliners (B737 primarily).

Appreciate any thoughts on this rig:

Ryzen 7 9800X3D

RTX 4080 Super

64 Gig DDR5 RAM at 6000MHz

2 TB SSD Drive

Alienware 34" widescreen monitor

Thanks for reading.

That is exactly my setup except for the monitor. Lately it’s been fantastic. Had several weeks worth of blurry textures but not recently. I think my issues were server related. Was worried about the 16 gb of vram. So far 2024 has used up to 15gb, but no issues. Loving my new pc so far.

If I were buying right now I'd probably hold off till the 5090 cards come out.

But maybe a 4070ti to tide you over for now?

Sounds like a:

MSI Aegis ZS2 Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 

If so, I was also considering it as an upgrade….

 

1 minute ago, ryanbatc said:

hold off till the 5090 cards come out.

If not for the actual 5090, at least for the price drop on the 4090…

It’s what I am waiting on to pull the trigger on the above.

2 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

If I were buying right now I'd probably hold off till the 5090 cards come out.

But maybe a 4070ti to tide you over for now?

I was reading that they were coming, but I have no idea about the cost??

3 minutes ago, SetSpeed said:

That is exactly my setup except for the monitor. Lately it’s been fantastic. Had several weeks worth of blurry textures but not recently. I think my issues were server related. Was worried about the 16 gb of vram. So far 2024 has used up to 15gb, but no issues. Loving my new pc so far.

I need to check in my Internet connection speed too.  My last speed test shows mid 70s for downloads

4090 price drop sounds better than what the 50 series will cost.

I will say that what a 120hz 65" OLED tv produces is stunning.

Just now, 0stones0 said:

4090 price drop sounds better than what the 50 series will cost.

I will say that what a 120hz 65" OLED tv produces is stunning.

I will have to look into that but I would need a bigger space:)

Ryan makes a good point. May be best to wait till the 5000 gpu’s are released. My previous pc died in late October so I pulled the trigger early. My 4080 super may very well get replaced by a 5090 in the next few months! We’ll see.

6 minutes ago, SetSpeed said:

Ryan makes a good point. May be best to wait till the 5000 gpu’s are released. My previous pc died in late October so I pulled the trigger early. My 4080 super may very well get replaced by a 5090 in the next few months! We’ll see.

So true, there always seems to be something right around the corner.  Just wondering about will the hype match the price and will there be delays and all the other stuff that comes with new products.

34 minutes ago, Retiredpilot said:

I was reading that they were coming, but I have no idea about the cost??

I heard quite pricey but I don't have any sources.  I think you'd be just fine a 4080 or ti if you don't plan on VR or a super high res monitor.

I've got a 4080 and it's been excellent.  It just doesn't excel in VR.

I think the OP's planned system is very good. And I don't see a price drop in series 4000 when the 5000 come out. I did not see 3000 price drop when 4000 came out. Alienware brand is too expensive and just average quality, from what I hear. For great quality I would choose Ironside computer, customized build, not prebuilt. Their tech help is free lifetime. Build quality is excellent and professional (they are not high volume and take their time in assembly and do it right and very neat cabling and so forth).

https://ironsidecomputers.com/product/amd-gold/#components

15 minutes ago, ryanbatc said:

I heard quite pricey but I don't have any sources.  I think you'd be just fine a 4080 or ti if you don't plan on VR or a super high res monitor.

I've got a 4080 and it's been excellent.  It just doesn't excel in VR.

I don't plan on VR, so this may be good.  Thanks.

5 minutes ago, Fielder said:

I think the OP's planned system is very good. And I don't see a price drop in series 4000 when the 5000 come out. I did not see 3000 price drop when 4000 came out. Alienware brand is too expensive and just average quality, from what I hear. For great quality I would choose Ironside computer, customized build, not prebuilt. Their tech help is free lifetime. Build quality is excellent and professional (they are not high volume and take their time in assembly and do it right and very neat cabling and so forth).

https://ironsidecomputers.com/product/amd-gold/#components

Thank you, I will look into it.  There is always the build v buy decision.  I've built several in the past but it is just easier to get someone else to do it albeit there is a cost.