There are leaks coming out that the new Nvidia 50 series cards are going to be outrageously expensive.

Now I had planned to upgrade in 2025, but if true, I am going to put all those plans on ice and wait, watch and see what happens.

I may skip this whole generation.  Or will see what the competition brings to the table.  Patience will rule.  Nvidia will not be taking me for a ride.  They will not be getting my money.

The buck stops here.

You won't need it anyway as you aren't going to MSFS 2024.

I paid $3,000 for a 4090 earlier this year. I think that will do me for quite some time. (LOL @ Nividia marketing)

Edited December 30, 20241 yr by Max Kraus

And here's me, hoping the new ones will drive down the 4090 prices! My 3090 isn't what it used to be especially in FS2024 so far.

 

Ian

1 minute ago, ianb2469 said:

hoping the new ones will drive down the 4090 prices!

Won't happen, as Nvidia seems to have stopped production: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/nvidia-has-reportedly-killed-production-of-all-rtx-40-gpus-apart-from-the-4050-and-4060-as-affordable-50-series-gpus-could-arrive-earlier-than-expected/

Back to the drawing board then - wondering whether to consider an AMD gfx card with my i7-14700k.  No expert so will need to research!!

 

 

23 minutes ago, ianb2469 said:

And here's me, hoping the new ones will drive down the 4090 prices! My 3090 isn't what it used to be especially in FS2024 so far.

 

Ian

my 3090 runs MSFS 2024 great , average 45 FPS with most settings maxed out.

If I use Lossless scaling I average 90 FPS .

I don't use frame Gen mod.

TAA mode at 4K

28 minutes ago, ianb2469 said:

Back to the drawing board then - wondering whether to consider an AMD gfx card with my i7-14700k.  No expert so will need to research!!

 

 

you can always buys a used 4090

My 3090 in MSFS24 sits almost always at 100% and although the sim suggested Ultra settings it can't cope with it - stutters etc. MSFS2020 runs better for me!

Ian.

Just now, micstatic said:

you can always buys a used 4090

Are they safe to buy? I remember a while ago we were advised against used gpus.   I've considered a 4070ti super but it's hard to know how much better that would be (and less VRAM which scares me when I've been used to the bigger 3090).

 

Just now, ianb2469 said:

Are they safe to buy? I remember a while ago we were advised against used gpus.   I've considered a 4070ti super but it's hard to know how much better that would be (and less VRAM which scares me when I've been used to the bigger 3090).

There is more risk yes.  I've done it many times in the past and have had good luck.  In past years the biggest risk is that you could end up with GPU's that were ran hard doing crypto mining.  That's not as prevalent anymore.  

One of the biggest and most pleasant surprises of the year for me was realising that I wouldn't have to upgrade my 3090 to get the best out of MSFS2024. Of course I'd swap it for a 4090 if someone offered me one for free but at 4K DLSS, my 3090 is still pretty magnificent. 

37 minutes ago, ianb2469 said:

Back to the drawing board then - wondering whether to consider an AMD gfx card with my i7-14700k.  No expert so will need to research!!

The most powerful AMD card (the 7900 XTX) is worse than our 3090 with ray tracing.

Not an investment for the future definitely, considering that FS2024 already has RT cockpit shadows and in the future RT may be developed further (reflections, aircraft shadows, etc.)

12 minutes ago, St Mawgan said:

One of the biggest and most pleasant surprises of the year for me was realising that I wouldn't have to upgrade my 3090 to get the best out of MSFS2024. Of course I'd swap it for a 4090 if someone offered me one for free but at 4K DLSS, my 3090 is still pretty magnificent. 

I've not tried DLSS really - the PMDG gauges didn't like it - but I'm mostly flying fenix now. Perhaps I need to look again!