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aviationfan12
By aviationfan12
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Budget (including currency): Around ~1200 USD

Country:  Seattle, WA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: X-Plane 11

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

I am looking at building a brand new Flight sim rig. Trying to figure out if the config I have will work...

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $209.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $110.99 @ Amazon
Storage Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $89.95 @ Amazon
Storage Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $229.99 @ B&H
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Corsair
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $139.88 @ Other World Computing
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1180.76
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-01 17:25 EDT-0400  

 

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That is a pretty steady build tbh but remove that windows 10 pro key and you could get only 16 gb ram

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I'm just speaking from experience so what I say may not work 100%

Please try searching up the answer before you post here but I am always glad to help

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General things specific to flight sims which may or may not bear consideration:

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My memory is xplane is an old program, so fewer cores and more single thread may make it go faster. I don’t know.  The big thing I remember being important with flight sims is getting the peripherals to work which can be very expensive and sometimes hand made things. Flight sims also can do weird stuff with monitors or multiple monitors.  One I ran into was designed specifically for video projectors.  So what monitors you are using may matter a lot if it/they are unusual.

 

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler $74.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $179.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card PowerColor Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB Red Dragon Video Card $309.99 @ Amazon
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $66.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply be quiet! Straight Power 11 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $109.90 @ B&H
Case Fan be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 77.57 CFM 140 mm Fan $22.89 @ Amazon
Case Fan be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 77.57 CFM 140 mm Fan $22.89 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1154.51
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-01 18:17 EDT-0400  

I'd suggest just grabbing a Windows 10 key off eBay or just running it unactivated. $140 for the OS in a $1200 budget is quite a hit.

I'm also not quite sure how RAM intensive X-Plane 11 is, but 16GB is plenty for the vast majority of games. If you really need the extra memory though, then you could just go for it.

 

Or if you don't mind skipping the aftermarket CPU cooler and nicer motherboard, you could fit a 2070 Super in there which would be significantly faster than the 5600XT:

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $144.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory $76.99 @ Newegg
Storage Silicon Power A80 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $129.99 @ Amazon
Video Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy
Case Phanteks Eclipse P300A Mesh ATX Mid Tower Case $66.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply be quiet! Pure Power 11 500 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply $69.90 @ B&H
Case Fan be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 77.57 CFM 140 mm Fan $22.89 @ Amazon
Case Fan be quiet! SilentWings 3 PWM High-Speed 77.57 CFM 140 mm Fan $22.89 @ Amazon
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1194.61
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-01 18:26 EDT-0400  

 

Edited by Mateyyy

Desktop: Intel Core i9-9900K | ASUS Strix Z390-F | G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x16GB @ 3200MHz CL14 | EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER XC Ultra | Corsair RM650x | Fractal Design Define R6

Laptop: 2018 Apple MacBook Pro 13"  --  i5-8259U | 8GB LPDDR3 | 512GB NVMe

Peripherals: Leopold FC660C w/ Topre Silent 45g | Logitech MX Master 3 & Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed | HIFIMAN HE400se & iFi ZEN DAC | Audio-Technica AT2020USB+

Display: Gigabyte G34WQC

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43 minutes ago, aviationfan12 said:

Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit $139.88 @ Other World Computing

Buy a 7 pro key, or get a normal 7 key. the 5$ ones on ebay work,  but arnt legal. The 7 keyy can be entered as a 10 key in install.

44 minutes ago, aviationfan12 said:

Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $110.99 @ Amazon

just get a 16gb kit. Make sure its 2x8.

46 minutes ago, aviationfan12 said:

Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $89.95 @ Amazon

Those can be a bit pricy. get a WD NVME 500gb one.

49 minutes ago, aviationfan12 said:

Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard $209.99 @ B&H

Do you need the wifi? Is a eathernet cable an option? Id just get the normal if you dont need wifi.

52 minutes ago, aviationfan12 said:

Video Card Asus GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER 6 GB TUF GAMING OC Video Card $229.99 @ B&H

Used the saved money to get a 1080ti, or a 2070s/2060s,   depending on how much you save.

I could use some help with this!

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Need help updating a phone from w8.1 to w10 - Windows - Linus Tech Tips

please, pm me if you would like to contribute to my gpu bios database (includes overclocking bios, stock bios, and upgrades to gpus via modding)

Bios database

My beautiful, but not that powerful, main PC:

prior build:

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Digital Foundry did some initial GPU performance hands-on tests:

 

Also, I can't wait till Steam Summer Sail comes around next year so that I can buy it for 50% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250410/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator/

Found way to install the YT Dislike Extension on my phone! xD

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On 8/1/2020 at 5:26 PM, aviationfan12 said:

Budget (including currency): Around ~1200 USD

Country:  Seattle, WA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: X-Plane 11

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

I gotchu! I'm a hardcore flight simmer so I'll confirm some stuff here. 32gb of RAM for flight sim is worth it, especially since I'm sure you'll want MSFS when it launches. 

 

PCPartPicker Part List
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor $159.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard MSI B550-A PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard $149.99 @ B&H
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory $112.99 @ Amazon
Storage Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive $59.99 @ Western Digital
Video Card Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB WINDFORCE OC 3X Video Card $499.99 @ Best Buy
Case Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case $59.99 @ B&H
Power Supply Corsair RMx (2018) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply $124.99 @ Corsair
  Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts  
  Total $1167.93
  Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-08-02 14:26 EDT-0400  
 

Here's what I'd get for this budget.  32GB of RAM because it's good for MSFS, 2070 Super is great, no Windows key cuz it's easy to find Windows 7/8 keys for cheap!

 

Yes it's only 500GB of storage, but MSFS is 150gb, and I wouldn't install much ortho in XP11 considering that MSFS is coming soon.

 

Current System: Ryzen 7 3700X, Noctua NH L12 Ghost S1 Edition, 32GB DDR4 @ 3200MHz, MAG B550i Gaming Edge, 1TB WD SN550 NVME, SF750, RTX 3080 Founders Edition, Louqe Ghost S1

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