PC Upgrade for Flight Sim

[Rainey487]

Budget (including currency): Around 1500GBP

Country: United Kingdom

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General twitch, youtube and web browsing. Gaming; Microsoft Flight Sim, X-Plane, Cities Skylines, Transport Fever and other similar games

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): 

Current specs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core Processor, ASUS PRIME A320M-K, 8gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, MasterWatt Lite 230V 500W ATX PSU , x2 1920x1080 monitors (I am not looking to change up my monitors)

Peripherals: No need for new peripherals

Why are you upgrading?

I would like to be play MSFS and similar games with high/ultra graphics settings, currently with my setup on low/medium settings I constanly experience stutters and CTDs.

 

If possible I would like to upgrade my system slowly rather then all at once

 

Thanks @CCFC21 for the build list; https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/NnGspH, I made some small changes, I already have case fans and added some new RAM (any suggestions on different RAM? or is the Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro a good choice) also I already have the iCUE 220T RGB Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower Smart Case, am hoping to not have to get a new one, however the 3070 Ti that @CCFC21 suggested won't fit, so any suggestions on a similar GPU or should I just take the plunge and get a new case?

[CCFC27]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/q6cKqm

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  (£260.62 @ Amazon UK) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  (£55.47 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-A GAMING WIFI D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  (£188.47 @ Ebuyer) 
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  (£102.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB VENTUS 3X Video Card  (£663.48 @ Ebuyer) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  (£83.97 @ Currys PC World) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS GX 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (£105.97 @ Novatech) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P14 PST 72.8 CFM 140 mm Fans 5-Pack  (£31.22 @ Amazon UK) 
Case Fan: ARCTIC P12 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fan  (£5.74 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £1497.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-05-23 21:06 BST+0100

 

Maybe you could play around and try and fit a 3080 in