Hello friends, I want to ask some ideias where I should upgrade my computer, the thing is: every penny counts since I live on a 3rd world country (Brazil).
My current specs:
CPU: R7 3700X + Corsair watercooler
Motherboard: Msi A520-Pro
RAM: 2x8GB DDR4 3200MHz
GPU: GTX 1070sc
Screen resolution: 1080p
PSU: Gigabyte 550W 80-Bronze
I mainly fly on FS20, but sometime I will change it to FS24.
Thank you!
msfs-2020
Are you unhappy with present performance or do you just want to upgrade? Are you having problems with the current system?
I am getting around 30fps on ground with Fenix A320, using that FBW traffic and around 40fps while flying.
High-end preset and DX11.
Are you unhappy with present performance
I want to get more fps, to get closer to 60fps. I think is more stable.
or do you just want to upgrade?
I dont want just to upgrade, I just want more fps, closer to 60.
Are you having problems with the current system?
No problems
From Argentina here, so we share the latin america issues. I’ll give you my experience:
My first serious setup was very similar to yours, just that I had a 2060 12GB GPU instead. If you have a good motherboard, you can get a nice performance update by upgrading CPU and GPU, and later add some RAM.
I first upgraded the GPU to a 6800XT and while it was better, it wasn’t all the improvement that on paper the 6800XT was over the 2060 12GB. Found out the CPU was bottlenecking heavily the GPU, so waited until I had an opportunity and grabbed a 5800X3D, which if I’m not wrong is the highest 3D cache you can get for AM4. Then bought 2x16GB RAM, and that is my current setup which I don’t plan to upgrade (well I added another 2x16 RAM so in total I have 64GB, but that was for another reason, not for MSFS). In the middle I had to upgrade the mobo too, but that was because I had a basic one.
Thing is that further update woult include changing everything, since you would be jumping to AM5 and DDR5 standard, which would requiere new motherboard, new CPU, new RAM, so if you want to spend the bare minimum, you could upgrade to an AM4 X3D CPU (long live AMD for their long term socket support, amazing that AM4 lasted so long).
With that setup, I’m pretty sure you can easily get 50-60FPS. I capped my framerate because I like to have my GPU cool, don’t like to have the hotspot at 90C. Also, you can always use framegen to improve your framerates. It works quite nicely.
Another thing to consider is the PSU: make sure it can handle a new CPU+GPU. 550W would be borderline adequate, I would go for a bigger one. There some good ones out there not that expensive. Oh and if you go for Nvidia with their HP12V connectors I think you have to make sure the PSU is compatible (not sure about this, double and triple check it since I’m not that fond with the green team and their prices, I think AMD offers much better performance per dollar ratio, raw performance speaking).
Best!
Seb
Seb, that was a very valuable explanation, gracias! 
I might stay at the green side of the force because of the AI thing, such as Machine Learning and Isaac sim etc. I read some posts that AMD is not that good with AI (at this moment).
I totally agree with you about the “I think AMD offers much better performance per dollar ratio, raw performance speaking”.
Also, I did some tests here (Fenix A320+Crowded SBGR) and found out that the R7 3700X is pushing the GPU to its limits. It is always working at 100% but with nice temps like 70°C, while the CPU is sleeping with 25% approx. with 50°C. Output was stable 30 fps (DX11). Very incredible working of this GTX1070.
I will check this X3D cpu, never heard about it.
Thank you again for sharing your experience! Best regards, hermano! 
Sure, anytime!
Regarding your CPU, consider that the 3700X is working fine with your current card, but when you upgrade your GPU it might become a bottleneck (that’s what happened to me, it paired nicely with the 2060 but not with the 6800XT). MSFS really likes AMD 3D cache CPUs, that’s why I’m recommending them.
Regarding your GPU, if you stay with the green team, a 4080 or a 5080 would be nice upgrade and somewhat future proof, but they’re not cheap by any means. I wouldn’t recommend going less than 16GB VRAM in any case, and unfortunately green team only puts so much VRAM in their high end GPUs.
got the new rig and is powerful enough to fly good on FS20 and 24, thank you for the tips
Very glad you got it and it’s running fine!! What rig did you get in the end?
R7 5700X3D + RTX 5070ti + Asus B550M Plus + 32GB RAM