I need to build an up to date system for this game because while my current system performs adequately for me in other games, it struggles a lot in this one.
My goals here are somewhat modest. Max settings 1080P @ consistent 60FPS (I’d rather have a steady 60 than a stuttering 120). I’d like this to perform well for at least 5 years. I’m also interested in the new FS game when it comes out.
I will be reusing my case and the storage drives I have now, everything else will be getting replaced. I’ve heard a lot about the 7800x3d and it’s L3 cache so that’s what I want to build around. I’m pretty lost on what to do for a GPU though. My budget for a GPU is $500 USD tops. Minus case and drives I’d like to keep the budget between $850-$1200 but if I need to I can go up to $1500. If I can achieve my goals with a GPU that costs less than $500 I don’t mind doing that, I’m just not up to date on all the latest hardware.
Here’s a build I’m looking at. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jQKfmD
That build looks like it would have no issue with your goals. The processor is perfect for MSFS and the graphics card is equivalent to an Nvidia 4070 which I know can handle the work you expect from it. You could probably do more than 1080p with that setup. If you can afford that graphics card, I’d get it rather than downgrade as it’d probably be the part of the system you’d want to upgrade first later if you go less powerful. If that system fits your budget I think it’ll work out great.
That’s good to hear. All my builds prior have been on regular ATX boards. Is it really more “cramped” trying to work on matx boards or is that overblown? I’ve got a fractal design define R5 blackout, so as far as that goes the case has plenty room in it.
mATX is fine to build with, it’s all I’ve ever used. Your only loss might be IO, but good boards don’t sacrifice much.
It’s never felt cramped to me, there’s enough room to get your fingers where they need to go. itx boards, on the other hand, definitely feel cramped.
Your setup will do what you want to achieve. The only part to change probably is the GPU where I would prefer an RTX 4070. They are just about 70 bucks above the 7800XT but give you dlss3 with frame gen and some more raytracing performance. Maybe no big difference in MSFS but a welcome bonus for other games. The missing 4GB Vram are not important in FHD.
Although you will be happy with both of them each of this GPU’s will bottleneck this setup in higher resolutions. If you have some money saved go for an 4080, it will fit the capabilities of the CPU much better and you are save for 1440p as well as 4k.
Got my PC parts installed and am currently using it. Just haven’t ordered the GPU yet. I decided to ditch the old drives expect for my NVME and use it and another 2tb nvme for storage. I got this one. While I was moving a game over from my system drive to it it reached 78C according to hwmonitor! My CPU peaked at 77.4C during cinebench by comparison. That seems pretty darn hot to me.
I’m confused because it seems like it needs a heatsink but at the same time I’ll void the warranty by removing that sticker. I also installed two new front intake fans btw. The case came with one intake fan but I accidently broke it a long time ago so I replaced it and added another right beneath it (blowing toward the second m2 slot).
EDIT ran samsung magician on this new drive and it peaked at 85C. This is insane, need recommendations for cooling.
My CPU peaked at 77.4C during cinebench by comparison. That seems pretty darn hot to me.
That’s not hot if you’re running a benchmark. And it’s downright cool compared to…well, I won’t go there.
In MSFS my 7800X3D usually stays in the 50’s.
Your M.2 reaching 78C during a big file xfer, I’d just keep an eye on it but that wouldn’t concern me unless it did it during normal use. I don’t consider transferring a drive over (that’s what you were doing I think you mentioned) to be “normal” use, that is one-off use or once-in-a-while use to me.
I was a bit unclear. What I meant was that temperature on the SSD was hot compared to the temperature of my CPU. I know the CPU is fine, I’m not concerned about that.
I figured this new drive would run hotter than my old samsung (under the built in mobo heatsink) but I didn’t think the difference would be that big. I just don’t want to burn it up.
I would direct a fan across it. Or better yet install a heatsink on it and direct a fan across that.
The solution might be easy and free afterall. Didn’t think to do it before but I swapped the old samsung and the new drive so it can have the heatsink port and now it peaked at 47C while the samsung now peaks at 57C in the magician benchmark.
The motherboard in my old system didn’t even have a heatsink for the samsung drive so I don’t think this will be a problem at all to just let open air blow over it.
Not that I think either drives are fast enough to saturate the capabilities of the ports but it probably makes since to put this new faster drive in the main m2 port with the heatsink anyway.
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