Playing MSFS 2020 on my Series X currently, but want to step up my game. I want to build a PC. This is the config I have right now. Debatting between 4070Ti and 4080, but since I’m already spending money I think I just want to future-proof myself even more and get the 4080.
What do you all think? This config will cost me approx. € 2550,-
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - Processor
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 - Processor cooling
Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2 - Motherboard
PNY GEFORCE RTX 4080 16GB VERTO - Graphicscard
Kingston FURY Renegade (2 x 16GB) - Memory
Cooler Master V850 Gold V2 - Power Supply
Samsung 980 Pro (with heatsink) 1TB - SSD
NZXT H5 FLOW Black - Midtowermodel
Simply go for the best you can get, with the growth of development of GPU and MSFS itself, great things are yet to come. The spec you show looks great, if you can stretch for a 4090 do it the results i’m seeing online are something else
I’m still not 100% sure about the CPU though. I know the 5800X3D is a beast in MSFS. But when I check some benchmark websites, the Intel 13th gen mostly outperforms the 5800X3D.
Also, the 5800X3D is at the end of his lifespan … so maybe it’s wiser to go for i7-13700K?
Your build looks fine, I’d go 4080 for the GPU though for the 16gig VRAM and higher bus speed. X3D is the route to go down if you want great performance in FS. Whether you go 7000X3D or 5000X3D depends on your budget and how patient you are to wait until Feb when the former are due to be released.
1tb is tight if you’re planning on adding content and freeware mods etc.
I’m in the same boat as you though. Need a whole new system but waiting for the 7X3D to release and see what prices are and/or if prices of current top end 5X3D drop a lot.
Even HDD is fine if you only use it as a store because transfering mods to another drive only takes seconds. In which case a 500GB NVMe or SSD is plenty.
I’m surprised we’re still debating this whole 1080p CPU benchmark thing. CPU benchmarks are done at 1080p to force a CPU bottleneck, so performance is controlled by the CPU. Have you ever even seen CPU benchmarks at 4K? They’re boring, as the GPU is usually the bottleneck and they all cluster around the same performance.
Thanks because that’s exactly my point. At 4k an X3D won’t give you any more frames than your gpu can dish up. The only real advantage will be in mainthread limited situations.
If anything that 2nd hand PC would be overspecced for a single 2K monitor, the 3090 is such a beast that you would forever be mainthread limited … although there are workarounds such as underclocking etc.
Difficult choices to make haha. An older but proven CPU in the form of the 5800X3D combined with a 4080. Or that second-hand build with the i7-13700K with the older GPU in the form of the RTX 3090.
Should the 4070Ti be a wiser option than the 4080? It’s lacking 4GB VRAM (12GB) compared to the 16GB of the 4080.
If you have the budget for a 4080, go with that. The bus-width of 192-bit and lower VRAM capacity negatively impacts memory bandwidth on the 4070 Ti. MSFS tends to use excessive amount of VRAM, so I would not consider the 4070 Ti unless for budgeting reasons.
