Chassis Model: Digital Storm Corsa
Core Components
Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D (16-Core) 5.7 GHz Turbo (3D V-Cache) (Zen 5) (I am curious what peoples’ thoughts are on AMD Ryzen vs Intel Ultra, I have always been an intel guy, have heard AMD has good things for MSFS though. Intel is a bit cheaper.)
Motherboard: MSI MPG X870E CARBON (Wi-Fi) (AMD X870) (Up to 3x PCI-E Devices) (DDR5) (I know little about motherboards, so welcome any feedback here)
System Memory: 64GB DDR5 5200MT/s Kingston FURY RGB
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 5080 16GB (VR Ready) (I feel like I do not need the 5090, am i right?)
Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Performance Series (Semi-Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Storage / Connectivity
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 990 PRO) (NVM Express) (this would be the MSFS/OS drive)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Samsung 990 PRO) (NVM Express) (For Lightroom, photoshop, rhino, etc)
HDD Set 2: 1x SSD M.2 (1TB Digital Storm M.2 Performance Series) (NVM Express) (for storage of photos)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Multimedia
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 3: Digital Storm Vortex Liquid CPU Cooler (Triple Fan) (Fully Sealed + No Maintenance)
Cable Management: Premium Cable Management (Strategically Routed & Organized for Airflow)
Chassis Fans: Digital Storm Performance Series (RGB Fans)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Bring on all the comments you got