Upgrades to improve performance

User Support Hub Hardware & Peripherals
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Hi All,

I’m thinking of upgrading my PC to improve performance when playing FS2020 in VR, but not sure what is the limiting factor. I have to play at around 80% scaling to improve performance but it would be great to be able to play at 100% with a good frame rate. Obviously graphics card can be improved, but CPU usage is also very high and I’m concerned that could be a limiting factor. Any suggestions welcome.

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You should list your system specs, very hard to provide upgrade advice without knowing what you are starting with.

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Since you haven’t specified a budget either, it’s easy! Go for a 7800x3D and a 4090 of your choosing! Doesn’t get better than that.

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Intel(R) Core™ i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz

16 RAB

​GTX 1660TI card

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Ideally maybe £500 :slight_smile: But interested to know if the CPU is the limiting factor or graphics card or both, may quickly realise I need more budget!

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Enable the FPS counter in DevMode. It will tell you exactly whats limiting. But as the guy above said, list your current specs.