System Hardware: PC | MOBO | RAM | CPU | HDD | SSD | PSU etc

Hey guys I haven’t flown a flight simulator since FS9. I’ve recently saved enough money and am looking into buying a new pc to get back into it. The pc would mainly be used for prepar3d, some gaming, and some light video editing. The PC I would build consists of the following: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zWzZhy CPU: Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($489.99 @ B&H) CPU Cooler: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 98.17 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z390-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($225.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DD…

For those of you following the saga in my previous thread, you already know I'll be assembling my new P3D rig this week which will include a fresh copy of Windows 10. I was doing a little prep, and was trying to figure out what needs to be done on my current rig before the move, backing up files, etc. I'd like to make sure to keep my P3D key assignments, FSUIPC aircraft profiles, and other little things to make the move as seamless as possible. With that in mind, does anyone have a checklist of items and or files to grab and back up? Many of us have years tied into getting P3D and associated add-on's running the way we like. What do you guys do when moving ev…

Hello, My last build was some 6-7 years ago with an i7 3770K when de-lidding was all the rage. I successfully did this and achieved great results. However with the latest i9 9900K it appears to be a far more difficult process. If I am looking for the turbo frquency of 5 Ghz is it worth delidding? Steve Shallcross.

Prototype Noctua cooler, with no fans, cooling a 9900K. A bit warm yes, but it's running Prime 95. For those of you that worry about weight, this one weighs 1.5 KG. 😀 Imagine what it can do WITH fans.

Hi, I am looking at doing a new build. 9900K, 2080ti in a Fractal Design Meshify S2. I really like EVGA Z390 Dark MB and I really like the Noctua NH-15DS CPU cooler. The question/concern is that the EVGA board rotates the CPU socket 90 degrees which will effectively have the fan for the Noctua fan going from bottom to top as opposed to front to back to be in line with the case fans. Also I believe the preferred slot for the GPU is the top one which basically has the non-fan side of the GPU facing the inlet for the Noctua. Is this a concern? I guess I could reverse the fan where the noctua is drawing air from the top of the case and blowing it ac…

I'm looking to upgrade from FSX to X Plane 11, would these system specs be good enough to run XP11 with 30+ fps with; - Ortho scenery for most of Europe and some of the USA - Payware scenery such as True earth GB and a range of global airports - Addon aircraft such as FF757, FF767, FFA320, Zibo 737 etc The specs are: CPU : Intel Core i7 8700K Six Core Socket 1151 (3.7GHz, 12MB Cache, Hyperthreading, Overclockable) CPU Cooler : Cooler Master MasterLiquid 240 CPU Water Cooler CPU Thermal Paste :Standard Thermal Paste Graphics Card : nVidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics Card Memory : 16GB Standard DDR4 2400MHz Dual Ch…

My PC motherboard and hard disk drive recently died. The HP desktop pc was going on 11 years-old. The problem is, Prepar3Dv4.4 and all add-ons were on the HDD. Recovery efforts did not resurrect P3DV4.4, nor any of my airplanes or Active Sky apps. So, I bought a new PC. This means new IP Address, right? Does anyone know if I will have trouble reinstalling/activating P3DV4.4? Aerosoft airbuses and Carenado planes can be reinstalled on a new pc without a hassel, but don't know about LM P3DV4. Help! Thom

I am close to a new build for flight simming but wonder what, if any, effect memory speed has on the sim. My guess is little but really don;t know. This will be with an Intel Z390 chipset. Thanks

Hi, I am building an i9 system that will power 3 4K projectors in a large cockpit setup using P3D v4.5 For performance needs would I be better off with 2 2080tis in SLI or a single Titan?

I'm looking to run P3D with 3 4K projectors. What kind of specs will I need? Perhaps i9 9900K overclocked @ 5.1Ghz 64GB RAM 2x RTX 2080Ti 2x 1TB Samsung 970 Pro I'm hoping to get a solid 30 fps in scenery like FSDT LAX or Aerosoft EGLL.

Hey all.... So I've installed Prepar3d, coming off years of FSX. Current setup is below. I'd love to run some add-ons, PMDG, OrbX, and do some basic flying. I'm not looking to get 60 FPS. Without OrbX and using Q8Pilot's display settings, I currently get about 15-20 on the ground, which isn't bad considering the old GPU. Anyway, I have a friend who has a 1080Ti he's willing to sell me for $300 (yes he's a friend), but the card HAS been used for mining. Or do I pay about $600 and go with a 2070? Intel i5-8600k Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 GTX750 Ti 16 GB DDR4 3000 G. Skill Samsung 850 EVO 500 GB 3 TB Barracuda 7200RPM for ba…

Hello All, I currently have an old i7 3770 overclocked to 4.2. If I get an i7 9700 and overclock it to 4.9 this represents an increase in clockspeed of around 17%. My question is this. All other things being equal does this increase the framerate in the 2 major sims by around the same 17% or will the newer technology of the latest CPUs give an even greater increase? I hope this is not a stupid question! Regards, Steve Shallcross.

I was looking to upgrade my old system and after realizing how outdated it is, realized I am going to need to start fresh. Any feedback on how I could make this parts list more balanced would be welcomed: Processor: i7-8700 (non k version) ($299) CPU Cooler: Stock intel cooler (Free) Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($154) RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($78) Storage: Western Digital - Blue 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($115) Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB Video Card ($265) Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully Modular ATX Power S…

Guys, I need your help. I have seen recent post regarding CPU upgrade but I would like to have a narrowed down advise between the two, 8700K v 9700K. I use P3D v4.4 with FSL. At the moment I am using 6600K Oc to 4.5 Ghz. That is the highest I can get and I get stutter here and there during take off and approach. I am still not sure which road I should go. 8700K has 6 core with HT and 9700K has 8 without HT. Which do you think will be best to upgrade to and if you have any personal experience with this. Thanks

Hi all, I have my 6 core 4960 overclocked at 4.6(hyperthreading off),but was wondering if anyone could tell me if it's worth upgrading, and to what chip. I would like more cores,but don't want to spend more than the $1200 I paid for my present CPU. Thanks in Advance!

I am tasked with building a computer for a large simulator setup. My budget is $10,000. What is the most powerful setup I can build? Thank you for any help

Looks like *another* major vulnerability was found in Intel CPUs today. Bit of reading, for anyone interested; https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-disable-hyper-threading-spectre-attack,39333.html

Hello All, I have been telling myself for some time now that I should be satisfied with my FSX setup and the thousands of dollars worth of add-ons that have given me so much enjoyment over so many years. The problem is that the best new releases are now snubbing FSX for the obvious reasons and finally I am feeling like I am missing out. So it is time to bite the bullet and build a new rig for Prepar3D. I am prepared to spend the money to somewhat future-proof the rig without going stupid about it but I want to get the best out of this new flightsim. Can somebody out there please suggest some specs in terms of M/board, CPU (overclocked) and RAM. I have an ASUS GTX 107…

Hello everyone, this is my first topic here and i was thinking if my configuration is good for FSX to run in good frames (like 20-35FPS) with PMDG and Aerosoft. This is my FSX PC: MB: P5G41T-M LX2/BR CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5Ghz (Stock) -- *I don't know how make overclock or if is possible on this setup* RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333Mhz Dual-Channel GPU: GTX 760 2GB 256 Bits (I won of my cousin *-*) Monitor: Flaton 17' (1440 x 900) 60 Hz PS: I will only use this PC for 'web search' and the FSX. PS2: I want run some add-ons like REX4, ORBX, Scenarios, PMDG/Aerosoft (Like Airbus A320 and B777-200). I already appreciate …

Any suggestions, I'll mainly be playing flight simulators (both p3d and xplane) It would be appreciated if you could use newegg global (ksa) Thanks in advance.

Hello, I have recently build a new computer. 9900K 32GB ram 2 SSD 1TB/512GB GTX 780. I have noticed that the GPU sits on 100% all the time and the CPU is around 12%. And it is devided over 2 cores (0-2). So I wonder if the GTX 780 is the bottleneck here? The values stay there, even if I set everything on low. FPS is between 25-50. Set to 60. Where I am not unsatisfied about this. Thanks ahead, RobB

As title suggests! im selling my 2 gtx titans sc 6gb each first editions Kepler looking for a 1080ti which brand would be the best? terms of speed etc etc? currently have evga but perhaps Asus strix for 1080ti thanks mike

Hi, I am working on piecing together a new build (9900k with a good MB). One of the MB I am interested in is the EVGA Z390 Dark. It is a pricey MB but looks like it is well put together. EVGA presently has a bundle deal with a new EVGA Z390 Dark and an open box 9900K CPU for $850 (vs $1000 new). I have never purchased an open box item and was interested in some of the experts experiences or opinions. I would essentially be getting my first choice MB for the cost of my second choice MB (ASUS ROG Maximus XI Code @ $350) with the risk of an open box CPU which would still be under warrantee Any insight is appreciated Thanks Brett

Hi folks, currently I'm running this setup: CPU: I7-8700k O/C to 5.1 Ghz Cooler: Corsair H100i v2 Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz GPU: MSI Gaming X 1080Ti 11GB O/C to 2100 Mhz Power Supply: EVGA Supernova 850W G2 Due to my settings being rather on the high side (most of them maxed out) I get solid fps with a few drops here and there (FsLabs into heavy autogen areas and a lot of traffic for example). But the major problem is that all other stuff beside P3D lags quite hard. Doesn't matter if its Discord, Google Chrome with Streams/Youtube etc. So now I am considering to buy some new hardware to increase the c…

Noctua NH-U12S wins. Quieter than the AIO's too! 240 AIO outperforms the 360 AIO! Really interesting how when the 120 Asetek cooler first arrived, reviews were overwhelmingly negative, but when Corsair released exactly the same cooler, suddenly the reviews became positive.