Getting back into MSFS after 20  year hiatus.  Considering the Costco CyberPower PC Gaming Desktop for $899.99.  It has Intel Core i5-13400F  Processor, 20MB L3 Cache, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 8GB vid card, 32GB DDR5 Memory, 2.0TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.  I'll be running my two existing 32" LG GSync monitors with 165Hz refresh rate. 

Anyone using one successfully?   Does it sound adequate?  With Costco's liberal return policy, I have 3 months to upgrade if it's not up to snuff.  What are your thoughts/suggestions? 

 

that system really is mediocore for FS. For around $1000, you could build a MUCH better system.  

 

2 hours ago, CapnOz said:

that system really is mediocore for FS. For around $1000, you could build a MUCH better system.  

 

Interesting!  Which components are mediocre?  While I'm not asking for you (or anyone) to "design me a system", perhaps you could point me in the right direction.  BTW, I attended high school in Portland.  Great, great city!   I really miss being close to Mt. Hood!

Edited February 25, 20242 yr by Hauptmann
Add final sentence.

I think besides the CPU, FS2020 will run alright with High settings.

I have an i5 13600K, with 32GB ram, 6750XT 12GB, FS2020 runs pretty good with most ultra and high settings, at 1440p 

don't buy it most pre-builds from big chains  are over priced you think they are cheep thats because the are, most only come with 1 x stick of ram instead of x 2  and use the cheapest  components  they can find.

Is the 32GB DDR5 Memory on 1 x stick? or 2 x 16GB sticks? I bet its more than likely 1 x 32 GB stck

Watch Youtube reviews 95% are cheep overpriced garbage.

 

Edited February 26, 20242 yr by jason74

CyberPower PCs are known for their cheap components.... The ad says nothing about the cooling system, which is an important part running a high resource game on a PC. 

The processor should be at least an i9-13900k. 

You get what you pay for.....

I am by no means a PC guru, but I am building a home cockpit with multiple PC....

I’ve bought several gaming pc’s from Costco, and they’ve all been excellent. With their warranty and customer service, it’s risk free in my opinion. You also get 90 days to return. I wouldn’t hesitate giving it a shot.

Cheers, Pete

6 hours ago, Silicus said:

The processor should be at least an i9-13900k. 

In fact, i5 processors are far better value for money, even though they do not feature the bragging rights.
I use an i5 11600K which barely gets warm running MSFS.
What does make the difference is the 3080ti graphics card.

20 hours ago, Hauptmann said:

Getting back into MSFS after 20  year hiatus.  Considering the Costco CyberPower PC Gaming Desktop for $899.99.  It has Intel Core i5-13400F  Processor, 20MB L3 Cache, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 8GB vid card, 32GB DDR5 Memory, 2.0TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD.  I'll be running my two existing 32" LG GSync monitors with 165Hz refresh rate. 

Anyone using one successfully?   Does it sound adequate?  With Costco's liberal return policy, I have 3 months to upgrade if it's not up to snuff.  What are your thoughts/suggestions? 

 

I would recommend to look after CUK (Computer Upgrade King - https://cukusa.com) upgraded gaming laptops They work with different brands like ASUS and MSI (and maybe others as well). That insures you'll be receiving the best components and a "reinforced" machine capable of running complex software like MSFS2020 with proper cooling capabilities.

19 hours ago, Silicus said:

CyberPower PCs are known for their cheap components....   

Thanks for your advice! I read reviews for CyberPower PCs, which range from bad to terrible.  I think I'll start with Costco's next cheapest option--an HP Victus for $200 more.  I'll use it for MSFS and video editing only.  If it's not satisfactory  I have 90 days to return it.  It has a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700F, and the same NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 8GB card, but only a 1 TB SSD (I have an external Seagate 5 TB SSD).  Is the 3080ti graphics card better than the 4060 in your opinion? 

7 hours ago, Hauptmann said:

Is the 3080ti graphics card better than the 4060 in your opinion? 

Yes, but it's in a very different price range.
This is a reasonable guide:
UserBenchmark: Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti vs 4060

Only 8GB VRAM on the GPU is not enough I think.

The last two digits in Nvidia video card model numbers tell the tale of what to expect.  Cards ending in "50" or "60" are low-end budget cards, suitable for web surfing and games that do not require a powerful video card.  Cards with model numbers ending in "70" or "80" are usually good for more graphic intensive games and sims.  Cards ending in "90" are even better, but come with a very steep price tag and their advantage over an "80" series card may not justify the extra cost.  There is also incremental improvement from one series of Nvidia cards to the next series of cards.  So a 4060 is better than a 3060, but still not as good as a 3080 or even a 2080, but likely would tie with a 1080.

I bought a prebuilt gaming pc during covid because it was cheaper than buying a gpu and parts. Wouldn’t do it again. 

1 hour ago, RobJC said:

I bought a prebuilt gaming pc during covid because it was cheaper than buying a gpu and parts. Wouldn’t do it again. 

I did too, got one built by NewEgg.  I had to replace the EVGA PSU when it died after barely 2 weeks of use, then the fans in the EVGA liquid cooler when one stopped spinning and the other showed signs of failure.  I really did not want to buy a new system, but at that time my old computer was a Windows XP computer and so old that there was no further upgrade possible and parts, especially video cards, were being gobbled up by scalpers and cryto-currency miners.