new build

[LouP]

Hi Guys,

Don't want to start a war but it's about that time for me and was wondering what is the consensus for a nice cpu these days for P3D. I did some research but I am getting confused with all these bench testing reviews. Again, looking to use this mainly with P3D, not watch how much speed I can get on a bench test.

Thanks,
LouP

[lownslo]

What's your budget?

Greg

[LouP]

Forget budget, lol. I don't get out much anymore and this is my entertainment so I would like to get a good cpu. I am hoping to get away with just replacing the motherboard, cpu, and memory in my current box but don't know yet. I have a GTX 1080 in there and some other nice components. I need to talk to a PC guy tomorrow but am trying to get an idea of what's good for flight simming.

Thanks,
LouP

[lownslo]

Ahh, forgetting the budget makes this easy! Today the hot ticket is the i7 8700K. 6core/12thread and high frequency (I've built 3 systems using this CPU in the past 7 months and all did at least 5.0GHz after the CPU was delidded). Pair it with a good quality motherboard from your preferred manufacturer, add whatever size NVMe SSD you wish (Samsung is the best choice today), throw in some DDR4 (16GB is still good for P3Dv4) running at least 3200, mix in your 1080 and a good quality PSU running at least 600W, all wrapped up in a case with top notch air cooling (Noctua CPU cooler and fans), and you'll have a great system for simming. Of course, you'll need to overclock the CPU and memory to get the best out of the computer.

HTH and have fun!

Greg

[LouP]

Thank you.

LouP

[jmig]

For the money the i7 7700 is still the best value. It is only four cores rather than six, so it could potentially be limited if and when PD3 fully utilities multi cores. However, it clocks to 5.0 GHz easier than the i7 8700, and you don't have to de-lid and void the warranty. While the i7 8700 looks better on paper Intel's decision to not solder the top on hurts its ability to stay cool under a load.

Regardless, either is a good choice that will work for years.

[XLR8]

Defiantly go with the i7! You can drop the K version unless your OCing. I have a 4790K and have yet needed to overclock it.

[okyone]

Corsair One!

[Naismith]

http://jetlinesystems.com/

Specialise in systems for Flight sims. Money no object. Otherwise build one yourself. I' would spy their components and source them myself.

[jmig]

http://jetlinesystems.com/

Specialise in systems for Flight sims. Money no object. Otherwise build one yourself. I' would spy their components and source them myself.

I went to their website and looked at the spec they offer. While good, I don't think they are the cutting edge top of the line. I am surprised they didn't list i7 7700 or the 1080Ti graphics card as options on their performance guide.

[paiken]

I just bought an Alienware Aurora R7 with an Intel i7 8700 chip (water cooled), Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 gig) video card, 16 Gigs of memory + Intel Optane memory and a 2TB hard drive through Best Buy for $1799. Going to invest in a dedicated SSD in the very near future for Prepar3d. I currently have all sliders maxed out with the exception of autogen draw distance and am getting the best performance I've ever had. Love this new rig!

[alehead]

I am currently in the process of building a new system to run V4 and beyond. I am going with a professionally (and thus with separate guarantee) delidded i5-8600K that can reach 5.1GHz at 1.39Vcore. I have an Asus Maximus X Hero board and 16Gb DDR4 RAM. The system will be installed on an M2 512Gb drive. I have two SSDs for P3D and whatever else, maybe DCS... Noctua cooling has been my standard for years now. I have a recent GTX1070Ti, which I am sure is adequate. Looking forward to seeing what the system can achieve...

A


Andrew Entwistle
Germany

[LouP]

All parts bought and being built. Here is what is going in, Asus strix z370, Intel i7 8700k, EVGA 850w gold power supply, Corsair hydro h60 liguid cooler, 64gb Corsair 2400 RAM, EVGA GTX 1080 video card, Samsung 250 gb SSD for the os, Samsung 1tb SSD for p3d, 3 WD black drives two 2tb and one 1.5 tb, all wrapped up in a Corsair Obsidian 750 airflow case. Bring on the stutters lol

LouP

[jmig]

All parts bought and being built. Here is what is going in, Asus strix z370, Intel i7 8700k, EVGA 850w gold power supply, Corsair hydro h60 liguid cooler, 64gb Corsair 2400 RAM, EVGA GTX 1080 video card, Samsung 250 gb SSD for the os, Samsung 1tb SSD for p3d, 3 WD black drives two 2tb and one 1.5 tb, all wrapped up in a Corsair Obsidian 750 airflow case. Bring on the stutters lol

LouP

You will be screaming through the virtual skies!

Please let me know how that 8700 overclocks and its temps.

[LouP]

I will let you know. I did read that tgese run hot which is why I bought the liquid cooling.

Anyone know the best way to reinstall p3d v4 to get the registry set up without overwriting the program already on the ssd?

LouP

[paiken]

With all of your new hardware you'd be better off uninstalling everything and then re-installing. So much easier than trying to find registry entries, and it should only take a few minutes to get P3d up and running. Then (of course) you'll have to reinstall whatever add-on's you can't live without (ORBX, etc). That bit will take much longer, but will be worth the effort. I just went thru this with my new rig, and it took me probably 5 or 6 hours spread out over a few days to get everything up and running to my satisfaction.

[jmig]

With all of your new hardware you'd be better off uninstalling everything and then re-installing. So much easier than trying to find registry entries, and it should only take a few minutes to get P3d up and running. Then (of course) you'll have to reinstall whatever add-on's you can't live without (ORBX, etc). That bit will take much longer, but will be worth the effort. I just went thru this with my new rig, and it took me probably 5 or 6 hours spread out over a few days to get everything up and running to my satisfaction.

Yes! Nothing like a good spring cleaning.

[alehead]

Seriously consider the idea of delidding. I bought a professionally binned and delidded i5-8600K, as I mentioned. I am running it at 5GHz on air, Vcore is at 1.33V. Ran Prime95 for 6+ hours, with custom stress settings and did not get above 65C in the process. The performance in P3D at 2560x1080 on my 34inch curved monitor is excellent and blows the 2700K I had at 4.8GHz for the last 4 years. It never goes over 70C...

Certainly reinstall everything, as you would probably regret it otherwise.


Andrew Entwistle