time for a new machine !

Budget:
2500

Expectations:
To be as good or better than my 2014 ODE which I upgraded w/ a GTX 1070

Usage:
99% flight simulator, FSX and Prepar3d. Mostly Prepar3d now-a-days. I use Flyinside with an Oculus which is a VR flight sim.

Special Needs:
N/A

Saved Ticket #: N/A

Specifications:
Hi all - my water heater blew and my 2014 digital storm got immersed in 8" of water. Sad of course but also on the bright side insurance will cover the cost of a new machine ! So I'm here asking for help to choose my new machine. I pretty much exclusively use the computer for flight sim. I have a sim pit I built with Saitek pedals and thrustmaster HOTAS, I also use an Oculus and fly in VR most of the time as opposed to on a flat screen. Looking for something that has future growth. I am pretty much a Prepar3d user now, only flying FSX if I want super crisp refresh rates for some reason.

My old machine is below. I will say in the last few months I was getting a bit unhappy with the FPS in Prepared (no matter what I did to settings it maxed out around 35fps). FSX I would get excess of 50fps on a regular basis. If the new machine could increase my fps in Prepar3d that would be great. Not sure what was limiting there - I had a very powerful graphics card.

Looking forward to your suggestions for a new machine !

Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm ODE V3


Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish


Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish


Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core)


Motherboard: ASUS Z87-C (Intel Z87 Chipset)


System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance


Power Supply: 750W Corsair CX750M


Expansion Bay: - No Thanks


Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)


Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (120GB Samsung 840 EVO)


Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Seagate)


Storage Set 3: - No Thanks


RAID Config: - No Thanks


RAID Card: - No Thanks


Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)


Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB


Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio


HPC Processor: - No Thanks


Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition)


H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected


Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans


Internal Lighting: - No Thanks


Airflow Control: - No Thanks


Chassis Mods: - No Thanks


Noise Reduction: - No Thanks


LaserMark: - No Thanks


CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz


Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)


Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory


OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system


Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition)


Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD)


Virus Protection: - No Thanks


Office: - No Thanks


Game: - No Thanks


Display: - No Thanks


Surge Shield: - No Thanks


Speakers: - No Thanks


Keyboard: - No Thanks


Mouse: - No Thanks


Portable Gaming: - No Thanks


Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks


Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 10-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed


Warranty: Life-time Expert Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty (3 Year Labor & 1 Year Part Replacement)

At was res were you stuck on 50 fps with that 1070 gtx?

That is fine but IMHO you should let the person know best bang for the buck and non money saving build as you put it. Im sure when you are shopping you want to know the best bang for the buck vs all options maxed out, I do, so I try to treat people the same.


Having said that, if you read where you quoted me, you will see I'm asking op about his old pc with 1070 he said he was stuck on 50 fps and not about your config



Edited by DST4ME - 13 Oct 2017 at 6:38pm

Oh I'm sorry I missed the part that those were in VR, Ya VR will use some power

Prepar3d V4 recommended specs are:

8GB+ VRAM
quad core 3.5GHz+
16GB DDR4 2666Hz system memory
M.2 or SSD
Windows 10 64-bit

it's possible the DDR4 memory upgrade will speed things up for you.  the 1070 should've been enough, but the 1080 does have more cuda cores and texture units. 

it's also possible an investment in a fast storage drive like a NVMe pcie drive might be worth it.  though your budget is going to necessitate some compromises somewhere. 



Edited by db188 - 17 Oct 2017 at 6:11pm