Building the ULTIMATE Microsoft Flight Simulator PC!

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Could this be the best PC build for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024? We built our own high end gaming rig with the likes of the RTX 4090 and other insane PC components to be the ultimate flight simulator pc.
PC Parts and Pre-Built Gaming Computers: www.scan.co.uk/
Specs of this PC:
Case: Fractal Design Torrent
Motherboard: ASUS Prime X-670P Wifi
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite Capellix
GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA RTX 4090
RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6000MHZ
PSU: Corsair RMX 1000W
Storage 2x Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB M.2

[@fortel7939]

Me with my GTX1660 and 30FPS at best on MSFS : "I'm fine"

[@AirlinersLive]

Love this comment 😂 pinned

[@fortel7939]

@@AirlinersLive Oh, didn't expect that 😅

[@fortel7939]

@@AirlinersLive With a complex plane like the fenix or PMDG, how do it perform ?

[@jacquesloveridge30]

Same man, it’s like 5-10fps with fsltl at something like Gatwick

[@ilikeplanees4925]

I have a 1660, it is ok for me

[@flyhalf2]

It's easier to fit the CPU , M.2 and RAM to the motherboard before fitting it in the case Martin

[@FlyingPeacocks]

Awesome build - will definitely help you keep delivering the great content. Probably the price of a small house like!

[@sidplays77]

I've spent last few days sourcing a rig and I kid you not I have a 3XS build in the basket from Scan which pretty much mirrors this video, the ONLY difference is my CPU is the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. I'm at the checkout for £3528.84! Can't wait for this bad boy to arrive!!!

[@AshleyWilliams-nk9my]

So impressive that!!

[@simongready2353]

Awesome build Martin, massive GPU with is it a 6 way or 8 way power from the Modular PSU. Is that a 12 or 16 gig Graphics Card, had to give that a firm push I imagine into the PCIE slot/socket. RAM needs a bit of a push to seat it as well. Is this an Intel or AMD processor build. Fantastic FPS and the rig didn't even flinch or stutter when you were pushing maximum AI and Graphics. I am very jealous, glad the pc is running sweet and is used for Video rendering and editing etc. 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@vulcan_nz]

I just bought a new Powercolor Red Devil AMD RX7800XT and waiting for it to arrive the minimal stock they had here in NZ sold out pretty fast, am upgrading from a 6750XT not expecting a huge upgrade cause 7800XT still a mid range card but be nice going from RDNA2 to a RDNA3 GPU but also gaining another 4GB Vram over 6750 will be more future proof, I expect better RT performence too I have a I7 11700K CPU.. I cant afford a 4090 its just a pipe dream, lol MSFS seems to run good for me at 1440p for me with the 6750 atm on ultra settings.

[@DavidH51]

Why would you set the fans on the radiator for intake? All you would do is pull the heat from the radiator back into the case.

[@pm110978]

Nice PC my friend 👍

[@YusafBashir]

I’m going to use this build for my pc as I’m saving up for parts now

[@cowsrscary]

I really don’t know much about PCs but that looks boss

[@gamercentral-cu5ui]

my friend and i have jst bought all these parts and are building the exact thing im a flight sim guy and he is 2 but he wants to know if is this build good for competitive gaming aswell?,im soley building mine for a sim

[@crazycain2709]

Bit cheeky but is there not any sort of discount code? No worries if not I always use scan their level of service is amazing.

[@sSteppingStones]

7800x3d would be just fine cuz the 7950x3d has problems with windows allocating the non 3dv cache cores to yhe the sim/games

[@johnpro2847]

nice..but looks too expensive for moi..still on FS2004 as a really grunty system is required for all follow on versions.of MFS

[@gamercentral-cu5ui]

hi can you send me a pic or video of the game settings you used and did you do anything in bios i spent over k on this rig its all built but i just want some help with the settings so i get what the video shows thanks again for making this awesome video i love my new sim rig

[@Irontonoutdoors]

I thought the 7800X3d was faster than the 9 for gaming

[@gamercentral-cu5ui]

can you tell us or make a video on the settings you have i bought all this stuff and would like to have the same settings as this video as msfs 2020 looks amzing here can you share the settings please

[@kentbergstrom3020]

Bump all up to Ultra

[@sSteppingStones]

Probably dont need upscaling with a 4090 even at 4k in MSFS

[@COMtnPilot]

A BEAST is right! WOW! How much do you think this build would cost in US Dollars? Estimated.😎.

[@gamercentral-cu5ui]

I just bought all this stuff I got the 6000 ddr5 ram and the ryzen chip what settings should I have them at in bios as my ram is showing nowhere near 6000 and do I need to oc the cpu

[@kentbergstrom3020]

All you need to know you can search for on KZbin, as for your Ram memory, you have to set them in EXPO mode in Bios and you should undervolt your CPU, search for PBO settings.

[@SixFootScream]

Price!?

[@erikm9768]

4:02 I think you meant frame generation, not super sampling lol

[@georgiareload6599]

Shaver included?

[@Howtomogchico321]

How much cost it?

[@xoio]

One Re-Mortgage later 🤣

[@Turkorican1978]

so you think a 14900k is the better option?

[@peterpickguitar]

These graphic cards today should just come with their own case with plug and play.

[@zaka_dev]

You should add the specifications of the PC to the description as well if possible

[@AirlinersLive]

Done cheers

[@bannerle3768]

Why not setting the terrain to 400🤷‍♂️

[@guiduz3469]

You set the terrain level of detail - which is the most impactful setting - to only 100, half the scale. And with all the gear you got only 65 fps. Try to run at really full detail and redo this video.

[@KBNOtaku]

why is the Terrain Level of Detail only at 100?

[@barisaydin3043]

İ was thinking same :)

[@kenmckenzie219]

Wouldn't have been money we'll spent trying to improve the live stream ?

[@timpierson2887]

Okay, just sold a kidney, where can I order this?

[@chucklesx]

You should never fit a Aio radiator with the inlet/outlet pipes at the top. Any air in the system (there is air in every system by design) will be at the top of the rad and will cause cavitation in the pump both reducing cooling and causing excessive wear.

[@EimisMantis]

No issue at all, the pipes are under the pump. What you want to avoid is having the pipes above the pump (the top edge of the radiator). Gamers Nexus video has been massively misinterpreted by many people.

[@chucklesx]

@@EimisMantis ... pipes are on the of the radiator at the top of the case and above the pump. Air rises to the top of the rad and enters the outlet pipe to the pump. I don't a GN video to tell me that is the incorrect way to install it.

[@jamesm568]

You both are wrong as you can mount a radiator anyway you want to. Some ways are better than others, but there is definitely not a wrong way.

[@kurtlazarus5975]

Nothing wrong with it mate. Don't listen to the bullshit on the internet been building custom PCs and custom water loops for years and have tested thousands of different loop routes and rad configs. It's amazing how the syphon effect works 😂 it's even better with a pump. Sum ppl have all the gear and no idea.

[@chucklesx]

Air in any liquid at best reduces cooling efficiency, but hey if you are happy with that you do you :)@@kurtlazarus5975

[@elliotw5918]

I assume this build would work well for dcs world too?

[@user-fc2uf1dt9g]

How much is it ?

[@kentbergstrom3020]

My PC build is similar with the difference that I have a Ryzen 7800X3D

[@praestant8]

This is not well thought out air flow for cooling.

[@gooner72]

I have absolutely no clue what any of that gear is or what any of those acronyms mean either, however....... it all looks pretty cool and it obviously works the flight sim beautifully. I shall indeed reach out to those people and get some advice for how to buy my first proper gaming PC. Oh, just one more thing...... do I need a second screen??

[@AirlinersLive]

Excellent, glad you found the video helpful. You don't need a second screen, it's just nice to have if you are using charts whilst flying or want to have an app or browser open whilst flying

[@christiangarcia6717]

Can you please put all the part line item numbers? I can order the same items at your website? Case: Fractal Design Torrent Motherboard: ASUS Prime X-670P Wifi CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU Cooler: Corsair H150i Elite Capellix GPU: ASUS ROG STRIX NVIDIA RTX 4090 RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 6000MHZ PSU: Corsair RMX 1000W Storage 2x Corsair MP600 PRO XT 2TB M.2

[@linternasmx]

Is cheaper i9-14700 than R7 7950 X 3D, and it a lot faster. Regards.

[@dylanring7976]

I’m new to PCs would love to know what Monitor you are using ?

[@drewstanaway4058]

Mine would be on fire with those settings

[@brianvz6658]

Come on Xbox controller after building all that???

[@tpr1808]

Me with my potato pc still playing p3d and fsx because MSFS be like 5-10 fps😢

[@ianash7129]

Sorry were is the spec for this pc please 🙏 cheers

[@AirlinersLive]

In the description

[@ianash7129]

Thank you mate need classes 😂😂😂😂

[@HeliNerd1701]

Can I have the old one? 😂

[@MattHealey.]

What about dcs?

[@eracer1111]

DCS is a pussycat compared to MSFS.

[@FSAUDIOGUY]

I Came up with $2,094 pricing each part out. Am I close?

[@ianplowman8689]

Asus X670 Prime-P, is a basic motherboard, and you should have something much better than that. R9 7950X3D is a waste of money. Due to the rendering nature of Flight SIM 2020, and using this for editing, you would be better off with the R9 7950X. The R9 7950X3D is a gaming CPU and nothing else. Still, if this is what Scan supplied you with, then so be. It's still good, but could be better. With Flight SIM 2024 coming, I will build a new PC with the 14th gen Intel and of course a RTX 4090. Great stuff guys.

[@AirlinersLive]

Cheers Ian, mostly this PC is used for gaming. Flight Sim content was the brief for this so the 3D cache was perfect. Really happy with the build overall

[@blizzard1646]

What did you click off to make your fps rise so much? This is what I was looking at to buy $4100 Processor Intel® Core™ 14th Gen i9 14900KF (24-Core, 68MB Cache, 2.4GHz to 6.0GHz Thermal Velocity Boost) Operating System Windows 11 Home, English, French, Spanish Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090, 24GB GDDR6X Memory 64GB: 2x32GB, DDR5, 5600MHz XMP Storage 2 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD Chassis Options 1000W Platinum Rated PSU, 240mm Liquid-Cooled CPU & Clear Side Panel Wireless Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675, 2x2, 802.11ax, MU-MIMO, Bluetooth® wireless card How close is this to yours

[@blackhorse8427]

4:50 Bs Fly in PMDG-737 300ft above NewYork and your 130fps in no motion will drop to 25fps during flight.👎

[@azharuddin337]

Hey Captain Martin, do a give away.

[@shirellx5471]

flex

[@miggybluesky]

What about all the peripherals? You're building a flight sim pc, make it a flight sim pc. You just jammed every expensive pc part in there, plugged an Xbox controller and called it a flight sim pc.

[@jamesm568]

Definitely a nice build, but I would not use an AMD CPU as the simulator seems to favor Intel processors.

[@XabzintheNBAGuru]

All I can say is: xbox

[@beebol2581]

Seems like a purely sponsored vid and not a vid with genuine info sadly.

[@nudz502]

70fps terrible

[@geonerd]

Too f-ing expensive. Too stupid.

[@augustomartins9516]

Great setup, but... R7 7800X3D is the king. Odd but true.

[@kurtlazarus5975]

60fps I done a 4090 build I find I get better fps with the 7900xtx then the 4090. I would save the 3500 bucks and buy a 7900xtx 6000mhz ddr5 with Sam. Wait till the prices come down not worth buying a 4090 ATM navidia are being rip off pricks ATM.

[@mattslegochannel]

How much does it cost. USD $