New MSFS pc v2

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StuRan

Active member
I’m about to press the green light on this but would like a sense check if that’s ok. I turned the ram down from 6000mhz to 5800mhz as I believe thats the max the cpu will support?

On a recent post I had a debate about upgrading my current pc but i am going to treat myself to a new machine anyway.

Monitor is a Samsung G9 49”. Machine is only used for MSFS.

Many thanks.

Case
CORSAIR 6500X TEMPERED GLASS MID TOWER DUAL CHAMBER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (4 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5080 SOLID OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ ATX 3.1, MODULAR, CYBENETICS GOLD
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX LCD RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND APPLICATION
LED Lighting
2 x 35cm Corsair LS350 Aurora RGB Light Strips
Extra Case Fans
6 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
 
sck451

sck451

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It's a great PC but I'd make a few changes to it. Can you include the green config link, please? What monitor will you be using?
 
Scoped Badger

Scoped Badger

Well-known member
StuRan said:
I turned the ram down from 6000mhz to 5800mhz as I believe thats the max the cpu will support?
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Not sure where you've heard this. 6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5 so I'd definitely go for that. That motherboard supports upto 8000MHz.

Can you post your full specs please, including the config link?
 
Ekans2011

Ekans2011

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The PC is pretty good, I would avoid using four sticks of RAM on AM5 and keep the sweetspot frequency of 6000Mhz. If the budget allows, I'd also go with a 1200W HXi V2 PSU and ditch the 'downgrade' of thermal paste (Corsair pre-applied XTM70 is superior to MX-4).
 
Scoped Badger

Scoped Badger

Well-known member
Case
CORSAIR 6500X TEMPERED GLASS MID TOWER DUAL CHAMBER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL40 (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5080 SOLID OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 240 RX LCD RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2 x 35cm Corsair LS350 Aurora RGB Light Strips
Extra Case Fans
6 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £3,180.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/JsWXNSfS02/

Few changes:

RAM changed to 6000MHz and 2 x 32GB
Changed PSU to 1200W
Removed the Arctic paste
Upped the warranty to silver as it's only an extra fiver

If it was me, I'd probably go for the 360mm Titan CPU cooler and source the LCD screen externally, but I've left it out, unless one of the other members strongly recommends changing it.
 
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TonyCarter

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
Scoped Badger said:
Not sure where you've heard this. 6000MHz is the sweet spot for AM5 so I'd definitely go for that. That motherboard supports upto 8000MHz.
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4 sticks reduces the supported speeds significantly in AM5 (not enough memory controllers), and we've seen people having to run >64mb of 6000MHz RAM at 4800MHz to get is stable.
 
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StuRan

Active member
So as a last check before I order would you mind giving this a final review please?

To confirm, my monitor is a Samsung Odyssey G9, 49"

Case
CORSAIR 6500X TEMPERED GLASS MID TOWER DUAL CHAMBER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Eight Core CPU (Up to 5.2GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE X870E AORUS ELITE WIFI7 (AM5, DDR5, M.2 PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 7)
Memory (RAM)
64GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB DDR5 6000MHz CL40 (2 x 32GB) AMD
Graphics Card
16GB ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5080 SOLID OC - HDMI, 3 x DP
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB SOLIDIGM P44 PRO GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 7000MB/sR, 6500MB/sW)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W HXi SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® PLATINUM V2
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)
Processor Cooling
CORSAIR ICUE LINK TITAN 360 RX RGB HIGH PERFORMANCE CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
2 x 35cm Corsair LS350 Aurora RGB Light Strips
Extra Case Fans
6 x Corsair ICUE LINK RX120 RGB PWM Fan + Controller Kit - WHITE
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
NONE OR ONBOARD Wi-Fi (MOTHERBOARD DEPENDENT)
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 6 to 8 working days
Price: £3,153.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/EE2ur2ks5g/
 
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TonyCarter

VALUED CONTRIBUTOR
BTW, if you get bored with the black on black case aesthetic, then Corsair do trim kits for it (I've got a brushed alu one to fit when I get bored).

www.corsair.com

6500 Series Elite PC Case Panel Kit, Teak

Customize your PC with a CORSAIR 6500 Series Elite PC Case Panel Kit to match your style. These panels are available in five different finishes to match the aesthetic of your space.
www.corsair.com www.corsair.com
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
You could save £30 on the primary storage as you won't need 1TB. You'll want to keep it trim to keep it performing so I would always install any games on the secondary drive. In your uses I think 1TB is wasted but I know that £30 at this point isn't really a consideration :ROFLMAO:
 
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StuRan

Active member
Thanks Scott. So long as it's not detrimental to have the 1TB for the primary then I'm happy. Everything else will be on the secondary drive anyway, my ocd won't allow anything else. £30 is £30 and I'm a Yorkshireman! On this occasion however, I am prepared to take it for the team.
 
Scott

Scott

Behold The Ford Mondeo
Moderator
No, no down side other than lapse in storage habits. Mine is 1TB and floats around 200GB so I'm not too bad with mine, it took a bit of practise though :D
 
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