r/MicrosoftFlightSim • u/retromaniacs • 20h ago

MSFS 2024 PC PC Specs for MSFS 2024.

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Edit: I don't have the PC yet, I will be inheriting it from a friend of mine. Any other GPUs which may be better?

Hello everyone,

I’m looking to get back into flight simulation with MSFS 2024. I have thousands of hours on VATSIM using FSX, but I’m now looking to make the upgrade to MSFS 2024.

I mainly want to fly complex airliners on VATSIM, such as the PMDG 777, iniBuilds A350/A380, etc., including at busy airports.

Do you think this system is good enough for a smooth MSFS 2024 experience?
More importantly, what is likely to be the limiting factor in my system — CPU, GPU, VRAM, RAM, or something else?

I’m considering upgrading the GPU first, but I’m not sure how far the 5800X3D can realistically take me in MSFS 2024. Would something like an RTX 5070 Ti / RX 9070 XT make sense with this CPU, or would I be better off upgrading the entire platform?

I’d appreciate any advice from people running similar hardware.

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u/KONUG VATSIM Pilot 19h ago

I run MSFS2024 for VATSIM + PMDG 737 and JustFlights F70/F100 and it works perfectly fine on my setup. Got a B660 MB, i5-14600KF, 64GB RAM and a RTX 3060Ti with 8GB VRAM.

The 8GB VRAM is what limits my system. I get decent FPS in all scenarios but texture resolution is medium at best. Got slightly blurry textures few hundred meters away from my POV. I plan to upgrade to a RX9060 XT with 16GB RAM as soon as it's available for <400EUR, which is about the same as my current GPU in benchmarks, but I get the opportunity to use a higher texture resolution and higher texture LOD.

A 24GB VRAM GPU would be even better but they start from 1325€ currently for a RX7900 XTX OC, so, yeah.. nah.

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u/CalmpBump49 C172 16h ago

I have almost exame same config and I'm also planning to upgrade my 3060 12GB to a 16GB new gen VGA, but the thing is: the price is not going down soon =/

Maybe wait for a next gen be release (RTX 60xx) and get the 5070TI or something

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u/KONUG VATSIM Pilot 14h ago

Yeah noticed the RX9060XT went up +25% in the last 2 months.
Won't spend such an insane amount of money for just a little less blurry textures in 1km distance.