Gaming PC

[Captain Spoons]

How does this stack up?
Don’t need the latest and greatest....just looking for decent performance for FlightSim and a bit of shooting on Warzone etc

Thanks all

CyberpowerPC Wyvern Gaming PC - Intel Core i5-9400F, Nvidia GTX 1660 6GB, 16GB RAM, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, 400W 80+ PSU, Wi-Fi, Windows 10, MB520 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B074JCGNRB/ref=cm_sw_r...

[xeny]

decent performance for Flight Simulator is pretty much latest and greatest :-(

What resolution do you want to play at?

[Captain Spoons]

Guess 1080p
Think 4K a bit beyond my budget

[mmm-five]

Note it's got a single-threaded CPU (6 cores/6 threads), so that may drag the system down a bit - and the description states both 16gb and 8gb or RAM, so be careful to check what it's actually got as 8gb is not enough.

Even at 1080p MSFS2020 will need a better CPU (10th Gen i5/i7 for multi-threading or an AMD 3600X for better performance per watt), GPU (1660 Super or 2060) and RAM (32gb recommended for MSFS) than that if you're expecting to play it at anything close to 60fps with mid-high settings.

As an example from Tom's Hardware testing:

• 59FPS @ 1080p at medium (i5-9600K and 1660 Super and 32gb RAM)
• 45FPS @ 1080p at high (i5-9600K and 1660 Super and 32gb RAM)
• 60FPS @ 1080p at high (i9-9900K and 2080Ti and 32gb RAM)

You'll probably need a 2nd SSD to hold your MSFS install as the included 240gb one should only really be used for your OS and apps. MSFS full install with extra scenery will use as much as that!

Also, be careful reading the Amazon reviews of excellent performance, as most of them don't tell you what resolution they're using, and some are for different configurations (1660 Super, more RAM, different CPU, etc.).

PS - meant to say that for the price it's not a bad PC, just not a particularly good one for MSFS. But some rarer components are at an all-time high at the moment, which is pushing up the prices of the more common/older items too.

Edited by mmm-five on Sunday 18th April 12:19