I tried out Samsung VR goggles yesterday. While the immersive effect is awesome, i just dont feel the experience is realistic with that thing strapped on! Planning to use either my old 40" Sony LCD TV or an inexpensive LED HD projector
njxc500 wrote:Anyway back to the question, my new machine is an i5 7600k, overclocked to 4.9ghz, but I'm not sure if you will get any benefit from 8 threads, most software right now sticks to 4 threads. I'm extremely happy with it. I don't know if you've tried xplane, but if you're a real pilot you will appreciate the ability to fly real approaches and many other ways it is superior to fsx. I had fsx before and i was unimpressed.
If you are going multi screen you will need at least a 1070 gtx, youd need more processor to utilize a 1080 in a flight sim.
Hope this helps.
Is an i5 sufficient? I used to run FSX single screen on my old i3 desktop with no addons. It used to be a drag even with Textures, scenery & realism set to minimums!
Not getting a dedicated graphics card as of now. Might in the future. The Motherboard i selected ASUS Z-270A Prime can run 3 video outs simulateneously. Planning to use the HDMI out for the Terrain view (LED Projector), and the other 2 VGA/DVI outs to run the 2 10.4 inch LCD's on the Cockpit panel.
I am building the Cockpit panel out of 8 & 2mm MDF wood. Completed Panel will have 2 of these units seen in the picture.
2 x Arduino MEGA boards for the various switches on both PFD & MFD, as well as TPM quadrant (built using Slide Pots). Building Yoke ground up using One Slide Pot & One Rotary Pot. That will be hardest part to build.