RE PSU, I have a 4090 and 13900kf and 850W. I used a power meter to test and with DCS it never went over 500W. I think unless doing extreme overclocking the 850W will be perfectly fine. I also went 3080ti -> 4090 recently and, at least on missions where there isn't a lot going on, I'm getting nearly twice the performance from the GPU - much better than I was expecting. No regrets whatsover, even considering the outrageous price. I am using MT exclusively, so can't speak to single. I think you very likely will see an improvement when you go MT.

100% worth the upgrade for VR enthusiasts. Especially those with the Aero or Crystal. I went from the 3080 Ti to the 4090 and it was a drastic difference maker. It truly almost doubled frames in some instances. Getting 72hz-90hz on the unoptimized flat2VR titles at native resolution in the Aero, all while live streaming 1080p 60fps is truly something I didn't expect until the 5090. Very happy for you to finally have the 4090! You are going to love every moment! Take care!

Last year, i finally upgraded from a 1080 to a 3080ti and that was a nice jump. I've wondered about upgrading my 3080ti to a 4090, but I think I'll continue to wait until the next generation so I'm not just chasing the technology every year.

I went from 3080 to 4090 and it was like leaping two or three generations into the future. I've been building and gaming on PC's for a long time and I don't think there has ever been such a 'unicorn' part like the 4090.

congrats my friend on your purchase my crystal will be shipped on the 21 of july cant wait lol. and i didnt get to enjoy my simulator yet because of the encoder on motor one was damaged in shipping causing motor 1 not going back to neautral , center position. but no worries part is getting delivered tommorrow friday. and i couldnt get SRS sliders to work for motion test. i guest it knows the motor is not going to center on start up. does that make sense? ok buddy talk to you later might have some questions on SRS when i get up and running.

omg that chair is fucking crazy i think id piss my pants flying in this hahahaha

I did the same... The 4090 is everything I hoped the 3080 ti was

At the beginning of this year, I switched from a GTX 1060 to an RTX 4090. You can imagine how I felt... I would say I should replay all the games. For comparison, the speed of AI image generation used to require waiting for about 45+ seconds, but now it's just a matter of 1 second. VR games, 3D modeling, and all other processes work super fast. To be honest, the computer speed used to limit me quite a bit because I didn't even want to start working due to the lags.

With the multithreading and foveated rendering mod enabled, I can get 90 fps at low altitude with most settings maxed using the Aero and 4090 - I even get a respectable 75fps skimming the ground in Syria...and this is with MSAA on to boot! Probably the biggest improvement though is that if you use the Aero's motion prediction at 45 fps there is pretty much nothing that won't be perfectly smooth, especially in helicopters, and the thing that impresses me the most is being able to fly low at 600mph over treetops with your jet and be able to actually seamlessly look behind you over your shoulder at a target you pass without any jittering or stuttering. The 4090 makes DCS almost a new game.

I would normally say something like "Thanks for sharing this!" or maybe "Great Info!" but this calls for something a bit more straightforward ... I HAVE GOT TO STOP WATCHING THIS CHANNEL !!! ... >>> WARNING TO OTHERS JUST FINDING THIS CHANNEL

This is exactly the upgrade I’m currently waiting on. Got a crazy good deal on a 4090 for amazon prime day and even though my cpu isn’t good enough I’ll just upgrade that with a next gen cpu in the future

LOL, looks like we both did pretty much the same upgrade. I went from a FTW3 3080ti to a Gigabyte 4090 gaming OC (and yes, that little anti sag bracket works really well). I also use a 5900x for my CPU. After testing, I would have to say the 4090 is just a hair under twice the performance of the 3080ti. I normally need the horse power for sim racing but just got MSFS on sale so in the process of testing that with my Reverb G2v2. I would have to say I am so impressed with this card, it runs so cool as compared to my 3080ti, it's so nice to not have a space heater in my play room, mind you, it was handy in the winter months (I'm in Canada, LOL). Now my 3080ti has gone into my upstairs computer where I use my Quest-2 and Pico 4 and the 6900xt went into my wife's computer, she occasionally uses her Quest-2 but rarely so that card is serious overkill for what she uses her computer for. I did run the 4090 on only 3 cables from my Seasonic 850 watt PSU and it worked fine, after a few days I decided to go balls to the wall and got a Seasonic Vertex 1200 PSU that has the straight cable to the 4090. Only time you might need more than a 850 watt PSU with the 4090 is if you start OC'ing it, some models of the 4090 can hit 600+ watts so this is where the 850 would be inadequate. Enjoy your new GPU in both machines, looking forward to your thoughts of the Pimax Crystal once you get it, after the expense of the 4090, it'll be a LONG time before I can even consider something like a Crystal or Aero! LOL But to be honest, I'm still very happy with my Reverb G2 considering I'm using Index knuckle controllers with mine for room scale play (my idea of the perfect setup since I'm no big fan of the Index HMD)

I did an upgrade from 5900x to 7800x3d with still the 3080ti in use but i have no vr. Its a different with day and night in cpu areas. It will for you do a huge improvement to with VR.

Thanks for the great little review. Power grunt aside I really like the split form factor of the card. Re the dof, I was surprised how much kick it gives in takeoff and landing. Impressive.

hi mate, where did you get that whole VR setup from? looks sweet.

Isn’t your phrase at 6:00 just implying that the 2000 euros are not worth it? I do not get it.

Ever since factory packaged water-cooled GPU's came out several years ago, this is the only way I will roll for now on! No more noisy tiny fans spinning, no more high temps on the GPU, It's been proven reliable on at least 2 generations now too. Best design if you plan on getting any top-end series graphics card with these huge wattage requirements now and in the foreseeable future. HOWEVER: with 30+ years of industrial automation and robotics experience, I had a serious LOL moment when I saw the new 12VHP connector reveal. "They plan on allowing how much wattage through that tiny friken connector, what a damn mistake!" Now they finally admitted it and are redesigning the thing for the next generation. I am more interested in Long-term reliability because I don't replace my parts every couple years. So I just hope you guys out there have no issues with that connector 2-3 years down the road, fingers crossed for you all. More concerned about having to unplug it way down the road in a few years: all the excessive heating and cool-down cycles will loosen the connection points. It may not make proper contact on the next plug-in and melt-down, etc. And the problem applies to both the cable AND the plastic shrouded connector on the card itself! Wishing all the best anyway, enjoy the new upgrade. (I'm still waiting for another year or so for an upgrade.)

Got a 3090 so i think i will save my $2000 and wait for the 5000 series. And getting DLSS and Vulkan Api will help a lot

If you happen to have a 4090 and a weaker PSU you can power limit the 4090 to 80% using Afterburner and lose very little in real world performance while significantly limiting cards power draw. Probably a quality 750W PSU would suffice in that situation.

Should I pair 4090 with a 5800x 3d? what do you guys think?

Just a question... Since you're mostly CPU bound like most of us... Why haven't you upgraded to a 5800x3d yet? I'm an intel guy with a 13900k and even i feel jealous about the 5800x3d every now and then 😅

Hey any chance we could see a demo with MSFS VR?

Nice Rig. 👍

Why ppl still buy gigabyte where its clear that they are cracking

Yes. Yes it is.

It's a shame DCS is so CPU bottlenecked you can see the 4090 has an extra 20-30% to give depending on the situation and on the ship it was only at around a 50% load.

The real reason to buy a 4090 is so you can limit it to 60% power and get great performance in silence.

I did do it and my answer is: Yes, absolutely

That CPU is a major bottleneck for the 4090. You need 7800x3d or 13900k to pair it with

That was a funny first 5 seconds lol, but…you are late mate, better late than never I guess

non of it is worth it, we are talking about some pixels and frames moving on a monitor. but if you want the best than you are doomed to pay 2000 euros every two years D;