What stock PC is best for Trainz 2019?

[Paul_Bert]

I use an Alienware Aurora R15. It works very well and the cooling is outstanding. This is my second Alienware desktop which is still very functional.

 

[Lempio]

im using Dell Xps, i7-13 gen 32gb of ram

 

[Forester1]

I have an older Dell Alienware Aurora R7 with an I7-8700 CPU and 16GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce 1080. It works quite well although it works pretty hard on the big routes like Sebino Lake. I am thinking a newer one like Paul_Bert has would work very well.

 

[JCitron]

I have Dell's 8950 with an i9-12900K, 64 GB RAM, and a 3080. The machine came with a 1 GB m.3 SSD. Dell's 8960 series is a nice upgrade from their 8950 because have does have some cooling issues but Dell fixed that in their 8960s I heard.

With all the data I have, there was no way to fit that internally even though there are places to mount existing drives. Rather than lose the drives, I purchased an Oyen external hot-swappable drive bay. This allowed me to put all my large drives there and I placed a smaller one inside the case for the swap drive to prevent the extra wear and tear on the SSD.

 

[Paul_Bert]

I have an older Dell Alienware Aurora R7 with an I7-8700 CPU and 16GB RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce 1080. It works quite well although it works pretty hard on the big routes like Sebino Lake. I am thinking a newer one like Paul_Bert has would work very well.

If you get a new one go for the RTX 4090 NVIDIA card. It costs an arm and leg, but it handles anything you throw at it. I very rarely see the graphics card running at more than 60 degrees with all the settings maxed out - and it is very quiet. I figure the Aurora 15 will handle all the new Trainz updates for quite a while.

 

[johnnydeluxe2g]

Greetings. I regret to inform you that, despite my longstanding dedication as an Apple user for over 30 years, even with the M1 Max chip and ample HD (SSD) space, I am unable to operate Trainz without excessive fan noise and temperatures reaching critical levels of 90-100°C. I am eagerly anticipating new updates for the M chips and Trainz OS; however, their release appears to be distant and projected for the future.

Some routes yield higher fps, while others diminish visual quality significantly. I have set the parameters to medium or low to maintain a reasonable fps of 30-40.

It would be beneficial if more Mac users could share their experiences here.

 

[TSwenson]

Unfortunately while I outsource the technical details of my machines; I am running Trainz19 on a 8 year old CAD workstation, bought "scratch and dent" (a permanent black marker solved the damage). I have found over the years that desktops built for CAD are a relatively "cheap" alternative to a "gaming" desktop and have the relative processing power for gaming, unlike home office pre-builds.

 

[johnwhelan]

Unfortunately while I outsource the technical details of my machines; I am running Trainz19 on a 8 year old CAD workstation, bought "scratch and dent" (a permanent black marker solved the damage). I have found over the years that desktops built for CAD are a relatively "cheap" alternative to a "gaming" desktop and have the relative processing power for gaming, unlike home office pre-builds.

They also have the cooling fans, power supplies and room to upgrade the GPU.

John

 

[TSwenson]

They also have the cooling fans, power supplies and room to upgrade the GPU.

John

You bet, I found this out almost twenty years ago, same and sometimes better performance as the "gaming" build, upgradeable, and priced without the markup that "gaming" systems seem to have.
Thor