Help, Looking to upgrade and need some advice!!!

[Whiskey1968]

As the post says, I am looking to upgrade either my vid card, cpu or both depending on cost and availability.

Currently running an Intel i5 12600K, Rtx 3070 FTW 8gb, Prime Z690M-Plus D4, Corsair Vengeance LPX 3600 DDR4 (32gb but have 64 ordered).

I have the quest 3 and looking to jack up my performance and achieve some stable fps in the Apache.  Other aircraft I can maintain a fair fps of 45-50 and sometimes 70 depending on map and server.  But the Apache flatlines my fps to unplayable numbers.  I would share my settings in game and my desktop but I am away at work.  But they are lowered to low settings in all but textures in game.  I am looking at upgrading my vid card to an RTX 4070ti Super.  Or should I look at doing RTX 4070 ti and upgrading the CPU.  Budget is roughly $1300...and with that what would you recommend because I am going down a rabbit hole that will get me divorced lol.

Thanks for any help.

[Qcumber]

A 4070ti super will give you a massive performance increase and doubles your VRAM. I don't think you will need to upgrade your CPU just yet.

[Aapje]

The 4080 Super is pretty much the same price/performance as the 4070 Ti Super, but gives you a decent bit of extra horsepower. So you can also consider that one (perhaps look at your regional pricing which gives you a better deal).