My current rig is all AMD:

MSI B350 Motherboard
Ryzen 5 2600 CPU
MSI RX-580 GPU
16 GB RAM (2 x 8 GB sticks
My monitor is a 32" Dell, also 1920 x 1080

I tried Sweet FX, and it caused a crash every time I tried to load the game.
Other than that I run most of the mods., and get a constant 60 FPS, except when in high Time Compression. The it drops down to a very, very slow rate (wandering between 14 and 30 FPS). I run several careers at once, so I kind of have to use TC. I also run several background programs at once, sometimes Alt-Tabbing out of the game to looks something up. This causes no problems at all.

I'm also flying very early in the war, and all the planes are missing one piece of vital equipment or another. The BE.2c has no compass. Some others have no air speed indicator. How do you fly with no compass?

Final thoughts: Try whatever mods appeal to you. With JSGME you can install and uninstall mods at will, so if one doesn't work you don't have to rip out the game and reinstall it. You just unplug the mod and get on with your life.