Originally Posted by
LandGreen2
wow! Thanks for the details. I think he was in the $2.5k budget range, so maybe wait till next years models come out to buy what is top end today?!?! As far as A320 goes does MS tweak the program with updates based on consumer write ups?
$2.5k is a great budget and can get a very powerful machine that will last him at least 4 to 5 yrs without hiccups or upgrade. A PC with today’s technology, is about 50% better graphics-wise than previous generation. Nvidia newest GPUs have been out only 4 months, it’s hard to find them in stock and when they come out they sell out in minutes. AMD newest CPUs are about 3 months old. The best way would be to get a prebuilt PC like NZXT, Cyberpower, ibuypower, etc etc.
Like I said, I overspend in the graphics cards. That alone will save about $800. An Rtx3080 or 3070 will make the trick.
Microsoft updates the software every couple of weeks or months. So, yes, they are updating Performance, planes, graphics and eventually I’m sure a developer will sell a better model.
Flight Simulator is a big world and the new one will take some time to be able to customized. He’s 13yrs old, he will learn quick to work with it.
Also, if I remember correctly the first download is about 120gb.
Something like this:
https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer-Master-9500