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Hello All

i`m new here, so forgive a very basic question please. I am not into gaming except for flight sims. I have the MS sim Alpha test on my PC ( which is a few years old!) and it runs very poorly. I am looking to purchase a new PC but there is just way too much out there! I am willing to go up to $3000. Can I get some feedback as to which way to go? I have been out of the PC world for many years so be kind. 🥺

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Are you willing to build your own or are you looking for prebuilt recommendations?

I am far from an expert in this so please correct me if I’m wrong.

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Depends if you can wait a few months for the new stuff to be announced, new generation stuff are finally coming out soon, so even if you won't buy the new stuff, the price of older stuff will go down.  Also depends if you're building it or having it built for you like from Dell/Cyberpower etc etc

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Also do you need it now or are you willing to wait till about September? I think new gpu releases on that month and your budget says high end to the extreme. If you are willing to wait , the rtx 3000 series or the big navi may be worth it.

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Wait for RTX 3000/RDNA2 and new CPUs.

 

If you really want to experience FS2020 at its absolute prettiest, it's well-worth waiting for all the new hardware as it'll exceed Microsoft's "Ideal" requirements.

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9 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

Are you willing to build your own or are you looking for prebuilt recommendations?

Most likely a prebuilt, I'm ok do minor upgrades, but to start from scratch would be a bit out there for me! 🤔 yup, way out there.  

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15 minutes ago, zeusthemoose said:

Are you willing to build your own or are you looking for prebuilt recommendations?

Most likely a prebuilt, I'm ok do minor upgrades, but to start from scratch would be a bit out there for me! 🤔 yup, way out there.  

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4 minutes ago, AndreForcier said:

Most likely a prebuilt, I'm ok do minor upgrades, but to start from scratch would be a bit out there for me! 🤔 yup, way out there.  

I would really consider building your own. Much better bang for the buck and better quality parts. It’s much easier than it seems.

 

If you are not comfortable with doing that though, can you wait a few months? New CPUs and GPUs will be coming out very soon.

I am far from an expert in this so please correct me if I’m wrong.

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