Flight Sim Gaming PCs

Big games need big brains and when it comes to flight simulation, it’s all about accuracy and realism. Naturally, that also means there’s a whole lot of data that needs to be processed by your PC. From calculating lift and thrust, to adjusting dynamic weather and measuring how that impacts air currents and turbulence, it all requires an incredibly powerful CPU and GPU combo, as well as a healthy dose of fast, low-latency RAM, and lightning-fast storage.

When it comes to processors, high clock speeds and more cores will make short work of all the maths involved, resulting in a smooth and more responsive experience. On the other hand, a hefty graphics card will elevate the experience with truly breath-taking visuals, taking your in-game immersion to a whole new altitude. Meanwhile, having that extra RAM and an ultra-fast NVMe or SSD storage will keep load times nice and low; an absolute must when you need to stream in literal Petabytes of world data!

Interested to learn more? Check out our blog which explains how Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 generates the entire world using AI and oodles of data from Bing Maps Servers!

So what sort of specs does a Flight Sim PC need?

If you didn’t already know, running the latest and greatest in flight sim titles requires some powerful components. Not only do you need some of the best graphics cards on the market to deliver the stunning details at 1440p and 4K resolutions, but you’ll also need some of the best processors available too; the faster they are and the more cores they have, the better they’ll be able to cope with the demands of games like Microsoft Flight Sim 2020. That is, assuming you want to play the game on the highest settings of course...

If you’re willing to dial back a few settings here and there, or are looking to play at 1080p, then getting some capable hardware becomes much more achievable. We wouldn’t recommend using anything less than an Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 processor, as well as having at least an RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT, with a minimum of 16GB DDR4 RAM. NVMe or SATA SSD storage is also preferable, since this will help keep loading times as short as possible.

Configure your Flight Sim PC

Check out our Reign Sentry Range for a great entry point into Flight Sim PCs. And remember, if you can’t see something that meets your desired spec, you can almost certainly create one using our custom configurator. Need a faster graphics card? Want faster RAM? Maybe you’re after more storage? You can change all of this and more – configure your own custom Flight Sim PC above.