This question inevitably comes up during any discussion about flight sim gaming. There is no doubt that the quality and power of your gaming computer will directly affect your play. Having the best PC possible, within your budget, is one key to becoming a better flight simulator player.
HiTech Creations, makers of the wildly popular Aces High, has some thoughts on this matter, so read on.
What is the best PC for flight sim gaming?
No matter what we say about this question, please remember it is a purely subjective opinion. You can read twenty such articles and chances are excellent you will have twenty #1s.
So, what can you do to find the answer to that question? Trust yourself to shop wisely. Look for a powerful processor. Look for loads of memory. Read those twenty articles and make a list of the top five suggestions from each, and then find out which PCs appear on all of the lists. Some simple investigative skills will net you are pretty accurate answer to your question about PCs capable of making you a combat simulator superstar.
However, the true answer to the question is this: none of the PCs, currently on the market, are the best, and that is because “the best” can only happen when you build your own PC.
Build your own?
Some of you may have just turned white with fear. Build a computer? How is it possible? Surely we don’t mean any novice. Surely we don’t mean just any gamer is capable of managing such a Herculean feat.
Well, in fact, that is exactly what we mean. There is software now available which will take you through all of the steps necessary to construct a great gaming computer. There are how-to articles and videos which will take your hand and walk you through the entire process and believe us when we say a novice can do this. Once you get over your apprehension, anything is possible.
Please note: to build a great gaming PC, it will not be cheap. Great components and a great motherboard are expensive. You can easily spend several thousand dollars building a monster gaming PC, but if you are into gaming like we think you are, a few thousand dollars will not stop you from making it happen. And the computer you build will last you longer, oftentimes between five and ten years of great gaming.
What if you have an inferior PC?
If you can only afford an inferior PC, save up until you can afford to upgrade. Adding memory is not that difficult. Replacing a processor is well within your capabilities. Do not let fear hold you back, and a lack of funds simply means you need to save money like a fiend until you can upgrade.
A final word about Aces High.
Since 2000, Aces High has led the way in the combat flight simulator genre. Give us a try. We offer a free two-week download of Aces High, no credit card required. Two weeks will be more than enough time for you to learn how to play our game, and determine if what we say, that Aces High is the very best flight sim game, is true.
