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Best gaming PC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

What Microsoft says Flight Simulator 2024 needs, and the fastest PCs on sale today with at least its recommended graphics card. We don't benchmark it, so this page shows no FPS numbers.

What matters

Recommended graphics cards

Picks for $1,500 or less

The fastest PCs on sale today with a graphics card at least as fast as an RTX 2080 with 8GB of video memory or more (Microsoft's recommended), and 16GB of RAM or more, by our performance index (graphics card, CPU and RAM). Prices as of Oct 3, 2026.

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#1

Skytech Gaming - Skytech SHADOW4 - Intel Core i5 14400F, 9070, 16GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM, 650W GOLD PSU - Black

RX 9070 · 16GB VRAM · Core i5 14400F · 16GB RAM · 1TB storage

$1,499.99Price checked Oct 2, 3:57 AM CT

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  • Best price-per-frame in its class today
  • 20% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
Buy at Best Buy: Skytech Gaming - Skytech SHADOW4 - Intel Core i5 14400F, 9070, 16GB 6000 MHz DDR5 RAM, 650W GOLD PSU - Black (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCEstimate FPS

#2

MXZ - Gaming Desktop Pc,Intel I5 14400F,GeForce RTX 4070S,1TB SSD NVME,16G DDR4,RGB,Wifi & Win 11 Ready - Black

RTX 4070 Super · 12GB VRAM · Core i5 14400F · 16GB RAM · 1TB storage

$1,499.00Price checked Oct 2, 3:57 AM CT

Also at Newegg $1,499

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Also sold at

Buy at Best Buy: MXZ - Gaming Desktop Pc,Intel I5 14400F,GeForce RTX 4070S,1TB SSD NVME,16G DDR4,RGB,Wifi & Win 11 Ready - Black (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#3

MXZ Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 7 7700, GeForce RTX 4070,16GB DDR5, NVME M2 1 T, 6RGB Fans,Windows 11 Pro Ready to use, Gamer Desktop Computer(R7 7700 ...

RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM · Ryzen 7 7700 · 16GB RAM · 1TB storage

Sold by a Newegg Marketplace seller

Marketplace seller: returns and warranty follow the seller's terms, not Newegg's. Check them on the listing before you buy.

$1,494.00Price checked Oct 2, 4:01 AM CT

Also at Walmart $1,519 · Best Buy $1,529

Price history & similar PCs

  • 25% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)

Also sold at

Buy at Newegg: MXZ Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 7 7700, GeForce RTX 4070,16GB DDR5, NVME M2 1 T, 6RGB Fans,Windows 11 Pro Ready to use, Gamer Desktop Computer(R7 7700 ... (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#6

MXZ High Performance Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, RTX 4070,16GB DDR5,1TB NVME, Windows 11 Pro Ready to use , Gamer Desktop Computer,New

RTX 4070 · 12GB VRAM · Ryzen 5 7500F · 16GB RAM · 1TB storage

Sold by MXZ Gaming Pc Official Store on Walmart.com

Marketplace seller: returns and warranty follow the seller's terms, not Walmart's. Check them on the listing before you buy.

$1,469.00Price checked Oct 2, 4:27 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

Buy at Walmart: MXZ High Performance Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5 7500F, RTX 4070,16GB DDR5,1TB NVME, Windows 11 Pro Ready to use , Gamer Desktop Computer,New (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. 2701 PCs on sale today have a graphics card at least as fast as an RTX 2080 with 8GB of video memory or more (Microsoft's recommended), and 16GB of RAM or more.

Questions

What's the fastest gaming PC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 for $1,500 or less today?

The RX 9070, Core i5 14400F PC at $1,499.99: the fastest by our performance index of the PCs on sale with a graphics card at least as fast as an RTX 2080 with 8GB of video memory or more (Microsoft's recommended), and 16GB of RAM or more.

How much RAM does Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 need?

Microsoft lists 16GB as the minimum, 32GB as recommended and 64GB as ideal.

What graphics card does Microsoft recommend for Flight Simulator 2024?

A GeForce RTX 2080 or Radeon RX 5700 XT with 8GB of video memory; its ideal spec is a GeForce RTX 4080 or Radeon RX 7900 XT with 12GB.

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