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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.

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Picks for $3,000 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

Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi, Windows 11 Pro - RGB Gamer Computer

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Ryzen 7 7800X3D · 32GB RAM · 2TB storage

Sold by Empowered PC on Walmart.com

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

$2,699.99Price checked 4:29 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

  • 29% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
  • X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
Buy at Walmart: Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi, Windows 11 Pro - RGB Gamer Computer (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#2

Sentinel Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 7, Windows 11 Pro - Tower Gamer Computer

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Ryzen 7 7800X3D · 32GB RAM · 2TB storage

Sold by Empowered PC on Walmart.com

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

$2,799.99Price checked 4:29 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

  • 26% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
  • X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
Buy at Walmart: Sentinel Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, AMD 8-Core Ryzen 7 7800X3D Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 7, Windows 11 Pro - Tower Gamer Computer (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#3

Mantis V2 Gaming Desktop PC - (NVD GeForce RTX 5080, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD, HDMI, WiFi + BT, KB&M, Windows 11 Pro) - Prebuilt RGB Gamer Computer Tower

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Ryzen 7 7800X3D · 32GB RAM · 2TB storage

Sold by Empowered PC on Walmart.com

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

$2,799.99Price checked 4:29 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

  • 26% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
  • X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
Buy at Walmart: Mantis V2 Gaming Desktop PC - (NVD GeForce RTX 5080, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB NVMe Gen4 SSD, HDMI, WiFi + BT, KB&M, Windows 11 Pro) - Prebuilt RGB Gamer Computer Tower (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#4

Skytech Gaming Azure 3 Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz, NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000, 850W GOLD ATX 3 PSU, 360...

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Ryzen 7 7800X3D · 32GB RAM · 2TB 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.

$2,899.99Price checked 4:03 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

  • 23% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
  • X3D CPU, the fastest kind for gaming
Buy at Newegg: Skytech Gaming Azure 3 Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2GHz, NVIDIA RTX 5080 16GB, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 6000, 850W GOLD ATX 3 PSU, 360... (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#5

STORMCRAFT Gaming PC PHANTOM Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus NVIDIA RTX 5080 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RGB 2TB NVMe SSD 360mm AIO 850W PSU Windows 11 Home - ...

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Core Ultra 7 270K · 32GB RAM · 2TB storage

$2,999.99Price checked 4:03 AM CT

Also at Best Buy $3,099.99

Price history & similar PCs

  • 10% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)

Also sold at

Buy at Newegg: STORMCRAFT Gaming PC PHANTOM Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus NVIDIA RTX 5080 32GB DDR5 6000MHz RGB 2TB NVMe SSD 360mm AIO 850W PSU Windows 11 Home - ... (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

#6

Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, Intel 24-Core i9-14900KF Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro - RGB Gamer Computer

RTX 5080 · 16GB VRAM · Core i9 14900KF · 32GB RAM · 2TB storage

Sold by Empowered PC on Walmart.com

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

$2,799.99Price checked 4:29 AM CT

Price history & similar PCs

  • 21% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
Buy at Walmart: Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop - NVD GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, Intel 24-Core i9-14900KF Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro - RGB Gamer Computer (opens in a new tab)☆ Watch this PCCheck FPS

Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. 2706 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 $3,000 or less today?

The RTX 5080, Ryzen 7 7800X3D PC at $2,699.99: 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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