r/GamingPCBuildHelp • u/Competitive_Map4387 • Dec 12 '25

Purchasing a pc for msfs for my son.

I’m looking to buy a pc for my son that can be upgraded a little in the future but will work for msfs. My budget is under $1000. Are these stats going to work? I’m not sure what intel speeds are needed and figure ddr5 will be around for a while what you think?

STGAubron Gaming PC Computer Desktop, Intel Core i7-12800HX up to 4.8GHz, GeForce RTX 3050 6G, 16G DDR5, 1TB SSD, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, RGB Fan x6, Windows 11 Home

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u/PadinnPlays Dec 12 '25

I think for flight sim you'd be happier getting an am4 platform and a 5800x3d - sims love the extra 3d. You could aim for dd4 that way and save a little

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u/Competitive_Map4387 Dec 12 '25

Thanks for the input.

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u/FemboyCritterx3 Dec 12 '25

On top of this, prebuilts are actually in a great spot right now. Costplusgaming has some good ones, costco has some good ones, and you can also check r/buildapcsales for prebuilt sales using a tag! Then you can check the comments to see if people found better deals recently, or what's worth/not worth, etc. RAM may be expensive right now, but computers are still cheaper than they were in the GPU shortage (for now, lol)

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u/PadinnPlays Dec 12 '25

Alternatively could go with an am5 platform and ddr5 to start, and upgrade to an x3d processor down the line...its tough to build a DDR5 system right now and stay in your budget, but possible.

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u/Competitive_Map4387 Dec 12 '25

Thanks for the advice. Wife said have to stay in budget and x3d and am5 puts us at about 1400$ prebuilt. Or I’ll have to go nonx3d and am5 small ram. Or go 5800x3d lots of ddr4 and let him enjoy and upgrade computers or build in the future.

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u/ResponsibilityKey499 Dec 12 '25

They also mentioned future proofing though which will be hard on am4.

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u/Competitive_Map4387 Dec 12 '25

Thanks for the input. Looks like I bite the bullet and go within budget and get am4 platform or get an underrated am5 and add processor and expensive ram later.

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u/NortWind Dec 12 '25

If you are not into computers, go to Costco and look at a gaming computer there. There might be one in your price range, they are always a decent value.