Freycinet needs a new PC! - What should I go for, among these...?

[Freycinet]

Hi all,

 

Bought my last PC back in 2009(!). With upgrades along the way it held out pretty well through Il-2, Cliffs of Dover and the early days of Stalingrad. No good for today's sims, Great Battles to MSFS, and of course not for VR.

 

So, I am loking to buy a new one! - Happily, the price is not a big problem for me now-a-days, as it used to be when I was a student...

 

I am looking at these machines from my favourite shop here in Belgium:

https://www.alternate.be/PC/Gaming-pcs

 

- Which PC and price range should I be looking at? - Also with an eye to "future-proofing" my acquisition for a few years ahead...

 

I will probably go for a custom build, so anything I should be on the look-out for which is not in the gamer PC's listed?

 

I plan to do some kick-ass movie-making as in the old days (before kids came along...)...  

 

Thanks for any advice and help!

[Panzerlang]

It's opinion more than advice but one derived from osmatic experience rather than expertise. Lol. First principle, throw money at it. And Intel rather than anything AMD. So latest CPU with a 4090. With maxed-out everything with the Pico4 I don't see less than 87fps in IL2 and the play with loads of planes in the mix is smooth as silk.

My 3080ti rig and 8600k also plays it well but the FPS can go down to the 60s and there is the occasional stutter.

[Freycinet]

Thanks Hetzer!

 

"So latest CPU with a 4090"

 

- Yeah, I was thinking that is the way to go as well...

[Freycinet]

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