The Best Gaming PCs for Flight Simulator

It has the most CPU cores of any system here. On VRAM it ties with the OMEN MAX 45L at 32GB. On memory it ties with the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT at 32GB.

On SSD capacity it sits mid-pack at 2TB: the OMEN MAX 45L is rated for 4TB, and the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT comes in at 1TB. It shares an RTX 5090 graphics card with the OMEN MAX 45L; the Skytech Edge goes with an RX 9070 XT graphics card. A ryzen 9 9950X3D processor is unique to it among these picks, while the Chronos 3 uses a core i7-14700F processor.

Check the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. When we checked, only the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT and cheaper picks cost less, and the OMEN MAX 45L cost more.

It has a 1200W power supply. It matches the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 on VRAM (32GB). Its 4TB SSD capacity is the largest here; the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 comes next at 2TB.

Like the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090, it has an RTX 5090 graphics card, while the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT uses an RX 9070 XT graphics card. No other pick in this guide offers a DDR5 memory type; compare the Chronos 3, which has a DDR5-6000 memory type. Check the OMEN MAX 45L's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

The 1200W power supply is the stated figure; check its connectors before a later GPU upgrade. It was the most expensive pick when we checked, so weigh what it adds over the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090.

It also comes with an 850W Gold PSU and a 360mm AIO in a white Chronos case. It matches the Skytech Edge and the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT on VRAM (16GB). Its 16GB memory is the least in this group; the OMEN MAX 45L leads at 64GB.

No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 5060 Ti graphics card; compare the Skytech Edge, which has an RX 9070 XT graphics card. No other pick in this guide offers a core i7-14700F processor; compare the Skytech Edge, which has a ryzen 7 7800X3D processor. Like the Skytech Edge, it has a DDR5-6000 memory type, while the OMEN MAX 45L uses a DDR5 memory type.

Check the Chronos 3's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It undercut the Skytech Edge and every other pick on price at the time of writing.

It also comes with a 360mm AIO in the Edge case. Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. On memory it sits mid-pack at 24GB: the OMEN MAX 45L offers 64GB, and the Chronos 3 comes in at 16GB.

It shares an RX 9070 XT graphics card with the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT; the OMEN MAX 45L goes with an RTX 5090 graphics card. It shares a ryzen 7 7800X3D processor with the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT; the Chronos 3 goes with a core i7-14700F processor. It shares a DDR5-6000 memory type with the Chronos 3; the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT goes with a DDR5-5600 memory type. Check the Skytech Edge's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. It matches the Chronos 3 and the Skytech Edge on VRAM (16GB). It matches the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 on memory (32GB).

Like the Skytech Edge, it has an RX 9070 XT graphics card, while the OMEN MAX 45L uses an RTX 5090 graphics card. Like the Skytech Edge, it has a ryzen 7 7800X3D processor, while the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 uses a ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. It is the only pick here with a DDR5-5600 memory type; the Chronos 3 has a DDR5-6000 memory type instead.

Check the Skytech 7800X3D RX 9070 XT's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. On price it sat third of 5, between the cheaper Skytech Edge and the pricier Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090, at the time of writing.