X-Plane 12 & DCS World
X-Plane 12 and DCS World: CPU-heavy sims, properly built.
Both X-Plane 12 and DCS World are heavy single-thread workloads with serious VRAM demands when you go multi-monitor or PCVR. We pick the parts that actually matter, not the parts that benchmark well in other titles.
- X3D CPUs by default
- Triple-screen ready
- PCVR ready
- 5-year warranty
Calibrated configurations
Three target performance tiers. Every component remains fully configurable in our builder.
Solo Pilot
Single 1440p or 4K
From £4,646
Starting price
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 5080
- RAM
- 32GB DDR5-6000
- Storage
- 2TB Gen5 NVMe
- Target
- 60+ FPS @ 4K High
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Squadron
Triple-screen / heavy DCS
From £8,261
Starting price
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 5090
- RAM
- 64GB DDR5-6400
- Storage
- 2TB Gen5 NVMe
- Target
- 60+ FPS @ 3× 1440p, multiplayer
PCVR
Pimax Crystal / Varjo Aero
From £11,461
Starting price
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX 5090
- RAM
- 128GB DDR5-6000
- Storage
- 4TB Gen5 NVMe
- Target
- 72–90 Hz PCVR
X-Plane 12 / DCS World target FPS
Targets for typical busy scenarios: a complex add-on like the IXEG 737 in X-Plane, or a 24-aircraft multiplayer mission in DCS.
| Setup | 1440p target | 4K / Triple-1440p target | PCVR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RTX 5080 + 9800X3D | 80–110 | 50–70 | 60–72 Hz | |
RTX 5090 + 9950X3D | 110–150 | 70–90 | 90 Hz |
Why CREATE PCs for sim
CPU-first specifications
Both X-Plane 12 and DCS World scale with single-thread CPU performance. X3D-class CPUs are the right answer.
Multiplayer ready
DCS multiplayer servers are notably heavier than single-player. We benchmark with multi-aircraft missions.
PCVR support per headset
OpenXR + Vulkan tuning per headset (Quest 3, Pimax Crystal, Varjo Aero) configured before dispatch.