The Ultimate Broke vs Pro Flight Simulator Gaming PC Build

We are building the ultimate broke versus pro flight simulator gaming PC today, and we're flying from LAX to Ontario airport. They're very close, which means it's all about the skill who can get up, fly, and land the quickest.

So I don't know if Austin quite got this, but it's a flight simulator, and most of the flights that happen are commercial flights or private flights that go from point A to B. I don't know why he wants this to be a race. Maybe I do know why; if it's a race, then he could probably just zoom really quick and hope to get to the airport without dying.

And so I have all the components I need for my broke setup. Now this is all of course thanks to Micro Center who have 25 convenient locations all throughout the US. The nice thing is they actually do have a full PC build configurator, which is actually what I used for the setup. So you can see that it will give you a little compatibility check for all the various different accessories and peripherals that you want.

And they also do have a community available. So if you need some help, they lots of inspiration on all kinds of builds. If you check out the link in the description, they're actually giving away a free 32 gig flash drive and a free 32 gig micro SD card, just by signing up for their email list. You can pick it up next time you go into the store.

So that's some free stuff. I'm using Micro Center right now because of their great prices and services. They have everything you need to build your own gaming PC, from the CPU to the RAM and storage. And with their configurator tool, you can easily compare different parts and find the best deals.

Now let's talk about the components we're using for our broke setup. We've got a B454 board, a 3100 processor, an SSD, and some memory. This is what I like to call the "bare essentials" of a gaming PC build. It may not be the most powerful system out there, but it's definitely capable of running popular games at high settings.

But Austin doesn't want just any old system; he wants something that can handle all sorts of flight sim scenarios. So we've added some extra peripherals to our setup. We've got a Steelseries Arctis Pro headset, which is one of the best gaming headsets out there. We've also got a Gamedac keyboard and mouse combo, which are both highly rated for their accuracy and speed.

Now, let's talk about flight gear. Austin has his trusty T.1600M throttle, rudder pedals, and joystick from Thrustmaster. This is what he needs to get into the zone when playing flight simulator games. And I have to say, it looks pretty cool too!

So, now that we've got all our components sorted out, let's talk about how they work together. We'll be installing a copy of Windows and getting Flight Simulator downloading tomorrow. Once everything is set up, Austin will take off in his virtual plane and show us what this system can do.

Okay, so I just realized I had no audio because there's no speakers on my setup. What a shame, Austin? And then he shows me his Apex 7 mechanical keyboard with an OLED screen on it. That's one cool piece of tech right there!

And then there's the flight gear again. The T.1600M from Thrustmaster comes with the throttle, rudder pedals, and joystick as well. So I'm just noticing a problem here; normally when we do broke versus pro, you set up your setup here, but with the size of your monitor and stuff, I don't have any space.

Our friends from Microsoft sent over a flight simulator box for mystery tech, which has sadly cannot use any of the actual stuff from that episode. But what I can use is the box. So umm; wow! You're doing it! Leave it to Austin to steal other people's ideas!

So once I get all folded in here, you'll see that I am running the game at minimum settings at 1600 by 900 thanks to my RX 570. Look, I get like 20 to 25 frames per second. It's usable, so why don't we race? I'm just going to take off now.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Today we are building the ultimate,broke versus pro flightSimulator, Gaming PCs.So we were flying fromLAX to Ontario airport.They're very close,which means that it's allabout the skill who can get up,fly and land the quickest.- So I don't know ifAustin quite got this,but it's a flight, simulator.And most of the flights thathappen are commercial flightsor private flights thatgo from point A to B.I don't know why hewants this to be a race.I mean, maybe I do knowwhy, if it's a race,then he could probablyjust zoom really quickand hope to get to theairport without dying.- And so I have all the components I needfor my broke set up.Now this is all of course,thanks to Micro Center whohave 25 convenient locationsall throughout the US.So the nice thing is they actuallydo have a full PC build configurator,which is actually whatI used for the setup.So you can see that it will give youa little compatibility checkfor all the various different accessoriesand peripherals that you want.And they also do havea community available.So if you need some help,they lots of inspirationon all kinds of builds.If you check out thelink in the description,they're actually giving awaya free 32 gig flash driveand a free 32 gig micro SD card,just by signing up for their email list.You can pick it up Nexttime you go into the store.So that's some free stuff.I mean, come on whatcould be more broke gamerthan getting some free stuff?But for now, it's time to build my,actually wait, now I won't build my PC.You, you have something I'm sure right?- So to start off with MicroCenter in AMD hooked me upwith this Ryzen 9 3900Xand 5700xt pre-built systemfrom Power Spec, and I'mready to rise up gamers.- Yo, that was asmooth delivery My friend- Got it.- I Felt that,I'm rising up with you.I'm rising up, you're risingnineing I'm rising threeing.- Alright, here we go.- Let me see the big reveal of...Ooh oh, see, you do an AIO.Oh, you got a 240 ML Cooler Master AIO.- Nice.- And a 5700xt.- Not bad, not bad.Look when our fine sponsor Micro Center,wants me to look at a PC inparticular for broke versus profor the pro setup, I'm not gonna say no,but even if it wasn't for that,the name of the game,isn't to make the best thing in the world,the name of the game isn'tto over exert myself.If I know I got the game in the bag,I'm going to take that opportunitywith the least minimal effort, right?- With, some of my components here,actually do think it willbe a pretty solid system.So, essentially I use the PCconfigurator on Micro Centerto basically match theminimum spec of the build.So, first of all,I have an AORUS B450 M,I have my Power Color, Red Dragon RX 570.This card actually I've donevideos on it in the past,is probably the best bangfor the buck 1080p card,that you can buy right now,it's really pretty affordableand you get decent performance out of itand hopeful, it will be enoughto run flight simulator,at least decently.Of course, I have my Ryzen 3 3100which is powered by theexact same Zen 2 coresinside your Ryzen 9, exceptthey just have fewer of them.So instead of 12 cores, I have four cores.So with all of the componentsready, let me, begin building,I've built a fair few PCs recently,that were, let's say a littlebit challenging to build.There were some maybedifficult circumstances.So going into this one, I feel confident.I'm sure it's going to post first try.I'm gonna, get a windows installedFlight Simulator downloadedand I'm sure it's fine.I will say this has been anincredibly simple PC to build.It might not be a, pro set up,but I think it's actually going to end uplooking pretty clean whenwe're all is said and done.I really can't think of anycorners I cut on this build.I, didn't use a wrist strapmaybe, probably could usesome more thermal paste,but you know, I'm not the diverge.So I'm going to do my best.It's fine, I'm not worried.I'm sure that this systemwill be completely, totally,and absolutely capable of running a BIOS.(upbeat music)Ah, well, something's happening.- Fans are spinning.- That's good, it's always a good sign.All right, so I think we'repretty much set up here.So we have our B454board, we have our 3100,we have our SSD, we have our memory.So now, is time, to,install copy of Windows,Get that Flight Simulator downloading,tomorrow going down myfriends, going down,like a plane, as it crashes.'Cause you, you suck.- Okay.Austin Evans.So I got a bunch of other things here,to help my, setup along.- That's so over the top,do you really need allof that for Flight Sim?What do you need to have here?- What do you mean, do I needall of this stuff for flights?Of course I do.So, we have a lot of steelseries peripherals to start out.So we have their Arctis Pro, plus Gamedac,- Wait.- headset.- Wait.- Set up.- Wait, wait.I just realized I had no audio'cause there's no speakers on my setup.- What a shame, Austin?(Austin laughs)- What a shame.You have their Apex 7 mechanical keyboard.- Oh, this is the onewith the oled, right?- It has the oled screenon it, look at that.- Ah, that's so cool.- Oh, your flight gear.The T.1600,16000 wow.That's one extra zero.- That's more than 16,000(both laughing)- The T.16000M from Thrustmaster.It comes with the throttle,the rudder, pedalsand the joystick as well.- So I'm just noticing a problem here.- Mh mhh.- So normally when we do broke versus pro,I set up my setup here,you set up yours here,but with the size of your monitorand your stuff, I don't have any space.So, after last episode of broke versus prowhere you had a box, guess what?Our friends from Microsoft sentover a flight simulator boxfor mystery tech,which has sadly cannot useany of the actual, stufffrom that episode.What I can use, is the box.So umm.- Wow, You're, you'redoing, you're doing it.Leave it to Austin tosteal other people's ideas.He's done it with Linus Tech Tips,he's done it with Unbox Therapy,and of course he's doneit with broke versus prostealing the whole cardboard box idea.- So once I get all folded in here,you'll see that I am runningthe game at minimum settingsat 1600 by 900 thanks to my RX 570look, I get like 20 to25 frames per second.It's usable, so why don't we race?I'm just going to take off now.So I'll just see you later.I can see each individual frame,Look how smooth it is out the window.See frame, frame, frame.So I'm taking it off right now.I don't know where you're at.- You know, for someonethat watches F1 religiously,you would think that he wouldknow how to start a race.No, he just he's justlike, "I'll see you there."If I, if I get there first."Cool, I win."Hope you load."- Are you, are you setting upyour controls over there huh?- Well, you kinda didn't really give meenough time to do this.So, this, we might actuallyhave to change settings on this.- Oh, no, that sounds terrible.- Yo, it looks likehe's playing a PowerPoint.- Yeah, no, we actuallyhave to change that.Hold on, we need to actually set.No, I'm actually being legit,we have to set these up properly.One second.She don't really wanna record this- Oh, are there problemsin paradise over here?- Well, you're the onethat wanted to record this.- Yeah, of course we need footage.Are you taking off now?Can you hear me at all?Wow, what a great headset.I'm look at this, I'm only39 nautical miles away.Are you reloading the game right now?What happened?What's going on over there huh?Oh, he's awfully quiet.I think he's getting tilted.You know what's sweet?When you spend all thistime building a broke setupand Mr. Fancy pants, Ken,over here with all his gadgetsand gizmos and newfangled technology,can't even get into his game.You can't record somethingas simple as a little bitof gameplay on that system.Look man, I'm feeling good?What, what, what can youpossibly go wrong now?Oh, did he take off the other way?Wait, you didn't have to bank around?You're gonna piss everyone off.Old people who have housesright by the airport,you're gonna get it.You're gonna get a fine for that one.- That's not bad,the stick is actually givingme pretty good control.The only problem, is that,there is a learning curvewhen you have been playingthis game with a controllerfor quite a while, but at the very least,all of these buttons areprogrammable in the gameand the game actuallyrecognizes the stick completely.So if I actually go intothe settings real quick,you can actually see here,actually it shows up.So you can manually,based on the numbersout here on the diagram,program all of thesebuttons, which is kinda cool.All right, I made aslight technical error.I did not follow my path into the airport.So I'm now currently,hard turning to get overto where I need to be- So I'm gonna start throttling down.I can't do that.I legitimately can't slow the plane downbesides adding more flapsHere we go, let's hit upmy landing gear out here.Oh, Oh, more throttle, more throttle.- Are You already landing?- Yeah, man.- What?I'm doing my approach.How did you do that?- You had to bank.- I did have to bank,actually did have to bank.(Austin yells)- Wait, wait, here we go,here we go, here we go.- Come on, come on- Ready?(Austin yells)- Oh come one, we're going in fast boys,we're going in fast.(Austin yells)- How do I do negative throttle though?That's the thing.(Austin yells)- It's gonna, it's gonna hurt.Oh, Oh, Oh, we're downwe're down, we're done- You put the landing gear?- I don't know, I think I did,but it doesn't sound like it.Oh yeah. Okay so landing gear,not down.- So everyone died, is what you're saying.So this being the firsttime using actual purpose,built peripherals for flight simulator,I had a lot of fun playingthe game with the accessories.Even if you don't knowhow to use it, exactly.Having the right gear canactually help you win.I truly think that therewas, an element of controlthat comes with using the peripheralsa lot of better control,more finer controlthat comes with thatversus using a controller.I just wish I practice more,but it doesn't matter,'Cause I won.- The broke life was not, the smooth life.It doesn't run well evenwhen you're on, minimum spec.I mean this game is, demandingyou need a high-end rig.It might not have gone according to plan,but, I have a plan for next episode(upbeat music)nefarious right?Ah, nope.I'm good, I got it.Whew,see.- It's a very strong box.- It's a really strong box.Thank you very much for watching,this episode of broke versus pro.Definitely be sure to subscribenot only to the channelas well as check outour wonderful sponsor,Micro Center and AMDand also feel free towatch some of our other,broke versus pro episodes right here.(upbeat music)See, they're right there.You can watch multiple episodesin Benji, as the kids say.(upbeat music)- Mh mhh.