I'm on a committee for a non-profit and put this sheet together just to show people what costs would be for various gaming setups. The goal is to build a gaming community and eventually have big tournaments and possibly fundraising events.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (6 children)

Yeah, it said entry level not high end.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I am aware, and I repeat my question.

    I imagine entry level as slightly more comfortable than the cheapest hardware out there. 16GB DDR4 RAM is >€100. Motherboard, CPU, PSU all likely around that price too. CPU cooler €60 GPU €200. That all comes down to ~€600

    Case €50. Monitor €150. HOTAS another €100.
    Keyboard and mouse... if flight SIM is the primary concern I guess you don't really need to spend on those.

    Everything so far comes down to €960.
    I suppose it can still be done... probably even cheaper than this is you hunt around for deals/second hand, I didn't care to spend too much time looking up each individual component. When I did look up the DDR4 price I figured I might as well spend a bit more time; I didn't bother going back so this comment is a bit all over the place. Also I'm assuming you're not buying windows.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

    I went ahead and just said $250 - $500 for controls and nothing else.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    Thrustmaster T16000M is pretty good and the sort of thing you would be looking for as a reliable option that is comfortable for entry level. Currently £50 on Amazon. Any keyboard and mouse that is functional to go with it would be fine.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    You're right $80usd plus tax, I'll go ahead and say $100

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