It will be for MSFS 2024 running PMDG, Beyond ATC, and Quest 3 VR. 

GIGABYTE AORUS SUPREME 5 Gaming Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, GIGABYTE RTX 5080, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen5 NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Home, Black - Newegg.com

I'm not familiar with the Aorus brand from Gigabyte.

The deal breaker might be its 1000w PSU, size and weight. 2 ft. tall and 50 lbs.  Is this size and weight typical for this type of gaming PC?
I think the PSU is overpowered too.

Edited November 26, 2025Nov 26 by Matt Sdeel

why would you want 64gb of ram when test have shown the most demanding graphics games only hit 27mb. 32mb of expensive ram wasted.

The average is 20mb used.

This article was enough to convince me to go tall on memory.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/microsoft-says-64-gb-is-the-ideal-spec-for-flight-simulator-2024-but-ive-tested-it-with-96-gb-and-it-makes-a-big-difference/

Matt, this sounds like a good deal. Regardless, stay with the 64gigs ram. In the big picture as to cost for the entire unit it's chicken feed. Also, at some point the need for additional RAM will arrise and you are future proofed.

I remember when i bought my first PC in the late 1980s and I opted for 640k of ram as opposed to the then popular 520k the verbal negative comments for "wasting" money.

Get in quick.

https://www.guru3d.com/story/cyberpowerpc-to-raise-pc-prices-due-to-500-percent-dram-cost-spike/

Academically there is no such thing as "future-proofing". Tech is always evolving and predicting how it will do that is an exercise in futility.

Best to go with what you think will serve you best at the current time, for your specific needs (and budget).

Edited November 27, 2025Nov 27 by speedyTC

5 minutes ago, speedyTC said:

Academically there is no such thing as "future-proofing". Tech is always evolving and predicting how it will do that is an exercise in futility.

Best to go with what you think will serve you best at the current time, for your specific needs (and budget).

Academically? My definition of future proofing is buying as much horsepower as you can and then you will get the longest useful life. Often the price of what you "need" for the current time and going to as much as safely fits one's budget is peanuts.

I would say

1) Check the speed of the RAM

2) As you mentioned, the PSU might be a little light

3) What type of CPU cooler

But everything considered, that seems like a good price IMO

9 minutes ago, dbw1 said:

My definition of future proofing is 

My point. It's a personal choice. What's good for the goose is not necessarily what's good for the gander.