CAT3508 336 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just did an add up of the money I have spent on all the hardware I have. It came to $5330 Aus. Was quite shocked at the total, but as the spending was spread over a few years, it wasn't that obvious. A lot of it I dont use anymore either, and it's just gathering dust. Over $3300 just on Go-Flight gear alone. Of course this amount does not cover all the other bits, like payware aircraft, weather apps , GPS, scenery, etc. Have a heap of stuff that I would like to get rid, but living in Australia, the cost of postage is a bit of a problem. Link to post Share on other sites
dogtrack 345 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Know what you mean, Neil. I started using FS back in 98 days, cheap as chips then. Under threat of having a Coronary if I calculated what has been spent over the years since. A little comfort can be gleaned from the thought that their are no pockets in shrouds though. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,487 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hmmm, having had a coronary several years ago I don't think I will attempt to calculate. I am sure most flight simmers, who have been on the scene for over 10 years, have seen huge leaps in hardware requirements which have rendered their machine almost useless to fly the latest sim. I'm hoping my present PC has a few years in it yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Tristarcaptain 282 Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I guess that in comparison, it is not too bad. I used to make models on a semi-professional basis. For an example, I bought a Trumpeter 1/32 Su-27 Flanker to make (and add to my stash). This cost about 90GBP. It needed correction sets to correct inaccuracies......about another 60GBP. A nice detailed cockpit...approx. 30 GBP...resin exhausts......probably 15 GBP....then paint....resin wheels to replace the vinyl ones and before you know it, a 95GBP model goes up to approx. 250 GBP!! At least with flight sim, the program is there and you don't have to spend 50 plus hours to assemble it and make it look good.. By the way...I never did get that Flanker made...I got married and moved instead!! l Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 996 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Over the years I spent thousands on controllers and panel hardware, that ultimately was junk. Some of it I managed to get rid of, but I only made back pennies on the pound. Best thing I bought though was a 21:9 ultrawide monitor, that I got off some bloke in a service station car park for £40! 3 Link to post Share on other sites
jury1942 424 Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 On 21/02/2019 at 13:53, mutley said: I'm hoping my present PC has a few years in it yet. Intel Core (Sandy Brige) i5-2500K 3.3-3.7 Hz, 8 Gb DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 950 2Gb, WD20EFRX-68EUZN0 2Tb, Saitek X52, Samsung C27F390FHI Link to post Share on other sites
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