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  1. Any flight sim looks amazing on a 34" 21:9 curved ultrawide monitor. If it's only flight sims you play then a 60Hz monitor won't be much more affordable now that there are 144Hz versions available. The curve you barely even notice, it makes the experience more immersive imo, and it's amazing to watch films which were shot in 21:9 in fullscreen! Maybe pair it with a 24" or 27" 1080p for controls and stuff. My setup was the 34" and a 24" networked to my laptop and tablet. On the VR front, I think we've a couple of years to make everything look good enough and work with all the hardware. Just my two cents.
  2. You can get a pretty cheap Windows 10 license if you really want. Microsoft could care less. I would do a clean install though. There's no getting away from the security issues Win 7 will be facing soon. Plus Windows 10, particularly with it's recent updates, allows for a lot of user customization. And it definitely boots faster than 7 and games in general tend to perform better on it.
  3. Honestly, depending on the sim you choose, you're gonna probably gonna struggle to power five monitors on that budget. Graphic cards are ridiculously expensive at the moment, especially Nvidia. I'd personally wait and see what AMD come out with soon and what Nvidia has lined up to compete. Also, if you intend to play MSFS 2020, wait and see what the system specs are for it. Hardware-wise it all depends on what type of plane and style of flying you like. I've realised there's no really no one-stop shop for all flight-sim hardware. Like on a site like simmarket.com you can purchase a Force Feedback Cessna Yoke for $1895 (and prices quickly escalate!), or you could 'make do' with a Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS Hotas for around $130 (I still need to add the throttle unit) and still have a blast. It sounds like you have a hardware cockpit type environment in mind. That's way beyond my means, but then I was never a pilot and have nothing to compare my experience to. Any other questions, feel free to ask.
  4. If your sim supports it (FSX, P3D) my advice would be too invest in WideFS7. For what it costs and the options it gives you (not just in calibrating hardware, but it does excel in this) I reckon it's the best value add-on you can buy for either of those two sims. I'm thinking about getting into sim game again, and I'm so glad that I still have a license for it and can download it whenever.
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