Saitek / Realsim Gear Sim setup Overview Part 2 My Budget Choices

Want to know where to start, as far as hardware or thinking about getting into flight simulation for a hobby or wanting to build a flight simulation for real world training? I will give an overview of my setup and the items I would start with.


This does not touch on all the available companies that provided simulation products, main focus is Saitek.


My Sim Setup:

Saitek Cessna Yoke
Saitek Cessna Rudder pedals
Saitek Cessna Trim wheel
Saitek Switch Panel
Saitek TPM(Throttle/Pitch(Prop)/Mix)
Saitek Throttle Quadrant – 2 total
Saitek Flight Instrument Panel (FIP) – 9 total
Saitek Radio Panel – 2 total
Saitek Multi Panel
Saitek Backlight Instrument Panel(BIP)
Desktop Aviator carb heat - http://www.desktopaviator.com
RealSim Gear Garmin 430 - https://realsimgear.com/
RealSim Gear Garmin 530 - https://realsimgear.com/
FSX Dual (Flight Sound X) - https://flightsounds.com/
Adesso Bluetooth Keyboard (WKB - 1000BB) - https://www.adesso.com/product/wkb-10...
Logitech M187 Mouse
Garmin GPSMaps 295
7 port powered USB hubs – 3 total
Reality XP for RealSim Gear 430/530 - https://reality-xp.com/
Navigraph - https://www.navigraph.com/


AddOn Planes:

A2A Simulation - https://a2asimulations.com/
Airfoillabs - https://www.airfoillabs.com/
Accusim - https://a2asimulations.com/
vFlyteAir - http://www.vflyteair.com/
Digital Replica - Cessna 310

Addon Software:
Ortho4XP - Xplane11
REX - http://rexsimulations.com/ - FSX
Ultimate Terrain X - FSX
Ground Environment X - FSX


ATC:

PilotEdge - Combined(Los Angeles Center and Western Expansion)
VatSim


My Computer Setup:

Intel i7-8700k 3.7
Asus ROG Strik Z370-E(LGA1151)
Samsung 970 Evo 500gb Nvme PCIe M.2 2280 SSD(MZ-V7E500BW)
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb
NVIDIA GTX1080 FE 8GB
EVGA Supernova G3 750
Corsair Hydro 120mm Cooler
Cooler Master HAF XB-EVO
LGEUSA 34" IPS 34UC88 MONITOR
MS OEM WINDOWS10 HOME 64BIT COEM
2TB hard drives dedicated to scenery