I am thinking of buying the Corsair ONE i300 Compact Gaming PC (Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Graphics, 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 Memory, Thunderbolt 4, Windows 11 Pro)
Anyone has an experience on this? Can I find a better one?
I have the same CPU, Memory and GPU and it works really well. I use a 2K monitor, and Samsung NVMe.
[EDIT] What I would say is you’ll need a good PSU… 800W and good quality.
The Corsair’s listed at $4,000 on their website. If you’re comfortable with a Philips screwdriver, I built a system that’s small and significantly faster for about $2,500:
Cooler Master NR200P Max case (power supply and AIO cooler pre-installed so easiest built ever!)
Core i7-12700K (you could go 13900K for a bit more $)
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5
WD Black SN850X 2TB SSD (plus a second one I had on-hand)
MSI Z790I Wi-fi ITX motherboard
MSI RTX 4070 Ti 12GB
This is only a little bigger than the Corsair One, but has no proprietary components, runs significantly cooler (the Corsair showed throttling and 100C temps in the review; the hottest mine gets is 70C under MSFS heavy load), and the 4070 Ti is going to give much better performance than the 3080 in MSFS thanks to is DLSS 3 support.
I had a Windows 11 Pro license and a spare SSD, but you can equip it with the i9-13900K and buy the second SSD and still come in $1K cheaper than the Corsair and have parts that are a generation newer, and more easily upgradeable down the road.
It was the easiest PC build I’ve ever done, about 90 minutes and that’s only because I was going slow and following a couple of YouTube videos to make sure I didn’t miss any important steps since I hadn’t built a small form factor PC since the (nightmare build!) Athlon-based Shuttle I put together in the early 00’s.
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Thank you very much for all thr info. I have never built a PC before and I am a bit sceptical of doing one noe. Nevertheless if you can list the items (motherboard, PSU, GPU, fans etc) of all the things I need I will consider it. Is there another ready built pc that I can get?
Honestly, after my experience with a CyberPowerPC a couple years ago, I’ve given up prebuilt PCs again. 
So not sure if anyone else is selling prebuilt SFF PCs.
Here’s links to all the parts I used:
Cooler Master NR200P Max case (includes power supply and cooler)
MSI MPG Z790I Edge WiFi Gaming Motherboard
Intel Core i7-13700K (you could also opt for the 13900K for $160 more – that’s what I have in my full-size rig)
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 5600 MHz
WD Black SN850X 2TB m.2 SSD (the motherboard supports two m.2 PCI 4.0 m.2 drives and one PCI 3 drive)
MSI Ventus RTX 4070 TI OC (bought from Best Buy because it was $40 cheaper than the same card on Amazon)
Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste (the case includes paste, but I like this stuff, better cooling)
Guide to free (if you have an older Windows install on a previous PC) or cheap Windows 11
For a first PC, it’s probably the easiest build ever as the pre-installed cooler and power supply in the case mean there’s very little to deal with as far as cable management, etc.
I used this YouTube video as a guide just to make sure I didn’t miss anything specific to this setup. If you’re considering this, I’d suggest giving it a watch to see if you feel comfortable with the process. It’s easy, just requires patience and making sure you plug everything in.
An even more thorough video… Note that he installs two additional case fans in the bottom; I didn’t bother because they only drop temps by about 2C and they add noise.
The end result is a super-quiet, very compact, rock-stable PC at a good price. I get over 100 fps (90 in the most demanding areas) in MSFS on a 4K OLED TV.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do! Let us know if you get the Corsair, or if you decide to take the building plunge.
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Thank you so much. Since I know that if I try to bulit it I will mess it up I must find now somebody to builld it for me (for a price of course). Is there a ready build one I can buy?
How about this one guys?
https://www.stephanis.com.cy/en/products/information-technology/personal-computers/desktop-pcs/381762
I think that PC will get you solid mid-range performance on MSFS. My only concern is the 500 watt power supply perhaps is not enough for the configuration.
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I’d suggest 800w
Both of those are really expensive and have last-gen processors and GPUs.
The 4000-series graphics chips are game-changers for MSFS. Using DLSS3 and DLAA mode, you get doubled frame rates with almost no visual artifacts. No way I’d drop 3000 euros on a PC with a 3000-series graphics card. The only time a 3000-series card makes sense nowadays (unless you’re buying a really inexpensive PC) is if you only fly in VR. Otherwise, a 4070Ti is going to be faster than a 3090 in MSFS non-VR, at less cost.
At the same time, the 13th gen Intel processors are a good 10-20% faster than 12th gen. A 12x00 is plenty fast, but when companies sell rigs with faster 13x00 chips for the same price, why buy old and slower?
Guessing you’re in Cyprus from your link, and it looks like prices are pretty high there. Still, here’s a rig with a 13th gen CPU and a 4070 Ti for way less than the slower Lenovo linked above:
https://pcincyprus.com/pc-systems/custom-gaming-pcs/aetna-gaming-pc
They also have 3080 rigs. If small is a must, maybe contact them and see if they can do an ITX or MicroATX rig to your budget/specs?
Thank you very much for your info. As long as I get over 30fps that’s good for me (with my 1440p monitor). Don’t you thing that an RTX 3070 will do that for me? I have at the moment an RTX 2060 and I get 25fps at London Heathrow. Another question: Why would Lonovo install a 500W PSU if it will not do the job? What is ITX rig?
I run a 3070 and an i9 9900K and get around 45 fps on a 1440p monitor.
At 4K it would probably give low to mid 30 fps.
I actually ran that system on a 450 watt supply for a while (becasue it was what was already in the case) and the PSU sort of coped just got a bit hot, but eventually after a year or so of mistreatment the PSU blew up.
The NR200P is actually a good ITX case for someone starting out with a system build, some suppliers will even mount your ram and CPU on your new mother board for you saving a bit of stress for a new builder.
I’m just saying there’s very little money saving in going for a 30x0 series card if you shop around, so why not go for a 40x0 card that’s going to have double the performance?
It’s not just about 30 fps now. It’s about still being able to get 30 fps in 2025 vs having to upgrade again.
ITX is just the tiny little one-slot motherboard, since you’re looking for a small system.