DCS World

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for DCS World today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

If you'd rather buy than build, these are the Create PCs machines we'd put DCS World on, cheapest first. Real specifications and current prices, each link lands on that exact build.

CREATE Flight Simulator PC

High-end

£4,281

CPU

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core AM5 CPU/Processor

GPU

INNO3D NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 X3 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card

RAM

Corsair Vengeance Black 64GB 6000MHz DDR5 Memory Kit

Storage

WD Black SN8100 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD / Solid State Drive

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CREATE AIRBUS

Flagship

£7,711

CPU

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16 Core AM5 CPU/Processor Retail

GPU

ASUS ROG ASTRAL NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GAMING OC Blackwell Graphics Card

RAM

128GB (4x32GB) DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM Workstation Memory Kit

Storage

Samsung 9100 PRO 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 NVMe 2.0 SSD / Solid State Drive

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Prices from Create PCs, the UK builder we run, and include VAT. They're the price shown on arrival, not a teaser, but components get repriced, so treat them as current rather than fixed. Custom-built machines start around £2,400; below that a self-build is usually the better answer, and we say so on our budget guides.

Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Eagle Dynamics on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run DCS World?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel and your GPU is at or above Discrete AMD, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.

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