Pimax Crystal vs Triple Screens: A Flight Simmer's Take

Screens vs VR is a hot topic within the flight simulation community. With the recent advancements in VR is it enough to replace a full triple-screen flight sim setup?

In this video, I take you through my experience with a direct comparison of both with the Pimax Crystal vs large Triple 55" screens to find out what is the best and why.
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This video was made possible by the guys at Aftershock PC & Pimax. With loaner supplies of both the PC in the video and the VR headset.

Check out Aftershock PC here https://www.aftershockpc.com.au/ (non affiliate)

PC SPECS:
Chassis: Lian Li O11D Evo RGB – Black
Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus AX - DDR5
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 5.0 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads
GPU: Asus Radeon RX 7900 XTX TUF Gaming OC - 24GB
CPU Cooling: Aftershock Glacier Mirror 360mm
Thermal Compound: Premium Enthusiast Grade Thermal Compound
SSD: 1TB Gen4 Silicon Power US75 M.2. NVME (R: 7000MB/s | W: 6000MB/s)
SSD: 4TB Gen4 Kingston KC3000 M.2. NVME (R: 7000MB/s | W: 7000MB/s)
Chassis Fans: 10 x Aftershock F21 RGB 120mm Fans
RAM: 32GB Gigabyte Aorus RGB 6000MHz (2x16GB)
Operating System: Own Operating System
PSU: 850W Inwin P85II 80+ Gold

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00:00 VR vs Triple Screen Intro
00:23 The Comparison
01:02 Pimax Crystal Specs
02:21 Aftershock PC Specs
03:32 The Pimax Close Up
04:49 Experience in MSFS
12:02 Experience in IL2
19:26 Experience on the Tripple 55”
25:05 Is VR Better?
28:49 The Need to Know’s
30:36 Final Thoughts

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