Hi Adam
From someone who has built several VPins over the years make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into and consider these very important points before biting the bullet
1. It’s a PC and can be very temperamental as PCs usually are!
2. To run it smoothly on 3 screens you will need a very capable PC with a decent graphics card especially if you want to run PFX in 4K/60 fps like I do.
3. Be prepared for it to go totally tits up for no reason and able to deal with the hassle of maybe having to flatten the PC and do a full reinstall. **** happens.
4. If it’s 2nd hand don’t expect a seller to give you any form of backup unless they offer it and you local to them.
5. VPX and Virtual pinball in in general is a constant tinkering wip that never ends lol
6. Consider a custom made one that fits the monitors as in the early days I used old cabs and they don’t quite accommodate the screens to perfection like a custom one should. That said get one with a original lock bar to enhance the whole feel.
7. Don’t ever expect it to feel like the real deal, yes it has the full code and gameplay of the original, yes it looks incredible (especially PFX) and yes the tables are free and cheap. But and it’s a big Kardashian’s BUTT nothing comes close to playing a real table in the flesh.
8. Something to consider ahead of a vpin is maybe VR pinball and although it’s early days and Farsights is a little rough, VPX is working on this and I’m sure ZEN will at some point come to the fray and blow us all away.
The good bits
1. Pinball FX3 by zen is incredible and the enhanced modes of the Williams tables are a sight to behold especially in 4K. VPX just doesn’t cut it for me anymore although I still keep upto date with the releases for the hell of it.
2. Great if you have room for only one pin as you end up with a hole bucketful
3. The VP community are a great help should you want to add something simply like real nudging or more enhanced like feedback, flashers, plunger and the likes. It’s almost endless albeit expensive.
You welcome anytime to come play mine before shelling out 1000’s on one and that way you get to play some real pins at the same time. This invite is extended to anyone on pinfo who maybe curious should they wish. Coffee, tea and alcohol supplied FOC.
My rig
40in 4K main screen,1080p backglass and 15in dell for DMD. I7 8th gen with RTX 2080Ti 16GB and 3 x 250 M2/SSD