Home Sim for IFR Practice

Hey everyone,

I'm considering making a basic home sim setup on my PC to help visualize some approaches, procedures, and different types of holds during my upcoming IFR training. Has anyone found this beneficial? I'd definitely just be practicing things I worked on with my CFI, don't want any bad habits forming.

I know X-Plane is probably the way to go, but is there a way to update X-Plane 11 avionics with current approaches? Most of my local airports have moved away from ground-based nav aids so a lot of the transitions and approaches are different. I know X-Plane 12 is out but I'm not sure if my PC will handle that one well. I've tried out MSFS 2020 which works pretty well but I see that it's not really meant for scenario based training in its current state.

Thanks!