I bought my X52 in 2005. Only problem is the big rotary on the throttle which is spiking all over the place when going between 50 - 100%.
Then there's a small but annoying issue with the rudder twist pot. You just need to touch the stick to the left and it registers a tiny left rudder.

Very annoying in space games.
Other than that it works great.
Otherwise I use the Pro Flight Rudder Pedals for flight simulators, which I've had for some years now without issues.

If you do a lot of sim flying, be kind to your wrist and get some rudder pedals.