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Hi can anyone tells me what should be the best thing to upgrade on my pc for smoother running dcs 2,5

 

my rig is

intel core i7 cpu 930 @ 2.8 ghz (8CPU) 2.8 ghz

GTX960 geforce

16gb ram

 

Your current processor was powerful on its time, but it is from 2010 so you will need to replace it soon, and along with it you will need new memory as your current DDR3 is not compatible with current processors, and finally, the video card is weak for DCS.

 

May I suggest to start with the graphics card .. replace it with a GTX 1070 or 1060 ... you will have a much improved fps changing just a single component.

 

After a while, you will have sold your old graphics card and saved some more .. at that point in time purchase a new processor, motherboard and RAM, but keep the new graphics card :)

 

The SSD should be last, as it will not give you an fps improvement, just lower loading times.

Cheers.

 

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Hi can anyone tells me what should be the best thing to upgrade on my pc for smoother running dcs 2,5

It depends on your monitor resolution. If any higher than FullHD I would start with gpu. If not - cpu... and probably RAM and mainboard too because of hw incompatibility :)

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If you're on a strict budget: i5 8350k and gtx 1060 or 1070, plus a SSD

 

 

 

If you can spend more: i5 9600k and rtx 2060 or higher, plus SSD

 

 

A SSD is pretty much required to play DCS these days.

 

 

 

 

Just not true. An SSD will only improve loading times. In game performance will not differ. Now haven said that....is there anything wrong with an SSD? No.

 

 

 

You'll be spending far more time playing than loading in the end.

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Upgrade CPU > GPU, almost regardless of resolution. Get a better CPU.

Just not true. An SSD will only improve loading times. In game performance will not differ. Now haven said that....is there anything wrong with an SSD? No.

You can have ingame loading (times) if you run out of RAM or Windows is using its pagefile. And this you will feel very much on a HDD. Shouldn't be much of a concern if you don't fly Multiplayer since only those missions there reach up to above 16GB RAM usage. But a HDD and 16GB RAM or less and Multiplayer? You will feel it, just a matter of time and hitting the right (or wrong) missions.

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First I would overclock the CPU, it cost nothing or 10-15 $/€ for a used cooler (that you can use in a future rig, too), if you don't already have an adequate one.

Expect about 1Ghz more, 3,7-4 Ghz is realistic. That is enough, if you don't want to play in high settings or VR.

Your GPU is indeed a bit weak, it is about the minimum what DCS is running with.

Try to OC that as well, but don't expect near as much like overclocking the CPU.


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Upgrade CPU > GPU, almost regardless of resolution. Get a better CPU.

 

 

It depends .. if the OP has a weak GPU, like it does on this case, improving the CPU would not yield any improvement and it is more costly than improving the GPU first, as when changing a CPU he would need new MoBo and RAM also.

 

For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra

For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600X - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia GTX1070ti - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar - Oculus Rift CV1

Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB

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