Capn kamikaze Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Who else has dropped cash on a new PC/upgrade because of the upcoming F-14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudikoff Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Is it that poorly optimized? Oh, man.. It's probably a collusion with Nvidia to help them move some of these overpriced new cards and restore their stock value. i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexus-6 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I didn't need to...but I probably would have. Can't pretend fly as well as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shack Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 The gaming industry, I'm sure, are in close collusion with hardware OEM's for "mutual" benefit, at least to some level .... Intel i9 7980XE @4.4Hz 64GB DDR4 RAM at 2666MHz GTX 1080Ti with 11GB GDDR5X Reverb Pro HMD HOTAS: TM Warthog throttle / TM F18 Grip Dual H640P Huion tablets used with VRK (Virtual Kneeboard ) software Gametrix JetSeat with SimShaker DOF Reality P6, 6 axis Motion Platform [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Penguin Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Truth be told original the F-14 video is the one that drove me to buy a system and start flying DCS. I had watched some Reaper videos and was envious but when I saw the F-14 video and the carrier battle, I flashed to Red Storm Rising and made the call. The system below, 55 inch TV, Rift, second monitor with exported MFDs (I know the F-14 won't have that but I had fallen and gravity was in control) So to answer your question............. I dropped everything for the F-14 :) Cap'n Penguin a.k.a. Lawndart extraordinaire i9-9900K Processor - 120mm Liquid Cooling System - 32G (8 GB x 4) DDR4-3200MHz - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - 11GB - 1 TB Western Digital Blue SSD - Motherboard (MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk) - Corsair RMX850 PSU - Windows 10 - Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS - Oculus Rift S - Old Lawn chair [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westr Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Yes just built a new pc. New case and board. Ryzen 7 2700X 16gb DDR4 3200mhz and trying running DCS on an M2 SSD for the first time. Not finished yet waiting on the M2. Taking the 1080Ti from my previous build. My previous system a i7 3770k and DDR3 memory I was struggling with VR with some modules and I know the F-14 would struggle as the Viggen does. So let’s see how this goes. RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZG_Immel Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 You think ? :D [sIGPIC]https://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic70550_3.gif[/sIGPIC] Asus Z390-H - SSD M.2 EVO 970 - Intel I9 @5.0ghz - 32gb DDR4 4000 - EVGA 3090 - Cougar FSSB + Virpil WRBRD + Hornet Stick - Thrustmaster TPR Pedal + WinWing MIP + Orion + TO and CO pannels - Track IR5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shimmergloom667 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 While not specifically only for DCS, I upgraded my rig. It was time, my old CPU was literally the first series of Core i5 :) So, now it's an i7-9700K, RTX 2080, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB Samsung 970 in addition to my old 1 TB 950, X56 Hotas, TrackIR... it's marvelous, so looking forward to the F-14 now :D i7 - 9700K | 32 GB DDR4 3200 | RTX 2080 | VKB Gunfighter Mk II /w MCG Pro | Virpil T-50CM2 Throttle | TrackIR 5 | VKB Mk. IV AJS-37 | A/V-8B | A-10C | F-14A/B | F-16C | F-18C | F-86F | FC3 | JF-17 | Ka-50 | L-39 | Mi-8 | MiG-15bis | MiG-19 | MiG-21bis | M2000-C | P-51D | Spitfire LF Mk. IX | UH-1H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) Well I'm almost there... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=218973 Edited February 11, 2019 by Mower "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger1409 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Well while not specifically for the F14 but for DCS and VR in general the thing I dropped some cash on was a new 2080ti. CO 801 Naval Air Squadron [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ASUS Maximus Ranger VIII MB, i7 7700k Overclocked 4.79Ghz, Corsair H100i Pro Watercooler, ASUS ROG Strix Gaming RTX 2080 Ti 11GB OC, 32GB RAM, Oculus Rift CV1, Warthog HOTAS, Razer Tarterus 2 Gaming keypad, Kingston trackball, Thrustmater MFD's, Saitek Combat rudder pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I'm waiting for the next gen of VR to upgrade my rig. I'm a little suspect of the pimax. I was hoping oculus would put out something with better resolution and less SDI but it looks like their focused on casual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pii Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Who else has dropped cash on a new PC/upgrade because of the upcoming F-14? Don't need to :music_whistling::pilotfly: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn kamikaze Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Well while not specifically for the F14 but for DCS and VR in general the thing I dropped some cash on was a new 2080ti. I went for the standard 2080, Gigabytes one, and the RAM I use was discounted heavily so bunged in some more.... I think 64GB should be enough:music_whistling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Idea Hat Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Because of the F-14? Yes and no. The F-14 announcement waaaaay back when got me interested in getting back into DCS, and combat flight sims. In preparation, I built a new system to play DCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Everything I have done to my PC has been ultimately in preparation for the F-14 since they originally announced it. My time with DCS and other aircraft has been very enjoyable and a learning experience but in the end, was just to pass the time until the Tomcat release. i5 7600K @4.8GHz | 1080 Ti | 32GB 3200MHz | SSD | DCS SETTINGS | "COCKPIT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisBelle Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Yes just built a new pc. New case and board. Ryzen 7 2700X 16gb DDR4 3200mhz and trying running DCS on an M2 SSD for the first time. Not finished yet waiting on the M2. Taking the 1080Ti from my previous build. My previous system a i7 3770k and DDR3 memory I was struggling with VR with some modules and I know the F-14 would struggle as the Viggen does. So let’s see how this goes. I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) DCS-Tutorial-Collection BlackSharkDen - Helicopter only Specs:: ASrock Z790 Pro RS; Intel i5-13600K @5,1Ghz; 64GB DDR5 RAM; RTX 3080 @10GB; Corsair RMX Serie 750; 2x SSD 850 EVO 1x860 EVO 500GB 1x nvme M.2 970 EVO 1TB; 1x nvme M.2 980 Pro 2TB+ 3 TB HDD Hardware: Oculus Rift S; HOTAS Warthog; Saitek Rudder Pedals, K-51 Collective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) ? Will DCS use 32GB right now or are you future-proofing? "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westr Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) Yes I think your right, fortunately I have two 8gb sticks so I have two free slots. So it’s an option for me when I have some spare cash again. Do you have experience with M2 SSDs. I’ve just ordered a Samsung 970 EVO pci SSD. Can I expect better performance running DCS on this compared to previous SSDs or will it be much the same? RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisBelle Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 ? Will DCS use 32GB right now or are you future-proofing? I´ve recently upgraded my Rick and installed 16GB DDR4 RAM which turned out to be way to less than what DCS wants to use. After installation of further stack of 16GB DDR4 RAM the performance increased and the RAM useage was optimized although even 32 GB sometimes reach the CAP. DCS-Tutorial-Collection BlackSharkDen - Helicopter only Specs:: ASrock Z790 Pro RS; Intel i5-13600K @5,1Ghz; 64GB DDR5 RAM; RTX 3080 @10GB; Corsair RMX Serie 750; 2x SSD 850 EVO 1x860 EVO 500GB 1x nvme M.2 970 EVO 1TB; 1x nvme M.2 980 Pro 2TB+ 3 TB HDD Hardware: Oculus Rift S; HOTAS Warthog; Saitek Rudder Pedals, K-51 Collective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn kamikaze Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 I went all out on RAM and put in the max I can on my mobo, 64GB, did it for several reasons. 1) Future proofing. 2) Opportunity, it has recently been slashed in price, I originally had 32 in, and the same memory modules are over £100 less than when I bought the first 32. 3) Intend to make a ramdisk, which is still faster than any SSD. 4) With 64GB there will be no need for a page file at all, but some programs do throw up errors, some even refuse to run, if they detect you have no page file at all, in that case I'll put one on the Ramdisk to trick them, done this before, it works. 5) Set temp folders to the ramdisk, rather than writing to an SSD unnecessarily. 6) I've manually set the pre-load radius above 150,000 by editing the options.lua file in the user/config folder. Plenty of good reasons to have more RAM than you THINK you need, it lets you do some neat tricks to make your system faster/cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moafuleum Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 A "played" on a GTX765m Laptop. It was about time :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman422 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Bought a new PC in November. the one I had was 9 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Jaw Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I went all out on RAM and put in the max I can on my mobo, 64GB, did it for several reasons. 1) Future proofing. 2) Opportunity, it has recently been slashed in price, I originally had 32 in, and the same memory modules are over £100 less than when I bought the first 32. 3) Intend to make a ramdisk, which is still faster than any SSD. 4) With 64GB there will be no need for a page file at all, but some programs do throw up errors, some even refuse to run, if they detect you have no page file at all, in that case I'll put one on the Ramdisk to trick them, done this before, it works. 5) Set temp folders to the ramdisk, rather than writing to an SSD unnecessarily. 6) I've manually set the pre-load radius above 150,000 by editing the options.lua file in the user/config folder. Plenty of good reasons to have more RAM than you THINK you need, it lets you do some neat tricks to make your system faster/cleaner. Number 6 is especially of interest. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, ASUS RTX3060ti/8GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptJodan Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'll admit I did this. To be fair, it was getting to be time, and the trigger was either going to be something I really wanted like the F-16 (who knows how long away from now), another...say...space game that is in forever alpha (that I'll probably need another new system for by the time it finally is out) or pull the trigger now on the F-14. Felt like the F-14 was epic enough to deserve it. Now I just need to get each 2080ti they send me to stop failing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudikoff Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Now I just need to get each 2080ti they send me to stop failing. They're still failing? Did you check the GPU (VRM) temperatures when they're running? i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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