New Video card needed, I believe.

[Delerium]

Hello,

 

So I was just started playing DCS over the week-end and it seems my Radeon ATI 7970 is a bit behind. At high, I get some little lag / sluggish moments.

 

1) Any of you runs the 7970 at High without any issue? ( I was wondering if it could be my setup)

 

2) For a new card, I've read that the GTX 970 is the best choice around, this apply to DCS as well?

 

3) While checking for a new GPU... Should I check for a CPU as well? I have currently have a i7-3770k

 

System Spec:

Intel i7-3770k

24GB Ram

2 x 250 SSD

ATI Radeon 7970

Monitor: ASUS PB278, 2560 x 1440, 27"

 

Thanks!

[dburne]

I currently am running a GTX 970 with great results , I would note I am running the Open Beta 1.5. DCS 1.5 uses the new Edge graphics engine, and makes much better use of the graphic cards power.

 

On my system ( a 4820K running at 4.5 ghz), I am getting over 100 fps pretty consistently. I have all graphics on highest setting except DOF off. No stuttering at all, buttery smooth for me. Performance is great for me so far. I was getting good framerates in 1.2 as well, but it was more like 80 fps or so.

 

You are fine with that processor, it is a very good one and with it being a K processor is very easily overclocked by just changing the cpu multiplier. Don't know if you have done any overclocking or not, but if you had a decent cooler I would think you could easily get that processor to 4.3-4.5 ghz as well. I run the Corsair H100i closed loop water cooler.

 

Even without manual overclocking, your cpu with turbo enabled run at 3.9 ghz, which should be fine as well.

 

Now I am not up to speed really with the AMD cards anymore, so I can't really say what kind of difference you might expect coming from your card.

 

I am very pleased with the performance of my GTX 970 ( I have an EVGA GTX 970 FTW)...

[cichlidfan]

The rest of your system is fine. A 970 should give you excellent results.

[Delerium]

Thanks.

 

I'll probably get a EV GTX 970. Do you have the specific model? Seems like there's is 32 variants of them on Amazon! Is it this on? 04G-P4-2978-KR

 

http://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-GeForce-Quieter-Graphics-04G-P4-2974-KR/dp/B00NVODXR4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447093584&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+gtx+970

 

Right now, my CPU is not overclocked, I have CoolerMaster 12EVO that I never installed, I think I will try OC and see if I get any benefits.

 

Thanks !

[cichlidfan]

Any OC will definitely improve things.

[dburne]

Thanks.

 

I'll probably get a EV GTX 970. Do you have the specific model? Seems like there's is 32 variants of them on Amazon! Is it this on? 04G-P4-2978-KR

 

 

That would be very nice card.

I have the FTW I got shortly after it came out, now they have the FTW+ that replaced it.

 

Basically these cards, like the SC and FTW, are already tested and factory overclocked a little, so their standard boost clock will be higher than say a reference version.

 

EVGA makes great cards, you will not go wrong. I have only run EVGA cards for the last several years.

 

Be aware these cards come with ACX2, which is passive cooling. At idle, and until they reach a certain temp, the fans are not even on. No big problem, but for gaming you might want them to come on sooner and run at certainy speeds - I use MSI Afterburner for this, I use it to set a fan profile to keep my card cool when gaming...

[Delerium]

Great.

 

I just found the FTW (and the meaning of) on Amazon. A bit pricey, but too be expected for high-end video card.

 

Do you think it could handle my current monitor + another standard (1080p) as well?

 

Thanks!

[dburne]

I run two monitors with mine.

Main display is 1920x1080x144hz

Secondary display is 1680x1050x60hz

 

I run my games on my main monitor, and have the desktop extended to my secondary monitor where I have my flight manuals, MSI Afterburner, and other icons.

[Delerium]

Thanks.

 

I think I'll buy this one. Good reviews so far. ;)

 

Appreciated.

 

Edit: Ordered. ;)

Edited November 9, 2015 by Delerium
Place the order.

[dburne]

Thanks.

 

I think I'll buy this one. Good reviews so far. ;)

 

Appreciated.

 

Edit: Ordered. ;)

 

:thumbup:

 

Congrats!

I think you will really like it, be sure and post back your thoughts when you get it in and running.

[PureEvil]

Hello,

 

So I was just started playing DCS over the week-end and it seems my Radeon ATI 7970 is a bit behind. At high, I get some little lag / sluggish moments.

 

1) Any of you runs the 7970 at High without any issue? ( I was wondering if it could be my setup)

 

2) For a new card, I've read that the GTX 970 is the best choice around, this apply to DCS as well?

 

3) While checking for a new GPU... Should I check for a CPU as well? I have currently have a i7-3770k

 

System Spec:

Intel i7-3770k

24GB Ram

2 x 250 SSD

ATI Radeon 7970

Monitor: ASUS PB278, 2560 x 1440, 27"

 

Thanks!

 

have you tried 1.5 Beta DCS already? if not, do that first, everything seems to work smoother with that new game engine.

[Delerium]

Hi,

 

I got the new card yesterday! Installed the new beast and I did not see much much more improvement over the 7970, surprisingly.

 

With everything at high, cockpit frame at 1024, slightly more bushes/trees, I roughly get a 40fps on the runway and somewhere between 60-80 when flying.

 

As PureEvil, the OpenBeta 1.5 seems to do a good job even with my 7970.

 

I barely had the time (only test it out for about 15 mins) to do more digging yet, but I was expecting better results :(

 

I'll post screenshot of my setting a bit later on (I'm at work so..)

 

btw, the game is very playable and looks beautiful, so there's no real issue there, maybe my expectation were a bit too high. :music_whistling:

 

- D.

[dburne]

Hi,

 

I got the new card yesterday! Installed the new beast and I did not see much much more improvement over the 7970, surprisingly.

 

 

First, did you do a complete cleanout of the AMD drivers before installing the Nvidia drivers?

( uninstall and then clean out with a program like DDU ( Display Driver Uninstaller) ?

 

What Nvidia drivers did you install?

Did you install the whole package? I personally only install the driver and PhysX.

 

What video settings are you running in the Nvidia control panel?

( I recommend application controlled and setting all your settings in the game GUI).

[Delerium]

Howdy,

 

I uninstall the AMD driver from the control panel, that's all I did.

 

I'm planning to do a clean re-install of Win10 when the November update drops (supposed to be today / tomorrow) and see if that helps.

 

Also, I did install the whole package, including the GeForce experience app.

 

I also installed the PrecisionX tool for the EVGA card, but I did not tweak anything yet.

 

In the NVidia control panel, everything seems to be Application controlled.. Well, everything that can be.

 

For now, I think my best bet is to do a clean install, I had that in mind since I don't trust the AMD uninstall, at, all.

 

I'll post again after this clean install.

 

Happy day!

[dburne]

For now, I think my best bet is to do a clean install, I had that in mind since I don't trust the AMD uninstall, at, all.

 

I'll post again after this clean install.

 

 

That would be a good start, I would go ahead and use DDU to uninstall both the Nvidia graphics driver and the AMD graphics driver. ( laying odds DDU will find some AMD graphics files to remove even though you uninstalled previously).

 

Then install latest Nvidia drivers clean ( try custom install and only install the driver and PhysX).

 

Set in your DCS exe in Nvidia control panel, to " prefer maximum performance".

 

Don't know if this will help your performance, but would be a fresh clean start and at least rule that part of it out...

[Delerium]

That would be a good start, I would go ahead and use DDU to uninstall both the Nvidia graphics driver and the AMD graphics driver. ( laying odds DDU will find some AMD graphics files to remove even though you uninstalled previously).

 

Then install latest Nvidia drivers clean ( try custom install and only install the driver and PhysX).

 

Set in your DCS exe in Nvidia control panel, to " prefer maximum performance".

 

Don't know if this will help your performance, but would be a fresh clean start and at least rule that part of it out...

 

Yup, I did a quick test on lunch time, and just changing setting up dcs.exe in the NVidia panel (prefer max perf).. I'm now roughly at 80/100FPS :)

 

Thanks for that. I'll do a clean install later this evening and see if I can get better result.

 

But right now, I'm happy. Also the fan is super quiet compare to my old card, which is a big plus!!!

 

Cheers! :drink::thumbup:

[dburne]

Yup, I did a quick test on lunch time, and just changing setting up dcs.exe in the NVidia panel (prefer max perf).. I'm now roughly at 80/100FPS :)

 

Thanks for that. I'll do a clean install later this evening and see if I can get better result.

 

But right now, I'm happy. Also the fan is super quiet compare to my old card, which is a big plus!!!

 

Cheers! :drink::thumbup:

 

:thumbup:

 

Glad it helped, have fun and enjoy that new card!

[lark0007]

The rest of your system is fine. A 970 should give you excellent results.

 

 

Hi,

do you think the 970 should work fine in my system as well?

 

MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77.

Procesor: INTEL CORE i7-3770 3,4 - 3,9GHz.

HD: 2x SanDisk eXtreme 240GB in STRIP

Mempry: CORSAIR VENGEANCE BLACK, 16GB, DDR3, 1866MHz

Grafic card: EVGA GTX680 SUPERCLOCKED, GeForce GTX680 1124MHz, 2GB DDR5, 6208MHz.

Power supply: CORSAIR TX750M, 750W, 140 mm ventilátor

Case: COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS. Info ZDE.

[fixen]

Hi,

do you think the 970 should work fine in my system as well?

 

MB: ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77.

Procesor: INTEL CORE i7-3770 3,4 - 3,9GHz.

HD: 2x SanDisk eXtreme 240GB in STRIP

Mempry: CORSAIR VENGEANCE BLACK, 16GB, DDR3, 1866MHz

Grafic card: EVGA GTX680 SUPERCLOCKED, GeForce GTX680 1124MHz, 2GB DDR5, 6208MHz.

Power supply: CORSAIR TX750M, 750W, 140 mm ventilátor

Case: COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS. Info ZDE.

 

 

If you feel like you need an upgrade go for it. The 970 is faster for sure. I don't think i would upgrade yet if i had your system (though I dont exactly know how many frames you are getting with a 680), but that is a personal thing.

 

And it is easy for me to say since I got a 970 at release :music_whistling:

[MAS]

I would go for any card with more than 6GB+ Vram only becouse DCS 2,0 at Nevada uses 6,5 GB Vram from graphic card. Version 1,5 uses easly 3,5 Vram.

[tiborrr]

Hello,

 

So I was just started playing DCS over the week-end and it seems my Radeon ATI 7970 is a bit behind. At high, I get some little lag / sluggish moments.

 

1) Any of you runs the 7970 at High without any issue? ( I was wondering if it could be my setup)

 

2) For a new card, I've read that the GTX 970 is the best choice around, this apply to DCS as well?

 

3) While checking for a new GPU... Should I check for a CPU as well? I have currently have a i7-3770k

 

System Spec:

Intel i7-3770k

24GB Ram

2 x 250 SSD

ATI Radeon 7970

Monitor: ASUS PB278, 2560 x 1440, 27"

 

Thanks!

Check out this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=157374

 

 

HD7970 is basically a 280X so look for these results. Are you running DSC 1.5 openbeta?

 

Is you CPU overclocked? I would definitely look into this, especially since your CPU has unlocked multiplier. Memory speed might also be the factor here.