spek1 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I was advised by svsmokey (i hope i got that right) to post my parts list here as I am in the middle of transitioning from console to PC, in the hope of getting feedback for speccing and other tips. so far I have: i7-9700k MSI MEG z390 ACE mobo 32gb RAM at 3600mhz Corsair vengeance samsung 970 evo plus 1tb Corsair 500d rgb se case MSI Ventus 2070 super gpu Corsair H115i pro AIO and i'll be replacing the ML fans with LL 140's LL 120 fan for exhaust A Corsair rm850x is on my list and Windows 10 pro. I'm scared to build this on my own. This post i feel is incomplete, but it's already been a long day and i can't think. Thank you all for your time and hopeful input. Will this perform well in VR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hi Spek and welcome to the forum! Though I most certainly do not claim to be a hardware specialist, I'm sure you will be able to fully enjoy DCS in VR with that system. Don't expect to be able to max out all graphics settings in VR, but I don't think even the 2080ti/9900k guys are able to (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). Obviously, a faster gpu would always help your performance, but as the 2070 super is pretty much comparable with a 1080ti (I own the latter one), I know that DCS will run just fine on it. You can see my specs in my signature and I'm pretty pleased with how it performs in combination with the HP Reverb. I am however about to do some cpu overclocking, just to see if I can get that few extra fps. It's not absolutely necessary, but I just want to try it out :) Bare in mind though, that currently DCS is struggling with some performance issues on the open beta version. So to avoid disappointments, it might be wise for you to just use the stable version until things are solved a bit. System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svsmokey Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Looks like you have done a great job spec'ing a well-balanced high-performance system . 9700k @ stock , Aorus Pro Z390 wifi , 32gb 3200 mhz CL16 , 1tb EVO 970 , MSI RX 6800XT Gaming X TRIO , Seasonic Prime 850w Gold , Coolermaster H500m , Noctua NH-D15S , CH Pro throttle and T50CM2/WarBrD base on Foxxmounts , CH pedals , Reverb G2v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spek1 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm certainly excited for this project, and getting out from behind playstation racing and up into that magical blue sky. Just a few more components and i should be there. I was going to run all storage through M.2 SSD and not use SATA or HDD. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirrah Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm certainly excited for this project, and getting out from behind playstation racing and up into that magical blue sky. Just a few more components and i should be there. I was going to run all storage through M.2 SSD and not use SATA or HDD. Any thoughts? SSD is definitely the way to go for DCS, unless you find long loading times soothing :P System specs: i7-8700K @stock speed - GTX 1080TI @ stock speed - AsRock Extreme4 Z370 - 32GB DDR4 @3GHz- 500GB SSD - 2TB nvme - 650W PSU HP Reverb G1 v2 - Saitek Pro pedals - TM Warthog HOTAS - TM F/A-18 Grip - TM Cougar HOTAS (NN-Dan mod) & (throttle standalone mod) - VIRPIL VPC Rotor TCS Plus with ALPHA-L grip - Pointctrl & aux banks <-- must have for VR users!! - Andre's SimShaker Jetpad - Fully adjustable DIY playseat - VA+VAICOM ~ That nuke might not have been the best of ideas, Sir... the enemy is furious ~ GUMMBAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spek1 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 SSD is definitely the way to go for DCS, unless you find long loading times soothing :P Is 1tb enough? I plan on only using this for DCS. I don't need a HDD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reece146 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 FWIW, I have a 1TB SSD and between Windows, DCS, and Assetto Corsa plus a few other games that I mostly ignore I have around 350GB free. I have everything available for DCS installed and many, many mods, skins, etc. This is a dedicated gaming rig - none of my work files and data is on this machine (wouldn't fit anyway plus workstations run Linux only). Drive space is cheap. Save yourself the hassle of upgrading later. $0.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spek1 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 FWIW, I have a 1TB SSD and between Windows, DCS, and Assetto Corsa plus a few other games that I mostly ignore I have around 350GB free. I have everything available for DCS installed and many, many mods, skins, etc. This is a dedicated gaming rig - none of my work files and data is on this machine (wouldn't fit anyway plus workstations run Linux only). Drive space is cheap. Save yourself the hassle of upgrading later. $0.02 Thank you. I'm kinda flying blind on this (no pun intended) (yes, yes it was) so all the help i can get is much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reece146 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Btw, you may want to wait for the new i[7,9]-10XXX CPUs. There's a bunch of good, approachable youtube vids out there. On paper it looks like the new CPU's are only a minor step compared to the existing but the draw is more cores (4 vs 8 with no HT for example). This could be decent for Vulkan if it ever happens within this generation of CPUs. Added to this you might get another say... 10% on the single core performance. In it's current state DCS is single core bound. Here is a good chart for a ballpark idea of how the CPUs compare. (benchmarks should be taken with a grain of salt). https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html These new CPUs will not be backwards compatible with the current Z390 motherboards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spek1 Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 Btw, you may want to wait for the new i[7,9]-10XXX CPUs. There's a bunch of good, approachable youtube vids out there. On paper it looks like the new CPU's are only a minor step compared to the existing but the draw is more cores (4 vs 8 with no HT for example). This could be decent for Vulkan if it ever happens within this generation of CPUs. Added to this you might get another say... 10% on the single core performance. In it's current state DCS is single core bound. Here is a good chart for a ballpark idea of how the CPUs compare. (benchmarks should be taken with a grain of salt). https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html These new CPUs will not be backwards compatible with the current Z390 motherboards. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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