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FPS drop in DCS 2.7, Time for a new PC?


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Hello together!

 

Last week i changed from the 2.5.6 stable version to 2.7 open beta. As described in several threads i noticed also a massive frame drop in offline and, off course, in online missions. So i'm thinking about a new graphic card. Maybe a RTX 3090. In the case i'm able to buy one does it make sense to install this card to my old PC (i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 32 GB RAM) or should i invest in a new PC? Usually i use a Oculus Rift CV 2. But thinking also about a better one with more resolution (any suggestions?).  Also i will use VRfree gloves.

 

Thanks a lot for information

 

 

Christian

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so if you can afford to do it all, do it all... what is your current GFX card? a 3090 (or realistically any high end 3xxx card) would be pretty well bottle necked by the 4 series processor and motherboard it sits on...  

 

but finding a 3090 at sensible money might be hard as well.  so if you can't afford to do it all, would you get any benefit from a 3090... probably some (maybe even a lot depending on where you are currently bottle necked/existing gfx card, but you would need a more modern processor and MB to unlock its true potential. 

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you have read that there is someone on this lucky forum who owns a 3090 and has had problems anyway.

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i cannot recommend a RTX 3090 at all , the main problem with DCS is just a horrible optimization, On Syria with a chopper (KA50) i can't get more than 60 FPS, i have some drop to 20

 

I7 5930K

64 gb ram

RTX 3090

running in 2560X1080

 

a friend with a 6900XT got better result in 2K.

 

DCS can't exploit the power of RTX 3XXX series

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2 hours ago, ThoWmas31 said:

i cannot recommend a RTX 3090 at all , the main problem with DCS is just a horrible optimization, On Syria with a chopper (KA50) i can't get more than 60 FPS, i have some drop to 20

 

I7 5930K

64 gb ram

RTX 3090

running in 2560X1080

 

a friend with a 6900XT got better result in 2K.

 

DCS can't exploit the power of RTX 3XXX series


Of the few VR games I play id say DCS is middle of the road optimized / performance. I am running a much lesser GPU then a 3090 and am often limited by my CPU which has a much higher single thread performance then your 5930K. You might be gpu limited sitting on the ground not doing anything but from my experience as soon as your actually in a mission your cpu would start limiting you.

Back to the OP if you have enough money that you don't care if you spend $100 or $1000 or 10,000 then get a 3090. It might give you a few % performance points over something much cheaper like a 3080 otherwise is pretty much just throwing money away.

If you want to upgrade id say get a AMD 5600x, 32gb ram, a RTX 3080 and a HP G2 headset. But don't expect to have a high res, super smooth, high fps experience. There is no hardware available yet that will give you that. Probably 15 mins into flying a mission you probably won't care anyway, still a great experience. 

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Upgrading for DCS is always disappointing. 
MAYBE when they finally move to the new graphics engine in a few years time newer hardware will be more efficiently utilized but right now it's not worth it in my opionion. 

This goed double considering the hardware non-availability (and insanely inflated prices that come from it)

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please add track replays showing a performance issue so we can check.

 

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It is understandable that users are discouraged from purchasing new modules if they then face many problems related to the simulator's graphics engine. Using the simulator in a non-enjoyable way is very frustrating and until the graphics engine is optimized I see it really hard, also considering the hardware components in this historical period are not available and with exaggerated prices. The only appeal we can make is to the developers of the DCS simulator in doing the impossible to improve performance, especially in multiplayer, avoiding discouragement of all virtual pilots.

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