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Some time ago, I went from an SATA SSD to an NVME as my games folder. In 99% you probably won´t see any difference at all. However, in Elite Dangerous, I always had some stuttering in the hyperjump loading screens on the SATA SSD, these were gone after I moved the installation folder to the fast NVME. So, if the few bucks more aren´t an issue, get an NVME. When in doubt, they are faster and you have one less cable hanging around. Though I wonder, shouldn´t you notice the difference on a map like syria with several GB to load ?

Äh, kannst Du da bitte mal Deine Einstellungen posten ? Fällt mir ehrlich gesagt schwer das zu glauben. Ich habe eine 1080Ti, Ryzen 5800X und mit 70% in Steam und mittleren-hohen Einstellungen bin ich froh wenn ich die 45 FPS halten kann.

Ja, entweder es ist wirklich ein uralter Fernseher, der nur HD Ready kann (aber unwahrscheinlich da es zu der Zeit meine ich noch nicht viele 46" Modelle gab) oder aber es ist ein uraltes HDMI Kabel. Schau vielleicht mal ob auf dem Kabel irgendwas draufsteht. Die alten Standard Kabel konnten nur nur 1080i (also interlaced) oder 720p übertragen, da würde Windows wahrscheinlich automatisch auf 720p gehen oder sowas. Es sollte irgendeine Form von "High Speed" HDMI Kabel sein. Dann müsste auch automatisch 1080p Auflösung am Fernseher ankommen.

Es gibt auch ein internationales Pendant zum Impressum, aber tatsächlich nahm ich fälschlicherweise an es wäre dort auch eine Pflichtangabe. Tatsächlich könnte es sich hier aber um eine deutsche Seite handeln, die haben auf der Seite einen Link zum "Imprint". Das Impressum heißt auf englisch aber wohl eher "Legal Notice" und "Imprint" werfen manche Übersetzungsmaschinen wohl aus wenn man "Impressum" ins Englische übersetzen will...

Nun ja, die hier haben bei PUBG und GTA V andere Ergebnisse: https://techguided.com/single-channel-vs-dual-channel-vs-quad-channel/ Und die hier haben bei Witcher III sogar weniger FPS mit Dual Channel: https://beebom.com/single-channel-vs-dual-channel-memory/ Gefühlsmäßig würde ich aber sagen dass mit wachsender Software Unterstützung von Multicore-CPUs auch der Vorteil von Dual Channel Ram stärker ins Gewicht fällt. Aber das soll jetzt hier ja kein "Benchmark Battle" werden. Im Grunde sind wir uns ja einig: 2 x 16 GB Dual Channel ist prima !

Naja, theoretisch hat man 100% der doppelten Bandbreite. Aber man kann sich das vielleicht wie den Unterschied zwischen einer einspurigen und einer zweispurigen Autobahn vorstellen. Wenn zwei Autos nebeneinander mit 130 km/h fahren, kommen die nicht schneller an als ein einzelnes auf einer einspurigen Straße. Aber es kommen halt zwei gleichzeitig an. Auf der anderen Seite könnten die auch auf der einspurigen Straße hintereinander mit 130 km/h fahren. Das zweite Auto kommt ein paar Sekunden nach dem ersten an. Die zwei nebeneinander auf der zweispurigen Straße wären aber bei weitem nicht doppelt so schnell. (Hab in einem Hardware Bericht mal gelesen dass der Vorteil von Dual Channel ggü. Single Channel max. 5% beträgt) Dual Channel hat aber keinerlei Nachteile, daher gibt es keinen Grund es nicht zu nutzen. Grundsätzlich ist hier aber auch viel Voodoo am Werk. Sofern man nicht extrem übertakten oder Benchmarks hinterher rennen will, muss man da auch nicht mehr Hirnschmalz reinstecken als nötig. Schau nur am Besten beim Mainboard erstmal in die QVL (Qualified Vendor Lists) und such Dir da irgendwelche 2x16 GB Module raus. Genauso bei der SSD. Zwei SSDs sind sicher besser als eine, aber auch wenn Du DCS aufs gleiche Laufwerk packst wie Windows, wirst Du in der Praxis keinen Unterschied bemerken. Gerade die Nvme Discs haben so große Übertragungsraten und schnell Zugriffszeiten, dass es wirklich keine Rolle spielt. PCIe 4.0 bringt bei SSDs im privaten Bereich allenfalls messbare Vorteile. Sowas ist zur Zeit eher für Server sinnvoll, wo ständig große Datenmengen bewegt werden.

Well, it´s rather a known Thrustmaster issue I guess. The throttle also doesn´t work anymore with the old Intel board.

Klar kann man dann noch mehr aufrüsten. Aber ich glaube, bis es sich wirklich lohnt auf 128 GB aufrüsten, ist das Mainboard vermutlich auch schon wieder veraltet, bzw. bis dahin gibt´s dann auch DDR-5 oder DDR-6 Ram. Ich gehe davon aus dass man zum Zocken locker 5-6 Jahre mit 32 GB ausgesorgt hat, vermutlich sogar noch länger. Dual-Channel RAM unterstützen so ziemlich alle aktuellen CPUs/Boards, d.h. Du hast in der Theorie die doppelte Bandbreite beim Lesen und Schreiben. Das heißt jetzt nicht dass zwei Speicherriegel doppelt so schnell sind wie einer, aber je nach Anwendung sind sie schon etwas schneller. Dazu kommt, dass ein 32 GB Riegel mehr kostet als 2x16er.

Ich würde eher 2x16 GB nehmen, bzw. habe das neulich bei meinem Systemupgrade so gemacht, um mir die Möglichkeit offen zu halten, in Zukunft vielleicht noch auf 64 GB erweitern zu können. Ja, die Verfügbarkeit der identischen Module könnte evtl. ein Problem sein. Aber, bitte korrigiert mich wenn ich mich täusche, 4 Riegel haben keinen wirklich Vorteil gegenüber 2 Riegeln. Der 11700K unterstützt wohl nur Dual-Channel RAM und ja, maximal DDR4-3200.

Ich gehe davon aus dass es ein verfrühter Aprilscherz ist. Oder irgendeine Art von Website für einen RP Server oder was in der Richtung. Definitiv kein legitimer Online-Shop. Das "Produktfoto" der A-10 C II ist aus DCS. Und Lagerbestand: 100 ?? Und unter "Shipping and Returns" z.B. steht als Info nur "Good luck" Die haben auch kein Impressum, daher gehe ich davon aus dass die Seite demnächst deaktiviert wird.

Das kann ich nicht bestätigen. Ich bin nun schon seit gut 15 Jahren ausschließlich online über WLAN. Ich bekomme da konstant die vollen 50 Mbit, die mein Kabelanschluss hergibt und mein Ping liegt recht stabil bei 20-30 ms. Ich weiß natürlich nicht wie es ist wenn man den Router im Keller stehen hat und den Rechner drei Wohnungen drüber ... bei mir sind´s ca. 5 Meter Luftlinie mit einer Mauer dazwischen. Wüsste nicht dass ich da jemals Verbindungsabbrüche gehabt hätte.

It has become so crazy, in Germany, there are now services where you can rent graphics cards. A GTX 3090 for example costs 450 € for one month. If you rent for 6 months at least, it gets cheaper - to "only" 200 € per month ! Can this get any more ridiculous ?

Hm, also 2 Platten sind schon praktisch. Ich hab z.B bei mir Windows und die meisten Programme auf C:\ installiert und D:\ ist mein Spielelaufwerk. Hat den Vorteil, wenn ich Windows mal neu installieren muss/will, kann ich in Steam einfach Laufwerk D wählen und meine Spielebibliothek ist da ohne dass ich neu runterladen müsste. Und klar, ein zweites Laufwerk ist natürlich auch praktisch um wichtige Daten doppelt zu speichern für den Fall dass mal ein Laufwerk kaputt geht. Wirklich notwendig ist es aber nicht. Backups kann man auch mit USB oder Online Speicher machen, und die Zeiten in denen man Windows alle 6 Monate neu installieren muss weil so langsam geworden ist, sind auch schon lange vorbei. M2 gegen SATA SSD... ja, die M2 sind schneller. Merkt man den Unterschied ? Jein. Ich hatte z.B. bei Elite Dangerous auf SATA SSD leichte Nachladeruckler beim Hypersprung, als ich das Spieleverzeichnis auf die M2 NVME verschoben hatte, waren die weg. Aber ich denke, das sind eher Ausnahmefälle. Frage: Was ist genau der Unterschied zwischen dem ersten und zweiten System das Du gepostet hast ? Ist beides von Alternate ? Die 1660 Super kostet da um die 450 Euro, da wärst Du zuzüglich des ersten Systems ja genau bei 1800 Euro und nicht bei den 2075 € wie unten. Und Du brauchst wirklich alles ? Also Windows DVD ? Tastatur, Maus, usw. ? Ist da der Zusammenbau eingerechnet ? Glaube, Alternate nimmt da auch gerne nochmal 150 Euro für. Wenn Du es selbst kannst, oder einen Kumpel hast, könntest Du da schon ein paar Euro sparen...

Probably not the answer you were looking for, but why would you drop your resolution to 1920x1080 with that system, especially when it´s not the monitors native resolution ? And is there even a noticable difference between 144 and 165 Hz ? On a more productive note, I have a monitor that can do 165 Hz as well, but only on overdrive, and as far as I know, those overdrive settings can always cause some unwanted effects. 1920x1080 is not the native resolution, so the monitor has to interpolate pixels, and maybe that doesn´t work perfectly at 165 Hz ?

I haven´t run more tests yet, because my TM warthog doesn´t like to work anymore with the new mainboards USB ports And I don´t play any other flightsims. Well, the thing with the G2 is, by default it sets the render resolution at 100% to 3096x3096 pixels, per eye ! So that´s almost 2.5 times 4K resolution. I think, the 2070 is a bit weaker than the 1080Ti, especially in VR and high resolutions due to less VRAM. What I can tell is that on the new system, with the 1080Ti I can run DCS with the G2 set to 40% render resolution in Steam VR with mostly stable 45 fps. It looks to me like the Ryzen CPU took a bit of the load off the GPU compared to the 6700K, according to fpsVR. I gained maybe 10-15 fps in VR, but my 11GB VRAM were used almost all of the time completely (not sure how that translates to the 2070). I would like to upgrade to a 3090 because I don´t want to downgrade on VRAM, but at my local dealer, they went up to 3000 Euro now !

Ok, short info: I was lazy and did not do a clean windows installation. I just assembled ths stuff, plugged everything in, hit the power switch and installed all the AMD drivers... Worked like a charm. I did a quick test in DCS next. First again with my high settings on the monitor. Didn´t take any screenshots because there was nothing to see. No difference at all. I get the same 40-50 fps. Not a good sign. But, those strange spikes on all the cores I got with the i7 were gone. Then, VR test with the G2, and that really came as a surprise for me. I got steady 45-50 fps, sometimes up to 60 fps on both Persian Gulf and Caucasus maps. No drops below 45 even when missiles fire, explosions, flares... And with motion smoothing enabled, this is a very smooth ride now, even on Caucasus. I´m tempted to buy the Syria map now ... Interestingly, the GPU usage goes down to 60-70% in VR now. And what confuses me a bit is that the RAM usage barely goes over 16 GB, it´s mostly around 16.3 (according to fpsVR) So was it worth it ? Considering the price tag - probably not. But on the Caucasus map those 10-15 fps elevate the game to a playable level in VR for me. And I assume, I now could also join some busy MP servers. But please keep in mind, I´m no expert on these things. Just plugged everything in and looked at the numbers... Maybe it´s also better if I actually do a clean windows installation. Might do that when I got more time. Unfortunately, I couldn´t run any tests from inside the cockpit as I can´t get my Warthog throttle to run anymore

Ok, after I posted, all the text was gone and it only posted the pictures So, here´s the short version: I received only the G2 today, the rest of the hardware will come tomorrow. So I ran the test with my old system. Here are the settings I use for non-VR play or screenshots etc: I got somewhere between 40-56 FPS, overall pretty consistent... Weird thing is that there are somtimes spikes where all CPU cores go up to 70-90%, seems like it has to do with missile launches and/or particle effects... But as you can see, the GPU pretty much runs at 99% all the time, while the CPU cores barely go above 40% (except these spikes) So I´m not sure if the CPU upgrade will really help. I did the same with my VR settings next: I got some more variation in FPS, between 100 and 150 FPS The GPU usage with my VR settings went down a bit, to like 70-80%, but in densly populated areas as above, it went to 97% again. But I didn´t get these all-core CPU spikes anymore. I did the VR test next, and surprisingly, the G2 runs ok with the 1080Ti, FPS-wise, there is no difference between the Vive Pro and the G2 when I run them at similar resolutions. For the Vive, I use 1912x2124 per eye, the G2 is at about 2000x2000 and both get an average 48 FPS. But on the Caucasus map, there are some drops to around 30-35 which sucks. But 48 FPS is not ideal, but perfectly acceptable. Unfortunately, fpsVR does not show up on screenshots, so no point in posting them... Another thing I´d like to mention is that my 16 GB of RAM were pretty much at their limit all of the time. So while, based on the numbers above, I won´t expect much performance increase from the Ryzen, the double amount of (faster) RAM might help somewhat. Tomorrow I will hopefully run the tests with the Ryzen, but as I´ll do a clean windows installation first, it might take a while...

That´s a good point. I thought I´d try something I know my "old" system struggles with. But of course, for comparison something more "standardised" would be better. I´ll keep that in mind. Well, I was going to upgrade my computer anyway, though I hoped to add a GTX3080 or 3090, but that´s not going to happen anytime soon. And I noticed that there are a lot of questions about hardware, especially for playing in VR, around here (and Discord). And as I asked myself the same question, I would have ran the tests anyway, so I thought sharing the result might help one or two guys.

Well, the time has come for me to upgrade my system. And because I want to know if I actually wasted a lot of money or if it was worth it and I assume some people are interested as well if an upgrade is worth it, I thought I would run some tests before and after and share the results here. So, im going from this: Intel i7 6700K, 16 GB Ram, GTX1080Ti, and a Vive Pro VR Headset to this: Ryzen 7 5800X, 32 GB Ram, still GTX1080Ti and a HP Reverb G2 The rest of the system stays the same, DCS is installed on a NVMe M2 SSD (but I think my old mainboard doesn´t have enough PCIe lanes to utilize the full speed) What I want to do: I´ll take some FPS tests with the system as it is, both in VR with the Vive Pro and with an 21:9 2560x1080 monitor. Then I´ll try the same with the old system and the Reverb G2. I´ll test both Persian Gulf and Caucasus Maps. And then do it all over on the new system. What I want to find out: Well, first of all, I´m really curious if the CPU upgrade is worth it, as DCS is supposed to be very CPU heavy. But the single clock speed of the Ryzen isn´t much higher than the 6700K. Then I want to know if the 1080Ti can fuel a Reverb G2. I was very unhappy with the Vive Pro because of the strong screen door effect. I assume, I can afford to render at lower resolutions with the Reverb and still be able to read gauges, HUD, etc. A couple of questions (any tips are welcome): What would be a good sequence to test ingame ? I was thinking of just taking off and fliying a loop over a busy airport in Caucasus (I know that´s something my current system can´t handle well in VR) Persian Gulf runs pretty well in VR with my current system, but I´ll test it anyway to see if the framrate might actually drop with the Reverb. I don´t have the Syria map, because I think it´s hopeless to run in VR with my current system. But I might actually buy it just for the test. What´s the best tool to measure ? MSI afterburner ? Does that work in VR ? Well, the stuff should arrive tomorrow, so I´ll have the whole weekend to run my tests

I replace my graphics card more often than the CPU. For graphics cards, I usually skip one generation and get a new one every 2 years or so. For CPUs, I don´t have a fixed rule. Most of the time I just replace them because of missing stuff on the mainboard (like support of M2 SSDs, new USB standard etc.) I honestly can´t remember when I thought "this CPU is too slow, I need a new one" I got an i7 6700K about 5 years ago, and I was pretty happy with it (for the most part I still am). But some of the USB ports start freaking out now, I want to upgrade to 32 GB of RAM and can´t find the same modules I got back then. I have to use an external USB Wifi module ... these kind of things. So now I ordered a current gen mainboard with a Ryzen 5800. Not sure if I should expect a big difference in DCS, but I expect to run this CPU for at least another 5-6 years.

Hm ? Check the update 2.5.6.59625 from December 25th: DCS A-10C and A-10C II Tank Killer by ED Available for all countries in the Mission Editor. Animation of opening of aircraft canopy has been improved. Loadouts with triple SUU-25x8 aren't visible in simulation - Fixed. "Hide stick" feature is added. Aircraft skins are restored in all training missions. Flashing for navigation lights - fixed. Setting Chaff or flare above 255 and releasing crashes DCS - Fixed. Flare count updated. Flares count increased up to 480. Adjust Coolie Hat HOTAS functions: Coolie Hat Up: HUD as SOI; Coolie Hat Down: HMD SOI. China Hat HOTAS changes. Regardless of what is Sensor of Interest (SOI), China Hat Aft Long always slaves the Targeting Pod to the current Steerpoint and not the Sensor Point of Interest (SPI). China Hat Forward Long slaves all sensors and weapons to SPI instead. Sounds for the GAU8 gun are updated. Updates to Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS Profile (Profiles edited). HUD frame size and HUD projection - fixed (Original A-10C only, fix for A-10C II coming). A-10C II Canopy damage now visible in the external view and cockpit both. UFC Panel Labels updated. Radio Call placard matches ACFT Tail number now. Nose gear strut compression improved. NS 430 navigation system isn’t available for A-10C II further. HMCS. Implemented blue line connecting mini-SPI and PPLI symbols: solid for flight members, and dashed for other flights. Fixed Fuel Selector Knob position at start - it was not “lined up” correctly. HUD CCRP mode was disabled for APKWS rockets. HMCS brightness control was updated: both DAY and NIGHT modes have the range of 100% with 5% increments. Current brightness value is displayed for 3 seconds after last change. HMCS SADL assigned target shape was changed to the red solid triangle. Fixed sporadic crash in HMCS related to symbology occlusion by maximum range (the one set in the HMCS profile). Fixed slight roll of the entire HMCS symbology when VR headset is used - it directly affected horizon line, as well as spatial symbols positions. Added ‘Default Gun Mode' and ‘HMD render eye’ options for A-10C II. Improved HMCS Line-of-Sight computation when DTSAS is not available. Now radar altitude is taken into account, when available. TGP boresight option was added to TGP OSB5, with the ability to set boresight elevation via scratchpad. Tweaks to Russian HOTAS input translations for A-10C. A-10C Shturmovik campaign. Mission 5. There is no task to return to targets if enemy fighters are not destroyed - fixed. Joystick VKB Gunfighter. Renamed correctly in customized profiles. Fixed CTD on Transport.dll. HMCS TDC makes jumps after movement - Fixed. A-10C II. HMCD overlaps HUD. Fixed dynamic symbols positions near edges of the display. TGP starts to drift after slaving to HMCS - Fixed. Updated voice messages index - made A-10C II VMU messages audible. Corrected the Free flight mission on Caucasus to avoid message DTSAS OFF MAP. Added flashlight commands to joysticks profiles. Basic options like on/off and colors are working, but no control for brightness. Central payload drag position fixed. Default Laser Latch to ON. 3D model. Added name change and texture remapping for the pilot. 3D model. Removed unnecessary arguments on the second LOD. 3D model. Helmet system hangs after pilot ejection - Fixed. 3D model. Corrected pilot textures. Visual improvements to 3D model of the cockpit: SAS switches. UHF selector positions. STEER switch. Reflections on glass. Analog speed dial discrepancy Fixed. IFFCC SPI in guns mode - Fixes. Maverick IFFCC SPI wrong location - Fixed. Improvements were made in the training missions. Removed nose rise with PAC Off. Emergency trim reversed when using mapped controls - Fixed. With GBU selected switching to guns does not allow calculated Gun sight only cross and fixed - Fixed. Flares will come from both dispensers behind the wheel bays, and chaff from both wingtips. Updated the manual.

OK, the laser Maverick did the trick for me. Too bad you can only carry one per pylon. And I can only fire one in my initial attack run. And I also tested the APKWS which also works fine but with less range. Good to learn these things, gives me options. If the trucks stand tightly packed, I can make sure with the laser Maverick or shoot 3-4 IR Mavericks into the group and hope to take them out with splash damage.

Well to be honest, I haven´t tried the APKWS yet. Again, it´s really just target practice for me, so I´m not yet concerned with correct tactics. Right now I´m trying to learn how to disable targets from as far away as possible and I figured that mavericks would be the way to go. Did another run, and even with narrow tracking and from 5 miles away the IR mavericks still hit a random target, though they seem to hit the tanks quite reliably. They probably have a stronger IR signature than the trucks. Or maybe I really just packed the targets too close together...

Great feedback, thanks. Good to know I´m on the right track then. I will have to do a few more practice runs, make sure I´m in narrow tracking mode and check at what range the mavericks will lock on correctly.

Hi. I´m still learning the A-10 so I set up a little training mission to get a bit of routine with target acquisition and weapons handling. One thing I´m having some problems with is that my mavericks always seem to hit random targets and not the ones I want. I have set up a bunch of different vehicles in close proximity (a couple of tanks, fuel trucks and a pair of AA trucks) So my procedure is this: I want to take out the AA threat from maximum range with the mavericks, so I acquire them from about 15 miles away with the TGP, set a SPI on one of the AA trucks, then slave the mavericks to that SPI. I then make the maverick screen SOI and as soon as I´m in range, I push TMS up to get a targeting lock with the maverick. They will instantly lock on to something, but as the mavericks can´t zoom in enough, I don´t see what they lock on to. Most of the time, they hit one of the tanks but never the intended target. Is there something I´m missing like a different tracking method ? Is it better to switch to narrow or wide tracking ? Does it matter if the TGP is using area or point tracking (I mostly use point) ? Or do I just need to get closer so I can slew the maverick around and see what it does ? Thanks