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1) Good suggestion, I use MSI Afgterburner and it is really safe and easy to use. 2) Reason why I stick to 3D Mark Pro, you can emulate the use of your GPU/CPU with 4K settings, but I also use CPUID CPU-Z to compare and validate results, it's the closest I can come to get a precise idea of what it would like to run DCS on a particular setting, in any case you can monitor your progresses and optimize your PC with them.

You can try this App, it's free and works. https://timerresolution.soft112.com/

This works just fine. I've been looking for a way to disable Windows Update Medical Service which is the trigger but couldn't, let's hope someone can castrate Windows 11 the same way because one thing for sure, Microsoft have been working very hard to force their updates into users... Just that everyone understand, triggers such as this one reset everything related to it back to manual or auto, starts Windows updates download if you havent taken care of setting it up for asking you first, after which all "multimedia" apps collect your datas which are sent directly to Microsoft. Thanks!

You mentioned everything but not your RAM. I don't know Intel CPUs that well but compared to AMD, in principle, they both have controllers that give you lower buses use when they throttle down, so if your RAM bound is average or mediocre, your latency is going through the roof as well because your CPU controller isn't able to cope under load*, and it does affect every bus, including CPU-to-GPU. * This part is important because if you upgrade your PC you also can cause the problem by increasing the load on the CPU controller, so an issue which was not appearent before can creep up after the upgrade. It can come from the number of ranks per stick plus high frequencies, CPU controllers have limits when it come to this combination, the more ranks, the lower the frequency limit, in the best case for your 1rst processor, the recommanded frequencies are DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V, DDR4 2400/2133 for the second. This can variate depending on how many ranks per stick this limit was computed for, I'd be surprised if it's 2 in the case of a 4 X sticks configuration, more likely 1 rank X 4 or 2 X 2 optimum, in any case you have to take into acount the Max Memory Bandwidth, for a i7 6700K, 34.1 GB/s. Compare this with an AMD 5600X 47.68 GiB/s which is optimized for low latency and still with a recommanded DDR4-3200 frequency, for this precise reason. Intel users have forums just like AMD users, if you research and even ask Intel support, they can advise you on the subject of RAM/CPU bounding, the fastest RAM and higher number of ranks and/or sticks are not necessarily the best solution because of the limits of your CPU controller... RAM latency of course is important, a CL14 will always be better than CL16 or above, this sort of details are much too often overlooked by players, as I previously said, I don't know (didn't research) Intel CPUs that well but I'm pretty sure that there are RAM kits which allows for a lower latency than others, you might want to have a look at them.

Not necesarily what Eurofighter wants everyone to know, in particular out of CG and assymetric load limitations which an adversary can take advantage of. Best example are the SU-27 and F-16 transonic G-limits with assymetric load, pulling Gs on them after firing a BVR AAM is like applying full ruder and at high AoA in transonic above 30.000Ft, it's departure guaranteed. So if you want to take on those two A-Cs in BVR, bring them into the flight regime where they are G-limited before firing your AAMs, they will have a hard time taking efficient evasive maneuvers, if i was eurogihter I'd keep those infos squadron-level classified, because the long moment arm is not particularly good with out of Cg and assymetric load either...

The Hornet is designed for a lower approach speed but much higher vertical speed, visibility is way more important in order to avoid hitting the back of the carrier and been able to see the mirrors and cables, hence reduced AoA for a good downward visibility, as for Typhoon, low speeds are not its fortes, it is not conceived for short take off and landing or high AoA but high acceleration rates, climb rate and supercruise.

You always can revert if this doesn't work for you, I tested my SSDs speeds a couple of time and my 500GB 970 EVO Plus works as advertized = <> 3,500 MB/s/3,200 MB/s Read/Write, I chosed this SSD on budget and it is of moderate size but I don't need more than this, I got two games on it, DCS and Elite Dangerous plus 64GB+ paging files, and still have 290GB free space.

This is only true if the O.S is the main reason for you to use your PC, but in this case, the most demanding app and the one asking for the most resources is the game itself, reason why allocating the most resources to it and if you want to optimize it, the fastest SSD and bus is the optimum solution, the only unknown is about your O.S resetting itself on the new X 2 bus or not. Your O.S only take a secondary role while gaming and you want it to stay this way, reason for setting your background apps and paging files the way I described. Furthermore, a X 2 M2 SSD will always be fast enough to support Windows, I have absolutely no issue with my O.S speed and It runs on a SATA, what slows down the game is the O.S using resources such as CPU and RAM while you play your game, so setting your paging files for background apps on the fastest SSD helps to minimise the time it spends using those resources. Paging files are virtual memory, transfered from the RAM when needed, the fastest, the largest (up to a point, 2 X your RAM size is enough in most case), the less time your RAM is used for other apps than the game itself, or when you run out of RAM during gaming, then Windows is gonna write the content of your RAM as paging files. Otherwise said, once logged-on and gaming, your RAM and CPU should be working mainly for the game and if your PC is used as a gaming PC, optimizing the O.S apps, paging files but also SSDs and bus speeds for both O.S and games goes in the sens of optimization. All of which means that there is more to gain by swaping slots for your M2 SSDs than keeping your O.S on the fastest one. About paging files Note that I didn't have to ask myself those questions as I don't have two M2 slots but only one.

I'll be waiting for the AMD socket 5 and CPUs (Q2 2022), for the time being I'm looking at the best VR headset solution because my G2 packed up and I haven't been playing DCS since, I just don't want to mess about with witch hats and since I used VR headsets, I undertood the advantage it offers when it comes to S.A, I rarely lost sight of a target with it, not the case with controls. If my infos are correct, we should see an increase of up to 100% in terms of GPU performaces when socket 5 is released and new AMD GPUs come out, since I'm not after premium top gear, appart for the VR headset, it is worth in my case to wait and look at an AMD mid-range GPU mid-2022 as part of a broader upgrade including motherboard, CPU GPU and perhaps RAM. Until then I'll be playing Elite dangerous and I don't need VR or a stronger P.C for it.

I can tell you what I would do in your situation, not pretending it is possible (I don't know) or is the best solution, but... If gaming is your main activity with your PC, you don't need the O.S to be installed in the fastest slot, but first I'd disable/uninstall every "multimedia" app you don't use so as to make sure they don't eat up resources while running in the background. Try to swap slot and install this M2 SSD in the X 2 one, if it works then you can get another one, * install it in the fastest slot and dedicate it solely to games and paging files, typically 2 X the size of your RAM and set to run your background apps, reduce the O.S disk page files to the minimum it can run with. *This is what I'ver done with my M2 SSD and after testing, it runs at more than ten times faster than my other disks (SATA).

I'm not planning any upgrade within at least 3 years from now, so it is not a concern to me, I'm more than happy to stick to my EVGA GEFORCE 1080 Ti for the time being, it's excellent. Right now is not the right time to purchase (or even try to) anything, better wait for the next generation including CPU and AMD new socket 5, if what I heared is true, then it will be worth looking for parts to upgrade...

It also depends on your Windows settings, if you let it do, it will take over compelttely your mermory use for Windows background aps, it's a bit demanding but you can control it, starting with task scheduling including updates and paging files. Personally I disable everything that I don't need so as to make sure nothing runs in the background when I play any game...

Done.

DCS has always been CPU bound, but what players forget is that the CPU controller also sets up the GPU and RAM buses, this means that without an optimized RAM-to-CPU bound your GPU will also work below its optimum capabilities. although it is only about a couple of % max in the case of the GPU. From my PoV, the very first thing to do is to free the CPU controller from all RAM limitations and there is only one way to achieve it, CL 14, 4 banks, 4 sticks and 3200MHz, as early as you depart from this, the controller will suffer a performance hit one way or another, it matters little if you O.C the CPU, the RAM or the GPU, the bottleneck will still be present, that's what we got with Ryzen 5000. When you think that the last generation of AMD GPU have an average of 5% O.C headroom but that you can achieve a CPU gain of above 6% simply by fitting one of those RAM kits, you can better apreciate how important it is to take advantage of the Ryzen 5000 architecture and its optimisation for low latency. Once that done, players can still O.C their components but they will beneficiate a lot more from bouding the CPU to an optimized RAM kit first. For info, here is the reply from AMD to my quiery about ranks and frequencies. In their email, they do not mention rank interleaving which is achieved with 4 X 1 rank modules. The controller of a Ryzen 7, they all are similar... Ryzen latency...

G-Skill 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4/3600MHz doesn't mean much with Ryzen 5000 series, it would be useful to know the number of ranks per stick and latency for a starter. You need a kit of CL14 x 4 x 1 bank 3200 to take fully advantage of the bound Ryzen-RAM, latency, rank interleaving (1 bank x 4 sticks) and max recommanded (for the reasons quoted) of 3200MHz. Those kits generally come with B-Die but this only allows for tighter frequency settings, it doesn't affect the speed unless your BIOS settings are bad, they are mainly used by players overclocking their CPUs who need better settings ranges and more stability from the RAM chips. https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/269603-9600k-vs-ryzen-5600x/?do=findComment&comment=4681781 G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GTZR For Ryzen. Of course you can fit RAM with higher frequencies, but the CPU controller will throttle down under load, it is designed for the recommanded 3200MHz and a maximum of 4 ranks, if your RAM is 2 X 2 ranks you don't have a 100% efficiency, it could run faster, also Ryzen 5000 main asset is lower latency, not higher frequencies, so take advantage of it.

Release date is 22nd June, I hope it will support my 1080Ti...

AMD demonstrated its super-resolution technology in Godfall, a game that already heavily depends on AMD technology. The FSR will officially be supported by all Radeon RX graphics cards, including RX Vega, RX 500, RX 5000 and RX 6000 series. In fact, AMD will enable FSR support even on Ryzen APUs and even competitors’ products. According to AMD, FidelityFX Super Resolution is a spatial upscaling technique, which generates a “super resolution” image from every input frame. In other words, it does not rely on history buffers or motion vectors. Neither does it require any per-game training. https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-fsr-launches-june-22nd-supported-by-radeon-and-geforce-gpus

There us a huge difference bewteen the two approaches: In one you fit RAM kits which are optimized for the Ryzen CPU, take full advantage of their design when it comes to low latency, stay within AMD recommandation for max frequencies, take advantage of rank interleaving etc. B-Die doesn't play a role there, apart for the fact that it allows for tighter frequencies settings. On the "cooling for overclock" solution, you spend the money on cooling which the Ryzen 5600X doesn't need when coupled with the RAM in question as it already runs cooler and has a lower cosumption than the equivalent Intel CPU, and you'll gain 6.04% in speed at 4K without overclocking, you can achieve this with the stock cooler. The whole point being that overclocking doesn't remove the CPU limits in terms of what its controller can cope with when it comes to RAM number of ranks and frequencies, a point that was made very clear by AMD and MSI in their replies to me when I submitted my results to them. The reason why AMD recommend 3200MHz is the CPU controller and its ability to cope with higher frequencies and number of ranks per RAM stick, 3200MHz being the maximum for a 4 X ranks, passed that, be it ranks or frequency, the CPU is going to throttle down when under load and it does affect every single buses it is connected to including CPU-to-GPU. So at the end of the day, spending a premium in this kind of RAM kit is way better that pushing the CPU with overclocking regardless of the cooling solution and speed gain, simply because the bottleneck is not removed and the controller limits are still there. For info: The Crucial Kit I replaced with the G.Skill cost me £155.99, I paid £238.99 for the G.Skill kit, that's a difference of £83 for the resuls I got at 4K; Graphics score: 6 496 vs 6 583. +1.33%, Physics score: 23 894 vs 25 339. + 6.04%, Combined score: 3 605 vs 3 654. + 1.35%. If you take into account the fact that my CPU is running at a frequency where it is under guarantee, it is more than worth the extra £83. Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Intel Core i5-9600K vs. AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Intel Core i5 9600K vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X UserBenchmark

You need to be aware of the need for the 5600X and other Ryzen of its generation for a good RAM bounding. It's not about frequencies as AMD recommands Up to 3200MHz but latency; the Ryzen 5 are optimized for low latency so you could gain (as I did) a lot by using 4 X 8GB CL14 single bank 3200MHz RAM. The kit I use now completely eliminated any RAM bootlenecks and the CPU doesn't throttle back because its controller struggles to cope with more ranks than it can handle when mixed with higher frequencies. Single rank also allows for rank interleaving, something dual ranks doesn't, instead they cause the CPU controller to meet its limits much earlier than it could, causing a bootleneck. That's where the issue with Ryzen 5 is, RAM controller vs RAM rank and high frequencies, if you want to use 2 ranks modules, do not use more than two modules, especially if you use frequencies higher than 3200MHz, that's where your CPU controller will throttle back and it affects RAM to CPU but also RAM to GPU channels speeds. In short, I gained 6.04% in 3D Karck CPU speed using this kit over a CL16 dual rank, same frequency... G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C14Q-32GTZR Here are the results (Crucial RAM first. G.GKILL second) Fire Strike Ultra 4K gaming with DirectX 11 3840 x 2160 (16:9) (4K) MSAA x 2 MSI Afterburner ON. AMD Ryzen Master ON; Game mode. >>>>>> Graphics score: 6 496 vs 6 583. +1.33% Physics score: 23 894 vs 25 339. + 6.04% Combined score: 3 605 vs 3 654. + 1.35%. I passed on my results to MSI for info as my motherboard doesn't have this RAM kit listed, here is their reply:

What causes the Srttrail.txt BSOD error? Below is a list of the possible causes: Installing corrupt software Hardware issues (such as a power supply overload or implementing incompatible hardware) Malware infection that causes corruption in Windows Registry Many users have also reported this error after installing Windows 10 version 1809. Microsoft has fixed it in their latest update.

Just a personal note: I'm flattered, the forum divas in reality denial support their pal by blocking me, good enough for me, I only hope I won't be able to read their "specialist" opinions in the future. That's a guy bubbling about MY definition of the word trusting and still not trusting Windows Defender enough to use it on its own, talk about attention seeking, I had a hard uprising and I'm not impressed by emoticons and personal attacks, is that's all you've got? Good enough again, you lost the debate, I notice not one of you geezers managed to prove my points wrong. Dreamstime.com Security & privacy Microsoft security breach: 250 million user records exposed By James Gelinas, Komando.com • January 23, 2020

Just a little reminder: 1) Windows 10 doesn't need updates or access to the net to be fully functional. Fresh install of an unregistered release with drivers downloaded from your local internet cafe will make your O.S safe and fast as long as you don't go online. 2) Every single "multimedia" App monitors and collect your personal data, that will be your Internet use, your phone book, contact list etc (if you store those infos through the apps), there are options to turn them off or even unistall them but at the first "security" update, your settings will be reset. Result = Personal data leaks without your knowledge. 3) Windows 10 Defender is inefiscient vs hackers and have a higher percentage of false positive than a good antivirus (experienced first hand), but it cannot be disabled or uninstalled, it is used to monitor your internet use. 4) Windows update is fully part of this monitoring (call it spying at this level) and cannot be disabled since a while, previous to this killer update, ex-Microsoft techies were writing lines and creating apps to prevent the leack of personal data, apps such as "Take Ownership" or anything of the kind that allowed for disabling Microsoft Update are now inefiscient. Update will be downloaded willing or not, the only way to go around this issue is to clean your system with a good cleaner, so the temporary files will be deleted, but even so the options of disabling Windows automatic Update still exist, it doesn't work since the update that brought "Medic Service", update are forced on users willingly or not. 5) Microsoft have publicly sided with the globalist politician who stated that they wanted a crackdown on freespeech, it already started with Facebook and tweeter censorship, purely for political reasons, the US Senate also established the fact that those two companies were exchanging data for the purpose of censoring political opponants, politician and supporters alike. I watched the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing so if anyone needs a mental check it's the compulsive reality deniers... Here for your information boyz... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOdrPruSnrw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdZoxLaJtb0 Take a hike dude. Not only you turned my comment into something else but you also managed to spin your way around (but not out) of your ignorant display, can't help it if you got it wrong in the first place. As I said, trusting Microsoft with anything is DUMB (I havent inplied that those using it were dumb as opposed to what you wrote), Microsoft are not trustworthy, even less with an application that doesn't work like it should but contribute to the leaking of your personal data to them. Happy you block me I don't need this kind of idiotic behavior as response to my posts. Bye, and dont forget to buy an Oxford for X-Mass. https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-violates-your-privacy-by-default-heres-how-you-can-protect-yourself/

Stop messing about, FACT is you miscoted me and try to go away with it. Missed, and as i said, buy an Oxford. No you don't, not as long as you play online, if your P.C is linked to the internet you're screwed if you don't keep Windows 10 under control, and Microsoft make it increasingly difficult at every single release of a new update, if you had monitored them for as long as I did you'd know. So you really don't know Windows to pretend that it wont send infos to Microsoft without you knowing, how many background apps and services have you disabled and did you check your apps and services settings since the last update? Enuff said, you can keep bubbling about how good defender is, FACT is it isn't even that good compared to a quality antivirus and Microsoft haven't even bothered trying to make it efficient, it is not meant to be, it is part of their system and meant ot keep control of the product they sell to people, meaning it is not under your control but theirs. For a starter you can't even disable it anymore thanks to the addition of "Windows UIpdate Medic Service", what business is it to Microsoft which update you want on your P.C and which you don't want? You also visibly have missed all the Internet laws updates and the plan put down publicly by the big tech including Microsoft, I quoted a few, but basically; censorship for political means is obviously in the pipeline, they will, if people doesn't stand up, censor free speech, prevent access to sites they don't want people to visit, make invisible others etc. I'm not gonna do your homework for you, you obviously have little idea what you're writing about and haven't studied it in any deph or details. the day the s£$t is gonna hit the fan some are gonna be prepared, I'm not sure you will.

Name a single O.S that allow playters to play DCS and other online games please... You said it yourself and you replied without reading my post entirely, I secified the use of O.S, if I had the choice I wouldn't bother with Windows.