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I would rather buy a used 3080 (12GB) or 4080, than one of the original options. That said, I would probably opt for AMD in this day and age. The 5000 series and the latest bad drivers from NVIDIA are really a slap in the face of someone that is really still very deeply in love with the 1080ti (GOAT). Apart from the 5090, which at least has decent performance (but for what cost) the 5000 series is really, really bad compared to older GeForce generations. Add the cut off PhysX to the mix... (gone are the days of backwards compatibility)....

Actually the ingame fos counter is pretty reliable in reporting the limiting factor. When you use Nvidia driver to limit fps, the limit is enforced by the GPU-driver, therefore it is reported ingame as GPU-limited….duh…. When you use the ingame fps-cap, it is enforced by the main-render-thread and therefore reported as CPU bound (as it is). If there is no artificial fps cap, it will report the actual bottleneck correctly. Reasons for being CPU limited with a Giga-Chad CPU could be (e.g.) GFX settings to low, playing in VR, CPU choked by outside factors (other applications, bios settings etc….)

At least the monitor should be mounted to the moving part of the contraption. So fixed relative to the seat.

Da man in DCS auf Sicherheitsmargen verzichten kann und bei Bedarf mit 5% fuel (unlimited) starten - würde mich eher wundern wenn nicht.... Aber mehr Spaß wird es vermulich machen, wenn die Kiste bis zum Limit beladen geflogen wird. Mir jedenfalls.

1TB ssd is currently sub 50 bucks..... just saying.... Games getting bigger (greetings from the 4K-era), and storage becoming vastly cheaper is just the way the cookie crumbles nowadays. I'm curious to see how many GBs GTA VI will have.

What keeps me from doing it is the necessary infrastructure update (mobo+ram) that comes with it. If it was the swap of the CPU, I would certainly do it. It is just a gut feeling, but I don’t really want to switch to DDR5. And if I’m honest to myself, an upgrade isn’t really economically justifiable.

Frickin’ Legend!

5 years is my ugrade cycle as well. With the exception of upgrading the GPU from a 3080 to a 4090 prematurely (because the 3080 was NOT a worthy successor to the holy 1080ti which I sported 5+ years before that), I intend to keep to the rythm. Therefore it is/was easy for me to skip the lacklustre 5000 series and DDR5 (for now). I was/am a little bit tempted by the 9800x3D though.

That depends a little bit on the exact circumstances and if the current CPU is in fact a bottleneck for the desired scenario and framerate. Generally speaking and looking at the edge cases, a X3D(*) CPU is certainly more optimal for DCS than any current Intel. That doesn’t mean that a 14K is a slouch. Upgrading between those two is certainly not a BIG step in most scenarios. I wouldn’t make this step unless there is another reason that the Intel has to go (like a defect e.g.). (* actually the 9950 isn’t the most optimal for DCS though, the single die X3Ds (9800\7800\5800) are slightly superior due to the absence of any inter-die problems. But of course DCS isn’t the only use case)

For my trusty Aorus Master X570 that is exactly right. Just leave everything on default, turn on XMP/EXPO and you have a ruuning machine that performs within 97% of its optimum. However, things have become more difficult since then (thanks, DDR5 ) - at least that's the bottom line from what I've taken in from the tech and pc-builder-scene. I haven't personally built a DDR5 system yet. Mine's not due yet. So my experience is limited to second sources and hearsay. I see. Thanks for the headsup. Will eventually come in handy.

If that is the case, I would strongly suspect bios shannanigans (or windows chipset driver issues to a lesser extend). Even if the thermal connection would be sub par, it would still boost temporarily. I f it really doesn't boost at all, don't bother opening the case and examine the bios. Nowadays (imho) BIOSs got pretty convoluted and it is pretty easy to mess up. And on top MoBo companies screw up themselves to often.

Regardless of recommendations for other modules, I have to agree to the above statement. The harrier is pretty unique in mission and capabilities, but also in look and feel and sound design. I hope it will somehow survive this mess.

If you want to be sure that windows isn't interfering with cpu power states, disable the power service completely. With the added benefit of improved latency. (potentially less stutter). Have you made sure that XMP (or whatever AMD calls it - performance profiles for your RAM) is enabled and working properly? Bios up to date?

Ah, ok. Thank you. I wasn't aware of those. I had the faint suspicion, OP would use thermal pads AND paste together. Which oif course would have explained bad temps. Nevermind.

What do you mean with “contact plate”?

Don’t underestimate the Bombcat. It is very capable as a ground pounder, has a big payload, and I’d say for basic A2G you can get along with Jester. Even though of course a human RIO is always a bonus. And the F1 is just a glorious module with lots of distinct personality. (And quite easy to operate)

Nice! Have fun with it!

Irgendjemand an einer (wenig) gebrauchten Valve Index interessiert. Inkl. Zubehör (Lighthouses, Controller)? Falls ja, einfach PM, dann klären wir alles weitere.....

A mod manager is basically a script that copy and pastes certain files and keeps backups from the originals. The neat part is, that it keeps track and offers a convenient interface for all of this. The only thing you have to do, is to put your "mods" (altered files) in the same subfolder structure as the files you want to replace. I'm using OVGME, because it does what I need and is very simple to use. Yeah, I get that. But doing it manually got out of hand quickly. Actually, I could've kicked myself for not learning how to use a mod manager earlier.....

Why don't you just use a mod manager to manage your modified liveries? I do that with all the files I manually altered. I just add them as a "mod" and then deactivate all mods before an update and re-apply them afterwards. Takes a minute.

There may or may not be an original technical manual for the AH-64, that can or cannot be found online pretty easily. Maybe it mentions the control forces (if it does exist that is....).

I appreciate this. But just food for thought - the rendering distance of objects is just a simple variable, like a lot of other things in the GFX engine. Just give us users the option to set it ourselves according to our machines and mission. Currently it is unnecessarily frustrating for helicopters. It's simply a different gameplay. I couldn't care less about drawing of far away objects, but having fences, bushes and other LoDs just pop in as a wavefront right in the center of your POV is.... not nice. I don't want to beat a dead horse (at least no more), but if you could ask your team for an (optional) setting that would satisfy helicopter needs, that would be awesome.

What was that quote again? Something like “I wasted half my money, the rest I spent on booze and hookers!“

I‘m in the „VR is just a gimmick“ camp. I had (have) two different HMDs from different generations (Valve Index and now a Quest 3). And while the latter is a vast improvement (wireless, see through for your hands etc). I still happen to use it very rarely and in between. It is still much more hassle to get running compared to a Monitor/TrackIR setup. And event though I like the immersion and flying is actually a lot easier in VR (especially landing and hovering in a chopper), I still prefer the immersion visual clarity and vibrance of my OLED screen (48“) and not wearing a face mask. I think I will finally be on board with VR when the visuals really match a monitor while the HMD is barely more inconvenient than a pair of regular glasses. (Which will happen eventually I guess. Big screen Beyond is pointing in the right direction). Let me put it this way. Right now I wished I could love VR, but I just can’t (yet).

Just saw your other thread. With 32 GB and a 3080TI you will definitely see a benefit from a 5000er CPU (especially in VR). However, if your MoBo does support it, I would recommend to go for a 5800X3D.