Phil_A

I have a 4070TI with a 5800X3D. This is a very good 1440p gaming combo. However, DCS MT (MultiThread) can still be a significant load for the capable 5800X3D. The 4070TI's 192 bit bus could be a performance limiter at 4K. Also high resolution texture packs at 4K could have a problem fitting into 12GB in the future. Maybe the rumored "4070TI Super" next year will have 16GB with a 256 bit bus.

For primarily gaming and in your case (3600), I would go for the 5800X3D for a drop-in cost-effective upgrade. For AMD, more than 8 cores can involve a CCX to CCX latency complication. The 5800X boost clock is 4.7Ghz and 5800X3D is 4.5 Ghz, so +4% is not that significant. If you have a stock cooler, you may need to upgrade that for anything above a 65W TDP (ie 5600X). By the way, the 5800X runs fairly hot but the 53800X3D responds very well to under-volting to keep all core load temperatures reduced.

I would like to share the same terrain data with DCS World and DCS World OpenBeta to save storage space on the primary C drive. mklink /J "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\terrains\MarianaIslands" "D:\terrains\MarianaIslands" Directory of C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Mods\terrains 06/24/2023 11:52 AM <DIR> . 06/24/2023 11:52 AM <DIR> .. 06/23/2023 09:56 AM <DIR> Caucasus 06/24/2023 11:52 AM <JUNCTION> MarianaIslands [D:\terrains\MarianaIslands] ... Directory of D:\terrains 06/24/2023 11:47 AM <DIR> . 06/24/2023 11:47 AM <DIR> .. 06/24/2023 11:47 AM <DIR> MarianaIslands ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Authorization is valid for 2d 23h 59m The following DLCs are not authorized and will be disabled: MarianaIslands --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Log file: 2023-06-24 18:11:01.924 INFO APP (Main): Command line: "C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin/DCS.exe" 2023-06-24 18:11:01.924 INFO APP (Main): DCS/2.8.4.39731 (x86_64; Windows NT 10.0.19045) 2023-06-24 18:11:01.924 INFO APP (Main): Application revision: 219731 2023-06-24 18:11:01.924 INFO APP (Main): Renderer revision: 24000 2023-06-24 18:11:01.924 INFO APP (Main): Terrain revision: 23938 .... 2023-06-24 18:11:08.056 INFO ASYNCNET (5356): Login success. 2023-06-24 18:11:08.834 INFO ASYNCNET (5356): Got auth data. 2023-06-24 18:11:09.078 INFO APP (Main): Successfully got authorization data. 2023-06-24 18:11:09.082 INFO Dispatcher (Main): Loading installed modules... ... 2023-06-24 18:11:14.518 INFO Scripting (Main): plugin: SKIPPED 'MarianaIslands': not authorized ...

I also recently got the 4070 TI. At 1440p, it is only slightly faster than a 3090 but it draws a lot less power. I am finding that hovering helicopters in DCS seems a bit easier with a faster GPU. I tried frame generation on MSFS2020 out of curiosity but did not like the artifacts. The 4070 TI is not a good value at MSRP but a better value than the 4080.

I am not in the WWII backer program and it seems the warning is commonly seen. More info on the purchase warning that can be ignored. https://forum.dcs.world/topic/324396-somewhat-confused-eshop/#comment-5202807 https://forum.dcs.world/topic/324476-already-have-license/#comment-5203481 https://forum.dcs.world/topic/324305-you-already-have-a-license-for-this-product-normandie-map-2-update/#comment-5202594

I ignored that checkout warning and bought it. It was $9.99 ( I also have original Normandy and the Channel). With the latest DCS open beta updates, the new Normandy map is already downloaded but it needs to be activated with a purchase. I see a "DCS:Normandy 2.0" license and the "DCS: Normandy 2.0 Map" license is listed twice (so a total of 3 licenses listed for Normandy 2.0). I had no issues with the new map being activated but I did not buy it through Steam. ------------------------------------------------- Maybe this explains the reason for two Normandy 2.0 Map licenses.... AFAIK the old Normandy 1944 map has been replaced with version "1.5", owners of the old version get improved detailing/textures for the original area, while Normandy 2.0 "upgrade" unlocks the better modelling/textures for London, Paris, additional airfields, etc.

Upgraded from 5600X to 5800X3D. Mem = 32GB / 3600Mhz. GPU is overclocked RTX 3060 (+136 Mhz). Instant Action: Caucasus, Graphic Preset= High, Vsync = Off, 1440p full screen, DCS 2.8.0.33006 TF-51: Hot Start: Fps = 71 to 73 SU-25T: Free Flight: Fps = 76 to 78 No comparative data on the 5600X with these exact same conditions, but noticed a significant performance increase with DCS and MSFS 2020. Additional data from the Marianas which is known to have more of an impact to the fps. Instant Action: Marianas, Graphic Preset= High, Vsync = Off, 1440p full screen, DCS 2.8.0.33006 SU-25T: Take Off: Fps = 44 to 45 SU-25T: Air Combat: Fps = 53 to 54

I agree with all, that has been stated. I have a 5600X running at 1800Mhz IF Clk with two sticks of 3600 CL16 of DDR4 so this would be Dual Channel. These particular 16GB memory sticks are Dual Rank. 1800/3600/Dual Channel/Dual Rank is a good and stable config and 32GB of DDR4 is not that expensive now.

DCS 2.7.7.14727 Open Beta DCS: F-86F Sabre by Eagle Dynamics Fix the Engine sound position for the cockpit. ------------------------------------------------------ Tried a long flight with the beta and the sound in the F-86 cockpit did not drop out. Hopefully that problem is now gone.

The duplicate canopy entries in version 2.7 prevented the canopy open and close from working properly when using controller buttons. Here is a fix that worked for me: There appears to be a change for the 2.7 version of the Mods/aircraft/P-51D/Input/P-51D/keyboard/default.lua on lines #268 and #269 with regards to the canopy "Button_#". This button# was changed from 4 -> 2. For version 2.7, I changed the joystick/default.lua file's canopy lines #263 and #264 from 4 -> 2 to match the keyboard file. After this change, there were no duplicate canopy entries and the canopy now opens & closes properly using the controller buttons. - Phil