Heatskr18

Thank you all for the information. Some of you mentioned getting less expensive or used parts to save more to put towards a better GPU. Unfortunately since ALL other parts are currently new in box and sitting on a shelf in my "man cave" that wasn't a viable option . I watched the video LucShep sent and went down the list. The GPU i wanted was #2 (ASUS ROG STRIX OC) however it is 4mm to long for my case). Eliminating those that were either to expensive for my budget ($916) and cards that were unavailable i ended up ordering the Gigabyte 3060Ti Gaming OC PRO. It will be here on the 8th. I was slightly disappointed that the ASUS 3060ti version wouldn't fit, but after looking at multiple reviews I can honestly say i made a good, informed, decision and I'm good with that. Again thank you for your input.

Hello all. I will try to keep this as brief as possible yet still detailed. I’m building a gaming PC specifically for DCS World. May also play Falcon BMS as well. I have done a ton of research over the last several months. Unfortunately the majority of gamers play COD, fortnite, etc. etc. Not a lot of info specifically related to DCS World. So here I am. The following is my build so far. Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Case Fans: 3 high speed 120mm Intake (2 front 1 bottom) 2 high speed 120mm Exhaust (1 back 1 top front) 1 Standard speed 120mm Exhaust (top Back) All Fans Bequiet Light Wings RGB Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING WIFI CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 5800X CPU Cooler: BeQuiet Dark Rock PRO 4 (2 Fans on cooler) RAM: Gskill Trident Z RGB 64GB (32x2) DDR4 3200 16-18-18-38 SDD: Samsung 970 EVO PLUS 1TB NVME M.2 Thermal Paste: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut PSU: EVGA 850 GA GOLD OS: WIN 10 Home Now comes the million doller question (or 2). Budget limits my GPU so no 3080 or 3090. I could spend hours (and have) on gpu research. So of course its time for the experts to weigh in. I have narrowed down my selections to a few different cards. They are as followes…. ASUS ROG STRIX 3060 V2 OC Edition VRam 12 gb Boost Clock 1912 mhz (oc mode) CUDA Cores 3584 Mem Speed 15 gbps Mem Interface 192 bit Max res 7680x4320 Power slot 1 x 8-pin Current Price $695 *NOTE: wanted this in the 3060 Ti however according to specs its about 5 mm to long for my case. EVGA RTX 3060 Ti FTW Ultra Gaming VRam 8 GB Boost Clock 1800 mhz CUDA Cores 4864 Mem Speed 14000 Mem Interface 256 bit Max res 7680x4320 Power Slot 2 x 8 pin or 6+2 pin Current Price $886 So personal preference im leaning more towards the ASUS ROG due to RGB effects and 2 fan ports on the card (nice touch if I need more fan control as the MB only has 4 fan headers one of those dedicated for CPU). So what is more important in DCS. Boost clock and memory speed OR amount of dedicated VRAM? I can and will ignore personal preference if there is a worthy gain in performance and visual clarity by using the EVGA 8gb card. Also that said I would like to get the smoothest and visually appealing picture quality possible. Any recommendations as to gaming monitors. Also 1 or 3 monitors with Tracker IR. Not getting into VR yet as those cards I don’t believe will give a decent performance in VR (and budget at the current moment). Also haven’t yet but will get into multi-player at some point. This is my last and most important piece of hardware left to buy so any help here would be awesome!