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CPU: nothing quad core. You better have at LEAST 6 cores 12 Threads. Like 2600X, 8700K, 2700 (X or non X) will be fine. GFX: nothing below 1080 from NVIDIA. Although a Vega 52 or 64 will work well but the extra power requirement and heat makes them not recommended IMHO. Cheaper alternate: 1070Ti RAM: 32GB of 3200Mhz memory (see if you can afford 4 8 GB sticks at 3600 for the Ryzen machine) Storage: Any SSD with 512GB

the new CCX's allegedly are either 6 or 8 core, but yeah at some point these monster CPU's will be starved of memory bandwidth. I hope the IMC is good enough to reach 4000Mhz.

That is a killer system but the best part is you can change the CPU cheaply without changing nothing else. There is talk that AMD will release a 12 or 16 core CPU next year for this platform that will have IPC close to Intel's Kaby lake. Im salivating over it (yeah, not yet usable in DCS but I have other stuff in my mind)

Save money for a new system. DCS to perform has 4 pillars right now. The Mhz, the cores, GFX and LOTS of RAM. I mean LOTS. But each pillar of performance has different influence. Once you hit the swettspot of available threads (7 for me) and enough RAM the only thing that will matter is a better GFX. If you had an I7 6800 exacore I would say yeah get just the 1080Ti. At this point You need at least an AMD 2600X minimum or a Intel 8700K. If you can wait for 9000 series 8 core thatll give you more room for game growth (same for an AMD 2700X). Thats because quad cores are a no go anymore and this was a very recent change (like from last year to this year). You can expect the optimal specs to only increase as Vulkan API is implemented.

Well it's the coldest July in 30 years here in Portugal, we even sent our assets to Greece and Sweden to help fire fighting. Strange weather patterns this year, last year we were the ones facing this disaster.

yes, in your case you it's worth having a new CPU along with that 1070Ti. If you had any of the processors I mentioned above you only needed a better graphics card.

DCS already uses elements of Vulkan API. you shouldn't build for DX11 anymore.

Not so sure about this anymore. When I changed from a 2500K to a Ryzen R7 I only say a 14% improvement when using the same card (a GTX 970). Changing to a 1080Ti there was a whopping 68% jump performance jump, but I also know my 2500K wouldnt feed that monster fast enough. With the R7 I noted a 43% CPU usage over crowded cities which means its taxing the equivalent of 7 full logical cores. The take away from this is, as long as you have enough threads on any modern CPU, the bottleneck shifts all the way to the GPU side. if you have this, then all you need is a better GPU to get better performance (i.e. changing the CPu at this time will get you rapidly diminishing benefits). The game is now using Vulkan which might explain my observations. The game right as is, needs at least a I7 7700K, or 8700K optimal. Older CPU's like the 6800K or 6900K should be more than adequate. On AMD side, needs a 2600X or better in order to fully max the GPU. And I dont think we are going to stop at 7 threads, hence why I went with the 2700X (could not afford a intel 8 core chip, not that Skylake-X was any faster for gaming, the 8 core I9 9900K might be).

Save for a totally new system. FX processors wont hold a candle these days.

that will be a tremendous upgrade, enjoy!!!

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what I meant is that the cheap TIM of the CPU will make it impossible to max out the custom waterloop.

I would never buy a tempered glass case no matter how stunning it is. My advice is the new Master case 500 series. They are still great to look at and pretty much the best airflow. As for the rest of the configuration I would get the second option. The 8700K uses cheap TIM and you would require a delided or a soldered CPU in order to take advantage of all that dissipation capability. The custom waterloop is not worth it IMHO (also is alot more maintenance intensive)

Its the way of the future my friend. When we got the F-18 people said multifunction displays and computerized controls were the new fad.

The Typhoon is to be retired by 2040.

Granted this is just an early mockup. We are not going to see the final product for 7 years. And if tradition is followed with the usual development drama add 10 more to that :D Fa6X8mGq6Nk Desirable features: -Stealth (doh) -Manned or unmanned missions options -AI powered with swarm tactics -laser weapons -Affordable -Maintainable -available for export -Tailess and canardless delta configuration -Internal weapon bays? (not mentioned) To be developed in cooperation with BAE, MBDA and LEAONARDO. My impressions: This is massively ambitious for the time frame announced (to have the first jet built by 2025 and entering service 10 years after). The airframe looks very small, perhaps the size of a JAS39. I think they will run into alot of trouble and increase the jets size and cost many times over. The uncertainty of BREXIT and France+Germany developing their own will put alot of pressure on the UK's design. I dont think cancellation is an option this time. It will be massively interesting. I wonder how the partnership will look like at the end (remember france pulling out of EFA?). Too bad I will be an old man by the time it comes to fruition. One last observation: Spain wanted to get in for the French/German plane, their request was DENIED.

Need to deactivate each module and copy the code, otherwise you will burn 1activation for each of the modules. It's no big deal, should be done in 2 minutes. Enjoy the new rig :)

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TBH I dont know what those news mean (too much sensationalism to filter these days). Might just be a delay, could the due to engine troubles. Ill wait until the specialized press reports whats going on.

Blame Bill & john for that :D (well worth the watch but if you want to skip go to 6:50) sH7TiA58UzQ

Is there an upper core count limit for vulkan? or is this also limited on the side of game developer (for the rendering part, not speaking of the game logic).

Titan V anywhere 25-40% ahead of the 1080Ti, but the biggest potential is Ray tracing. This one is full tensor cores featured which should pay dividends against any card even NVIDIAS own future gaming variants (romured to be delayed again). That said dont expect any games heavy on Ray tracing any time soon.

RGB makes me feel it's Christmas every day :D

I am not fighting. ;) The 8700K is a great gaming CPU. I just chose AMD side in order to get an affordable 8 core and be able to upgrade without a full disassemble or throwing away any of the components. Thats all theres to it. :)

Ryzen 1000 series was more sensitive to the number of memories installed. With 2 it could go up to 3466, but with 4 couldn't go past 3200. Ryzen 2000 has a MUCH BETTER memory controller. The difference between 2 and 4 is 3666 and 3533 respectively (typical values, your mileage will vary, and your skill in overclocking will affect this number too). Some people report better results with 3466 with CL timings of 14, but I couldnt get that, for 3466 I was stuck with CL15, and amazingly 3533 as well, so I kept 3533 (go figure). 3200Mhz should be easily achieved even with 4 sticks on the 2700X, as long both kits are same part number and are SAMSUNG B Die (the 2 kits of 3466 should be SAMSUNG B die 80% sure)