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850w is definitely enough (when buying a good reliable PSU). Even if you sum max W consumption of all components it’ll be below 850w, and anyway even when gaming the computer is not gonna run at max power draw all the time. SSD I would go for something even bigger. Personally I like to have Windows on a separate drive (I have a 1tb drive just for OS and some apps) and another drive for games. 2tb might be ok if it’s just for DCS and you don’t have too many modules, but space gets filled up pretty quickly especially with the latest maps. Also consider that on a 2tb drive you will have about 1.8tb of real capacity. Motherboard is fine, but if you can find a good b850 (like the msi b850 tomahawk) for not too much more, you might consider it. Video card is a tough choice, if you need 24gb of vram there are not too many choices, actually it’s the only choice in that price range. Again, if it’s just for DCS it’s a good card, but it doesn’t avail of latest tech you can find in newer cards. 64gb cl30 RAM is a good choice, dcs is very ram-hungry, the more you throw at it the better, especially if playing in multiplayer. I use all my 96gb at times. I’m not particularly familiar with monitors, but the one you suggested seems to have some very good specs….even too good for just DCS, I mean you don’t really need 240hz for playing dcs or flight sims, and anyway you will not reach 240fps at high settings in 5120 x 1440 (it’s almost as demanding as 4k). You might find a less expensive monitor but with the same size and resolution, but lower Hz (144hz is already more than enough, and even less will be perfectly fine). With the price difference you could upgrade the above components.

Looking forward to try it out, thanks for sharing!

Not saying the current model is perfect, but spinning in previous FM was not more dramatic, it was just very weird, like any kind of unusual or extreme manoeuvre, where the aircraft had a very unrealistic behaviour, kinda like being in a no gravity environment. Somebody posted a video a while ago of what I mean. It was very annoying. In the previous FM it was not “turning the airplane over” either…maybe there was a bit of extra yawing moment but not so much roll. Agree the effect could be added. I’ve tried the P47 for comparison, at slow speed fully configured, going from idle to full power there is a lot less yaw and more roll compared to the current F4U. It is not particularly hard to counter it, and it feels more realistic than in the Corsair.

Flying a 2000hp 12000lbs warbird doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to be unrealistically twitchy, unstable, and capable of doing Extra330-like aerobatics. I much prefer the current FM, definitely not perfect, but better than before.

Agree with this, still not perfect but better than before. It doesn’t feel easier or like an F16 FBW to me. It just feels more like a real aircraft should behave.

Diciamo che se non hai un grosso budget e devi prendere qualcosa in emergenza, la Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Rudder che hai menzionato va benissimo. Ne ho una da circa 20 anni e funziona ancora perfettamente, la uso di tanto in tanto sul secondo pc. Detto questo ovviamente non è paragonabile a pedaliere più costose; avendo il budget prenderei senza dubbi il Thrustmaster TPR Pendular, in metallo, solida, precisa e ha un movimento molto realistico, attualmente si trova a 480€, a volte si trova anche a leggermente meno, oppure dovresti puntare sull’usato. Ce l’ho da qualche anno e mi trovo benissimo, volo parecchio anch’io con gli elicotteri. Ne vale la pena.

You’re probably right, however I suspect most of DCS users have that kind of joystick, so the issue of stick movement vs control deflection vs speed is applicable for all other warbirds (and most of other airplanes and helicopters). Maybe they do have that kind of “filter” you mentioned. But then again just try to push the Corsair slightly out of it’s flying envelope (I know you wouldn’t do that in real life, but just for the sake of it), give it a nice nose down pitch command (even at low speed, where control deflection should be more accurate), and check out the airplane manoeuvring like a spaceship with no gravity… FM is not extremely bad by any means but it does need some tuning. Aircraft has just been released, so I hope in the next few patches it’ll get fixed.

I get your point, I was also very hesitant; however at the end I just pulled the trigger and I don't regret it. It is not perfect, FM definitely needs some tweaking and I hope it'll get addressed...but it's still a good module, armament is great (just try tiny Tims or a bat bomb!), and carrier ops is a great addition to DCS WWII. I didn't wanna wait forever for it to be perfect or fixed 100% (if it'll ever be), I just wanted to enjoy it now. If you like WWII birds and if you like the Corsair, I would say just go ahead and get it.

Alla fine l’ho acquistato e l’ho provato per un pò. Non mi pento dell’acquisto, anzi direi che è già diventato il mio modulo preferito WWII per dcs. Gli armamenti sono spettacolari, tiny tim e bat bomb, solo per questi varrebbe la pena prenderlo. Poi carrier ops, che danno una bella novità e varietà, soprattutto con la nuova mappa Marianas wwii. Cockpit e modello esterno sono molto belli, i suoni non eccelsi ma pensavo peggio onestamente. Per le dinamiche di volo però, insomma…diciamo ok come punto di partenza; c’è un buon feeling sul roll; invece su pitch e yaw a mio parere non ci siamo, troppo leggero, sensibile e irrealistico, non da una bella sensazione di “galleggiare” nell’aria. Ho un warthog con una piccola estensione e devo usare una curvatura di 35 per smorzare un pò il tutto, migliora leggermente ma comunque non è l’ideale. Con gli altri warbirds uso curvature tra 0 e 15 e hanno un feeling migliore. Poi ok che cercando di utilizzarlo in un inviluppo di volo normale resta accettabile, però spingendo i controlli un pò più del normale, ad esempio un bel pitch down, inizia a ruotare su se stesso come una trottola. Ho provato con tutti gli altri aerei della seconda guerra mondiale e nessuno si comporta così. Comunque ripeto in generale un bel modulo e consiglio l’acquisto, ma spero che il modello di volo venga ritoccato e migliorato nelle prossime patch!

I agree, FM needs some tweaking especially in pitch and yaw. It feels a bit too light and twitchy, and weightless. I’m using a 35 curvature on a warthog stick with a small extension and while it feels better it doesn’t feel right. In other warbirds I use 0 to 15 curvature. Also the behaviour when deflecting controls too much needs some adjustment; I know you wouldn’t do that in the real thing, but pushing down strongly on the controls, the aircraft starts making some weird maneuvers that an extra 330 would be embarrassed in comparison. Now, that’s not to say it feels horrible and I don’t like the aircraft, quite the opposite I really enjoy it and it’s probably my favourite warbird in DCS already, thanks to Magnitude for bringing us this module, but please please adjust the FM!

Thanks LucShep for the detailed info, really helpful!

Thanks, I’ll try that!

Ok I see, doubling the gpu workload would be too much, I’m already GPU bound in some occasions. Not sure about DLSS, I’ve tried it and while it increases FPS it also reduces clarity, which makes it a bit pointless to upgrade to 4k in the first place…

Currently locked at 100fps and get them most of the time, anyway I never go below 60fps even in complex maps and scenarios with heavy modules. New monitor would be 60Hz 4k, so as long as I’d get a steady 60fps I would be happy. However I’m not sure I could achieve it in maps like cold war Germany when flying around cities at low level with a heavy module like the CH47.

Hello! I’m currently running dcs on a 27in flat screen in QHD (2560x1440). I would like to get a 32in 4k screen for better clarity, particularly in cockpit labels, instruments, MFDs etc. How much of a performance impact can I expect moving up in resolution? I like to play with settings maxed out, If the impact is too big then I’ll stick with my current screen, don’t wanna get into stuttering and FPS jumping up and down. By any means, is there a way I can force the system to believe I’m using 4k on my QHD screen before I actually buy a new monitor? For reference my system is a 9800x3d with 5080 and 96gb ram. I’m also a bit worried about running 4k textures with 16gb memory on the 5080. Thanks!