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It isn't but it does have a reputation. Having said that, there is a huge difference between flying the 14 around the boat and the 18.

Thanks again, really helpful. I think I'll plan for a 850 and a suitable CPU and ram sometime in the autumn. Perhaps I'll wait until black week as well. Much of these issues arose when the G2s broke and I had to change and chose the Quest 3 - the stupidest hardware decision I've ever made... Regardless I think the conclution based on your advice is to update with new MB, CPU and RAM (plus perhaps a PSU) to future proof the setup. Edit: And whats the verdict on Intel vs. AMD? I used to prefer Intel, but been very pleased with AMD in this setup. AMD vs. Intel comes down to performance in DCS - I don't use my PC to anything else that not even the most modest laptop could manage.

Heatblur has stated that they're planning something like that. The avoinics could probably be a massive draw as well. Not sure about this, but somewhere in the back of my mind I think the B(U) got at least some of the new tech the D had? If that is so they will be easier to fly.

There's no way the US will release information on the Tomcat D. Two reasons, firstly, the Tomcat D - even without AMRAAM - was in 2006, the second most potent strike fighter in the world, second only to the Raptor. If by some miracle Iran manages to give their ancient fleet even some of the capacity of the D they would have one of the most potent fighters outside NATO and other US-allies. The stand off capacity is in it self enough to seriously affect any proposed strike on Irans nuclear sites. The US went great lenghts to make sure no parts or tech from the Turkey ended up in Iran. They're not going to jeopardise this. The second reason is more conspiratorial and just my speculation and not as solid as the first reason: The D is a "alternative path" to the US current obsession with stealth. The IRST is by it's very nature unaffected by stealth, and the Phoenix could be guided by IRST as a TWS without even using radar. Now there is away around this: The IRST was decommissioned on many planes towards the end of the Ds life. Heatblur could make something like that, and then guess on the radar. And (I'll assume) also guess - or forget - the new workload sharing between pilot and rio. It would have been a best seller, but my guess is they won't. So, the only way you can get a D, is to help the Iranian democracy movement. A good and worthy cause, so good luck to you if you go down that path. It will probably happen before the Tomcat-adjustments to the Supercarrier. Anyway, the reasonable path for Heatblur as far as I can gather is to skip any upgrades like new Jester or other stuff from the F-4. And instead introduce a late B(U) with all the bells and whistles and then import all they have learnt building the F-4, and combine them with a Jester that can actually use the radar as a rio would - instead of as a control interface for you.

Thanks a lot for your advice, and sorry for the late reply. So you think the 4080 super is held back by the rest of the system and I will notice a significant performance increase with a MB, RAM and CPU upgrade? Am I right in thinking that if I get a those, plus a new PSU, my setup will probably be future-proofed to a certain extent as well? Thanks a lot! This was very informative. I won't say my budget is too big, but if I'm going to spend money I would prefer to future-proof my rig and get a new MB as well. So I'll probably go for option A. That beeing said, its not terrible now, so I might wait for a summer sale or even black week. Thanks again to all of you, appreciated!

Hi all, I use my PC almost exclusivly for DCS VR (presently with Quest 3) Current setup is: ASUS ROG STRIX B450-F AMD Ryzen 7 5700x HyperX Fury DDR4 2666MHz 32GB Nvidia RTX4080 SUPER Samsung SSD990PRO 4 TB Always CPU throttled in DCS. Would I get a significant performance increase if I upgraded MB and CPU (plus perhaps ram) or would any upgrade be marginal? Trying to decide if I should bite the bullet and to more upgrades or wait a year or two.. Cinebench: GPU: 24698 CPU Multi: 856 CPU Single: 94 MP ratio 9.12