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1 hour ago, Flappie said:
I believe you won't get the cleanup part, just the repair.
So I ran another Cinebench test and the machine went to the black screen and the monitor won’t come on now. Talking to tech support, the white LED light on the mb when powering up indicates the graphics card isn’t connected. My theory here is when the machine was moved and worked on that heavy 4090 came loose. I’m going to try reseating it.
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1 minute ago, Hiob said:
Is it overclocked?
No, neither the CPU or GPU is overclocked. I do plan to oc the CPU at some point but one problem at a time is better.
2 minutes ago, Hiob said:Cinebench doesn't load your GPU, but I assume you know that.
Cinebench has a GPU test but I don’t know much about it. Is there a better benchmark? The GPU was just stress tested last week. I can find out what the shop used I suppose.
3 minutes ago, Hiob said:You could also try a driver update
The drivers were all just updated during the PC repair. I haven’t checked Nvidia if something just launched in the last week or so.
4 minutes ago, Hiob said:clear out all the shader caches (not only DCS, but the Nvidia cache as well)
Have not tried that. How is that done? The game was just reinstalled last Saturday so I’m not sure what would need clearing out.
5 minutes ago, Hiob said:Slow repair takes for frickin' ever.
No worries, I have time.
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11 minutes ago, Hiob said:
Have you checked your hardware? Temps, clocks etc.... everything in the green?
I had run Passmark and Cinebench to check the CPU and GPU just recently. All performs as expected. My temps are quite low, the GPU is maybe in the 60s .The machine was recently refurbished and got stress testing then as well.
I had done the long repair too but I’ll try both of these again.
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5 hours ago, Flappie said:
Try a DCS cleanup and repair. Choose the "slow" way.
Is it enough to just run “Repair DCS” from the start menu? Do I need to run the .bat if I don’t have any unofficial mods?
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These were both single player missions with the AH-64. But yeah the same thing, the screen goes black and I need to reboot.
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DCS crashed to a black screen and wouldn't respond to Ctrl Alt Del or anything. Log attached
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1 hour ago, Aapje said:
we are going to get a three-way fight, which is great for consumers.
If it’s like all the other matchups like VHS vs Betamax and Windows vs OSX and HD DVD vs Blu-ray only one will be left standing. Game on…
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2 hours ago, Shrimp said:
In my opinion the zoom function should be replaced by simulated binoculars (correct model for the aircraft timeline) that a real pilot would take onboard.
Historically, many aircraft/pilots did carry them for search and ID purposes.
Zoom isn’t meant to simulate binoculars. It’s the method of replicating real life visual acuity and FOV on a computer screen. Binocs also magnify to a much greater degree than the zoom view. Plus on a normal sized screen zoomed-in is more like a realistic size than zoomed out.
26 minutes ago, Aronis said:Ok, you convinced me, so how can I Zoom and get back to the beginning level of zoom? I usually have to futz around with it to get the FOV I had originally. Is there a hot key?
MikePress “zoom normal” I think it’s Num Enter. You can set this value by pressing RAlt+Num0 “save cockpit view angles”. You need to have User Snap View Saving checked in the options. You can dial in the desired FOV by pressing Esc when in the cockpit view and the External FOV slider in the System settings will now read Internal FOV. You will want to have any head tracking turned off when saving the view.
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4 hours ago, krazyj said:
it doesnt distinguish between friendlies or enemy aircraft. it just see the lump of metal. even if its dead.
Right but that was the only thing it saw. It didn’t see all the enemy armor on the range. Seems to work on other missions though.
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In order for what you see on the screen to be a realistic size you’d need quite a narrow FOV, too small to be practical in a game like this. In reality we have 200d of peripheral vision. At that angle everything on your screen would be distorted. So the only option in the game is to zoom in and out.
Then there’s the issue of resolution. Imagine trying to read the 20/20 line on this eye chart placed out 10’ away on the wing of your plane in the game. Chances are you’d need to zoom in fully to duplicate what you’d be able to read IRL. And reading this is required for being a fighter pilot. So…
https://www.hves.com/wp-content/uploads/snellen-chart.pdf1 hour ago, Aronis said:zooming in to see a tank on the ground from 12,000 feet may be questionable.
The long range pipper on the A-10 gun reticle is 12,000’ so that’s not the extreme range you think it is.
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Yeah I don’t think you use the rudder in normal turns since the Hornet is FBW
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20 minutes ago, Nipe2989 said:
PS - If you think gassing up the Hornet is hard, try doing something with a boom like the Viper or Eagle. You can barely move an inch!
I think the basket is harder to get connected to since it can’t be moved to you, you have to fly right into it. But it’s easier to stay connected since you have so much slack.
The probe is easier to get connected because the operator can hook you up, but you have less wiggle room when connected.
Pick your poison
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I tried the FCR on the Nevada Moving Target Range instant action mission, it didn’t seem to pick up anything except a friendly vehicle.
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1 hour ago, LucShep said:
the TrackClip Pro is not worth the price and should never be recommended.
It's utterly fragile and it will break at some point.Yes I’ve heard that about it.
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21 minutes ago, kksnowbear said:
Where is the law that says the monitor has to be on the desktop, exactly?
I assume he wants to keep the desk in the photo.
23 minutes ago, maverick90 said:I am using the plastic reflector thing that attaches to the brim of a hat.
I have this as well. With a similar setup although not quite as extreme, I need to look so far down to lose tracking that the screen is hidden behind the visor on my cap. You might be able to resolve this by just adjusting the profile or curves.
25 minutes ago, maverick90 said:What is that?
TrackClip Pro
https://www.trackir.com/accessories
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1 minute ago, kksnowbear said:
What I'm suggesting is that optimal is level line of eye sight aligned with the top of the monitor.
So your seated eye level is about 44”. A desk is 30”. That leaves 14” for your monitor. Look at the cockpit thread for all the people with bigger screens than 14” high
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Just now, LucShep said:
He uses a 55'' screen with TrackIR and he also seem to have no issues whatsoever.
Yes lots of people use bigger screens for gaming like this. The situation is not unsolvable. Buying a 22” screen isn’t the only solution either
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8 minutes ago, kksnowbear said:
At some point the light will not be reflected toward the camera any more.
Then adjust the sensitivity or curve so your head doesn’t need to move so much that you lose tracking. Do you have a TrackIR or know how it works? It’s a pretty simple adjustment.
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32 minutes ago, kksnowbear said:
It wouldn't require any "project" if the monitor weren't too high. That's a choice that was made when it was mounted, and not by me.
Sure the monitor could slide down a little bit but that’s still higher than what you’re suggesting. Achieving that height would mean
the desk 
I assume the OP likes the desk. I can’t tell from the photo if it’s adjustable.
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2 minutes ago, kksnowbear said:
No, the convention is exactly as I described; top of the monitor or slightly below.
Yeah but that’s only feasible with a very small screen. Not a realistic solution in this case.
The option here that doesn’t involve a home improvement project is to try adjusting the response curves. The “Default” preset that TrackIR starts with isn’t actually ideal for what we are doing with this, checking six and so forth. IMO the “Smooth” preset works better as a starting point. -
24 minutes ago, kksnowbear said:
But the overwhelming convention is your eyes should be aligned with the top of the monitor
Well that’s hardly possible with any monitor bigger than 20”
The bottom of a large display would be down at your knees.
How about try for the center of the screen at eye level.
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Just now, maverick90 said:
This is how my Track IR settings look when I'm sitting looking directly straight at the TV.
Try the “smooth” profile instead of “default”
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2 minutes ago, maverick90 said:
I just did a test and it seems in the Track IR app those 3 green dots all disappear when I look left/right and downwards.
Maybe I should increase the angle when I'm looking in either of those directions so I don't have to tilt my head down so much in order to not lose sight of the green dots?
Yeah just dial down the sensitivity so you don’t need to turn your head so much. There are curves in the settings and a global slider as well.
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Aha. That was it. Reseating the graphics card did the trick. On a 4090 you definitely need this little support that holds the heavy card up or it will get loose.
I’ll try running Cinebench again but this was likely the problem.