DeathInACan

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this but has anyone seen this, or is it old news? (I'm going to quote directly from the Wikipedia page). Perhaps the most dramatic WEP feature was found in the MiG-21bis fighter jet. This late variant of the standard Soviet light fighter plane was built as a stopgap measure to counter the newer and more powerful American F-16 and F/A-18 fighters until the next-generation MiG-29 could be introduced to service. The MiG-21bis received the upgraded Tumanski R-25 engine, which retained the standard 42 / 65 kN normal and forsazh power settings of earlier R-13 powerplants, but added a new super-afterburning system. Use of this "diamond regime" provided a massive 97.4 kN of thrust for no more than 3 minutes in actual wartime use. Use of this temporary power gave the MiG-21bis slightly better than 1:1 thrust-to-weight ratio and a climbing rate of 254 meters/second, equalling the F-16's nominal capabilities in close-quarters dogfight. In air combat practice with the MiG-21bis, use of WEP thrust was limited to 1 minute, to spare on the engines' 800 flight hours lifetime, since every second of super-afterburner use counted as several minutes of regular power run due to extreme thermal stress. When WEP was on, the MiG-21bis's R-25 engine produced a huge 5 meter long blowtorch exhaust - the six or seven brightly glowing rhomboid "shock diamonds" visible inside the flames gave the emergency-power setting its "diamond regime" name. Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_emergency_power

I have been mulling over the touchscreen idea for some time. I know a lot of guys use about a 24" 1080p touchscreen. Personally I would prefer more of a proper pit with appropriate switches and screens. The dilemma there for me is that I want to build an F-18 pit, but neither of the ones in development are ready yet. So I think I will get a cheap monitor for the short term, then build out an upper half of the A-10 pit. So just the MFDs, missiles launch/countermeasures status panel, and the CDU like input unit below the HUD (what is it called again, I always forget?). I would love to go all out - but I can just see myself flying hornet full time when it comes out.

Thanks for the advice guys! That is heartbreaking since it would have been so perfect. Especially if the iPad mini displays could be adapted on their own. Ah well. I am trying to conserve space on my desk so I can still use it for non sim purposes which is why the small screen would have been nice. The cheap LCD route was my alternate plan, which I guess is my next step, since I don't really see the point in using the MFDs without a screen behind them.

Hi all, First time posting my own thread (please be nice). I am just getting started adding a few things to my rig. I recently purchased some of the Cougar MFDs (they are still in the box) and they seem decent. Although the buttons seem a bit squishy, wasn't really expecting that. I was originally going to get some of the Lilliput UM-80s for them, although that is a bit spendy for my current budget. Fortunately I have a water damaged 15" Macbook Pro Unibody and the screen should make a really nice base to put the MFDs on. With the actual glass covering the display it should look very nice if I can get it to work. So my important question is: Does anyone have experience using a laptop screen as a additional monitor? It seems they (might) use a somewhat standard connector across most laptops? So I am looking for a USB to laptop ribbon cable connector board ideally as I don't have any spare ports on my GPU other than HDMI. The cabble is apparently an LVDS connector, but I have been unable to tell if it is apple specific or universal:helpsmilie: Any help would be most appreciated! I promise to post pics as it progresses if this thread takes off.

I would be keen for one of these sticks at some point - since I am starting to plan out a F-18 pit. Keep us updated on your progress!

A new motherboard might help you get a better overclock on your CPU but I can't see just a motherboard and ram upgrade helping that much. Getting more or faster ram wont do that much either as very few games scale with additional memory bandwidth and faster timings (DCS is not one of those games). One thing that will help your fps is turning off cockpit mirrors. Those are apparently a huge fps drain. See what you can dig up on framerate optimizations. I am running the Phenom II x6 1100T at 4.8Ghz and 8Gb of DDR3 1600 with a 6970 on a 27" monitor pushing 2560x1440 pixels. The game runs well for me only rarely dips to slow framerates, so it much just be you have to adjust a few graphics settings. I think you might be best off saving for new CPU/mobo/GPU for a future rig. SSD is a nice addon (I would love one as well) but that wont help your in game framerate but the sped up loading times would be a nice upgrade.

Hi Charles! Just thought I would add my opinion here - As for RAM 8Gb is fine but considering you can pick up 16Gb kits for only $100 USD I think that you might as well get that. Just for gaming though you won't run out with 8Gb. I enjoy building my PCs from scratch but if you want to go pre-built that is ok too as long as you are sure the price difference is acceptable. As for motherboards, I have a general preference towards ASUS because those have always worked for me but considering that you are buying a fairly high end machine whatever you end up with should be a decent one. Its only the really low end motherboards that you best avoid. The Z77 chipset is the one to have for that CPU choice too. Just a note about graphics cards, I am not entirely certain the current graphics engine works with multiple cards. I think the new map in development (nevada) which is using the new EDGE renderer might support multiple cards though. If anyone has any concrete facts on SLI/Crossfire in DCS feel free to jump in. Anyway, I would recommend getting a fairly powerful GPU like the GTX670 you have picked in case SLI isn't an option and also because extra graphics horsepower never goes to waste. :)

Can we have some numbers on the airspeed please? It sounds like a rather unusual problem. When you say slight roll, what is that in degrees (approx)? Also might be worth posting what your G meter says. The G-force meter is on the left pillar by the HUD in case you didn't know. The two needles tell the max negative/positive G-forces. I ask this because I know that the A-10 is very sluggish and hard to control if it is held in a stall due to control input. OR saving and posting a track will help us see what is going on.

64bit Win 7 Ultimate. Why would I ever use 32bit? :lol:

I initially bought DCS A-10 from Steam as well and have been happily using the key from steam with DCS World etc... Works fine!

Hi, Just thought I would throw in my 2 cents. The Thrustmaster Warthog is BRILLIANT! However, if that isn't in your price range then the X52 Pro is a good alternative. The X52 and the X52 Pro are different in one important way: the X52 uses only one centering spring (too soft) and the X52 Pro uses two centering springs (better, firmer). I used to own an X52 Pro before I bought my TM Warthog and I can tell you it is quite a nice joystick, plenty of buttons for DCS games. A separate throttle is not necessary but it is both realistic and will make flying a fair bit easier. So I would highly recommend the X52 Pro over the standard X52 and if you are interested in pedals at some point in the future I recommend Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals (been using them for a while now). Happy flying! EDIT: somehow I had a brain spazz and that message was meant for the original poster. Ended up being kinda off topic here on page 6. XD Still, Warthog + Pedals RULES!

I would be interested in a solution too!

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I am using a Dell U2711 27" 2560x1440 monitor and I think it is fantastic! That being said, I have messed about on a friend's 3x 24" setup and multi monitor is the way to go if you can afford it. Multi monitor setups require a really high end single graphics card given that crossfire/SLI isn't supported. EDIT: To actually answer your question, I think bigger helps immersion and the high pixel density on my monitor helps everything like the text and HUD stay readable (if a little small).