RepoMan

^ yes, that's what I have been reading here and there. I'm still looking for a more solid answer. I'm building this rig mainly for dcs a-10c and it would be fun throwing a couple of 660's in a micro-atx build.

^ Thank you for the advice! I'm going to go with one card then. I don't have any plans upgrading my monitor unless I go triple. I'm really attached to the monitor I have. The titan is a very nice card...lucky. :thumbup: About selling my rig, I put the money towards something else and now the bug has bit me to play this sim. I see you live in Aus, you guys pay heaps for parts. I used to live in NSW.

^ what card are you running? I wish I knew that about the mirrors cause I did have them enabled :-( It was smooth for the most part but now I see where I probably went wrong on my config. I enjoyed the ground clutter so maybe mirror is what killed it. My last build was over kill and when I sold it I couldn't get what it was worth - mainly because I had a custom watercooling setup. I'm trying to keep parts reasonable this time around but don't want to skimp in video. I really have my eye on the evega 680 classified 4gb model. For the price of it though i Could run two 660ti's for a little more. And that's whats bugging me...I don't see any price drop projections for the 670 and 680. 580's are just as much as some 680's.

Ok, Like I said in the original post, those specs are the computer I sold. I no longer have it and it was a bit lacking. I'm not sure if it was just the way the sim is with triggered loading or whatever, but with maxed out clutter it wasnt very smooth. I went through the sli thread and it seems most everyone that see's improved performance is using multiple monitors.

You made a wise decision. It even has ok sound for an entry level audiophile card. No comparison between top of the line on board mobo sound and that card. Get a decent pair of stereo audio headset and you're good 2 go. My favorite brand is the Samson line.

I was wondering if it's worth running SLI for dcs-a10c for a single monitor at 1920x1080 max settings? I sold my previous build and I'm drawing up specs for something else. My last rig ran the game great in some areas and stuttered in some places. Namely cluster bombs, and some low flying city areas. Where is it best to spend money? How much memory can this game utilize? This time around I would like to configure the game install to a RAM drive. The computer I sold i5 Ivy Bridge OC @ 4.6GHZ MSI Lightning 680 16GB 2400MHz Current thoughts for new build. Would an i7 be worth it for this particular game? I can budget maybe 2 660ti's in sli or a single 680 4GB. I don't want to hear one single card is better so I can add another one later. I went that route waiting for a price drop and my card ended up going up in price and became very hard to find to add another. I strictly want to know which is best for running this sim in a single monitor setup.

I been on the ground when the gau-8 opens up. It's like zeus himself is mad and sent an evil dragon roaring through the sky. The sound is eery. Sounds like a roar to me. Glad it's on our side.

That's cool. It's been awhile since I have been to LA. I used to go fishing down there. I have an AF friend up here from Bossier. I'm ex Army Light Infantry myself. Thought I would see how the other side lives in there air. lol I wish I saw that a few days ago before ordering. I think my next purchase will be the saitek x52-pro. I can't justify the warthog though. I can get a new pistol, or bow, or even a small local get away for the price of that. I have been watching youtube videos of people's dcs a-1- missions and some of them make really quick changes and target acquisitions.So I'm starting to see the advantage of a good setup.

I have my computer for sell. I don't think anyone will cough up the cash in my location though. I'm planning on sticking with this sim. It has a lot of expandability with online play and the mission editor. So I can see myself atleast getting a HOTAS. Sims are all I used to play. My last game was bf3 but I got tired of it. I wanted something more realistic and with a more mature fan base. I'm kind of used to just having a joystick. For this though there are too many commands though. I have a gamepad I will probably use until I get something proper.

I'm in Arkansas. What stick would that be? I ordered the same stick thats on the $50 TM HOTAS except it doesn't have the throttle. I thought it would be good enough to at least get my feet wet. This is what I was talking about. http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_US/products/tflight-hotas-x

I was looking at the wart hawg. $500 to spend on that setup is a little out there. Thrustmaster has a cheap HOTAS for around $50. $100 + is a little more manageable. I guess I will figure out how serious I get in to this game and the amount I spend. Right now I would appreciate an atari joystick. Strafe runs etc is kinda hard with keyboard only !! :smilewink:

Just wanted to say hello. I have spent about 3 days with a-10c...all I can say is - wow. I used to play flight sims when I was younger and things have come a long way. I ordered a cheap thrustmaster without throttle and think I messed up. I'm just learning the flight procedure for now.