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EDGE ETA? I'm super eager to buy a system, solely to play DCS. After a few of my previous posts relating to hardware advice, I'm now more aware of how the EDGE release will potentially effect which system spec I should go for. Anyone know (roughly) when EDGE is likely to be released? Or have any inclination as to which system configs I should be checking out? Any advice would be most appreciated. Looking forward to joining in, until then I'll remain super jealous at all you guys enjoying such a great game. Chris.

I'm also looking to buy a system to run DCS at max settings. I'm a mac user so don't know too much about PCs. However, I've been told to check out Overclockers where I spotted the following system. Does this seem good enough to run DCS at decent settings? CPU: i5 4690K 3.5Ghz (3.9 Turbo) GPU: GTX 760 4gb RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz SSD: Samsung 120Gb HDD: 1TB 7200rpm Cost = Just over £800 inc VAT. This sound like a good deal or can anyone recommend some place else to look? Thanks

Sounds like we're in quite a similar position Arriflex - I'm an editor/motion designer working on macs, but they just don't cut the mustard for gaming. I've priced up a system at Overclockers for £850. Will this do the trick? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3gY7GRdiKr7RV9MazRCVnYxX1U/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks guys, some great feedback and knowledge shared there. I have decided to bite the bullet and buy a gaming pc, configured to run DCS on Max Settings. Any recommendations/info/links on setups? So far I'm looking at; i5 4690K Chip GTX 770 GPU Decent cooler 8gb Ram minimum SSD Also, when is Edge coming out? Appreciate your help with my noobie questions!

That's helpful Joey, thanks. I know the requirements for the game aren't huge –*Seems whoever I approach for advice over specs a system.

Thanks Sel, apologies for posting in wrong thread. Can you recommend a pc setup/price that would play the at high(ish) settings? I appreciate it's subjective, but I'm really not familiar with PC systems. Guessing I need a decent i5/i7 and something like a GTX 770 GFX Card?

Hi Guys, I don't must have been living under a rock for years as I've only just come across DCS and I'm absolutely stunned with what I'm seeing. It must have been 10+ years ago since I used to avidly play Falcon 4 and seeing all the great game footage of DCS has brought it all back –*and then some! I've been a Mac user for years and I'm hoping to find out if DCS will run on my Mac Pro system if I install a fresh drive to run Windows through bootcamp? System Spec; 2 x 2.66 Ghz 6 Core Xeons 32gb 1066 DDR3 RAM ATI HD 5870 OS X 10.8.2 I was tempted to buy a gaming PC, but it would literally just be to play DCS, and the systems I seem to be pricing up cost £800+.*So I thought I'd see if my work machine will do the trick, for the time being at least. Thanks, Chris.

Hi Guys, First post on here - Hope I'm on the right thread... For reasons unknown to me, I have only just come across the DCS series. After what must be a 10 year break from playing flight sims (Falcon 4 mainly), discovering DCS and particularly A10C has blown my mind. I'm now looking for some advise on what system to buy that can run this game, and run it pretty well! I've contacted overclockers in the UK and enquired on some systems based on the games requirements and they've suggested the below setup. I was hoping some of you experienced guys out there might be able to give it the thumbs up or thumbs down... Overclocker's Recommended System http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-317-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2486 System Specification - Case: BitFenix Shinobi Midi Tower - White/Black - Power Supply: Corsair GS 600w PSU - CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 3.40GHz Quad Core CPU - Motherboard: Gigabyte H61MA-D2V Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - Cooler: Stock Intel CPU Cooler - RAM: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz C9 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit - Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660Ti 2GB GDDR5 - Sound: Onboard 7.1 Audio - Optical Drive: OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter - Black - Network: Asus USB-N10 WiFi 150Mbps Pen I'm looking to keep it as affordable as possible as I'm only really buying this PC to play these sims, so please feel free to let me know if I can take the spec+cost down a notch or if it needs increasing. I'm hoping for the former as I know i'll have to buy some decent control devices and TrackIR system. Suspicious Overclocker's are upselling, I had a look myself. Spotted this system for £300 less configured with a GTX660. Will this perform anywhere near the previously mentioned system? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-345-OE&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2486 Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm really looking forward to getting back into it all. Chris.