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^This....foremost the low 1% get's fixed. Seeing this on X3D's that I have built and service.

As usual, the less power your game rig has the more it makes sense to OFFLOAD work to another machine, granted you have Gbit LAN wired. This is true for all computing in general. It just wont run properly on an outdated machine, you have to have the right 2nd PC to get the benefits.

Here they come... https://www.guru3d.com/story/highcapacity-ddr5-memory-new-256gb-and-128gb-kits-available-ddr56000-cl32-256gb/

Yes, it's one of the stand-out features, free flying wheeeeeeeel When I come to my desk and any of my kids clicked my G502 into non-free-wheel I get GRHHHHHHHH ! honestly, I hate mice with locked/rastered wheels, using Logitech with free-wheel for over a decade, no way back....that or a Mac mouse, that is equally easy to scroll.

Reminds me of better times.... R.I.P. cichlidfan

If I had to pick one that is free I would likely pick opnsense or pfsense. I have played around with it in VMware a while ago and it's pretty straight forward for standard setups. If you've build a cloud setup, then it will be not much different. I have no first hand info on what's popular in the US. I use Lancom over here if I can choose, but often I have to deal with the Router that there is, that's part of my job. Looking back through the years, I know which companies I don't prefer, mildly speaking. SInce I have used my own DIY Linux Routers back in ISDN years, 1998, I don't have to accept, I had and have options. But to be fair, I use a Provider owned Fritz!Box! Cable edition for years, 1Gbit, static IP etc., it's all I need. I have just sold an enterprise UTM Firewall Appliance, Linux based, on eBay for good money as the last thing I want and need in my Home/SoHo is a firewall that needs constant attention. So there is a gap between what one needs at home and what`sreally available on the market. Reliable, secure, LONG term support, OpenSOurce, Expandable, Asus, Netgear, etc. all have nice boxes but miserable support, lousy software, things AVM does 10x better with the Fritz Eco System. So to fill the gap, use a DIY Linux opnsense/pfsense on a mini-PC. For the kicks, You can install & configure it in VMware in such a way, that you dont have WAN until you fire up your virtual router, aka, test it on your rig before you deploy it. VMware is free meanwhile btw.

get 96GB for such a new system, it already stands on the horizon that 96GB is the new standard soon ( 1-2 years ) accepted by most builders. I would personally even do 128GB if that was available with good timings tbh

You do not want to use any Mesh-System of any kind for gaming that is FPS based, you add considerable latency by using any Mesh. One should understand what a Mesh system is and how the specific one in use reacts and routes traffic. One Router and one Client do not need a Mesh nor do they present one. You need at least 2 AP's in addition to a router with WiFi to create a so called Mesh system. By definition, the Mesh is rerouting your traffic on another path if the AP you are connected lost connection on the shortest path to the gateway but the Mesh system has another route, aka MORE HOPS usually = more latency, to the gateway..or whatever destination inside your LAN. By logic, the 2 AP's ( often fed by WiFi only, no LAN connection to the router ) must be able to communicate via WiFi to have the option to reroute traffic. Some systems, like AVM's Mesh include LAN and WiFi connected Access Points and use intelligent steering...either way...all adds lag in DCS...it is not great for gaming per se ! If you need a good router, built it yourself with Linux if you can, it's not that hard...or choose a company that has proper and long term support and cares for their devices. I would absolutely stay away from Asus and all brands that do not do network devices as their prime business, let me tell you that as someone who works in IT. If you are in Europe, get AVM Fritz!Box, that is a very good box. If you cant get one of those, consider DIY, with a Mini-PC or older PC and one of the many ready-to-boot-usb-linux versions. The knowledge you gain pays back.

Try to get a 2nd PSU from someone so you can test your own PSU. That is one thing I would do before testing anything else.

Heck, there you go. Now combine all above info into 1 decision, risc the gamble, yes or no ? That's the baseline I guess. When you can risc your work... risc it if you love tinkering and usually don't give up, love watching Bios passing by..or Not, and love the one beep that solves it all. When you need your work... don't even think about straying aside, no Support will then be willing to help you usually, BSOD's come and go as they like, Data corruption etc... Dialing in your RAM is always a gamble and even 2 identical boards with same RAM kits might behave different, with the same or different CPU, the variables are many. I run 2DPC 2R way above specs, at insane Volts...for years..rocksolid VMware 99% RAM full tilt for hours, no BSOD's....but if it wouldn't, there is nobody to blame but myself.

Good video, but to be fair and true...all that info is on AMD's website for each of their CPU's. You just have to look for it an UNDERSTAND what all that means, as Joe Doe you are lost.

Not sure if the CPU/IMC likes 6400MT/s. You could try and find 6000MT/s with maybe lower Latency. That's what I would do. The rest looks ok to me

I would not risc the 4 modules gamble just for DCS when you also aim for low latency and likely 6000MT/s. That's not what 4 modules is for, for now. If you do math, rendering, AI...yes, then latency and speed is not so important, there, volume counts. I would go 2x 48GB, 6000MT/s and CL30 or lower if I had to buy today. If I needed it as a true WS, I would buy a Dell with Support...LoL

96GB, not even a question.....heck....I started with 16GB in 2015, then 32, now 64.....there is a red line.

DCS having stutter is one thing, blank screens while reading email is a serious thing. If it still persists, boot a Linux USB stick and see if you have the same "everywhere and always" freezes and blanks...if yes...it's your hardware or even firmware. Could well be hardware... like said before,, reseat the card, make sure temps are ok even in idle. Heck, my idle temp was 81°C last week...ehhhmm WHAAAT !?? well, turned out, the night before I moved the case a few inches back and forth...I squeezed the Cooling tube.. LoL.

Afaik, there is no way you can get your Quest 3 to work in Linux. A quick cross reading in google/reddit only says "no, no way" etc..

Some newer monitors have standard camera equipment threads so you can look for such a thing if your monitor has one, mine does have one on top of the pole i.e..

If you plan to buy MANY DCS modules, 1TB is NOT enough anymore, plan for a 2 or even 4TB NVMe drive and while you are add it, think about the 96GB option 6000MHz with a nice low latency around 28-30 bundled with a 9800X3D. That's the sweet spot

Yeah, this was somehow mismanaged and overdone LoL. I know of 1000 ways to do it easier than what you did, Beirut...oh man.....copy paste done...it's Steam !

Hey Flavi, yes, I have a DCS install also on Mint Linux via Steam for a long time, just out of curiosity and because I like to tinker a lot. The only drawback are peripherals beyond Hotas, like TiR and likely most VR solutions. My TM gear and rudders work out of the box but TiR is a No-Go as far as I could research it on google so far. You need to enable Proton in DCS/Steam btw. There are other ways but Steam is pretty straightforward and has the highest rate of success, ymmv!

+1 to Luc ....and go 96GB if you can, DCS has a over a decade old history of regularly breaking RAM limits long before other sims reach this amount. If you play MP, you can easily end up in the ~50ish GB usage. That is close enough to 64 to consider more RAM for such a great new build, impv.

FWIW, availability might become a factor across the board, who knows what comes. For that reason, clients I have feel the need to upgrade HW sooner than planned (Win10 to Win11; SRV2016 to 2022 ) since no one knows if you still can buy all you need in 3 months, next month, a week from now. This is a bad roller coaster ride we are all in, no matter what IT-HW you currently need. "Lieber den Spatz in der Hand als die Taube auf dem Dach" may show it's wisdom

That's odd, something is likely not right. Some Dell Workstations Series I serviced do this, but they selftest, reset and go booting, with Status LEDs etc.. a feature, not a bug. Whenever I had that on my own or Client PC's it was mostly RAM related. If it doesnt do it with JDEC defaults or another brand you have to look no further.... But it can be also be a hardware/firmware issue, you'd have to swop parts and start simple too, no gimmicks, no LEDs etc.. just bare bones and then see when the error comes in when you add hardware as needed. YOu dont need any drive attached or NVMe inserted to test bios init and CPU/RAM test, all you get is a No Bootdrive found. 1 RAM module, 1 drive, use iGPU if possible first, the least amount of variables, one by one... no OC, no XMP

Not the best starting point but it may work. You must not mix the kits ! There are 2 Memory channels, A and B. Each kit must populate their corresponding slots ONLY. Usually it's 2nd and 4th slot for kit #1 and 1st and 3rd slot for kit #2. What could be tricky is XMP. YOu will likely have to tune the faster settings by hand, use the XMP values as a guideline and stick to the looser timings if the secondary values differ. **The weakest link in the chain** is the ruling thing here. You may also want/need to up Volts for DDR by 0,05-0,10v

Windows runs fine w/o activation. The only thing which won't work is Desktop bling bling, that's all, colors and Wallpapers. Before you touch any dials and mess with them, be sure to have the correct dial !!! SA-Volts is a VERY sensitive setting as said above...that was close to sudden CPU death