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It's all about the Gauges and MFDs. Once those are readable clearly it's a big step forward. Meanwhile I personally think that I would love to play on my 55" 4k @ 4k. A thing I never thought would be my preference but watching all those 4k YT vids about DCS made me change my mind, despite that the YT codec takes the icing off the cake. 1440p is a good sweet spot, most cards can cope with it and until 4k cards are mainstream 4k will remain a top end solution for a few only tho things look better now as prices come down. I certainly wished I had a big 4k screen at solid 60fps with decent eye candy...LoL. Watching a YT vid at my 55" at 4k and then go and fly on my 27" 1440p became kinda strange.

None of the AMD I have build lately suffers those symptoms, I know they are true but they are not present on all systems, actually it's a minority. It sucks if you are among those few, no doubt. I think, AMD is the much much more polished platform. It is less hassle to install, maintain and update and at least for my own rig, never had a single BSOD since I built it last fall, knock on wood. In 25 years Intel I never had a single system with no BSOD for 9 months in a row, absolut robust sleep/wake-up function and tons of power when you need all cores and all RAM. Looking at the actual TDP, Intel falls miles behind when you really need all cores and RAM filled, I like that mine stops at 142W and not 242W, or 342W or now >400W with the 13th gen. Maybe if the Gas supply to EU really stops I might think about gaming on a 13900k to heat my house, not before.

Wel, there are multiple reasons why adding another kit of RAM modules to an already existing one may end in pulled hair and SPD defaults. Maybe the easiest one to understand is that you will likely not get the exact same batch of IC's on your new modules, even if they are the same brand, model and spec there are real chances that the IC's are differently spec'ed or even from a different vendor ( Samsung, Micron, Hynix, etc. ) without saying anything about that on the packaging. That is something your IMC does not like at all, a mix of modules. The higher the speed, the tighter the latency and the bigger the GB-size the harder it gets for the IMC to manage all that and not fail once. You might get lucky, you may pull your hair. You will find out once you go that route.

Yes indeed, if the Overlay ( and thus also Windows CP settings ) say 240Hz it should stay there. Have you installed the .inf file for your monitor or is it listed as a Plug&Play Monitor in Device Manager ? That could possibly explain such things. You are on DP cable ? I assume yes.

OK, as usual, another approach to the problem: Online Banking and Online Email Services do not store data anywhere on your computer but some cookies, nothing that could be used against you. The easiest way to wipe all of that stuff from your PC is to create a new user with admin privileges and once you have logged into that one, delete your old "BuzzU" account and choose "delete all my files and folders as well" ( or similar, mine is german ). That will destroy the old account, including all files and folders under C:\users\BuzzU.For those saying one can recreate the files deleted, yes, some agency or well skilled hacker could but no ordinary hunting mate, let's stay realistic. There are other ways to clean out Windows, one is even ment to be used before you give the PC away to unknown people. It basically does the same thing, wipes all accounts but also deletes most of the software/drivers installed. ..and it takes HOURS to complete...I'd rather install from scratch, seriously. The "feature" is located in the Recovery section of CP The last option I want to mention, reinstall Windows from USB and format the drives during the setup....or just FORMATthe drives with a USB bootstick and send the machine with blanked drives. Again, unless you wipe the drives with Method-XYZ, DoD-abc and the NSA123 method things can potentially be restored, maybe not so with SSDs but who knows. You don't own thousands of Bitcoins neither do you manage your 3 Yacht's online nor check your 2 dozen Swiss Bank Accounts to see how the Billions grow...so I wouldn't be too nervous about being compromised this way....99,99% chances all will be good. If your Pal does not know much about computing, sending him a PC with blanked drives might not be a good idea...The Hunting Forum would have to take over then LoL Send me a PM if you think Teamviewer would be a good idea. I can lend you a hand/mouse to clean it out safely while you watch it. Just shoot me a PM.

Yeah, don’t go the Intel DDR5 route, the 5800X delivers for less money and stays cooler overall. keep the info coming

BuzzU, have a ton of FUN !!!

It's not possible to really say yes or no as it depends on the IC's used to make your modules. The 32GB module is likely made of 16x 16Gbit IC's = 32GB/module = 2 Ranks/module = 4 Ranks total The 16GB module can be 16x 8Gbit -or- 8x 16Gbit. Samsung B-die only came as an 8Gbit die, Micron i.e. has 16Gbit IC's, etc... they have the pros and cons. What you were asking I assume is the amount of Ranks vs. bandwidth. In any case, you have at least 4 Ranks, maybe even 8. The more ranks, the more stressfull for the IMC. It all gives and takes, you gotta find the sweetspot. 16Gbit IC's have a lesser timing but can achieve higher frequencies, so in order to make them shine you have to fly north of 4000MHz to overcome the latency penalty. On the other hand, a nice B-die may not like speeds at or above 4000MHz but will offer you great timings. Take your pick

The best would be to have a guy close to you that could assemble the parts for you, while you make a nice BBQ, that sorta thing. The benefits of a DIY are very clear, you just need to find a solution for "I really don't wanna put it together all by myself"....which I totally get. It is not for everyone and pushing you towards that is not the ideal solution but programmed frustration, we don't want that. Could you find somebody in your area that you know that could lend you a hand ? It's a couple hours...

More than I need to be honest. Still miss a few airplanes but got most of them and all maps and carrier etc.. I started to collect a decade ago and built it up over that time, slowly but steadily. This will keep me busy till I die and then some more, strangely I still buy new modules knowing I won't have time to fly them, must be the cave man in me edit* my install size as of today is 413GB I assume with the ~10 planes I am missing it will be way beyond 500GB for those who own them all.

Yep, same here, but I will wait till my 1080ti dies For me current needs and 1440p it's still ok. If it was cheaper to replace I might would have already but my plan was to skip 2-3 GPU generations anyway. New card should have twice the ooomps than what it replaces for less money...maybe I have to wait for the 5th generation for this to happen.

I have a Fanatec similar to yours next to me and also a Logitech wheel, you really can't compare rudder pedals to car pedals, the movement is totally different and the forces on brake, clutch and gas are also all different to each other, that is really strange when taxiing LoL. You need car pedals for your 911 laps and MFG Crosswinds for the Focke Wulf or hovering a Heli. I really don't think it's fun to use car pedals for a Focke Wulf or Apache and neither would I like to lap Nordschleife in a 911 with MFG's under my feet...that is even more strange..ooah. Yes, it's a mess with many controllers, heck, wherever I turn my head are black controllers and wheels of any kind plus the spaghetti of cables, directly linked tho the never ending" I need more USB ports" problem. That's the pay-off. Accept the mess

Unless you tell us the price we can't say if it's a good or bad deal. Regardless of the money, it will run DCS, with 16 or 32GB but I would directly order 64GB if I was you. The answer or explanation to this can found many times over in this forum, right here. Disk Space, well, my current DCS install is >400GB and I don't even own all modules but all maps, so depending what you aim for, prepare to buy more diskspace down the road. If you really want only 1 drive, 500GB is way too small and cause problems pretty soon. Get a 1TB if you want to have OS + DCS on 1 drive. Get a 2TB if you want more than OS+DCS, like other big sims or games, music, videos, pics etc.. As Bossco82 pointed out while I am typing this, LoL, your 3070 will not be a VR or 4K Killer but very nice for 1440p and overklill for 1080p, mind that. Also, I would not directly relate GS' top quality content to Apex, frankly speaking. Usually they all cut corners here or there and usually, they hide behind general terms like "Apex AIO Cooler" "750W PSU Gold" , they neither make their own AIOs nor PSUs. That's where you have to watch closely to not buy something you really didn't want to. Make sure it's a good brand name PSU and AIO.

Ehhh, you are mixing up terms. Channels and Ranks. Your CPU has 2 memory channels, each of those can be populated with 2 modules. Each module can be Single Rank or Dual Rank and not every combination of amount of modules & size & speed and number of Ranks is suited for every CPU. There are limitations, just check the QVL for RAM of that CPU and Board. 64GB for example can be 4x16GB, but those 16GB modules can be made of 8-Gbit chips or 16-Gbit chips on the module. With 8-Gbit you need 16 chips on the module ( Dual Rank ) and with 16-Gbit chips you only need 8 chips ( Single Rank ). Samsung B-die was only made as 8-Gbit, so any 16GB module with B-die is a Dual Rank, like the ones I use. I have another kit of B-die, 4x8GB with 8 x 8-Gbit aka Single Rank modules. Usually, it is faster to have Dual Rank in our common Desktop chipsets. To get Dual Rank with Single Rank modules you have to use 2 modules per channel, 4x8GB with 8-Gbit dies/chips on the module presents itself as a Dual Rank config. Ergo, 4 x Dual Rank appears as Quad Rank and can be stressfull for your Memory Controller. That's how I understood it, chances are..I am wrong

There is zero difference for everyday computing between 32, 64 and 128GB or even 2TB of RAM. Other than VMware and DCS nothing ever needed more than 32GB on my desktop machines till today.

Not considering DCS' needs and our desires but: as tempting as it sounds, imho DDR4 2-channel is not the proper layout for 128GB. The bandwidth is too little to really make use of it. You will need ~2seconds to shuffle the RAM with an average bandwidth of 50ishGB/sec @ 128GB volume. 128GB either needs 2-channel DDR5 ( with better prices and better specs !!! ) or more than 2 channels on DDR4 and those chipsets and CPU got WAY TOO expensive, see Threadripper and alikes. So DDR5 will be it sometime in the future if we really need to step up to more than 64GB. Right now 64GB is enough and for more there are no real alternatives available that make sense in all aspects.

Yes Pilotasso, the real concern I have is that 2-channel DDR4 is not "wide enough" for 128GB, it just fits the 64GB size with roughly about the same GB/sec bandwidth at around 52-55GB/sec. My rule of thumb has always been, not more RAM than I can shuffle in ONE second. If I really needed 128GB I would move to a Chipset with more Channels or to a DDR5 system that can shuffle 128GB in ~1sec. I thought about 128GB and I could have gotten a kit for not much more than my 64GB kit but with lesser timings and MHz...that might be OK for developing or VMware, but not for gaming when the Simulation really needs to push/pull lots of data to and from the RAM and foremost, my last 8700k was a RAM-disaster board and I wanted proper RAM this time and no funny experiments.

If you do mostly gaming and have the right GPU to make use of it...I would !

I can assure you I have had mine at ~55GB RAM usage..... I don't think 32 or 64GB is a matter of question, it's rather "are 64GB already too few?" I am not saying you should go for 96 or 128GB but 64GB are actually a good thing, w/o any doubt.

Well then, sure, it's the Top Dog from Intel, you cannot get much faster anyway, even with a 5800X3D CPU. Make sure you get a decent cooler and check the mating, the 12th series' Achilles' tendon. Have fun

Well, this only makes sense if you buy DDR5-RAM that you cannot buy yet. I am not aware of fast DDR5 kits with 64GB ( 2x32GB ) as we know that they perform terribly with 4 modules. It makes no sense to buy 64GB 4800MHz for a hell of money and also get the slower CPU vs. the 5800X3D. I would buy into AMD, a 5800X3D and 64GB of low latency 3200-3600MHz RAM, saves a ton of money and will likely perform the same, I dare to say even better. Get at least a 1TB drive for DCS alone, a 512GB is already maxed out, my install is 403GB with all maps and most but not all modules. If I had all modules I would certainly cross the 500GB marker.

xfirf, I think you misunderstood my Linux setup of back then. I was not using Wine or any other emulator in Linux. I installed a Hypervisor, VMware Workstation in my case, in Linux and installed a Windows OS as a virtual machine. The actual DCS Server ran inside a Virtual Machine hosted on a Linux OS. What you want can be done with Steam on Linux. There are many guides around so I will only briefly describe what you need to do. I heavily assume you have worked with Linux before, if not it can be a rocky road to success for Linux beginners. Install Ubuntu ( or any derivative's of it like "Mint" ), install Steam and configure it to allow Beta-Branch ( google for precise info ), then you can "click" on "install" DCS in Steam. Afaik there is also a Server available for installation. The thing is, it may or may not run out of the box, I had both scenarios. The good thing with the ded. srv is that you don't have to take too much care about GPU and Audio, especially Audio can be a pain with multiple devices ( Speaker + Headset and DualBoot ) as the Realtek chip can be set into a firmware state where it won't use your rear stereo out. I guess this is deeply buried in UEFI and what not else, I gave up on it after my own Linux desktop decided to again refuse to power my desktop speakers...that is one of the things that can drive you nuts....Audio problems in 2022.

What about the difference in VRM, chokes and all other parts that are not all the same. De facto, the only common thing they share is the GPU, the rest can vary widely in quality. to the OP. Fitted a few of those over the years, they did ok.

Early Access in an Open Beta What isn't clear here ?

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