Raven (Elysian Angel)

Yes, changes stay applied but only for the currently installed version. When you update the driver (or roll back), you need to make the changes again.

I don't live in Poland so I didn't learn Russian in school. I started it out of my own free will because of being interested but the complexity (and the fact that I was already learning 3 other languages at the time) turned me off. I understand subtitles being distracting if you're familiar with the language and the enunciation of what's being said is good

I never had freezes, but flying at (very) low altitude there are quite a few areas with immense stuttering, yes. What altitude were you flying at?

I just did the first (real) mission, and it's off to a great start already. I loved the dialogue (Petrovich calling out he spotted a cloud made me laugh out loud )!

That actually makes a lot more sense. I don't find the manual clear on this topic, so I decided to play it safe and use 2_4 and 2_5. I was aware some lanes go to the CPU and others to the chipset, but there really should have been a very clear diagramme explaining all that... Things are similar to the USB slots on the rear I/O panel: just because there's an X amount of slots available, doesn't mean you can use all of them at the same time and expect everything to work. There's a HUB video that explains that, luckily.

Yes. Two out of those three, yes.

There have been plenty of threads about this exact same wish/topic (they seem to be sprouting up every few weeks), and ED has already provided the answer to it.

RIP people who don't have 4TB drives. I'll burn a candle for you poor sods

That definitely seems to be the way forward. At least ED have indicated they are not done yet with spotting dots so there’s hope for future improvement.

Three. I use two myself: 2_4 and 2_5. The ones closest to the primary X16 slot are Gen5 but using those makes the primary PCIe drop to x8, so basically the board supports Gen 5 NVMe in theory only. But then again, why would you want one? It’s a lot more expensive and in daily use you won’t notice the difference - unless you’re a content creator who moves massive files around all the time.

This. Preset J is superior to K when it comes to image quality, at the cost of some ghosting (depending on the background of the specific scene), but I don’t know it that counts for spotting dots too as I don’t use K. I have been using 2 pixels instead of Auto since the changes to spotting dots were implemented for that exact reason: to work with DLSS.

Have fun building! I recently built a new PC for myself with the exact same motherboard

I found there to be no need in the F-16, since you're in reduced gain already if you have the refuelling door open. The hardest part is actually throttle control because of the lack of physics (interaction between the boom and your aircraft). When I learned aerial refuelling only the M-2000 was available and yes initially I reduced axis sensitivity until I got more used to my setup.

It definitely is, and what works for one person might annoy another. As I said you have my thanks for giving me an excuse for spending many hours in my beloved Mi-24 (I liked the mission length btw). The idea behind the missions was great and the objectives made sense. I wouldn't mind buying Petrovich a beer so he could give/borrow me a cassette with his playlist

Yeah I've been using that for quite a while too Not really, but it requires practice. When I learned to do it many many moons ago, I might have "accidentally" (*cough*) discharged some 20-mike-mike into the odd tanker here and there out of sheer frustration. Keep going, and practice