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So i am considering getting the CM3 throttle to upgrade from my CH Pro . The CH throttle has a thumb-operated ministick which i find very easy to use . The CM3 , on the other hand , appears to have an index-finger operated ministick which , in conjunction with the largish grip and rotary travel , looks like it may be a bit less convinient to use for people with medium-size hands ? I would be interested to hear of other people's experience with the ministick - thanks !

Yeah , i think the VKB NA rep warned of this some time back . I just ordered yesterday a T-50CM2 grip and WarBRD base so I should be ok . Shipped via FedEx priority so it will be interesting to compare shipping times with Dburne . DHL doesn't deliver to the sticks of Ar Sorry to hear of the hit the OP took - that's gotta hurt !

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Nice find , but you would spread the word much more effectively by posting it here ... https://forum.dcs.world/forum/181-home-cockpits/

I had a 1070 and agree with both points above . 34" is far too big for 1080p , and at 1440p , performance will be marginal based on my experience with a RiftS (similar pixel count) and a 1070 . You would be much better off with a 27" (max) 1080p monitor , but honestly , your system (except for the 1070) is totally inadequate for DCS . https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/stable/ Above link shows minimum requirements for DCS 2.7 .

VoiceAttack (with or without Vaicom Pro) can be used to replace keyboard strokes with spoken commands . Very helpful for VR . For example , I simply say "Request re-arm" and the arming window pops up .

(Q2) Get the most expensive GPU you can't really afford !

Thank you .

I ran a RiftS on an I5-6500 and a 1070 with a pd of 1.0 , msaa x2 , shadows on , water high , civil traffic low and trees at 70% . This in singleplayer , and i had no problem maintaining 40 fps with ASW on down low in the Hornet , L-39 , Huey or Tf-51 . I did upgrade to 32mb of ram before going vr tho (original Rift) . Extrapolate from this what you will for a 6500 , 1080ti and a Quest 2 running at 36 frames with ASW . I do think a G2 might be advantageous , as it would allow running at 30 frames with motion smoothing , albeit with no option for stand-alone use . Forget multiplayer with a 6500 and vr . Not gonna happen .

As title suggests , i am thinking of a stick upgrade . Wish to verify that i won't lose any grip functions .

You couldn't be further off...

Have you checked the monitor setup menu ? Tried manually switching input to Display port ?

Sounds more like failure to clear vram on view changes, not unheard of in DCS , and hopefully to be addressed by ED at some point

Have you turned off usb power saving for the Crosswinds ? If i remember correctly this has to be done for each controller .

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Your options are to run 90hz at an effective fps of 45 with motion smoothing making up the difference and lowered graphics settings , or run 60hz with motion smoothing only kicking in on airfields or the supercarrier , and higher graphics settings . Personally , i run 60 hz and quite high graphics settings , with decent headroom on both the cpu and gpu for smooth play under all circumstances . But some are bothered by flickering in 60 hz mode , although i don't see it . Try both , and see what works for you .

The 6750xt is similarly priced , and offers a 12-1/2 % boost in memory throughput , helpful to vr .

No . I'm suggesting that you use the DCS aa settings , with the values noted above .

Actually motion smoothing works very well for me . It is motion reprojection that i find problematic . I run the G2 at 60 hz , which allows native hz everywhere except on airfields and the supercarrier , when i seamlessly transition to 30 smoothed .

When i was running Nvidea , the only NCP setting i found helpful was "prefer maximum performance" . DCS msaax2 and ssaa 1.5 did away with almost all of the sparklies in pancake mode . If you're running track ir , you'll want to optimise your graphics settings to maintain (and lock) 60 or 120 hz in worst-case scenarios for smooth panning performance .

I've had an excellent experience with the 6800xt and a G2 . Be sure to set your minimum clock speed to 100-200 less than the maximum clock to prevent micro-stutters . And the AMD overclocking settings are not to be feared . I have them all set to near-max and still don't see greater than 70° in stress tests at an ambient of 70 F . I'm also running a slight undervolt and boosted fan curve . Of course this is dependent on how effective your card and case cooling is ...

Regarding the second question-yes ! I bind as many commands to the Hotas switches as possible , and use VoiceAttack for others . That allows you to speak your commands e.g. "gear up" .

Cell-based headsets use accelerometers , which only provide 3Dof compared to the 6 of "real" headsets . Among other things , this means you cannot "lean in" to read an instrument , for example . Bad idea for DCS , especially when you can get a used Lenovo Explorer ,Rift S , or G1 for $100 , $150 or $200 respectively .

There is a Winwing sectionn in the input/output subforum where you can find answers to your questions . Pricey ? Even more than you think as WW ships each component separately .