ElCuco68

So, I've had my current rig for about 7 months, and it's beginning to seem like it's slowed down somewhat compared to when it was new. I was hoping that B.M. and others could tell me what I should be doing to clean up and tune it, to restore it close to as-new condition. I was also looking for help in finding the best software or procedures for efficiently cleaning up the drives. Thanks!

Why not a RTX-2080ti, or if cost is a big issue, a GTX-1080ti? You can get a good, used one on Ebay for $500-$600.

I guess that's all there is to say.

Hi ! So far, I'm having a blast with the F-14. My only complaint is that when I attempt to fly the free-flight mission at the Persian Gulf in Quick missions, it gets "stuck" while loading, in VR, at least. Is there any way to repair this from here? I do have that DCS Updater Utility, so I'm wondering if there's something I can do with that? Thanks!

I got all excited, thinking there was a mission where you could nuke Iran. Hitting an Iranian nuclear power plant still sounds cool. I hope they end up developing a mission where you can hit Kim Jung Un's palace.

I'd think that it's nothing that 32gb of RAM couldn't cure, but I could be wrong.

That guy wants $530, including shipping, for a used rig, when you can get it new on Amazon for about $470 shipped, brand-new. https://www.amazon.com/ThrustMaster-2960720-Thrustmaster-Hotas-Warthog/dp/B00371R8P4/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=thrustmaster+warthog&qid=1552712833&s=gateway&sr=8-3

https://www.ebay.com/itm/THRUSTMASTER-Hotas-Warthog-Joystick-and-Throttle-USED-NO-RESERVE/362575376240?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D90330fff37954860bfe311c50f0d3f99%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D233064165979%26itm%3D362575376240&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

That's a good deal! I got mine from ebay for $640, but that happened after months of searching and failed bids.

Bud, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can actually get them cheaper at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B01G6GT4A8/ref=dp_olp_new_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=new&coliid=IK4R52VQLIC6W&colid=96CTP6TLMOOS You might want to knock them down to $200 or so, otherwise people will go for the Amazon warranty/retuyrn policy.

He's using an EVGA GTX-1080Ti, and the same MB as me. It's a brand-new system, so I'm assuming he has new drivers. I told him where to find this thread, so hopefully he'll join us at some point.

There is a guy named Maurycy Gratkiewicz on the DCS VR Aviators group on Facebook, and he's having a problem with his rig. It seems like he's got the right equipment, but maybe needs some help with tuning it for DCS. Here is his post: "Specialy bought latest, PC for our love DCS, i was shocked I9 9900K DDR4 32G 3000 MHz, Samsung 970 Pro m.2 and only 25/30 fps with everything on mac settings, and 1080p resolution, i remember when I’ve got I7 6700K and 980Ti hybryd with 16G ram, and that wirks much softer and without „slideshow” Im affraid to connect oculus...I don’t wanna disapoint..." Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Especially looking for input from Bitmaster:helpsmilie:

Damn ! I just paid $600 for the watercooled version of this card.

I've also got a Warthog throttle and stick with a few broken buttons that I'll probably sell.

These look awesome ! Can I make a couple suggestions? Take BIG pictures with a manual-focus DSLR, so every button and its label is easily readable. Listing the price for these would be helpful, as it gives a ballpark estimate to work with when deciding on a planned button scheme to inquire about. Still, WOW do these look nice!

Did you really say "No VR"? I'm guessing that you've never played DCS in VR.

Hey, sorry about being M.I.A. Had some crises to attend to. I'll get back here later today with results.

As of last count, I've got 12 fans pulling in and pushing out air, 6 of then just on the radiators. I'm pulling air in from the front and bottom, and I have 3 fans on the top pushing air out, and seemingly doing a good job of it. Certainly better than my last set up, where for some reason I was trying to pull in air through the top, and pushing it passively out the back.

Okay, I'll do exactly that tonight. Let me ask you; would you set up another OC profile in BIOS that uses 5.0GHz, 4.8, 4.6, or some other value(s), and appropriately lowered voltages, to use under most circumstances, instead of 5.2 all the time? Or, how would you set things up for different circumstances? How about fan profiles? There's this button that's always on-screen, with presets like "silent, standard, turbo, and full speed" that apparently turn the fans up at different temperatures. I've noticed that if I forget I left it on silent or standard (usually silent is the one at which it does this), and I run small fft's, or on a couple occasions when I was using the Oculus, it's crashed. I also noticed that I only have a few temperature sensor readings; lots of blank spaces. I wonder if I should be buying sensors, or setting up ones that I don't know I have?

Wow! Brother, I'm so sorry you went through that! My kids are my whole world, and I can understand how terrifying that must have been! I'm very glad to hear that he's okay, thank God ! Sound's like computers/ sims have been a recurring theme in your life. My first experience with flight sims goes way back to 1986, when I was a submarine crewman on a ballistic missile boat. The NAVET's had a computer in NAVCENTER with one of the big, green CRT screens, and the first "Gunship" game which, by today's standards, looks pretty silly. Back then, though, that seemed absolutely amazing. Then, in 1989, I was stationed at a clinic at Mayport, FL, when we got the Navy's very first medical records computers. Again, very archaic by today's standards, but boy did it feel space-age! We were mesmerized by the fact that letters and numbers magically appeared on the screen as soon as we pressed the corresponding buttons on a keyboard.We felt like NASA engineers playing with that thing! Even more amazing was our ability to send messages all the way to the other side of the clinic as soon as we pressed the buttons, just like magic! I thought to myself "we're gonna be flying in hover-cars, and beaming to the other side of the planet by 2020!". Well, I tried doing exactly what you said (the only thing i needed to change SVID from "typical" to Auto. CPU SVID support was already disabled, and offset was zero, but nothing changed, unfortunately. I could still read wattage in HWInfo, too.

Looking at this: http://forum.vkb-sim.pro/viewtopic.php?f=28&p=32230#p32230 Don't ya just LOVE the attitude? I wonder; did you guys acost these people at gunpoint and demand they go into the flight-stick business? I'm starting to wonder if I might have just happened upon what I can be doing with my retirement and my basement machine shop.

Sounds like they're shifting their focus to the space-sim demographic. Man, if they didn't like OUR impatience, are they in for an eye-opener!

I'm not convinced they really want any kind of volume from the U.S., brother. Personally, I'm at the point that I might see if there's something I can make in my humble little basement machine shop. The only thing I don't have ready at the moment is CNC, but I have a pretty good relationship with the local schools, which are well-equipped.

Hey DevilDog! What Bn were you with? I was a chief corpsman with 1/2, 2DMARDIV.

Hey! Been trying to contact you.