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@LucShepgood stuff, man. I am feeling more confident about he build and components thanks to you guys. I miss playing DCS. It will be nice to have a PC out here with me. Gotta bring my Warthog from home out though.

*snip* Thanks for the reply, LucShep! I'm not really tied to any one thing, so it’s good to have options. I’ve been trying to get up to speed on new stuff, like Mobos. I saw the 870s are Pcie 5.0 I think? I’m not even that competent to understand it all, but sounded like more options for more SSDs at faster speeds. I threw it in there to be safer for future add ons, but yeah, it’s kinda Greek to me. My last build was a Z390 board, so it’s been a minute, lol. Oh, and I chose Gigabyte because I’m familiar with it, but again, open to anything. Good to know about the cooler. I OC’d my Intel chips, but don’t think I’ll need to going this route. Once I settle on a case I’ll figure out a cooler. My current build is mostly white, with a large glass case. It’s beautiful (to me), so I may do the same again and keep the 360 AIO for aesthetics, but good to know nonetheless. Thanks again! Edit: wow, yeah, those coolers are definitely less expensive! Thanks for the rec.

Ah, didn’t even know that could be a “thing,” but I’ve always been Intel. Thanks, man!

@Aapje looking at you man, since you persuaded me to throw an AMD in there, lol.

I’m working on my next build. I’m going the get some new form of VR, like a Quest 3 that was recommended. Not going to splurge on a 5090 at this point. This build list is by no means set in stone. Likes or dislikes? Ugh. Let me work on the pic….

Oh yeah, I’ll do that when the time comes. Didn’t want to cause too much thread drift as I was primarily interested in the 5080 info. Thanks again.

Hey, thanks for taking the time to type all that out. That’s a great summary! TBH, I had the 14700K in my build list for a while. Threw it in there because its price point was better than the 14900K, and it’s still fast, and I didn’t want all the heat that it sounds like the 14900 generates. Those were my only reasons, lol. Same reasons for when I built my current PC with that 9600K…though a couple years ago I upgraded it to a 9900K and RTX3090. You all make a very good case for the switch to AMD. I’m hoping to start buying parts over the coming month or two.

Thanks for the explanation! I hate being out of the loop and having to get caught up. I'll be sure to opt for two sticks of RAM, but for sure if I go with AMD, and guessing I will now unless something changes.

Serious question, but what makes them better than the Intel chips, like the 14700k, for DCS? &nbsp I kinda stopped playing regularly right after multi-threading was introduced, but I thought you really only need a couple fast cores. Not trying to start anything, haha, just curious.

What would you suggest for AMD? I don’t mind switching, I’m just more familiar with the Intel offerings. Cool, thanks! I’ll start looking at it.

Long thread so probably forget replies at this point, but what VR are you guys using (with good results) with your 5080s? I’m starting to plan for my next PC, and have been planning on a 5080. I’ve always been Intel, so leaning towards a 14700k and 64GB RAM (maybe 96). I will also need new VR as I still have a Rift S….not that I’ve been able to play DCS at all over the last year. Not sure what the good options are these days. I definitely won’t want top of the line, bank-breaking VR, but a good set still.

Yep, still running well and the combo is running smoothly with everything max’d out (2D). My VR is weaksauce, an old Rift S, but I haven’t used it much since I’ve made the upgrade. I can’t remember the resolution I’m running at. I don’t have a super amazing gaming monitor though.

Oh yeah, I know how goofy DCS/AI can be. Frustrating, yet kinda fun making little changes and trying to figure out how to get things working. Nothing to report on the tanker issue as it’s not a big deal and I’ve moved on, but I did have the tanker too high, which I assumed, realistically speaking. I’m currently on a 4-day trip with a former Viper/Hog pilot, and asked him about their altitudes and speeds. He said most AAR was usually high teens to low 20s, and 200ish kts in the A-10 and 300kts or so in the F-16. I never really looked into it before, so it’s been cool learning some of the particulars. Thought I’d share.

I might, but it’s more of a curiosity than anything. Doesn’t affect functionality. May do it….you guys are pretty amazing at missions and scripting, so having you look at my hot mess…lol. BTW Dawger, you’ve helped me in the past with some A2A Dispatcher stuff! (Vandal from BuDs)

No, in this mission he’s already airborne. I’ll try starting him from the ground (I’m off a carrier) to see if that changes things. Thanks, Dawger.