Paramedic10

Alright, so I started doing some testing. I swapped out the 9900k and swapped in Z690-E D5 mobo, 12900k, crucial 64gb DDR5-4800 @ 5000mhz, and EVGA 3090 KINGPIN. I have my setup currently at 5.5ghz for the best two P-cores, which would matter most for DCS. KINGPIN with max power slider, +100mhz core, +800 mhz memory. Unfortunately, I didn't pick up any noteworthy FPS gains in 2D or VR. The CPU frametime was better, the overall experience in VR with a Reverb G2 was subjectively a bit smoother, but average FPS on Hoggit Syria at War with PD 1.0, VR resolution 100% was about 50ish on the supercarrier, about 5 average FPS more than my 9900k setup. For comparison, I was able to hit 600 points single core on CPU-Z with my 9900k, and I hit 882 so far with the 12900k, so the single core performance gains are MASSIVE from this data point. Oh, I was seeing as much as 38-40gb of system RAM being used. (holy $hit!) I think the major limiter here now is GPU. Even with a 3090 KPE, it seems to still be GPU limited. I'll continue to mess around with some tweaks, but the gains I got from going from Ivy Bridge to Coffee Lake were insane , and going to Alder Lake seems to have caught up to what the game engine can actually use as far as IPC improvements. Maybe with coming Vulkan API improvements, we will see better GPU resource use and multi-core enhancements that will help, but I am skeptical. A note on DDR5 - seems to be working fine for me. I was lucky and got a 2x32gb kit at microcenter on release day for alder lake. I paid $449. MY OPINION: It isn't totally "Not. Worth. It". Having a D5 capable motherboard which should support 12th and 13th gen, and knowing how fast technology on D5 already seems to be moving forward, it isn't a bad buy. Plus, I had a 2x16gb kit that was no longer made. I would have had to mix and match models which I hate doing, or buy 64gb of DDR4 again which doesn't make much sense as the value of D4 will start to fall off hard once D5 beings to take hold. Sure, in a year, the tech will be much better, and D5 mobo owners and just upgrade at that point, and have a more future proofed system that allows expansion for 13th gen too under D5. Just my honest opinion. Also, Decent DDR4 64gb kits that are 3600-4000mhz right now are still around $325-375 or even more. D5 isn't double the price, I actually paid about 28% more for the same amount of mem capacity. I was able to overclock by changing two settings first try to 5000 mhz. Sure, my latency is higher, but I haven't noticed any actual difference in gaming.

I have a 12900k sitting in a box here next to me with a 4800 mhz 2x32gb DDR5 kit... Just waiting on my motherboard. Coming from a 9900K @ 5.2, 32gb DDR4 @ 3600. GPU is a 3090 KPE. Once I get the board in, I'll try and post up some data on here comparing performance between the two CPUs in standard 2D and VR. Running Windows 10.

Looks like I figured it out. I put "-windowed" in the steam launch parameters, and it seems to have forced full screen. No more aspect issues, loads fine, runs great.

Unfortunately, this did not solve it. I reset everything, installed the newest nvidia drivers today as a clean install... Still starting in windowed mode. I left it as is and started a mission... Same thing. Audio works, F10 map works, escape menu works, all black screen when viewing the aircraft. No GPU utilization. I checked the resolution in nvidia control panel and it is set to 1920x1080 which says "native" next to it. Confirmed through microsoft settings. 144 hz refresh rate set as it always has been. Other ideas?

Hey there, Semi-veteran DCS player here. Decided to get DCS up and running on my gaming laptop, and I have been unsuccessful it getting it working. The system is a ROG laptop, 8th gen i7, GTX 1070, 16gb ram, NVME SSD. Most recent nvidia drivers. Most recent windows 10 version. Clean install of DCS. No mods. Loads DCS fine, but in windowed mode, and only occupies 1/2 the screen. Cannot click the maximize button, it is greyed out. So, I adjusted the resolution in the settings to match my desktop res of 1920x1080, ticked the "Full Screen" box, and clicked OK. The game rebooted, same issue. I tried using Alt + Tab. The game goes into full screen, but it looks like its "zoomed in". The settings menus take up the whole screen, and when you go to load a flight, the usual images I'm used to seeing are "clipped" at the edges as if it is zoomed in like 130%. Never seen this behavior before. I saw that "VR Mode" was checked. I unticked this, rebooted, still no go. Deleted options.lua, made sure the settings were correct again, no go. All the while, when I load an instant action mission, the game loads fine, but the screen is all black. I can see the white mission text at the top, and when I hit F2 to go outside, I can see the aircraft information at the bottom of the screen, and all the sounds work. However, GPU is at 0% utilization. The F10 map DOES work. So the main issues are: Full screen behavior is odd. With Alt+Enter, it seems zoomed in and not to scale even after double checking settings. I am fairly computer savvy so nothing seems wrong with the settings. And, when loading into a flight or game, all black screen except for the white mission text and F10 map. Audio works. Not sure what is going on. Tried on the stable and OB release.