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  1. 20 minutes ago, Wali763 said:

    BTW: Im not gonna give Nvidia 1400e for a product that cost 700e (at least should have according to Nvidia) last gen. 

    I'm usually excited by new gpu releases, but these prices this gen are extremely hard to swallow ☹️

    Especially compared to the MSRP that I paid for my 3080FE when it came out.

  2. 6 minutes ago, Bozon said:

    Mosquito template is released!

    Does that mean we should expect the Mosquito campaign soon? :bounce::joystick:

    Yeah, there hasn't been much activity on the campaign front in a while. I check the release notes each update, and they've been short of new campaigns for months it seems.

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  3. 1 hour ago, Rick50 said:

     

    a quick article about Japan's Phantoms and their retirement from frontline service:

     

    https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37742/so-long-samurai-japan-bids-farewell-to-its-final-frontline-phantoms

    45.webp

    Nice. Coincidentally, that article mentions one of the squadrons will move to Misawa AFB, where I spent several years. A Japanese squadron at the time when I was there flew Mitsubishi F-1s.

    These F-4s in the article are particularly beautiful examples of what I consider to be a gorgeous plane to start with.

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  4. 43 minutes ago, Strong05 said:

    How much change did you see in DCS with the bump up to 5800X3D?  I'm trying to decide if it's worth it to spend the extra 500 and get a 7700X.

    I saw a good increase, though I didn't put in the effort to benchmark DCS. I bought it knowing that it's the last CPU that my current build can accommodate. If I were to upgrade now, I'd really consider a 7k series as you will have upgrade paths in coming years.

  5. 4 hours ago, VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants said:

    Not to mention the 4090 is so thick, it takes up at least 4 slots, not for anything short of a full size case.

    Wow, really? That's a lot.

    However, you can't argue with this amazing price! (Not sure why this is what shows when I google RTX 4090)

    Screenshot_20220921-122113-401.png

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  6. I was able to get two of the EVGA cards through their queuing system, when they were nearly impossible to find at comparable prices anywhere else. EVGA is generally at the top of my list for consideration... not anymore it seems. If I'm buying a 4000-series (who am I kidding? I will) then I'll likely look for a Founder's Edition. Those have served me well this current gen.

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  7. That build is strikingly similar to my current PC. I have a good experience with the Reverb G2, albeit with some settings turned down vs what I could accomplish with a monitor. Some maps are better than others.

    Keep in mind that the next-gen AMD CPUs on the horizon will require a new socket and building an AMD system now has no upgrade paths without replacing the motherboard. I don't know much about Intel at the moment though, so am unsure if that is more flexible.

    Also make sure to enable the XMP profile for the memory. A lot of ram runs much slower than the advertised speed by default, but it's a simple process to enable the higher speeds in the BIOS anytime. AMD processors are particularly sensitive to ram speeds which is why this is something to pay attention to.

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  8. I'm not an Intel guy - does that processor need (or benefit from) DDR5? I think the price premium on those may not be worth it yet.

    For the pre-built, a 3070 may be good enough for monitor use but once you go VR that would be one of the first candidates for upgrading. But then again if you don't expect to be doing that for 6 months then the 4000 series may be out by then anyway.

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  9. 2 minutes ago, Dscross said:

    can someone please lock this post. I think we've covered everything well past the point where the horse is dead. 

    Yeah, and according to the patch notes it's been addressed now anyway?

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