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Ti cards use 11gb of VRAM and outperform their non ti version in both 2d and VR, so the short answer to your question is yes, VRAM makes a difference. Will it make much of a difference at the resolution you'll be running DCS at is the question. Whatever you do, you want whatever CPU you are using to be fast enough to feed your vid card, as the goal is to not have your cpu bottleneck your vid card, so it can run close to or at 100% Eeither of those two CPU's are more than capable enough to feed a 1660 I think.

I'd aim for a larger SSD, as you want to put DCS on that drive and only on the SSD and DCS gets pretty large. I'd aim for more than 16gb of ram.. 32 if you can. I'd say at least 6Gb Vram. You may also want to look at the new AMD cards which are a lot cheaper than Geforce at the price point your looking at as far as vid cards are concerned. I think an xt5700 runs on par with 2070 and a hell of a lot cheaper. It saves you some money that you can reinvest into a larger ssd and more RAM.

I'm new to VR and went with the RiftS. It's great. Super simple to set up; no hassles - works directly out of the box. Performance is great - i use a PD of 1.2. Just tweak your settings to get the best performance for your rig. For the price, I don't think anything compares to the RiftS. Any res. gains with the +2x more pricier headsets are no where near significant enough to justify. VR is dead end tech in its current iteration. The Graphics card required to drive this 1:1 resolution increase ins't practical. For now the rifts is good enough. When new tech like foveated rendering and eye tracking is implemented way down the road, then start thinking about pricier headsets with higher res screens.

my 3900x was pulling a bit better clocks using aegesa 1.0.0.3 over 1.0.0.4, which is what im using now. Actually, my temps are a bit on the high side, which is what i was thinking. This is only a month old, but I think I need to clean. apply better paste, and re-seat my waterblock. It did move during installation. The h115i uses two screws/clip mechanism that slipped off the clip when i was installing it so I think it can probably be seated a bit better.

How can i get my hands on the better CCX? Is this an AMD update or just silicon lottery. My 3900x boosts to 4.6 but 4.7 is impressive.

Love to see this. This steady push to compete, if not out compete in some instances, with big blue is good for everyone: better quality and lower prices. When the sea rises, everyone on it rises with it.

Ryzen likes fast ram I'd go with the 3600. Just make sure the sticks play nice with your board or at least have a bios update that allows for it to. Check the mobos recommended mem. list. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Building a cpu for the first time could be a bit scary, especially when you dump your hard earned cash into the parts, but it's really pretty simple. Watch a couple of you tube vids. Once you've done it you'll never look back. The most challenging thing is being wise about the parts you choose, making sure the mem. you choose is compatible with the board you choose, etc. Take it from these guys, building is the way to go and it will net you a more powerful system at a lower price. Overclocking needs to be taken with baby steps, but just putting the system together, powering it on, and installing windows isnt as scary as it seems. Most parts pretty much pop into place and even CPU heatsinks just screw down on the socket - no more forcing down a clip worrying about putting too much pressure on the cpu - at least as far as intel is concerned - some amd sockets still use a screw/clip mechanism.

Whether your team blue or red, one thing is certain: you cant go wrong with a Gigabyte mobo. They just make good boards. I currently use an Aorus elite, albeit on a 3900x and not an intel, and it's quite good. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I definetly felt nauseous. I am confident this will get better over time. There were times though where I was tempted to pull off the goggles cause it got a bit too intense. Lol. I love it, but I can see the need to take it in small doses before the brains turn into scrambled eggs. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Just set up my RiftS. Was very easy. Not sure how I should set my PD. I currently have it set to 1.2. Its my understanding, the greater the PD the crisper the image. I haven't really put it through the ringer, but wow! Really knocks immersion out the park.

As was already noted IPS panels typically offer slower refresh rates, but some offer high Hz with comprable refresh reates. My Aorus gigabyte AD27QHD monitor is IPS @ 144hz with a 1ms response time.

+1 to previous suggestions. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I just want to add that if you plan on using a stick extender, then I'd go with a mount that really clamps down well and doesn't move with the added force doe to the extender. If you're not going to use an extender, I think any of the above you are already aware if will first the bill. I use then j-Pein.. solid, inexpensive amd do not move. If I was to go the extender route then I'd change to something a bit more secure like the monstertech. There are plenty good stick and throttle solutions. A solution I'm waiting for someone to design is. a cost effective rudder mount so the damn pedals dont slide for those of us with hardwood floors... [emoji846] Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I use JPEIN steel mounts for my HOTAS. They are are far less expensive than Monstertech. I wanted to go twith Virpil but the shipping to NA would not have made it worth it.

Just use the FLIR page when it's up. There is an OSB button - 1 I think. Its selectable for ptrk or area track. You dont need to use the sensor control switch. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

You get TGP symbology on the SA page of the MFCD. Is a small square. If you have intel as to the general area where you want to apply, then slew the pod to that area on the mfcd. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

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I havent done a single core cinebench test on my new system, but I did run a CPU-z bench and it yielded a slightly better single core score over a 9900k. My system isnt overclocked, just the stock clocks out of the box. Click on the multithreaded bar for my system (you) to bring up the full single and multithreaded comparisons. Not sure if the clocks are just the average over the test or if the CPU boosted to 4.6ghz on that single core, which I've confirmed my chip does do - I've monitored it in DCS and it does boost to the frequency amd claims - in fact I've seen it boost beyond 4.6, briefly. https://valid.x86.fr/bg5fk1 Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Awesome chart. My new system is similar to yours - save for the gfx card I think - and am curious what terrain map those numbers were acquired on? For me I easily get my highest frames in Nevada and a bit less on the Persian gulf map. I havent really done anything on the caucuses or ww2 map since hitting the power button a few days ago. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

On the 1.0.0.3 Aorus Elite board, it looks like my cpu behaves similar to yours, at it should. https://valid.x86.fr/bg5fk1

My bad. It's a typo. Its 4525 and 4600. LoL...that'd be pretty bad. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

You're gong to buy it anyway, so just buy it. Even if you are not going to put the time into it where its at in development, I'd still buy it for the sake of contributing to this very niche corner of the market. Like a few previous posters have already noted, it helps with development.

The new build is finished. I'm very pleased with the results - how can I not be upgrading from an i7 920 x58 system. I decided to just go with a new psu instead of using my relatively new evga 850w psu from my old system. The only piece of hardware I gutted from the old system is an Evo860ssd 2.5, which i mounted out of sight behind the motherboard. Build went pretty smoothly. I thought the mounting of the pump was a little to be desired as AMD uses clips on both sides of the socket and a few screw with no back plate and four screws; also, i love the h710i case - cable management is a dream(everything is nicely hidden behind the Mobo - , but one of my case fans wasn't spinning, and had to trace the fan cables to find that particular lead and move a plug around or two which got that fan spinning. I think the smart device is a nice concept, but still needs some major revision. I flashed the bios using the Qflash+ method without any hardware installed. I was a bit nervous to do this, but was pretty seamless and simple. All components were recognized and thankfully, my the xmp profile on my ram was recognized. I haven't had time to really throw a battery of benchmarks at it, but just running a quick free flight in DCS and monitoring my cpu, it looks like my processor is able to boost consistently to 4525 mhz and i saw it boost on at least 2 occasions to 4600 on the 1.0.0.3 bios. I am impressed by the m2 gigabyte 1tb nvme: the heat sink is put together pretty well; two sides of the thing wrapped in heat spreaders and wrapped in a solid copper case. This cpu does run hot. One of the clips slipped off mounting the pump and i just re clipped back down and tightened, but I may need to remove the pump, clean, and remount the pump. Also, this Nvme - at least according to Samsung magician - pumps out some impressive numbers, but it also pretty hot - just look at the temp of compared to the Evo860. Here are a few pics.

What software did you use to test the boost clock? I dont have much installed yet on my system, but i do have DCS up and running, and i just did a quick free flight in DCS and monitored behavior with the MSI afterburnner overlay and my cpu boosted to 4525 mhz and I saw it boost to at least 4600 once or twice, but not consistently - of note, is that cpu usage was all very low when it was doing this. Not a god test, as I think a single core cinebench test would be ideal to test this, but i did see it get to 3.6. I'm using AGESA 1.0.0.3 bios on an x570 gigabyte elite mobo. I may be wrong, but should the cpu be begged at its maximal boost, but only when it's demanded? I just hit the power button yesterday and might not update the bios to the 1.0.0.4 as i want to leave well enough alone. Again, this was a minor look see to see what my silicon was doing.