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I agree, but with a TBW of 3600 and actual write speeds at least a gig/s greater than the 970pro, coupled with a price less than $200 US, I figured I'd take a chance. I used the difference in price from the 970pro nvme to instead pick-up a new PSU for this new build instead of using my current PSU. I'll just be diligent about backing up anything of importance I put on that drive :)

I was going to go with the 970pro, but decided to just get the aorus 1tb gen4. Its somewhat faster and the price was too good to pass up on. Demand isn't high yet so I figured why not take advantage of the extremely low price tag.

I just picked up this monitor for my new build which I'll run with a 2080super AORUS AD27QD 27" 144Hz 1440P FreeSync and G-SYNC Compatible Gaming Monitor Exclusive Built-in ANC 2560x1440 QHD Display HDR 1ms Response time 10-Bit IPS 95% DCI-P3 Display Port 2 x HDMI 2 x USB 3.0 https://m.newegg.com/product/N82E16824012006?m_ver=1 IPS, 1ms response time, 144hz, and rated for both gsync and free sync. Cant comment on performance since all my parts are still in their boxes and yet to be assembled. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

So far just received the CPU, Cooler, NVME, and the Vid card. Still waiting on delivery of the case, mobo, and monitor - and thermal paste (went with a ceramic, non-conductive, paste - the Noctua NHT-1 - I know the liquid metal is better but have never played with that runny stuff before - which are due for delivery early this week. I'll try to get it up and running by next weekend - crossing fingers that everything plays nice with one another and that the RAM hits it's XMP speed without any hiccups. I think I need to update the bios from the get-go since I believe AMD pushed out a new bios that somewhat addresses the 3900x hitting their boost clocks.

It's always the psu more timess than it's not. It's good to have a spare so you can swap out to eliminate the psu as a possibility. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

No... forgot to mention, the psu and 860 are only a few months old. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I did it. After 8+ years with an x58 i7-920 4 core ( broadwell) artifact that has served me very well and still going strong, I took the plunge and pulled the string on parts for a new build: I am now a member of team red. R9 3900x - amazon got new ones in for $499 Aorus Elite X570 Gskill Trident neo 32gig 3600 CL 14 Aorus gen4 1tb nvme Evga ftw rti2080super Corsair h115 AOC Nzxt h710i mid tower Parts from old system: Evo860pro 1tb ssd WD black 7200 1tb drive EVGA Supernova 850watt psu Aorus AD27QHD monitor The nvme was almost $200 less than the 970pro and it's faster in every bench I've seen and it has a sufficient Hs to manage the heat, plus the controller will only get better as it matures. My old monitor died so needed a new monitor anyways and the aorus 27 ips 144hz has both free sync amd G sync, so this was a no brainer. My current card Is a 970gtx so the new 2080super should be a pretty significant improvement and ser me up to dive into vr. 12 cores for me is a bit overkill but by the rate at which I upgrade to new cpu's I figured why not. Parts are ordered and should all arrive by midweek of next. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I was looking at the aorus wrapped in a copper hs that was >$100 less than the 970pro. I did manage to find real world comparisons between the two and despite pcie 4.0, the gen4 ,,only bested the 970pro by mediocre amounts in random read and write benchmarks. The differences were barely noticable. The few on the market are pretty immature. I was thinking exactly what you suggested: wait for Samsung's offering. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I've seen a few gen 4 nvme's on the market, such as gigabytes aorus"s 1tb nvme. I was going to put a 970pro nvme in the new 3000 series build, but with the gen4 support from the x570 chipset and 3000 series cpu I was thinking to go with this instead. I see it's cheaper than the 970pro and I'm wondering why, when the gen4 seems like a faster nvme compared to the 970pro. I'd there something I'm missing? Thanks. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

At the rate at which the 3900x is rising in price due to lack of supply, I may have to rethink my build anyway. I sure hope that AMD sticks to their suggested retail price when they do eventually get more 3900x chips out to sellers. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Thanks for the replies. I think I'm going to pull the string on this. I think I'm just going to get the 3900x. Now if amd can just ship some more. I'd rather just source all my parts from newegg and urrently they are out if stock. Ive always dealt with them and they've been good, especially when it comes to rma'ing anything if need be. A little uncomfortable buying components for a cpu until I actually have the cpu. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Accidentally added a cpu fan, which is a mistake. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

Since the 3000 series are pretty much out, I'll finally upgrade my 10yr old i7920. I'm thinking about going with this build in the link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6W3Xsk I'm not sure whether to get the 3900x or the 3800x. Do I really need 12 cores? I dont really do multicore intensive stuff and I'm sure 8cores will be sufficient once Vulcan is implemented, at least I think so. I will transfer over my 1tb 2.5 evo ssd, and my 5700 1tb platter from my old pc, as well as my EVGA Supernova 850 watt psu, which is relatively new. Additionally, I'll be diving into VR. I'm thinking about the rift s, which seems to have gotten decent reviews for its price. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I just read about this. Will it be worth it to drop $500+ on the 3900x if its falsely advertised? Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

I thought the 3700 series was rumored to sport 12cores and 5 ghz boost clocks? Oh well, so much for rumors. Still, the 3900x looks pretty tasty, especially if that puppy has overclocking headroom. Can't wait to see some real-world benchmarks on x570 boards.

Instant purchase for me, as are most modules. Excited for the Viper.

3700X here as well. This chip seems to be the one to hit the price/performance sweet spot. The 5000Mhz mem clocks are just rumors. I'd take those with a grain of salt. Biostar did release the specs on their Ryzen3000 mobos - X570,etc..sporting mem support up to 4000Mhz and with PCI 4.0 as expected. Can't wait to see some benchmarks.

The 14 is easier to learn from the pilot seat. The 18 isn't too far behind. The 14 has a steeper flying learning curve since there is no FBW, but as far as launching missles and dropping bombs, the 14 from the pilot seat is pretty simple - jester does everything for you. All you have to do is fly the plane and pull the trigger and toggle between AA, AG, etc... Its a tough question to answer since its really comparing apples to oranges. The two planes are not similar. The 14 was designed as an interceptor with the intent to take as much workload off the pilot so they can fly the jet - the rio/jester, does all the navigation, fences in your weapons, controls the radar, controls the lantirn targeting pod, etc... HB did a really great job in maintaining the discrepancy between the pilot and the rio on the 14 module. The 18 is better compared to a similar multirole single-seat plane that we currently have in dcs, like the harrier or a10c. If you primarily fly multiplayer, then just invest in the 14, since it really is a module made for cooperative simming. If you just want to fly single player missions against AI etc.. then you'll be happier taking the time to learn the hornet. You will feel disappointed as far the engines go in the hornet. The tomcat has some serious power. You can really turn the tables on a WVR engagement pretty quick by just using the tomcats power to extend and get some serious height advantage - not sure this will be the case with the A variant due to underpowered engines subject to compressor stalls.

It's a tough. I want to say both. Two totally different experiences. The 14 looks modern, but it definitely doesn't fly modern. The F18 is FBW and very "user-friendly." Personally, the more interesting part of the 14 is the Rio seat - everything can be done from there minus actually flying the jet, and it'll definitely be a learning curve jumping back and forth between the two seats to fly a jet that takes two people to fly. I feel the Hornet is only lacking in its engines: the engines don't feel near as responsive as the Tomcats. Go with the hornet. you just feel like your doing more stuff. In the tomcats pilot seat I feel like I always feel like I'm not doing enough which is what the plane was designed to feel like from the pilots perspective.

If you're not locked into blue, then I'd just wait the two months to see what Ryzen3 has to offer. At the moment with Vulcan still not implemented, IPC is king as far as DCS is concerned, but Ryzen 3 is supposed to equal current coffee lake cpu's as far as IPC is concerned, not to mention they are on a 7nm die, which theoretically could mean greater overclocking potential - as far as heat is concerned.

First day purchase for me, but it's highly unlikely it'll ever get developed considering licensing and secrecy issues. Still would be a unique aircraft to fly.

Pretty much. The fpm will determine where the plane will touch down. However, you want to be at the proper AOA when the plane touches down so being on speed AOA at touchdown ensures a smooth landing. Once you are on speed - fpm lined up with the center of e-bracket - all you need is throttle to control your rate of descent or climb. She'll stay on speed. If she deviates from on speed, just use trim, not to much, to get her back on speed. From there, its only stick deflections left or right. Use throttle to control your descent. The Hornets engines aren't as responsive as say the tomcats so you kinda have to anticipate a bit with the throttle. Just keep the throttle always moving. If you lay off the throttle thinking she'll hold the donut on the indexer, she'll drop pretty hard forcing you to go pretty heavy on the throttle. Just maintain a constant descent rate by always working the throttle. Best way to practice getting on speed pretty quickly is at altitude. Get up to 15 or so thousand feet, fly level and cut speed to 250knots, then drop flaps and gear. Get the plane on speed, and just manage descent and climb rate with the throttle getting used to how the plane responds to your inputs. No runways, just climbing and descending.

Not sure if this is reported, but when setting up PP pages for a single pass on 4x individual targets, can't assign different stations per bomb, respectively; it seems that I'm only able to assign station 2 to pp1, and station2 can't be changed to other stations for pp2 - 4. Maybe I'm missing something, but after I set up pp1, I switch to a different pp, select a different station from the qty menu, then enter data via msn page. It doesn't switch the station but seems to be stuck on that first station I selected for pp1.

Avoided the issue that causes the lock up, but both attempts in PP mode at 20k feet which turned out to be a release from about 10nm, both types of bombs - the 31's and 38's - guided to their targets. They weren't direct hits, but off by about what others have noted, which is roughly .02nm from the target. Targets were a vehicle and a small house. Also, rippling two bombs on one target wasn't an issue - no lockups.

Apologize for the ignorance when it comes to the 23MLA, but where is the radar located in the cockpit. Every image I search out, it looks like the 23mla has no radar. Is it displayed on the HUD?