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Yes, yes and yes again. I recently got into multiplayer, noticed the stutters so upgraded to 64gb ddr4. Now here is the interesting bit. I had G.Skill 3200Mhz C14 Samdung B-die. I upgraded to 3600Mhz C18 Micron. I dont think the speed and timing are that essential, the 64gb kit gave smoother gameplay overall. Much much better.

Yeah I agree with Gierasimov on that one. The weak spot is that they up the power delivery limit but dont put quite enough cooling capacity for it. To put that into perspective though, thats measuring it at 100% limit. Even doing an undervolt cap at say 0.950mv-0.980mv which is how I would run a card like that anyway. It should eliminate any worry about these two potential weak spots in Zotacs gpu's.

Its only my personal opinion Beirut. I got to like the MSI Gaming X series and the EVGA FTW series. Always very happy with them. I had a scout around the internet for reviews and I cant find many for the Zotac Trinity edition or the AMP Holo. What I did read seems to show that build quality is ok, there are mentions to power and noise though. That stuff is easily solved with using MSI Afterburner, which I do for all Nvidia cards.

If I may let me make something a little clearer here, the gpu die, the chip itself. That comes from Nvidia or AMD, even they don't produce that. A silicon chip maker like TMSC produces it on mass to Nvidia or AMD's design. This is the point the silicon lottery comes into play. The memory, the GDDR5 or GDDR6 etc etc that is again chosen by Nvidia or AMD, its made by someone like Micron or Samsung. Silicon lottery plays a part here too. The companies like EVGA, Zotac, Asus, Msi and Gigabyte etc etc etc. Like Bitmaster has said, they put it together on the board itself to make the graphics card. They choose the chokes, the VRM's and all the other bits. Guess what they don't make those either, someone else does. These companies choose this stuff to a specification. A specification that AMD and Nvidia has set a minimum as a guide. The specification some one like Zotac might use. Could be a top quality one because they plan to overclock it. On the other side they could choose cheaper parts to produce a cheaper graphics card and be competitive in the market. These are things review sites like "Techpowerup" make reviews about. Then there is the design of the cooler, the quality of the fans or thermal paste etc etc etc. The quality of the cooler and the components that handle the power delivery contribute to the graphics cards overclocking ability. Its not just about the silicon lottery, but, that does play its part. Finally you need to consider how that company handles their warranty, the RMA procedure. Where are you in the world in relation to the company you are buying from. There is a lot to consider. So being picky or choosy about which company you buy you computer component from is completely understandable. To answer the OP to the best of my knowledge. Zotac sits somewhere around the middle in terms of quality for build and components. Check some review websites for the exact model your looking at. Scroll through some Amazon reviews etc etc.

HI Ironman, It is a shared opinion and I observed this comparing directly myself. While there is nothing wrong with AMD cards at all! They have a 256 bit memory bus! The bigger Nvidia 30 series cards cope with resolutions above 2560x1440 a lot lot better, especially if your flying down low. This only applies to DCS, so if your going for 3440x1440. Just take a deep dive into Nvidia vs AMD at high resolutions in DCS. Especially if you like smooth graphics performance at 60fps and above. Looking at data for other games as a guide to DCS is not relevant, I know. I did the same thing, built my system and thought, oh dear.....bummer! To avoid any let down please check.

Hi mate, I've fitted a couple over the years, no complaints so far. I know what you mean though. I usually buy, EVGA, MSI or a Nvidia Founders or AMD Reference. However my choice of MSI and EVGA is often because I prefer the way they look in a windowed case.

HI C3P0, yeah if I remember correctly yours is a very nice setup, is this the one you had built for DCS? Its a pretty normal thing your describing. The way I understand it and I know I dont have the names correct. The general instruction sets get bloated over time, things like regular updates to drivers can cause such problems etc etc. Its a bit of a big job and I would check it out first. In the past if I have noticed it becoming a problem. I have backed up and "reset" Windows while keeping my files. Things like programs and games get wiped so these things need backing up. I usually do this every 12-18 months. However I dont have a lot of programs or games on my system. For some people this is not a practical option. Taking a path like Bitmaster recommended is probably a better place to start though.

Basically what Bitmaster said. You could go with a 5600x CPU then pump as much as you can into a GPU. If you want to use a resolution at 3440x1440. You really want a AMD 6800xt or Nvidia 3080-3030ti. Have a search on Youtube for video's by "PointBlank". As for the CPU something like a 5600x or and Intel 12600k using DDR4 would be just fine for DCS. For the Dram I would recommend 64gb at a speed of 3200Mhz C16 or 3600Mhz C18, seriously both are just fine.

From my own personal experience, for 1440p a 2080, 2080ti, 3070, 3070ti and AMD 6800xt will give pretty much perfect results on 1440p. An AMD 6800xt and a decent 1440p Freesync monitor. You can max it out graphics wise and get a properly butter smooth 60fps. Its almost a perfect combo. I didn't bother mentioning Nvidia 3080 and upwards because those are 4k capable cards, overkill for 1440p.

Really good choice there mate, when you set it up look for the "target framerate control" option under advanced graphics in Radeon. Set if to your desired fps. Then enable Freesync on both the monitor and in Radeon itself. If the option is there make sure you enable the VRR option in Windows. This should allow for you to turn the graphics settings right up and have a very smooth, may I suggest 60fps experience.

OK 4k looks gorgeous in DCS, really gorgeous. Things like the Tpod screen look fantastic. However there is an almighty drawback, thats spotting in a dogfight. I get canned in the multi player servers because I simply cant see the other guy. Also dont underestimate the graphics power required for 4k, it finds the edges of my 3090! thats on water! If you go 4k I would heavily advise you make sure it has Freesync, if you want 32" something like the Viewsonic VX3211 4k 1440p is the simplest solution and the best balance of dogfight spotting and cockpit/terrain visual candy. Again it would benefit from Freesync. Then you have 3440x1440 ultrawide on a 34" panel. The extra wide viewing space is only there if you "zoom out" on the cockpit view. There are some visual guides on here and elsewhere that shoe the problem. Its not a problem either just more of an inconvenience. A monitor is a very personal choice mate. A 32" 1440p Freesync monitor will give you a great DCS experience and be the simplest plug and play option. Its my opinion but a 32" 4k monitor, you wont see to dogfight without the "guide target dots" to help you. I use 4k but its on a 43" TV. Its great I love it but get a cheaper TV like a Hisense or similar for this. Only go for 4k if its on a bigger screen. An ultrawide will look great and probably come with Freesync as standard. You will have to zoom out slightly when the mission has loaded to get the full effect. Unless this has changed in the last year or so from an update to the view options. Ive never done multi monitor as it always seemed like a headache, so cant comment on that.

As the title says I have this DDR4 kit from G.Skill for sale. Its one of the more sought after kits and is Samsung B-die. Its on eBay here, I am open to offers UK only please. G.Skill Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200Mhz C14 (4x8gb) F4-3200C14Q-32GTTZR | eBay

Yep I am the same as Bitmaster, "fingers crossed". In all seriousness I opened it to test it now. Win 11 all updates AMD X570 motherboard. Check your motherboards drivers for the USB ports, plug the Track IR into a port directly into the back of the motherboard. Also, try them all one by one. Sometimes my Track IR has NOT liked the high speed USB ports. Best of luck hope it gets sorted.

OK well since I posted that I bought a new desk. Got bought a 3090 and found a 43" 4k TV that is actually an IPS screen that does an excellent job with DCS. I can tell you that a 32" monitor, has more vertical space than a 34". The ultrawide 34" is nice and fancy buy you have to use the cockpit zoom function to take advantage of the wider aspect ratio. An ultrawide monitor is actually much shorter than a 32" 16:9, it is obviously slightly wider. For me personally I wasn't happy with it really, adjusting the zoom got on my nerves after a while. I prefer 16:9. That is a personal choice, as I wasn't sure I bought my ultrawide used off eBay, it was back on and sold a month later. Some DCS users love ultrawide though so keep that in mind. I can tell you that if you hook up your AMD 6900xt to a proper Freesync monitor you can use the "target framerate control" in Radeon. Its really good for keeping your frames stable.

If it helps as as reference. My 5900x is at about 32-38 deg C in the Bios and about 36-40 deg C at idle in Windows 11. I dont see the same single core usage either.

Just thought I would chime in on this issue. I recently had exactly the same problem. It was a problem with Realtek drivers on my motherboard audio. Running a heavy script/thread in the background. A complete audio un-install and then re-install with latest drivers fixed it. This was in Windows 11 using a 5900x. It could also be a sign that a blockage in the AIO is starting. Probably a build up slowing or reducing the efficiency of the pump.

I think its this one, watch the whole video because the "point" of it is not obvious at first.

Yeah I didn't emphasise that enough. Like Bitmaster said there. Please check that is the problems first. Watch the video's too. It caused Jay on his channel quite a headache and he's got a lot of experience.

Hang on this sounds like it could be down to some kind of bios or V-bios problem. I'm writing this off the top of my head but I am sure it was a 30 series. It would connect from HDMi but not DP. I think it was a Jayz2Cents video, a recent one.

OK dude there is an issue with mounting AIO coolers to the LGA1700 socket. I think Thermalright have made a support adapter too. Just check with Cinebench and HW monitor first. If you see big differences in the temps "core to core" it could be a sign of a bad mounting. It could also be the internal thermal compound under the CPU's own heatsink. Basically if you see bad temps once you have tested. Re-seat the AIO with some decent thermal paste, such as Arctic MX4 or similar. Then check again, if you still have issues come back to the forum. I think you will be ok though. Most of 12th gen problems seem to be teething ones. Best of luck mate.

Okey doke. Forget using DCS as a benchmark for temp problems if you can. Download Cinebench R23 and HW Monitor to check the temps of all the cores. Do a multi core run and compare your temps with other people online, eg. Reddit or YouTube. Especially if any run a similar cooler. Then you will know for sure. Games have too many variables for a like for like temp check. I would say that your temps being in the 70's while gaming is probably normal on that CPU. My 5900x is on low 60's with custom water in DCS. You could check something like Jay2cents on YouTube, recently did an undervolt guide for 12th gen.

Hi guys, I'm running 32gb of G Skill 3200C14 and I have a 3090. However I have recently got into multiplayer and the general rule is you need 64gb. Can any multi player users tell me their max dram usage in multi. I haven't maxed out yet or seen a performance drop, its hovering between 22-27gb on Syria. I have started looking on eBay for a 64gb kit though. Prices are all over the place for nice kits, UK anyway.

What he said, I always undervolt my Nvidia cards and have a separate profile for flight sims. Flight sims tend to benefit from the highest maintainable clock speed, not simply the highest clock speed achieved by a brief spike. Undervolting especially on Nvidia cards, my experiences have been since the 900 series, helps to achieve this. If you have something beefy like a 2080ti, 3080, 3080ti and a 3090. It can reduce power draw and temps quite a lot. In DCS at least you dont really lose any performance at all because your after the highest maintainable/stable clock speed.

Dude, as Bitmaster and others have noticed there is a case of "deja vu" here. From what you have told us. Plus taking into account what you have been told on Geforce.com. Both Lucshep and myself think your system is probably fine. However its your system and your responsibility. If your worried do the stress tests recommended. If your still really really worried RMA your PSU. Failing that enjoy your system. I can tell you that when my system a 5900x and a 3090 powered with a Corsair TX850M. Turns off, turns on and even when it restarts, it makes an audible "Click" sound from the PSU. This is normal and I enjoyed an hour or two of DCS tonight without any problems. I dont think any of the more experienced forum members on here are going to have another answer for you.