James Ireland Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 New to this game can someone please tell me what kind of pc do I need to buy to play it:doh:
grunf Posted July 27, 2016 Posted July 27, 2016 Welcome! :) From DCS site: Minimum system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i3; RAM: 8 GB; Free hard disk space: 30 GB; Video: 2 GB RAM card, DirectX11 - compatible; requires internet activation. Recommended system requirements: OS 64-bit Windows 7/8/10; DirectX11; CPU: Core i5+; RAM: 16GB; Hard disk space: 30 GB; Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX780 / ATI R9 290 DirectX11 or better; Joystick; requires internet activation. http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/stable/ You'll also need a decent joystick or HOTAS. Some kind of head tracking (like TrackIR) is also highly recommended. The VR is gaining popularity and is supported by DCS, so you may check that. Also consider rudder pedals, depending on your interest (essential for ww2 planes and helos, less for fast jets but still very useful).
1Sascha Posted July 28, 2016 Posted July 28, 2016 Runs great on my PC @1080 with pretty much everything set to "on" and "high". Asus Z87 Plus MoBo, i5 4670k, 8 GB DDR3 RAM, Geforce GTX 660. I should probably re-install DCS to get the game onto my SSD, but load-times after loading the first mission are pretty decent even off my HDD. First one always takes a bit longer to load though. A 6DOF head-tracker like TrackIR5 with ProClip is a must IMO. The virtual cockpits are gorgeous and it's so much easier to use your own head to glance down at a certain gauge or shift your POV around to get a look at instruments that are blocked in normal view (like the "neutral-trim" indicators in the Su-25T, which are hidden behind the stick or the cowl-flaps "wheel" on the Dora 9). And despite the fully clickable cockpits, I'd still recommend a stick/throttle combo with *lots* of buttons and sliders: DCS is the first game where I actually have to use the "mode"-switch on my CH Pro Throttle so that I can put more than one function on certain hats/switches. It's a decent workaround, but it's not an ideal solution. Ideally you should have a throttle and stick where you can map all the important stuff to a dedicated button or axis (to minimize "confusion" :D ). S.
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