mx22 Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Just wondering if anyone here upgraded from 1070 to 1080ti and if upgrade was worth it - at least as far things in DCS VR go?
Verde Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Only in bumping up pixel density in 2.1 as in 1.5 1070 can push up to 1.8pd in 1.5 i found that 1070 is choking already at pd 1.3 in 2.1. But hard to tell now as 2.1 is stuttery for other reasons.
dburne Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Hard to say, I have a 1080 and I am just going to wait for next generation myself. From what I can see currently 2.1 taxes pretty much any video card especially in VR. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
cichlidfan Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I would not jump to any current judgement based on the current performance of v2.1. While the 1080ti might give a nice boost in certain areas, I would probably hold off until v2.1 gets a few more patches. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
fiddlinjim Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I have a 1080Ti and I fly only VR with 2.5 pixels, standard VR settings, no stuttering both in 1.5 and 2.1 Normandy. Easy to read cockpit dials and a good VR experience is totally engrossing. Win10, liquid cooled, i7-7700K, 32gb, GTX 1080Ti, 1TB SSD, 4TB HDD, TM Warthog, Saitek Pedals, Oculus Rift CV1.
dburne Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I have a 1080Ti and I fly only VR with 2.5 pixels, standard VR settings, no stuttering both in 1.5 and 2.1 Normandy. Easy to read cockpit dials and a good VR experience is totally engrossing. Wow if you are getting no stutters in 2.1 with a PD of 2.5 you are doing very, very well! Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
Relix2k Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I went from a 980ti to a 1080ti and notice a big difference. 1.8 pd and high settings except I keep shadows and water at medium and I like keeping helicopters at low altitude.
dburne Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Must resist the urge... must resist the urge... lol. Don B EVGA Z390 Dark MB | i9 9900k CPU @ 5.1 GHz | Gigabyte 4090 OC | 64 GB Corsair Vengeance 3200 MHz CL16 | Corsair H150i Pro Cooler |Virpil CM3 Stick w/ Alpha Prime Grip 200mm ext| Virpil CM3 Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Base w/ Alpha-L Grip| Point Control V2|Varjo Aero|
Scooternutz Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 I have a 1080Ti and I fly only VR with 2.5 pixels, standard VR settings, no stuttering both in 1.5 and 2.1 Normandy. Easy to read cockpit dials and a good VR experience is totally engrossing. Win10, liquid cooled, i7-7700K, 32gb, GTX 1080Ti, 1TB SSD, 4TB HDD, TM Warthog, Saitek Pedals, Oculus Rift CV1. Hmmm, my system matches yours and I could never get that. :( [sIGPIC]https://drive.google.com/file/d/16rUBmmJR7A3YGZVGPGskxG1XtvulGojJ/view?usp=sharing[/sIGPIC]
=DECOY= Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 i went from a 970 to a 1080 to a 1080ti. and even the last jump to the 1080ti showed improvements. it really depends on if you wish to bump up your settings higher, what settings are you running at the moment? Water cooled i9-9900K | Maximus Code XI MB | RTX3090 | 64GB | HP Reverb G2
Hawkeye60 Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 Must resist the urge... must resist the urge... lol. OH OH! I have seen this response before................. It never ends well! The wallet ALWAYS ends up much lighter. And the story always ends up the same way! Happens to me ALL THE TIME! :D SIGH...............:megalol::lol: "Yeah, and though I work in the valley of Death, I will fear no Evil. For where there is one, there is always three. I preparest my aircraft to receive the Iron that will be delivered in the presence of my enemies. Thy ALCM and JDAM they comfort me. Power was given unto the aircrew to make peace upon the world by way of the sword. And when the call went out, Behold the "Sword of Stealth". And his name was Death. And Hell followed him. For the day of wrath has come and no mercy shall be given."
StandingCow Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 I went from a 980 SLI (which VR doesn't even take advantage of) to a 1080 TI.... the change was huge for me. 5900X - 32 GB 3600 RAM - 1080TI My Twitch Channel ~Moo
JallieFR Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 but is there a real upgrade in visuals between SS at 1.3 (like mine and my 980 GTX ) and SS at 2.0 or higher ?? cause at SS 1.3 ... cocpkit is clear and visible and all is good to fly. my question : is it not better to stay at 1.5 max ... and increase the sliders on all graphics options ??? Clevo Sager - i7 6700-K 4.0Ghz OC@4.4Ghz - RAM 32GB DDR4 - VIDEO Nvidia 980 GTX 8Go - XFi SoundBlaster VR with Oculus Rift - KGB Gunfighter-Pro + Cougar Gaz + Simped + volant T300 + pédalier LeoBodnar
PreussLee Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 Same here...changing my 980ti to a 1080ti made definitely a noticeable difference! I know that the performance of 1070 and 980ti is pretty similar, though I read the 1070 is more optimized for vr... i7 6700k @ 4,5 Ghz | MSI 1080ti Aero | 32 GB RAM 2133 | 500 GB SSD | TM Warthog | MFG Crosswind | HTC Vive |:pilotfly:
uri_ba Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 I think it all depends on you CPU. some folks here report performance, that to me equals to the beauty of Unicorns.. I believe them, but I have never seen it :) Unless you have an OC'ed 7700K, you will probably won't see any noticeable difference in the frame rates as far as min and AVG FPS. you will however be able to push graphics settings a bit higher. Personally I have tried PD of 2.5 on my rig. it was the most beautiful thing I've seen in DCS in VR (add maximum shadows on top of that). however, it all went away when I unpaused the game :) jumping from 970 to 1080 had made a difference for me, but the game also optimized at that time frame, so the actual gains might have been smaller. regardless. a 1080TI should allow you to bump up PD. as it is mostly GFX card workload (it does not affect minimum FPS as that is usually CPU constraint). I found that my 1080 is peaked at about PD of 1.7-1.8 (I can't really go up to 2.0 and maintain 90 fps in any scenario). Creator of Hound ELINT script My pit building blog Few DIY projects on Github: DIY Cougar throttle Standalone USB controller | DIY FCC3 Standalone USB Controller
johnco61 Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 I went from a 1070 to a 1080ti, I have noticed a slight difference but I also changed my CPU from a 4690 @ 4.6 to a 7700 @ 4.8, so I don't know what made the difference, probably the CPU to be honest, I look at it (to justify the cost) if you have the best then there's nothing else you can do to improve DCS and you will also get the best performance from other VR games But I don't think the improvement you see would justify the cost unless you have plenty of money that is!!
dogbite Posted July 8, 2017 Posted July 8, 2017 I went from a 980 to a 1080ti. being able to bump up the pd and some extra smoothness was nice. I would say that for DCS the cpu (particularly clock) is still the main factor. I think the age and evolution of DCS will always keep it a struggle though. That said, running native VR games I can run pd 2 and max out settings and that is sweet. Even some titles that have added VR after but done it well can be run max or near max, if the implementation was done well. Dirt Rally, PCars and BOS maxed are sweet. Since I only play games in VR now, the cost was worth it for me. I5 6600K @4.5, Gigabyte GA-Z170XP mobo, GMMAXX GTE Cooler, MSI GTX 1080 ti Gaming X gpu (factory OC), SoundBlaster X-F1 sound card, 16 gig Corsair Vengeance ddr4 ram @ 3200 , 3 ssd hds, EVGA 650 Gold Power supply, Saitek X52 Hotas and rudders, 2 AuraSound AST-2B-4 Pro Bass Shakers, Pimax 5K+
Cal.Iber Posted July 10, 2017 Posted July 10, 2017 I went from a 980 to a 1080ti. being able to bump up the pd and some extra smoothness was nice. I would say that for DCS the cpu (particularly clock) is still the main factor. I think the age and evolution of DCS will always keep it a struggle though. That said, running native VR games I can run pd 2 and max out settings and that is sweet. Even some titles that have added VR after but done it well can be run max or near max, if the implementation was done well. Dirt Rally, PCars and BOS maxed are sweet. Since I only play games in VR now, the cost was worth it for me. I think this echoes my experience. I went from a 1070(FE) to a 1080ti (FE). While it was a bit smoother it wasn't lifechanging. This may be one of those situations where a CPU upgrade (focusing on high Turbo Boost; DCS is still mostly single-threaded) may have a bigger impact.
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