R1Lawsy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Hey All, thought i would ask the DCS guys what is best CPU for DCS - i have a Titan x and a fast enough SSD with 16gb RAM. I am running a 3930K overclocked to 4.0 Ghz however and this is the current bottle neck. So this is a Sandy Bridge CPU yes? My question is can i upgrade the CPU without upgrading the motherboard and if so, what would run DCS the best? I pretty much run DCS exclusively nowadays in VR and just want to get the best performance i can. If i need another motherboard, what would be the best combo with CPU for DCS please? Sorry, i used to stay on top of tech but with limited time i appreciate any responses around this as i am keen to turn cockpitshadows back on ;) Thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadwell Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 3930K is sandy-e and you can o/c it to 4.5ghz. the 2600K is sandy, and it will easily get to 4.6 ghz, but many of them will o/c higher... for DCS your best bet is still the highest ghz and ipc cpu you can get. NOT the highest core count cpu you can get. at the moment that's the 8700K, easily overclocks to 5ghz on air, and de-lidded and on water it'll get to 5.2ghz... running the 3930k and the 8700K at 4.5GHz, the 8700K is about 15-30% faster, depending on the benchmark. and yes, you will need a new motherboard and new ram... Titan X's are confusing... there's the Titan X maxwell, Titan X pascal, and Titan Xp also pascal.... depending on what titan X you're running, a better option might be upgrading to a 1080ti... the 1080ti is 5% slower than the titan Xp, 5% faster than the pascal, and 70% faster than the Maxwell.... also im rounding these %... some of the benchmarks are like... 13.8% here, 68% there... so i just make it 15% or 70% kinda thing.... looking at a dozen benchmarks and then averaging... Edited November 9, 2017 by Hadwell 1 My youtube channel Remember: the fun is in the fight, not the kill, so say NO! to the AIM-120. System specs:ROG Maximus XI Hero, Intel I9 9900K, 32GB 3200MHz ram, EVGA 1080ti FTW3, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVME, 27" Samsung SA350 1080p, 27" BenQ GW2765HT 1440p, ASUS ROG PG278Q 1440p G-SYNC Controls: Saitekt rudder pedals,Virpil MongoosT50 throttle, warBRD base, CM2 stick, TrackIR 5+pro clip, WMR VR headset. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon_ Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) http://www.tomsguide.com/faq/id-3079723/optimize.html Turn off 2 cores and clock at 4.4-4.6Ghz. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=164808 Edited November 9, 2017 by Demon_ Attache ta tuque avec d'la broche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Pedro= Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 3930K is sandy-e and you can o/c it to 4.5ghz. the 2600K is sandy, and it will easily get to 4.6 ghz, but many of them will o/c higher... for DCS your best bet is still the highest ghz and ipc cpu you can get. NOT the highest core count cpu you can get. at the moment that's the 8700K, easily overclocks to 5ghz on air, and de-lidded and on water it'll get to 5.2ghz... running the 3930k and the 8700K at 4.5GHz, the 8700K is about 15-30% faster, depending on the benchmark. and yes, you will need a new motherboard and new ram... Titan X's are confusing... there's the Titan X maxwell, Titan X pascal, and Titan Xp also pascal.... depending on what titan X you're running, a better option might be upgrading to a 1080ti... the 1080ti is 5% slower than the titan Xp, 5% faster than the pascal, and 70% faster than the Maxwell.... also im rounding these %... some of the benchmarks are like... 13.8% here, 68% there... so i just make it 15% or 70% kinda thing.... looking at a dozen benchmarks and then averaging... Everything in one post! :thumbup: Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X | i7 9700K@5.0GHz | Asus TUF OC RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR4@3200MHz | HP Reverb G2 | TrackIR 5 | TM Warthog HOTAS | MFG Croswinds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Lawsy Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) Thanks so much for the response - i have a GeForce GTX Titan X Gaming... So maybe the 1080ti will be the best upgrade? Sorry thats an eForce GTX Titan X Gaming SC... Edited November 9, 2017 by R1Lawsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1Lawsy Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 I thought DCS is CPU bound - do you think that 2.5 will be optimized more for VR and utilize the GPU more or am i dreaming thinking big changes like that will happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadwell Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thanks so much for the response - i have a GeForce GTX Titan X Gaming... So maybe the 1080ti will be the best upgrade? Sorry thats an eForce GTX Titan X Gaming SC... is it the newer one, like, made in the last year? or is it the old one from around the same time as the 980? pascal is new, not a year old yet, maxwell is a couple years old now... really... PC's haven't gotten much faster in the past few years... it's to the point where once you have a maxed out system, it's like 2000$ for 10% more performance every year.... when you have a 1080ti, even the fastest CPU you can buy is a bottleneck for pretty much any game except for the 1 or 2 games out there that are highly multithreaded... My youtube channel Remember: the fun is in the fight, not the kill, so say NO! to the AIM-120. System specs:ROG Maximus XI Hero, Intel I9 9900K, 32GB 3200MHz ram, EVGA 1080ti FTW3, Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVME, 27" Samsung SA350 1080p, 27" BenQ GW2765HT 1440p, ASUS ROG PG278Q 1440p G-SYNC Controls: Saitekt rudder pedals,Virpil MongoosT50 throttle, warBRD base, CM2 stick, TrackIR 5+pro clip, WMR VR headset. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 that one is Maxwell based. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 8700k + oc to 5G or better with delid and luck + good/big AIO watercooling asus mobo 32gb ddr4 3200 or faster 1080Ti or newest Titan Xp 1-2 nvme based SSD(s) ..if money is no question Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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