CheckGear Posted October 19, 2018 Posted October 19, 2018 Is DCS loaded on an SSD? It's not, good point you brought up. When I built my rig in 2012, SSDs were still absurdly expensive, so I purchased a 250GB SSD as my OS drive and a 1TB HDD as my programs and storage drive. Next year, I plan on doing a "Comprehensive Overhaul" of my PC (similar to the way nuclear-powered carriers are maintained) and replace the 1TB HDD with an SSD, as well as change out the motherboard and CPU. That ought to do the trick.
Dino Might Posted October 22, 2018 Posted October 22, 2018 It's not, good point you brought up. When I built my rig in 2012, SSDs were still absurdly expensive, so I purchased a 250GB SSD as my OS drive and a 1TB HDD as my programs and storage drive. Next year, I plan on doing a "Comprehensive Overhaul" of my PC (similar to the way nuclear-powered carriers are maintained) and replace the 1TB HDD with an SSD, as well as change out the motherboard and CPU. That ought to do the trick. Be sure to DMD all the pron to make sure it's truly cleaned up for proper use of the 'Cat. :lol:
Mukai92 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 I have a GTX-1070, 16gb RAM, and an I5-4690k (OC'd to 4.5ghz) and I have the game on my SSD. This allows me to run the game in the Rift @45FPS in a hornet in most cases (there are some strange occasions where it dips, but these are often on the ground in the Persian gulf). I really hope this is enough to run the F14 at 45 FPS too. I'm pouring over my f14 tomcat haynes manual daily along with the flight manual :) Can't wait for this bird!
Cobra847 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 After our initial optimization pass, currently performance in the F-14 is identical to the F-18 on: i5 6600K OC'd to 4.3 Ghz 32GB RAM GTX1080 With most/all DCS settings to High. VRAM usage is higher, so expect lower total overhead (this may be an issue in cases where a mission uses many different assets). We will be doing detailed benchmarks for your purchase decisionmaking once the module is fully complete. Nicholas Dackard Founder & Lead Artist Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/
pimp Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 Sounds good, but please do not forget about VR tests. i9 14900k @5.6GHz NZXT Kraken |Asus ROG Strix Z790 A-Gaming | Samsung NVMe m.2 990 Pro 2TB | 64GB DDR5 6400MHz EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra | PiMAX CRYSTAL LIGHT | HOTAS Warthog | Saitek Flight Pedals
Mukai92 Posted October 23, 2018 Posted October 23, 2018 After our initial optimization pass, currently performance in the F-14 is identical to the F-18 on: i5 6600K OC'd to 4.3 Ghz 32GB RAM GTX1080 With most/all DCS settings to High. VRAM usage is higher, so expect lower total overhead (this may be an issue in cases where a mission uses many different assets). We will be doing detailed benchmarks for your purchase decisionmaking once the module is fully complete. ......... Ummmm, Too late on those benchmarks chief, I pre-ordered it day 1 :lol: I'll hope it works on my PC, but tbh I'll have it on DOS level GFX if needs be just to fly this bird :megalol: Can't wait guys! :)
CheckGear Posted October 24, 2018 Posted October 24, 2018 Be sure to DMD all the pron to make sure it's truly cleaned up for proper use of the 'Cat. :lol: :lol::lol::lol: Don't worry, I know we gotta keep it rated-PG on the carriers. I'll make sure my desktop wallpaper is a picture of Linda Rondstadt. In fact, if you watch The Final Countdown, you can see a picture of her taped to the side of a cabinet as they adjourn the meeting at the Carrier Intelligence Center (CVIC) after the storm.
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