Capn kamikaze Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 Who else has dropped cash on a new PC/upgrade because of the upcoming F-14?
Dudikoff Posted February 10, 2019 Posted February 10, 2019 Is it that poorly optimized? Oh, man.. It's probably a collusion with Nvidia to help them move some of these overpriced new cards and restore their stock value. i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Nexus-6 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I didn't need to...but I probably would have. Can't pretend fly as well as you can.
Shack Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 The gaming industry, I'm sure, are in close collusion with hardware OEM's for "mutual" benefit, at least to some level .... Intel i9 14900K @5.5 MHz, 64GB DDR 5 RAM at 6000 MHz, RTX4090, Pimax Crystal HMD, HOTAS: Winwing F16EX / Orion 2 Throttle base / Top Gun MIP / F-16 ICP setup. Genetrix JetSeat on a DOF Reality P6, 6 axis Motion Platform
Capn Penguin Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Truth be told original the F-14 video is the one that drove me to buy a system and start flying DCS. I had watched some Reaper videos and was envious but when I saw the F-14 video and the carrier battle, I flashed to Red Storm Rising and made the call. The system below, 55 inch TV, Rift, second monitor with exported MFDs (I know the F-14 won't have that but I had fallen and gravity was in control) So to answer your question............. I dropped everything for the F-14 :) Cap'n Penguin a.k.a. Lawndart extraordinaire i9-9900K Processor - 120mm Liquid Cooling System - 32G (8 GB x 4) DDR4-3200MHz - Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 Ti - 11GB - 1 TB Western Digital Blue SSD - Motherboard (MSI MAG Z390 Tomahawk) - Corsair RMX850 PSU - Windows 10 - Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS - Oculus Rift S - Old Lawn chair [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
westr Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Yes just built a new pc. New case and board. Ryzen 7 2700X 16gb DDR4 3200mhz and trying running DCS on an M2 SSD for the first time. Not finished yet waiting on the M2. Taking the 1080Ti from my previous build. My previous system a i7 3770k and DDR3 memory I was struggling with VR with some modules and I know the F-14 would struggle as the Viggen does. So let’s see how this goes. RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV
FZG_Immel Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 You think ? :D [sIGPIC]https://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic70550_3.gif[/sIGPIC] Asus Z390-H - SSD M.2 EVO 970 - Intel I9 @5.0ghz - 32gb DDR4 4000 - EVGA 3090 - Cougar FSSB + Virpil WRBRD + Hornet Stick - Thrustmaster TPR Pedal + WinWing MIP + Orion + TO and CO pannels - Track IR5
Shimmergloom667 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 While not specifically only for DCS, I upgraded my rig. It was time, my old CPU was literally the first series of Core i5 :) So, now it's an i7-9700K, RTX 2080, 32 GB RAM, 500 GB Samsung 970 in addition to my old 1 TB 950, X56 Hotas, TrackIR... it's marvelous, so looking forward to the F-14 now :D i7 - 9700K | 32 GB DDR4 3200 | RTX 2080 | VKB Gunfighter Mk II /w MCG Pro | Virpil T-50CM2 Throttle | TrackIR 5 | VKB Mk. IV AJS-37 | A/V-8B | A-10C | F-14A/B | F-16C | F-18C | F-86F | FC3 | JF-17 | Ka-50 | L-39 | Mi-8 | MiG-15bis | MiG-19 | MiG-21bis | M2000-C | P-51D | Spitfire LF Mk. IX | UH-1H
Steel Jaw Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) Well I'm almost there... https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=218973 Edited February 11, 2019 by Mower "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB.
Badger1409 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Well while not specifically for the F14 but for DCS and VR in general the thing I dropped some cash on was a new 2080ti. CO 801 Naval Air Squadron [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] ASUS Maximus Ranger VIII MB, i7 7700k Overclocked 4.79Ghz, Corsair H100i Pro Watercooler, ASUS ROG Strix Gaming RTX 2080 Ti 11GB OC, 32GB RAM, Oculus Rift CV1, Warthog HOTAS, Razer Tarterus 2 Gaming keypad, Kingston trackball, Thrustmater MFD's, Saitek Combat rudder pedals.
Jester986 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I'm waiting for the next gen of VR to upgrade my rig. I'm a little suspect of the pimax. I was hoping oculus would put out something with better resolution and less SDI but it looks like their focused on casual....
pii Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Who else has dropped cash on a new PC/upgrade because of the upcoming F-14? Don't need to :music_whistling::pilotfly:
Capn kamikaze Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 Well while not specifically for the F14 but for DCS and VR in general the thing I dropped some cash on was a new 2080ti. I went for the standard 2080, Gigabytes one, and the RAM I use was discounted heavily so bunged in some more.... I think 64GB should be enough:music_whistling:
Bad Idea Hat Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Because of the F-14? Yes and no. The F-14 announcement waaaaay back when got me interested in getting back into DCS, and combat flight sims. In preparation, I built a new system to play DCS.
Donut Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Everything I have done to my PC has been ultimately in preparation for the F-14 since they originally announced it. My time with DCS and other aircraft has been very enjoyable and a learning experience but in the end, was just to pass the time until the Tomcat release. i5 7600K @4.8GHz | 1080 Ti | 32GB 3200MHz | SSD | DCS SETTINGS | "COCKPIT"
MemphisBelle Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Yes just built a new pc. New case and board. Ryzen 7 2700X 16gb DDR4 3200mhz and trying running DCS on an M2 SSD for the first time. Not finished yet waiting on the M2. Taking the 1080Ti from my previous build. My previous system a i7 3770k and DDR3 memory I was struggling with VR with some modules and I know the F-14 would struggle as the Viggen does. So let’s see how this goes. I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) BlackSharkDen | BSD Discord | DCS Tutorial Collection
Steel Jaw Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) ? Will DCS use 32GB right now or are you future-proofing? "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB.
westr Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 I recommend to add further 16GB of DDR4 RAM, DCS will like it...32GB for the least ;) Yes I think your right, fortunately I have two 8gb sticks so I have two free slots. So it’s an option for me when I have some spare cash again. Do you have experience with M2 SSDs. I’ve just ordered a Samsung 970 EVO pci SSD. Can I expect better performance running DCS on this compared to previous SSDs or will it be much the same? RYZEN 7 3700X Running at 4.35 GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti 32gb DDR4 RAM @3200 MHz Oculus CV1 NvME 970 EVO TM Warthog Stick & Throttle plus 11" extension. VKB T-Rudder MKIV
MemphisBelle Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 ? Will DCS use 32GB right now or are you future-proofing? I´ve recently upgraded my Rick and installed 16GB DDR4 RAM which turned out to be way to less than what DCS wants to use. After installation of further stack of 16GB DDR4 RAM the performance increased and the RAM useage was optimized although even 32 GB sometimes reach the CAP. BlackSharkDen | BSD Discord | DCS Tutorial Collection
Capn kamikaze Posted February 11, 2019 Author Posted February 11, 2019 I went all out on RAM and put in the max I can on my mobo, 64GB, did it for several reasons. 1) Future proofing. 2) Opportunity, it has recently been slashed in price, I originally had 32 in, and the same memory modules are over £100 less than when I bought the first 32. 3) Intend to make a ramdisk, which is still faster than any SSD. 4) With 64GB there will be no need for a page file at all, but some programs do throw up errors, some even refuse to run, if they detect you have no page file at all, in that case I'll put one on the Ramdisk to trick them, done this before, it works. 5) Set temp folders to the ramdisk, rather than writing to an SSD unnecessarily. 6) I've manually set the pre-load radius above 150,000 by editing the options.lua file in the user/config folder. Plenty of good reasons to have more RAM than you THINK you need, it lets you do some neat tricks to make your system faster/cleaner.
Moafuleum Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 A "played" on a GTX765m Laptop. It was about time :D
Swordsman422 Posted February 11, 2019 Posted February 11, 2019 Bought a new PC in November. the one I had was 9 years old.
Steel Jaw Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I went all out on RAM and put in the max I can on my mobo, 64GB, did it for several reasons. 1) Future proofing. 2) Opportunity, it has recently been slashed in price, I originally had 32 in, and the same memory modules are over £100 less than when I bought the first 32. 3) Intend to make a ramdisk, which is still faster than any SSD. 4) With 64GB there will be no need for a page file at all, but some programs do throw up errors, some even refuse to run, if they detect you have no page file at all, in that case I'll put one on the Ramdisk to trick them, done this before, it works. 5) Set temp folders to the ramdisk, rather than writing to an SSD unnecessarily. 6) I've manually set the pre-load radius above 150,000 by editing the options.lua file in the user/config folder. Plenty of good reasons to have more RAM than you THINK you need, it lets you do some neat tricks to make your system faster/cleaner. Number 6 is especially of interest. "You see, IronHand is my thing" My specs: W10 Pro, I5/11600K o/c to 4800 @1.32v, 64 GB 3200 XML RAM, Red Dragon 7800XT/16GB.
CaptJodan Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 I'll admit I did this. To be fair, it was getting to be time, and the trigger was either going to be something I really wanted like the F-16 (who knows how long away from now), another...say...space game that is in forever alpha (that I'll probably need another new system for by the time it finally is out) or pull the trigger now on the F-14. Felt like the F-14 was epic enough to deserve it. Now I just need to get each 2080ti they send me to stop failing.
Dudikoff Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 Now I just need to get each 2080ti they send me to stop failing. They're still failing? Did you check the GPU (VRM) temperatures when they're running? i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
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