DCS and Lasso

[flankerrider]

Hi,

 

Setting up my new reverb I followed the blog here: https://vr4dcs.com/category/reverb-setup/

 

I understand, that DCS is only using 2 physical cores of a CPU.

 

As described, I forced DCS to run on core #5 and #6 of my i7-6800K-processor. I forced all other apps (Steam-related) to not use CPU-core #5 and #6.

I installed as well the fpsVR-app to check the performance. Now, with the proposed setup I see there is some reserve in the GPU, but the CPU is running on 100%.

I repeated the same scenario with Lasso disabled and had an average CPU-load of ~40%. My question: is fpsVR averaging the load of the 6 physical cores, and DCS is still running on 100%?

 

Is therefore the 100% the best achievable, or expressed differently: Should I look fo a faster CPU?

Regards,

flankerrider

[kzial]

Before buying a new rig you could do some optimization.

The goal is to identify the bottleneck (there is always one) : CPU raw power, gpu, communication (ram speed) between then and heat management.

 

You should stick to core 0 and 2 for games as they are often the fastest. Also in my case, the sdram frequency made a huge difference in VR as well as forcing the CPU in frequency (windows tends to slowdown them for energy saving reasons). Having a good heat dissipation is also primordial as your CPU will slowdown to avoid damage in case of heavy load.

 

I hope it will help you to get the best of your rig.

[flankerrider]

Before buying a new rig you could do some optimization. (...)

 

I hope it will help you to get the best of your rig.

 

Thanks, kzial!