Optimal computer

[HoYa]

It seems I will be buying a rift S, after I screwed up my VR.

 

My computer is about 4 years old, so I’m thinking about upgrading it to really get the most out of rift S. I only use the computer for DCS, so I don’t care\ need about any other program.

 

What computer hardware would be optimal for use ??

[Chamidorix]

EDIT: I actually utilized my reading comprehension and realized you specifically state in your list that the part must be commonly available "off the shelf". In this case, the kingpin's bin + watercooling ready setup will certainly outpace any off the shelf titan. I'm leaving my comment since I had fun writing it, however :)

 

ORIGINAL:

Just for fun Aurelius, since I know you are involved in the enthusiast space, but technically, money permitting, the best possible card would be an rtx titan, no? Your list has the Kingpin 2080ti, and while it's true that there is no way to easily purchase a pre-binned full 102-400 die, I'm pretty sure the ~10% improved perf from the bigger die would in most cases outweigh the more marginal gains to be had from a top% 102-300 bin. (This is all assuming of course that you can comparably OC the titan, via water cooling + bios flashing + voltage shunting etc.)

 

Also, DCS VR on a high res headset is actually a game that can outpace the 2080tis 12 gb vram pretty quickly, so there is a bit more to the value proposition with 24 gb in addition to the otherwise outlandish ~10% improved core for ~100% increased price ;P

 

I really wish multi-gpu was a larger market share and had more support :(. I need to find my own computer science department to hack together an OpenVR/DX11/DCS patch, lol.

 

Also, one of these days I'd love to get one of these new optanes vs a full ramdisk setup and do some serious frame time analysis to determine what kind of low-frame improvement, if any, you'll get by sticking to ramdisk. And then compare, of course, to a more lowly and mortal nvme setup.

 

Finally, I've stated this elsewhere already, but after trying the 8KX at CES, I'm fairly confident that it will definitively beat the Index vs Reverb arguments as the best possible DCS headset. Perfect tracking + IPD + sweetspot size + comfort of index, resolution density of reverb, lacking the distortion problems of previous pimaxes while retaining the exclusive fov. The Rift S should remain the best option for no-configuration/non-enthusiasts, however.

Edited January 12, 2020 by Chamidorix

[Harlikwin]

My setup works great for DCS. (the new one)

 

I'd recommend a Reverb over the RiftS if you go 9700k/2080ti