Nemesis44UK Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 Good morning all. Sorry for this being a dumb question, but I wondered if there were any plans for another F14 trial? I have an ageing system (positively geriatric) and was curious as to how F14 may run. I'm aware I'll have to make compromises, but I'd love to pick it up on this excellent Stay At Home sale. i5-12400F, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX, MSI RTX4060 8GB, 1TB Corsair Pro NVME. Finally, I can run DCS!!!
Reflected Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 Not sure about the trial, but the F-14 is worth every penny. Go for it. It's one of the modules in DCS that feel the most "alive", the attention to detail is second to none. If you ever had any affection towards the F-14, you will not regret buying the HB module. In terms of performance, it's not bad, I can run it on a laptop - ofcoruse not with max settings, and not in VR :) Facebook Instagram YouTube Discord
MarvK Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 You missed it a week and a half ago. :( I managed to get the Fw 190 & Bf 109 K4 this round of sales and Reflected’s 109 campaign. :thumbup: The schedule: March 18-19: F-16C March 20-21: F/A-18C March 22-23: F-14B (UH-1H) March 24-25: JF-17 March 26-27: A-10C March 28-29: AV-8B March 30-31: M-2000C April 1-2: Spitfire April 3-4: Mustang April 5-6: Fw 190 A8 April 7-8: Bf 109 K4 April 9-10: Persian Gulf Map April 11-12: Nevada Map April 13-14: F-86 April 15-16: MiG-15 April 17-18: Black Shark Ka-50 Be aware that some modules have different discount rates: DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations – 20% off DCS: JF-17 Thunder by Deka Ironwork Simulations - $15.00 USD off DCS: SA342 Gazelle by Polychop Simulations - 25% off
Nemesis44UK Posted April 8, 2020 Author Posted April 8, 2020 You missed it a week and a half ago. :( I managed to get the Fw 190 & Bf 109 K4 this round of sales and Reflected’s 109 campaign. :thumbup: The schedule: March 18-19: F-16C March 20-21: F/A-18C March 22-23: F-14B (UH-1H) March 24-25: JF-17 March 26-27: A-10C March 28-29: AV-8B March 30-31: M-2000C April 1-2: Spitfire April 3-4: Mustang April 5-6: Fw 190 A8 April 7-8: Bf 109 K4 April 9-10: Persian Gulf Map April 11-12: Nevada Map April 13-14: F-86 April 15-16: MiG-15 April 17-18: Black Shark Ka-50 Be aware that some modules have different discount rates: DCS: F-14 Tomcat by Heatblur Simulations – 20% off DCS: JF-17 Thunder by Deka Ironwork Simulations - $15.00 USD off DCS: SA342 Gazelle by Polychop Simulations - 25% off Damn, damn, damn. Also missed the AV8-B one, which was my backup. Grrr. i5-12400F, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX, MSI RTX4060 8GB, 1TB Corsair Pro NVME. Finally, I can run DCS!!!
Nemesis44UK Posted April 8, 2020 Author Posted April 8, 2020 Not sure about the trial, but the F-14 is worth every penny. Go for it. It's one of the modules in DCS that feel the most "alive", the attention to detail is second to none. If you ever had any affection towards the F-14, you will not regret buying the HB module. In terms of performance, it's not bad, I can run it on a laptop - ofcoruse not with max settings, and not in VR :) Thank you. I've had a love affair with the F14 since the days of Top Gun and Microprose's F14 Fleet Defender. i5-12400F, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX, MSI RTX4060 8GB, 1TB Corsair Pro NVME. Finally, I can run DCS!!!
draconus Posted April 8, 2020 Posted April 8, 2020 I have an ageing system (positively geriatric) and was curious as to how F14 may run. I'm aware I'll have to make compromises, but I'd love to pick it up on this excellent Stay At Home sale. Depends on your display resolution. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Nemesis44UK Posted April 9, 2020 Author Posted April 9, 2020 Depends on your display resolution. I'd be looking to run it in 1080p. i5-12400F, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX, MSI RTX4060 8GB, 1TB Corsair Pro NVME. Finally, I can run DCS!!!
draconus Posted April 9, 2020 Posted April 9, 2020 You can go high on most options. CPU will be your limiter most of the time and RAM depending on the mission or if MP. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
Bungle_uk Posted April 10, 2020 Posted April 10, 2020 I had a system with less specs than that. I5 3570K with 24gb DDR3 ram 7970 card and it ran absolutely fine (Both F14 and AV8B) Yes you will have to tone some of the heavys down (MSAA for example). Really heavy servers may be a little rough but for the most part you'll be fine n dandy. Both the F-14 and AV8B are well worth it at the current price.
Vitesse2l Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) My system is based around a core 2 duo E8400 at 3gHz. 8gb ram with an RX580 8gb gpu. Win 10. It's fine with the F14 on Caucasus and Nevada. Not tried it on MP or heavy SP missions but the Tomcat is such a well made module even basic stuff like circuits and nav is very satisfying. One day I'll buy a new motherboard etc but this one runs pretty much everything I want. Edited April 12, 2020 by Vitesse2l
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