First post, a few questions to optimize new PC to run DCS

[AstonMartinDBS]

Turns out, the stutters must have been Windows permanently writing a swap file of 7 GB for the lack of RAM on my SSD. Which should be pretty fast, but not as fast as RAM. SO my advice, go get the total amount of 32 GB Ram. Its worth it.

You never can have "too much RAM" installed, only "too less"! :)

[BitMaster]

For DCS, as of now, 32GB 3600 CL16 or better was a better setup than 64GB at 2666MHz.

You traded something of real value ( for DCS and VR ) for something of questionable return imho.

If you really need 64GB for other tasks it's ok, just for DCS I personally prefer 32GB high bandwidth-likely lower latency over 64GB lower bandwidth-likely higher latency.

 

If you need more than 1 second to read/write all your RAM ( that you actually NEED ) it will not benefit performance. Only 4 channel or greater systems can deliver that but they usually don't have such low latency.

In fact my Z270 board/ 7700k with 3600-CL16-16-16-36-2T RAM has a latency of 42.8ns, unmatched yet with anything I have built afterwards.

[doraymon]

First flight, started with the Viper.

It took me half day to configure the first batch of controls on the HOTAS Warthog...

 

FPS seems good, I'm running 2.5.5 and getting constantly around 80-100 FPS at 3440x1440.

Only flying very low over Dubai in densely populated areas it goes down to around 68-70

[AstonMartinDBS]

For DCS, as of now, 32GB 3600 CL16 or better was a better setup than 64GB at 2666MHz.

You traded something of real value ( for DCS and VR ) for something of questionable return imho.

You're absolutely right. I just upgraded my originally setup containing one 32 GB kit (2 x 16 GB) of DDR4-2666 (CL16-18-18-35) a few month ago with another identical kit due to

 

• availability and
  
• the current low price (compared to the initial costs in the year 2017) for future reserves,
  

but not for performance purposes.

 

Of course, I could overclock my system a bit, but I prefer a stable vs. a little faster system which provides a few more FPS. ATM I'm very happy with my three year old setup and feel no need to overclock it, because my few installed games are running smooth - even in 4k. Aside from that I'm not familar in overclocking PC components... :music_whistling:

Edited May 15, 2020 by AstonMartinDBS