Guest Frenchy702 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi everyone, just thought we could compare and contrast a little on the hardware spec (and pos windows version) of PC's we have in our hopes to run DCS as well as the vids we watch (and drool) over.. Glowing AMRAAM, id be glad to hear your specs :bounce: I am hoping to run it on my Dell XPS M1730.. 2.4ghz t7700 duo core 2 4GB Ram 2x 256mb 8700GT in SLi (soon to be 2x 8800M 512mb GTX's) Saitek X-45 Vista Premium 32bit All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYGAN apa.sq Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Great idea , i'm going to buy a new pc hardware and thought (like many people)what spec will be best or enough good to run DCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Now you're just bragging :P That's one hell of a beefy laptop. Can it actually be refitted with the uber graphics cards? How open are the mobile Core 2 Duos to overclocking? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Great idea , i'm going to buy a new pc hardware and thought (like many people)what spec will be best or enough good to run DCS. As with every time this comes up . . . If you want to buy a new PC for Black Shark, don't do it until you know when Black Shark is being released! Lets you save more, lets more powerful hardware drop in price, and final betas give you a better idea of the kind of power that's acceptable. There's still no release date, there's still no release date estimate. ED is aiming for some time in 2008. That is all. I've got a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo, 2Gb RAM, and a 7950GT. Has handled the betas very well indeed so far, and it's now more than a year old. But I haven't stress-tested it with campaign-mission sized battles yet, so things could all change. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
159th_Viper Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Great idea , i'm going to buy a new pc hardware and thought (like many people)what spec will be best or enough good to run DCS. At the current rate of Technological Advancement your System will most likely need another Upgrade when BS is released - rather get a system that will run Flaming Cliffs smoothly :) Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frenchy702 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Now you're just bragging :P That's one hell of a beefy laptop. Can it actually be refitted with the uber graphics cards? How open are the mobile Core 2 Duos to overclocking? yeah the m1730 is the first module baased laptop that is completely upgradeable, the 2.8 ghz extreme chip us oc'able to 3.4, but there are talks of quad core uprades and all sorts lol, and the 8800's are available but there is a high demand at the mo.. its a good laptop, but u pay for it lol :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frenchy702 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 As with every time this comes up . . . If you want to buy a new PC for Black Shark, don't do it until you know when Black Shark is being released! Lets you save more, lets more powerful hardware drop in price, and final betas give you a better idea of the kind of power that's acceptable. There's still no release date, there's still no release date estimate. ED is aiming for some time in 2008. That is all. I've got a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo, 2Gb RAM, and a 7950GT. Has handled the betas very well indeed so far, and it's now more than a year old. But I haven't stress-tested it with campaign-mission sized battles yet, so things could all change. fair enough, but its still good to get the info on everyones specs.. it makes me happy anyway.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My specs are; amd 3700, leadtek 6800gt, 1,5gig ram, etc... I got around 15-20 fps in single player missions, with nearly everything maxed (except water and distance) at 1280*1024. I am also planning an upgrade and I was waiting for Nvidia 9800 series. Unfortunately, 9800 series will be a major disappointment for me, judging what was released so far in terms of syntetic tests. Maybe an upgrade with a 9600gt SLI system would be better... By the way, does FC support SLI or will BS support SLI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 My specs are; amd 3700, leadtek 6800gt, 1,5gig ram, etc... I got around 15-20 fps in single player missions, with nearly everything maxed (except water and distance) at 1280*1024. I am also planning an upgrade and I was waiting for Nvidia 9800 series. Unfortunately, 9800 series will be a major disappointment for me, judging what was released so far in terms of syntetic tests. Maybe an upgrade with a 9600gt SLI system would be better... By the way, does FC support SLI or will BS support SLI? An AMD 3700? I hope you're planning to swap that for a Core 2 Duo . . . As a rule of thumb I don't buy brand-shiny-new graphics cards - the price/performance ratio is too high and the software doesn't keep up with the new tech. Waiting for the new card to come out, and then buying towards the top of the last generation has worked well for me :) When the 9800 comes out I think I'll be having an 8800 or two to replay Crysis with DX10 . . . mmn . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Glowing_Amraam Posted March 11, 2008 ED Team Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi everyone, just thought we could compare and contrast a little on the hardware spec (and pos windows version) of PC's we have in our hopes to run DCS as well as the vids we watch (and drool) over.. Glowing AMRAAM, id be glad to hear your specs :bounce: I am hoping to run it on my Dell XPS M1730.. 2.4ghz t7700 duo core 2 4GB Ram 2x 256mb 8700GT in SLi (soon to be 2x 8800M 512mb GTX's) Saitek X-45 Vista Premium 32bit All the best! Oh please, you dont wanna know my specs, my specs are over 2 years old. :P https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgJRhtnqA-67pKmQ3A2GsgA ED youtube channel https://www.facebook.com/glowingamraam My facebook page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airea Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 An AMD 3700? I hope you're planning to swap that for a Core 2 Duo . . . As a rule of thumb I don't buy brand-shiny-new graphics cards - the price/performance ratio is too high and the software doesn't keep up with the new tech. Waiting for the new card to come out, and then buying towards the top of the last generation has worked well for me :) When the 9800 comes out I think I'll be having an 8800 or two to replay Crysis with DX10 . . . mmn . . . Yes I am planning for a Core2 Duo, probably a Intel 8600... I was planning to buy a 9800gt when it is released, but so far buying 2 8800gt or 2 9600 would be much cheaper and powerful then 9800 gt (gts or gtx)... But I am not sure whether SLI would be the right choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMFA117_Poko Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Don't be afraid guys. It won't be second Crysis IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiss4luna Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I'd like: Intel E8500 nVidia G200 WD GP 500GB that's all RTX 3070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raploc Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 2 Intel Xeon 5140 (soon to be replaced by two 5150) 4 GB mem 1 80GB 10K SATA HDD 1 146GB 15K SAS HDD 1 500GB SATA HDD Nvidia 8800GT 512MB And for the all movies that people will make with BS 1 NAS with 1.39GB in RAID 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGTharos Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Here's the very, very basics. Almost any mid-to high end CPU you could have bought in the past year should hack it. You'll probably be getting an 8x-series Nvidia GPU or ATI equivalent thereof before BS is out - but the 7x series will cut it too. Just make certain you have 2Gb of RAM, if on XP, possibly more if on Vista. 2GB is necessary for comfortable running of BS (I don't really think you'd ever need more, at this point, but don't quote me on that). In fact, 2GB is a good idea for the larger LOMAC mission as well. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doggy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 C2D E4500 @3GHz 2x1GB 800MHz Kingston onboard VGA intel 3100 so far :D (half a year is pretty long time in the world of GPUs, next ati 4000 series would be an interesting choice...) I'll wait for BS release date and get a best performance/price card :music_whistling: It pays to wait for good things :smilewink: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] C2D E4500@3GHz + Scythe Katana , 2GB/800, GF9600GT@720 (GV-NX96T512HP), Cyborg Evo, Freetrack (2.2), Samsung 20" @1680x1050, Fortron BSII 400W (peak 430W), Win7 HP x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellMutt Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 C2D E8500 at 3.8Ghz Asus HD3870 3 GB RAM 150 GB WD Raptor Benq 24" Widescreen Plays most games without much troubles... i7 8700K @ 4.4Ghz, Radeon RX 6800, HP Reverb, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, MFG Crosswind pedals, Thrustmaster MFD's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frenchy702 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 im gonna need to build a mad rig i think lol im also gonna reverse the axis on my x45's throttle and build a mount so its on its side next to me - so it can be used as a collective.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malleus Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Don't be afraid guys. It won't be second Crysis IMHO. They're in different league. I think Crysis needs strong video performance, OTOH DCS:BS sounds like more of a CPU killer. On my rig (P4 3,0GHz, 2GB RAM, x1950pro AGP) LOFC (Su-25T) gives about the same performance as Crysis, both on Med-High graphics settings. Obviously, Crysis is more demanding graphically, while LOFC would need even more CPU power than I have. Which means that BS most likely won't be playable mostly because of the CPU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMFA117_Poko Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 :yes: You might be right. Is it worth then to invest in quad cpu regarding BS only? Let me put this other way. For PC only for BS - should I buy quad cpu? If so wich one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESA_MistrL Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 My "Beast" Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Overclocked 3.0 Ghz 2 G Ram G.Skill DDR2-800Mhz Motherboard Asus P5K NVIDIA 8800GT Asus 512. Saitek X52 Pro Track IR 3 Hope DCS will run fast enough. 1 Cruz de San Andres First learn to fly. Then learn to fight. [sIGPIC]www.cruzdesanandres.com[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 rig in sig. Only change to this will be if the 9800GX2 comes out before may (EVGA 90 day step up) "No matter where you go, there you are" Intel E-8400 "Wolfdale" - Asus Maximus Formula - Swiftech H2O 120 4 Gb G.Skill PC2-8000C5 - EVGA 8800 GTS 512 - Dell 2707WFP WD Caviar 500Gb - Vista 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 :yes: You might be right. Is it worth then to invest in quad cpu regarding BS only? Let me put this other way. For PC only for BS - should I buy quad cpu? If so wich one? Black Shark won't use all four cores - so no, it's not worth it. Apparently the quad-core intels overclock even better than the dual-core CPUs, though . . . http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealpup Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Black Shark won't use all four cores - so no, it's not worth it. Apparently the quad-core intels overclock even better than the dual-core CPUs, though . . . I cant see why. Quad-core Intel's are just a pair of core-duo dies side-by-side. And, just for grins, my system: Athalon FX-74 (times two) GF8800GTS G92 (times two) Around 3gig ram (system has 8, but it only gets used when the system boots linux) Full CH HOTAS setup TrackIR 3 Full water cooling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgliderpilot Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I cant see why. Quad-core Intel's are just a pair of core-duo dies side-by-side. And, just for grins, my system: Athalon FX-74 (times two) GF8800GTS G92 (times two) Around 3gig ram (system has 8, but it only gets used when the system boots linux) Full CH HOTAS setup TrackIR 3 Full water cooling Can't see why it wouldn't run faster, or can't see why itd' overclock better? Black Shark doesn't use both cores of a Core 2 Duo - they work very well indeed with BS, but only thanks to the chip's raw speed. As for overclocking . . . I dunno, Im only going on what Ive been told. I'm intrigued as to how and why you all have such monster beast machines, too . . . . grin. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v121/britgliderpilot/BS2Britgliderpilot-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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