P51Chris Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Hello together! Last week i changed from the 2.5.6 stable version to 2.7 open beta. As described in several threads i noticed also a massive frame drop in offline and, off course, in online missions. So i'm thinking about a new graphic card. Maybe a RTX 3090. In the case i'm able to buy one does it make sense to install this card to my old PC (i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 32 GB RAM) or should i invest in a new PC? Usually i use a Oculus Rift CV 2. But thinking also about a better one with more resolution (any suggestions?). Also i will use VRfree gloves. Thanks a lot for information Christian Specs: ASUS TUF Gaming X-570 Plus; 32 GB DDR4 RAM; AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor (16 Threads) 3.80 GHz; ZOTAC Geforce RTX 3080; Oculus Rift CV1, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed-of-heat Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 so if you can afford to do it all, do it all... what is your current GFX card? a 3090 (or realistically any high end 3xxx card) would be pretty well bottle necked by the 4 series processor and motherboard it sits on... but finding a 3090 at sensible money might be hard as well. so if you can't afford to do it all, would you get any benefit from a 3090... probably some (maybe even a lot depending on where you are currently bottle necked/existing gfx card, but you would need a more modern processor and MB to unlock its true potential. SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel Corei7-12700KF @ 5.1/5.3p & 3.8e GHz, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Dell S2716DG, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator-78 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 you have read that there is someone on this lucky forum who owns a 3090 and has had problems anyway.Inviato dal mio SM-G950F utilizzando Tapatalk 1 CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K 3.60 GHz - DDR4 64,0 GB - MSI RTX3080ti - Win 11 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoWmas31 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 i cannot recommend a RTX 3090 at all , the main problem with DCS is just a horrible optimization, On Syria with a chopper (KA50) i can't get more than 60 FPS, i have some drop to 20 I7 5930K 64 gb ram RTX 3090 running in 2560X1080 a friend with a 6900XT got better result in 2K. DCS can't exploit the power of RTX 3XXX series 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignition22 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 hours ago, ThoWmas31 said: i cannot recommend a RTX 3090 at all , the main problem with DCS is just a horrible optimization, On Syria with a chopper (KA50) i can't get more than 60 FPS, i have some drop to 20 I7 5930K 64 gb ram RTX 3090 running in 2560X1080 a friend with a 6900XT got better result in 2K. DCS can't exploit the power of RTX 3XXX series Of the few VR games I play id say DCS is middle of the road optimized / performance. I am running a much lesser GPU then a 3090 and am often limited by my CPU which has a much higher single thread performance then your 5930K. You might be gpu limited sitting on the ground not doing anything but from my experience as soon as your actually in a mission your cpu would start limiting you. Back to the OP if you have enough money that you don't care if you spend $100 or $1000 or 10,000 then get a 3090. It might give you a few % performance points over something much cheaper like a 3080 otherwise is pretty much just throwing money away. If you want to upgrade id say get a AMD 5600x, 32gb ram, a RTX 3080 and a HP G2 headset. But don't expect to have a high res, super smooth, high fps experience. There is no hardware available yet that will give you that. Probably 15 mins into flying a mission you probably won't care anyway, still a great experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csgo GE oh yeah Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Upgrading for DCS is always disappointing. MAYBE when they finally move to the new graphics engine in a few years time newer hardware will be more efficiently utilized but right now it's not worth it in my opionion. This goed double considering the hardware non-availability (and insanely inflated prices that come from it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted May 10, 2021 ED Team Share Posted May 10, 2021 please add track replays showing a performance issue so we can check. thanks Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csgo GE oh yeah Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) nevermind Edited May 16, 2021 by Csgo GE oh yeah already posted something just like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predator-78 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 It is understandable that users are discouraged from purchasing new modules if they then face many problems related to the simulator's graphics engine. Using the simulator in a non-enjoyable way is very frustrating and until the graphics engine is optimized I see it really hard, also considering the hardware components in this historical period are not available and with exaggerated prices. The only appeal we can make is to the developers of the DCS simulator in doing the impossible to improve performance, especially in multiplayer, avoiding discouragement of all virtual pilots. 1 CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700K 3.60 GHz - DDR4 64,0 GB - MSI RTX3080ti - Win 11 64bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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