Tshark Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 I found this on YouTube and I tried these settings. I got about 2GB of VRAM freed up on my 3090. 1 3 9800X3D (5.21GHz Turbo), MSI RTX 4090 OC 24GB, ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING Motherboard, G. Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB), Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, Virpil Alpha Joystick with FFBeast FFB base, T-50CM3 Throttle, MFG Xwind rudder pedals, Pimax Crystal VR.
Pride37 Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 Oooh, nice! Good find mate! "An optimist is a guy who plants two seeds and runs to buy a hammock" Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi | MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio | 32Go Corsair Vengeance 32Go DDR5 6000Mt/s CL30 | MasterLiquid ML360R | Corsair NVMe M.2 1To x2 | Seagate 2To SATA III | TM Warthog stick base w/ F/A-18C grip + WW Orion 2 throttle w/ F/A-18C grips | FSSB R3 L w/ TM F-16C grip + TM Viper TQS | MFG Crosswind V3 w/ damper kit | Meta Quest 3 128Go | Dell S2722DGM Mirage 2000C | F/A-18C | F-16C | Su-33 | Mig 29 | Supercarrier | Nevada | Persian Gulf | Normandie 2.0 | Syria | South Atlantic | Sinai
Hawkeye_UK Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 It does make you wonder why both WMR and Steam VR dont give you a blank option - its a bit like ED and the useless 3D hanger to be fair. Just give us a black screen that requires minimum overhead --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DCS & BMS F4E | F14B | AV-8B | F15E | F18C | F16C | F5E | F86 | A10C | JF17 | Viggen |M2000 | F1 | L-39 | C101 | Mig15 | Mig21 | Mig29 | SU27 | SU33 | F15C | AH64 | MI8 | Mi24 | Huey | KA50 | Gazelle | CH47 | OH58D | P47 | P51 | BF109 | FW190A/D | Spitfire | Mossie | CA | Persian Gulf | Nevada | Normandy | Channel | Syria | South Atlantic | Sinai | Kola | Afgan | Iraq Liquid Cooled ROG 690 13700K @ 5.9Ghz | RTX3090 FTW Ultra | 64GB DDR4 3600 MHz | 2x2TB SSD m2 Samsung 980/990 | Pimax Crystal/Reverb G2 | MFG Crosswinds | Virpil T50/CM3 | Winwing & Cougar MFD's | Buddyfox UFC | Winwing TOP & CP | Jetseat
Calinho Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 This WMR empty room trick saved some ram, nice find
Calinho Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) On 9/11/2021 at 9:30 PM, Hawkeye_UK said: It does make you wonder why both WMR and Steam VR dont give you a blank option - its a bit like ED and the useless 3D hanger to be fair. Just give us a black screen that requires minimum overhead For me Just WMR and Steam VR = 3,5 GB of VRAM WMR + STEAM VR + DCS MENU = 5,0 GB of VRAM the useless 3D hangar eat 1,5 GB of VRAM Using HP reverb G2, steam SS 100% + CRM 54% + MSAA 4X Edited September 13, 2021 by Calinho
captainHelmet Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 I edit the vr scene config file to remove the plane from the hangar to save a couple of mb.
Calinho Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 16 minutes ago, captainHelmet said: I edit the vr scene config file to remove the plane from the hangar to save a couple of mb. where is this config file?
javelina1 Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 very interesting, thanks for the post. MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
Brainfreeze Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 3 hours ago, captainHelmet said: I edit the vr scene config file to remove the plane from the hangar to save a couple of mb. Err... that will probably be useful for many of us... care to share how to do that? i9 14900K / 64GB / RTX 4090 / Varjo Aero / Winwing Orion2 + F15EX / Virpil Wrbrd + Alpha Stick + ACE pedals
Brainfreeze Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 Do the WMR house and Steam house really stay in memory once you fire up DCS? Seems to make no sense to have them in memory when they are not displayed anymore... i9 14900K / 64GB / RTX 4090 / Varjo Aero / Winwing Orion2 + F15EX / Virpil Wrbrd + Alpha Stick + ACE pedals
ShaunX Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 Interesting. I've actually had the SteamVR home turned off since last year when I had my old 2080 super card. I was having an issue in DCS where my VRAM wasn't clearing between missions and the only way to clear it was to restart DCS. Even when I did that SteamVR home would sometimes then start glitching and I'd have to restart that too. I turned off SteamVR home and the problem went away completely. I'll certainly give the empty WMR room a try too. I've absolutely no use for the WMR Skyloft and don't appreciate the game advertising that goes on there. Thanks for the post. RYZEN 5900X | 32GB | ASUS Strix RTX3090 | 500GB NVMe OS 1000GB NVMe DCS | Warthog HOTAS | HP Reverb G2 | VA & ViacomPRO My DCS Apps: Radio KAOS for DCS KB Quick - Quick and Easy Kneeboards
captainHelmet Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 Here is a whole thread on editing the config file. I usually delete the block of text that defines the su27.
Calinho Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) On 9/12/2021 at 4:44 AM, captainHelmet said: Here is a whole thread on editing the config file. I usually delete the block of text that defines the su27. thanks! after deleting the Su-27 lines from sceneVR, cleared 500Mb of Vram, now we need to find a way to delete the hangar Edited September 13, 2021 by Calinho
The_Nephilim Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Brainfreeze said: Do the WMR house and Steam house really stay in memory once you fire up DCS? Seems to make no sense to have them in memory when they are not displayed anymore... Well to be Honest I don't think it does. I ran this program and while it did take off the vRam when In cliffhouse or Steam Room, when I fired up DCS I was still using the same amount of Vram usually for a mission.. Intel Ultra 265K 5.5GHZ / Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite / MSI 4070Ti Ventus 12GB / SoundBlaster Z SoundCard / Corsair Vengance 64GB Ram / HP Reverb G2 / Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Games / Crucial 512GB M.2 Win 11 Pro 21H2 / ButtKicker Gamer / CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh V2 PC Case
Tshark Posted September 12, 2021 Author Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Interesting. I use the F/A-18 SuperCarrier Cold Start - Persian Gulf mission with fpsVR as my benchmark each time. With just SteamVR Home disabled, I noticed only about 500MB freed when in the mission. When I added the "Empty Room" to WMR it freed up an additional 1.5GB. I have gone back and forth on these settings several times and the VRAM usage/savings is consistent. I am hoping Speed-of-heat can check this out with his great attention to detail/analysis. Edited September 12, 2021 by Tshark 1 9800X3D (5.21GHz Turbo), MSI RTX 4090 OC 24GB, ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING Motherboard, G. Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB), Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, Virpil Alpha Joystick with FFBeast FFB base, T-50CM3 Throttle, MFG Xwind rudder pedals, Pimax Crystal VR.
Calinho Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) Robi Hobby shared this link, you just need to drop the modified sceneVr.lua from Jharvis at DCSWorld\Scripts\DemoScenes\ now the VR menu hangar is completely gone, saved more 200 mb of VRAM. Just WMR and Steam VR (following the first post video tutorial) = 3,5 GB of VRAM WMR + STEAM VR + DCS MENU = 5,0 GB of VRAM Final result WMR + STEAM VR + DCS completely Black VR menu = 4,3 GB of VRAM Edited September 12, 2021 by Calinho
Lurker Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 Interesting. Bookmarked for testing. Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick.
5ephir0th Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 I always thought that a great, simple, solution is, like Starcraft II has, a drop menu with scenes of modules you have installed (like how the background works) and with an option of blank screen NZXT H9 Flow Black | Intel Core i5 13600KF OCed P5.6 E4.4 | Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX | G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 32GB C30 OCed 6600 C32 | nVidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition | Western Digital SN770 2TB | Gigabyte GP-UD1000GM PG5 ATX 3.0 1000W | SteelSeries Apex 7 | Razer Viper Mini | SteelSeries Artics Nova 7 | LG OLED42C2 | Xiaomi P1 55" Virpil T-50 CM2 Base + Thrustmaster Warthog Stick | WinWing Orion 2 F16EX Viper Throttle | WinWing ICP | 3 x Thrustmaster MFD | Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals | Oculus Quest 2 DCS World | Persian Gulf | Syria | Flaming Cliff 3 | P-51D Mustang | Spitfire LF Mk. IX | Fw-109 A-8 | A-10C II Tank Killer | F/A-18C Hornet | F-14B Tomcat | F-16C Viper | F-15E Strike Eagle | M2000C | Ka-50 BlackShark III | Mi-24P Hind | AH-64D Apache | SuperCarrier
eaglecash867 Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 Do any of the home screen mods have a perceptible effect on DCS performance? I definitely saw the difference in the numbers being displayed in the video, but can you actually see the difference with your eyes? EVGA Z690 Classified, Intel i9 12900KS Alder Lake processor, MSI MAG Core Liquid 360R V2 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series 64GB DDR5 6400 memory, EVGA RTX3090 FTW3 Ultra 24GB video card, Samsung 980PRO 1TB M2.2280 SSD for Windows 10 64-bit OS, Samsung 980PRO 2TB M2.2280 SSD for program files, LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray burner. HOTAS Warthog, Saitek Pedals, HP Reverb G2. Partridge and pear tree pending.
coldViPer Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 Yes absolutely, I see the difference! Now its a lot of smoother when tested with Mi-24 over large city (Cyprus), before and after the mod. Using quite high dcs settings with 80% steam SS so quite happy now. Asus Prime X570-P * Ryzen 5800X3D + Scythe Fuma cooler * RTX 4080 Super * Corsair 64GB DDR4 3600MHz * Samsung 980 pro 2Tb + 1Tb nvme * Samsung 850 EVO 512Gb SSD * Corsair RM850x V2/2018 * HP Reverb G2 * CH Fighterstick/Pedals/Throttle * Win11 Pro
Brainfreeze Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 Hmm. For me the VRAM is maxed out during the game anyway (9.7 out of 10GB) with or without a VRscene and not sure I can see a difference of 'in game' performance. i9 14900K / 64GB / RTX 4090 / Varjo Aero / Winwing Orion2 + F15EX / Virpil Wrbrd + Alpha Stick + ACE pedals
Enduro14 Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 Yes dcs will allocate it all that it deems necessary. This trick made no difference in performance for wmr and OD+. Back to my Rift S.... Intel 8700k @5ghz, 32gb ram, 1080ti, Rift S
Tshark Posted September 13, 2021 Author Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, coldViPer said: Yes absolutely, I see the difference! Now its a lot of smoother when tested with Mi-24 over large city (Cyprus), before and after the mod. Using quite high dcs settings with 80% steam SS so quite happy now. Interesting. I may have to revisit the Marianas map and see if it is flyable in VR now. 9800X3D (5.21GHz Turbo), MSI RTX 4090 OC 24GB, ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E GAMING Motherboard, G. Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB), Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD, Virpil Alpha Joystick with FFBeast FFB base, T-50CM3 Throttle, MFG Xwind rudder pedals, Pimax Crystal VR.
TED Posted September 13, 2021 Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) Just tried this now in av8b over caucuses, sunrise, with clouds and all high settings on dcs. Steam resolution at native for the G2 and per app steam multiplier at 125%. My FPS is pretty similar at 50 to 60 FPS, but a definite improvement on frame times for the gpu which is actually what i am most interested in improving. They are now consistent below 14. Edited September 13, 2021 by TED
Lurker Posted September 14, 2021 Posted September 14, 2021 9 hours ago, TED said: Just tried this now in av8b over caucuses, sunrise, with clouds and all high settings on dcs. Steam resolution at native for the G2 and per app steam multiplier at 125%. My FPS is pretty similar at 50 to 60 FPS, but a definite improvement on frame times for the gpu which is actually what i am most interested in improving. They are now consistent below 14. Just curious, what did you set as the native steam resolution for the G2? 2160 x 2160? Specs: Win10, i5-13600KF, 32GB DDR4 RAM 3200XMP, 1 TB M2 NVMe SSD, KFA2 RTX3090, VR G2 Headset, Warthog Throttle+Saitek Pedals+MSFFB2 Joystick.
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