Newbie with Cougar MFD Question

[Sorata]

Literally an absolute newbie at DCS. I have bought it and am waiting on my new PC to arrive to play it on. I have only ever booted it up for like 10 minutes back in 2018 to see if I liked it but never got around to getting the hardware till now to really play it.

Anyway I have two cougar MFD displays purchased and am buying a third. I also will be ordering  a set of three LCD screen to go with them to output the MFDs in game on. They will hook up via HDMI. I am thinking I should get adaptors to place them on dual HDMI to USB C for the left and right MFD on one port and then a separate just HDMI straight connection by itself for the center MFD since it will only be used on a few planes like the hornet that way I can turn it off separate the other two.   

What's the best way to connect the three to my pc? should I run my main monitor on my GPU and the MFDs on the motherboard or run all on the GPU only? Below is the PC and setup specs if it helps (its being built by digital storm but I am adding my own upgrades as soon as it arrives. Oh my monitor is 4k. 

Chassis
Chassis Model: Digital Storm Lumos
Core Components
Processor: Intel Core i9-12900K (5.2 GHz Turbo) (24-Thread) (16-Core) 3.2 GHz (Alder Lake)
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 Extreme (Wi-Fi) (Intel Z690 Chipset) (Up to 3x PCI-E) (DDR5) (No SLI)
System Memory: 32GB DDR5 5200MHz FURY Beast (BACKORDERED ETA FEBRUARY)  The ram is being replaced with my own 64GB Corsair Dominator DDR5 5600mhz
Power Supply: 1200W Silverstone / EVGA / Thermaltake (Modular) (80 Plus Gold)
Storage / Connectivity
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD M.2 (2TB Samsung 980 PRO) (NVM Express) (Gen4 PCIe)  (added two more of the same 980 Pros of my own for a total of 6TB)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics / Multimedia
Graphics Card(s): 1x GeForce RTX 3090 24GB (VR Ready) (Performance Edition)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux PRO: Exotic Custom Cooling System (1x Graphics Card + CPU)
HydroLux Tubing Style: HardLine Tubing (Requires HydroLux PRO Custom Liquid Cooling System)
HydroLux Fluid Color: Clear Fluid + Clear Tubing (Requires HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Cable Management: Exotic Cable Management - Black - (Cable Combs with Custom Color Sleeved Extension Cables)
Chassis Fans: Cooler Master MasterFan Halo (RGB Fans) (Remote Control Only)
Internal Lighting: Remote Controlled Advanced LED Lighting System (Multiple RGB Color Modes)
Airflow Control: Corsair Commander PRO Management Control Board & Software (1x Board)
Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU - Up to 5.1GHz on All CPU Cores
Boost OS: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system
Software
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
Recovery Tools: USB Drive - Windows Installation (Format and Clean Install)
Virus Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Built-in to Windows)

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

just saying that´s not a bad PC to run VR

 

[Sorata]

1 hour ago, Ala12Rv-Tundra said:

just saying that´s not a bad PC to run VR

 

Yeah I would but I have had issues with VR sickness. I know I could take months to train myself out of it though. The other issues is the resolution (too low for me) and screen door most VR has right now. I have had VR before and am not happy with how it is at the moment. I think they need a few more years. I see Growling Sidewinder reviewing the Pimax 8K but I'm still on the fence on it till I see one myself in person or more people get it and say its good. 

[Baldrick33]

9 minutes ago, Sorata said:

Yeah I would but I have had issues with VR sickness. I know I could take months to train myself out of it though. The other issues is the resolution (too low for me) and screen door most VR has right now. I have had VR before and am not happy with how it is at the moment. I think they need a few more years. I see Growling Sidewinder reviewing the Pimax 8K but I'm still on the fence on it till I see one myself in person or more people get it and say its good. 

We all have our personal levels of acceptability. Having had VR since the DK2 days and having had several headsets including Rift, Odyssey+ and Pimax 5K+ it wasn't until the Reverb that DCS became a "VR title" for me and have loved it ever since. I would highly recommend a G2 to anyone looking to get into VR for flight sims.

[vr2viv]

On 1/23/2022 at 10:09 AM, Sorata said:

What's the best way to connect the three to my pc? should I run my main monitor on my GPU and the MFDs on the motherboard or run all on the GPU only? Below is the PC and setup specs if it helps (its being built by digital storm but I am adding my own upgrades as soon as it arrives. Oh my monitor is 4k. 

You can just connect all screens to your GPU if you have enough ports on your GPU, it should be more than enough to handle all monitors, I'm doing the same thing on my antique GTX1080.

PS. I have one main screen for DCS, two screens for MFD's and one screen for showing the Helios panel.

[Sorata]

11 hours ago, vr2viv said:

You can just connect all screens to your GPU if you have enough ports on your GPU, it should be more than enough to handle all monitors, I'm doing the same thing on my antique GTX1080.

PS. I have one main screen for DCS, two screens for MFD's and one screen for showing the Helios panel.

Does this cut down on your FPS much? That's why I was thinking to use the motherboards built in graphics since its gonna be low res displays anyway for radar so I could max my FPS potential if it does.

[vr2viv]

4 hours ago, Sorata said:

Does this cut down on your FPS much? That's why I was thinking to use the motherboards built in graphics since its gonna be low res displays anyway for radar so I could max my FPS potential if it does.

I don't have this problem even on my antique system, I really don't think you should have this concern.

[markturner1960]

I fly using both VR and 2D. I have the cubesim MFD's, and would advise, if you have not brought them already, to get USB screens rather than HDMI ones, as its esier to connect that way.......

 

Also as suggested, invest in a G2, they are not much money and really very good....I only had some motion sickness very briefly, you really dont notice this at all as an issue. 

 

Its good to have the choice, dont know what sort of flying you do, but I find VR good for some situations and 2D good for others.....Your PC should handle both very well. 

[Sorata]

On 1/26/2022 at 6:49 AM, markturner1960 said:

I fly using both VR and 2D. I have the cubesim MFD's, and would advise, if you have not brought them already, to get USB screens rather than HDMI ones, as its esier to connect that way.......

I wanted the cube sim but the prices went up and the shipping was crazy. So I ended up going with one of Etsy that uses HDMI. I guess I could get converter plugs to make them HDMI to USB and put them on a powered hub which I need hubs for anyway for all my peripherals and drives. Is it ok to run them via the same hub since its multiple screens or should each use its own port directly of the PC and not the same hub? Haven't used any displays like this before so forgive my ignorance. Also seems the HDMI to USB adaptors are cheaper than my HDMI splitters I was looking at or HDMI to USB C.