CAG001 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) I'm building up a system for a buddy and this is what I have for hardware... i5-12600KF &a RTX 3060 plus 32GBs of DDR4 Ram and a 1TB M.2 Drive Is that CPU & GPU good enough for DCS with high graphics? Im running a i7-700K & RTX 3070 Ti on my system so this one is definitely a bit lower down on the food chain... Forgot to add he has a 32" curved monitor running at 200Hz with 1ms response. Edited July 14, 2022 by CAG001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucShep Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, CAG001 said: I'm building up a system for a buddy and this is what I have for hardware... i5-12600KF &a RTX 3060 plus 32GBs of DDR4 Ram and a 1TB M.2 Drive Is that CPU & GPU good enough for DCS with high graphics? Im running a i7-700K & RTX 3070 Ti on my system so this one is definitely a bit lower down on the food chain... Forgot to add he has a 32" curved monitor running at 200Hz with 1ms response. What's the native resolution of that monitor? Should be said, people aiming for high FPS/high refresh on DCS should refrain on expectations, regardless of ubber gaming monitor and system specs. That system will be great for 1080P at high(ish) graphics and capped at 60 FPS. Maybe 1440P, depending on terrain, modules and scenario complexity. That said, the RTX3060Ti 8GB is quite faster than the base RTX3060 12GB, and is a far better option for DCS. Also, if it's to play DCS exclusively in online Multiplayer, and even if 32GB of RAM can do the trick, it's pretty much a given that 64GB of RAM will soon after become desired to avoid stuttering (due to RAM full consumption and system pagefile high usage on the drive, seen with ≤32GB of RAM). Edited July 14, 2022 by LucShep CGTC Caucasus retexture mod | A-10A cockpit retexture mod | Shadows reduced impact mod | DCS 2.5.6 (the best version for performance, VR or 2D) = aka Luke Marqs; call sign "Ducko" = Spoiler Win10 Pro x64 | Intel i7 12700K (@5.1/5.0p + 3.9e) | 64GB DDR4 @3466 CL16 (Crucial Ballistix) | RTX 3090 24GB EVGA FTW3 Ultra | 2TB NVMe (MP600 Pro XT) + 500GB SSD (WD Blue) + 3TB HDD (Toshiba P300) + 1TB HDD (WD Blue) | Corsair RMX 850W | Asus Z690 TUF+ D4 | TR PA120SE | Fractal Meshify C | UAD Volt1 + Sennheiser HD-599SE | 7x USB 3.0 Hub | 50'' 4K Philips 7608/12 UHD TV (+Head Tracking) | HP Reverb G1 Pro (VR) | TM Warthog + Logitech X56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossco82 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 As Lucshep said, impossible to say without knowing the resolution of the monitor. A rough guide for DCS using Nvidia at least is 1080p>3060, 1440p>3070 and 4k>3080 or better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAG001 Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) 22 hours ago, LucShep said: What's the native resolution of that monitor? Should be said, people aiming for high FPS/high refresh on DCS should refrain on expectations, regardless of ubber gaming monitor and system specs. That system will be great for 1080P at high(ish) graphics and capped at 60 FPS. Maybe 1440P, depending on terrain, modules and scenario complexity. That said, the RTX3060Ti 8GB is quite faster than the base RTX3060 12GB, and is a far better option for DCS. Also, if it's to play DCS exclusively in online Multiplayer, and even if 32GB of RAM can do the trick, it's pretty much a given that 64GB of RAM will soon after become desired to avoid stuttering (due to RAM full consumption and system pagefile high usage on the drive, seen with ≤32GB of RAM). Its QHD capable but he is running it in regular HD right now with his existing setup. My Samsung curved monitor is running DCS at full 4K at 3440 x 1440 with a 3070Ti with no issues... Edited July 15, 2022 by CAG001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiob Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, CAG001 said: Its QHD capable but he is running it in regular HD right now with his existing setup. My Samsung curved monitor is running DCS at full 4K at 3440 x 1440 with a 3070Ti with no issues... 3440x1440 is not 4K. 4K is 3840*2160. That said, it all depends what you consider "high graphics". There are settings that have a rather small impact on performance but a huge on visuals and vice versa. Other settings impact visuals and performance alike. It's all about finding a balance for yourself. Even with a 3080/3090 you can't just bluntly right lock every setting. With the setup you described, he should be able to find medium to highish settings with reasonable fps (*in most scenarios) as long as he stays away from 4K. There will be occasional bottlenecks though. It's inevitable. Videofeeds, many units, weather, certain map areas.... sometimes the fps just go down, even with high-endish hardware. Edit: You may consider a used 1080ti instead of a 3060. Edited July 15, 2022 by Hiob "Muß ich denn jedes Mal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Laptop Dell G7 7700 with Intel 10750H and RTX 2070 Super (8GB) and 64GB RAM connected to 34'' monitor (3440x1440), doing surprisingly well in high-ish settings. In MP it typically oscillates between 40-60 FPS with occasional drops below. All in all: very playbable The RTX 3060 should be able to match the mobile 2070 Super easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAG001 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) On 7/15/2022 at 4:58 AM, Hiob said: 3440x1440 is not 4K. 4K is 3840*2160. That said, it all depends what you consider "high graphics". There are settings that have a rather small impact on performance but a huge on visuals and vice versa. Other settings impact visuals and performance alike. It's all about finding a balance for yourself. Even with a 3080/3090 you can't just bluntly right lock every setting. With the setup you described, he should be able to find medium to highish settings with reasonable fps (*in most scenarios) as long as he stays away from 4K. There will be occasional bottlenecks though. It's inevitable. Videofeeds, many units, weather, certain map areas.... sometimes the fps just go down, even with high-endish hardware. Edit: You may consider a used 1080ti instead of a 3060. Thank you for that information. I thought 4K was 3440 x 1440... Its the highest I can reach on my monitor and on my 60 inch UHD TV when I use it as a monitor ... In addition this is more of a combo gaming and working system for him, running Autocad and for gaming using Falcon BMS as well as DCS. Once he learns the ropes in both he can bump the card if he feels the need... But we couldn't beat the price of only 379 for a brand new 3060 last week. Edited July 16, 2022 by CAG001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAG001 Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 7/15/2022 at 5:45 AM, okopanja said: Laptop Dell G7 7700 with Intel 10750H and RTX 2070 Super (8GB) and 64GB RAM connected to 34'' monitor (3440x1440), doing surprisingly well in high-ish settings. In MP it typically oscillates between 40-60 FPS with occasional drops below. All in all: very playbable The RTX 3060 should be able to match the mobile 2070 Super easily. I hope it does as well as you predict. I am sure he will enjoy and move up to a better GPU in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okopanja Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, CAG001 said: I hope it does as well as you predict. I am sure he will enjoy and move up to a better GPU in the future. I looked at some benchmarks and it appears Desktop 2070Super is actually faster than 3060. https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3060-vs-Nvidia-RTX-2070S-Super/4105vs4048 Although I have mobile version which should be slower, for safety, please disregard my comment, since there is no warranty it will actually work the way he expects. Safest approach would be 3090 Ti or perhaps upcoming 4090 Ti. Edited July 16, 2022 by okopanja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAG001 Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) We bumped it to a 3070... Its price came way down at Amazon. Thanks guys! Edited July 24, 2022 by CAG001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiob Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 8:41 AM, CAG001 said: We bumped it to a 3070... Its price came way down at Amazon. Thanks guys! Good decision! "Muß ich denn jedes Mal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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