Ancient pc upgrade

[Nickkerkwijk]

Hello guys, after playing DCS for about 4 years on my ancient PC i think it is time for an upgrade. My current pc specs are:

-I5 3570K

-16GB RAM

-GTX980 HydroCopper with watercooling

I play at a 32 inch 1080P monitor and my settings are medium/low with all the fancy stuff off and a always present annoying 5 seconds interval stutter.

I'm always short on time so i only fly a few hours a week, so i don't want to spend big money (like 2000 euro's) on a upgrade. I also only play DCS.

I can buy a fairly new upgradekit from a friend of mine for around 400 euro's:

-Ryzen 5 5600x

-B550 Gaming Plus Motherboard

-3200 32GB RAM

- For now my old GTX980 HC + 1080P monitor

Now i'm wondering if this is a 'smart' upgrade for not much money, or would it be much smarter to spend a few hundred euro's more on a better upgrade? I used to know a few things about PC hardware, but this was around the time when a HD4870 was the top of the line GPU

 

As long as i can play medium/high settings with a little more detail (like in some DCS trailers) and a lot less stuttering then i'll be happy

 

Thanks in advance

[LucShep]

12 hours ago, Nickkerkwijk said:

I can buy a fairly new upgradekit from a friend of mine for around 400 euro's:

-Ryzen 5 5600x

-B550 Gaming Plus Motherboard

-3200 32GB RAM

- For now my old GTX980 HC + 1080P monitor

Now i'm wondering if this is a 'smart' upgrade for not much money, or would it be much smarter to spend a few hundred euro's more on a better upgrade? I used to know a few things about PC hardware, but this was around the time when a HD4870 was the top of the line GPU

Well, for that price, that CPU + motherboard + RAM (nice combo) is good, not a bad deal at all.  ...but used price is not "WOW FANTASTIC" either.  

Notice that you'll still see really heavy limitations from that GTX980 4GB - that GPU is not even minimum recommended for DCS 2.7.
Meaning, don't expect huge gains because of the big bottleneck caused by it.
Better start saving some money, as the GPU will be your (necessary for DCS) next upgrade.

Also notice that there will be new (and better) GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia, coming closer to the end of this year - probably better to wait for the mid-range ones.
But, right now, and if it's for 1080P resolution, either an AMD RX6700XT 12GB or an Nvidia RTX 3060TI 8GB (prices slowly decreasing to ~450€ new, bit less if used) will be a humongous boost in performance and, with that CPU+motherboard+RAM, it'll satisfy you for quite a while.  

Edited October 14, 2022 by LucShep

[Nickkerkwijk]

12 hours ago, LucShep said:

Well, for that price, that CPU + motherboard + RAM (nice combo) is good, not a bad deal at all.  ...but used price is not "WOW FANTASTIC" either.  

Notice that you'll still see really heavy limitations from that GTX980 4GB - that GPU is not even minimum recommended for DCS 2.7.
Meaning, don't expect huge gains because of the big bottleneck caused by it.
Better start saving some money, as the GPU will be your (necessary for DCS) next upgrade.

Also notice that there will be new (and better) GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia, coming closer to the end of this year - probably better to wait for the mid-range ones.
But, right now, and if it's for 1080P resolution, either an AMD RX6700XT 12GB or an Nvidia RTX 3060TI 8GB (prices slowly decreasing to ~450€ new, bit less if used) will be a humongous boost in performance and, with that CPU+motherboard+RAM, it'll satisfy you for quite a while.  

 

Thanks LucShep, i'm buying the upgradekit and will search for a good GPU

[72westy]

I'm running an i7 3770K, GA-Z68XP-UD3, 32GB DDR3 CL7-8-8-24, RTX 2070 OC mini, (x4 1TB SATA SSDs) LG 32in Ultra wide LED (2560x1080p) run DCS (latest build) at 75++FPS and MSFS20 at 40-50ish FPS high setting same screen res. See signature for full specs.

Edited October 19, 2022 by 72westy

[Nickkerkwijk]

A quick little update, i installed the new upgradekit and the performance is so much better. No more stuttering or crashes even with a high preset. The 5600x is a very good cpu for dcs imo and i will upgrade my old watercooled 980 in the nearby future

Edited October 21, 2022 by Nickkerkwijk