jaydee Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 Hi all. At the moment, I have a 9700k,3080 Ti and win 10. I have Dcs on an SSD and my "Saved Games" folder is on Another drive ! ... I want to do Clean Install of Windows (due to all the crap I have Cloned over the years ) on my new PC. I am switching to AMD 7800x3d so I want a new OS that is clean. Do I have to Download DCS again ? I Dont want to go through setting up my Controls again. (I have ten planes ) . Any advice appreciated ! ~S~ R7 7800X3d,64g 6000 Ram,4090, Pimax Crystal.
71st_AH Rob Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 I have been thinking about the same thing. I believe you can just copy over your saved game folder, it will contain your settings and logbook. Incidentally, I have exactly the same computer but have not decided on upgrading yet, I am waiting for the 14th gen Intel chipsets to drop to make a decision.
_Hoss Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Save the files you need, switch computers, load DCS, reinstall the old folder for skins, controls, saved games..... etc. I move my SSDs from computer to computer as I build new ones. I've got my OS on a 500Gb SSD in the case, Il2 public & beta and all its saved files, back uups on a 1TB M.2. DCS And all its saved files on a second 1TB M.2. And another 500GB HDD with all my other backups. Never enough storage as far as I'm concerned. Edited July 6, 2023 by _Hoss Sempre Fortis
Hiob Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 Regarding all your settings and mods, just saving and copy/paste your savegames folder to a new pc is fine. However, you could run into a problem with your controllers. Afaik (may have changed, dunno) every USB device gets a unique identifier from windows when it is attached for the first time. DCS uses those to (re-)identify the control devices. When you change your Mobo your input devices will most likely have new and different identifiers. Inside the controls setup, there is an option to export and import control settings. You should do that on top of saving the savegames folder, just to be sure. This is all from the top of my head. I haven't tested this in a while, so...... 1 "Muß ich denn jedes Mal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?"
Solution silverdevil Posted July 6, 2023 Solution Posted July 6, 2023 @jaydee i did this a couple years ago and made a PDF of part of the process. especially what @Hiob stated about controls. https://pcwiseman.com/downloads_files/DCS_New_Computer.pdf 2 AKA_SilverDevil Join AKA Wardogs Email Address My YouTube “The MIGS came up, the MIGS were aggressive, we tangled, they lost.” - Robin Olds - An American fighter pilot. He was a triple ace. The only man to ever record a confirmed kill while in glide mode.
jaydee Posted July 7, 2023 Author Posted July 7, 2023 16 hours ago, 71st_AH Rob said: I have been thinking about the same thing. I believe you can just copy over your saved game folder, it will contain your settings and logbook. Incidentally, I have exactly the same computer but have not decided on upgrading yet, I am waiting for the 14th gen Intel chipsets to drop to make a decision. Rob, I was going to go again with Intel after years of great performance ! BUT, Power Usage is Going Up and Up with CPU Frequency. I measured my Wattage with 9700k,3800ti with DCS MT . 700w (excluding monitor). I have a 1kw power supply . I am Not a Greenie by any means but I know ( I work in Electrical field ), New Graphics Card ( How many watts ) ( god Knows ), New 1.3Kw Power supply with Amd will give me some headroom with Power and heat in my case. AMD Cpus are less power hungry. Rob, I will let you know after my new build. Thanks Lads for very Helpful replies ! ~S~ 2 R7 7800X3d,64g 6000 Ram,4090, Pimax Crystal.
draconus Posted July 7, 2023 Posted July 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, jaydee said: Rob, I was going to go again with Intel after years of great performance ! BUT, Power Usage is Going Up and Up with CPU Frequency. I measured my Wattage with 9700k,3800ti with DCS MT . 700w (excluding monitor). I have a 1kw power supply . I am Not a Greenie by any means but I know ( I work in Electrical field ), New Graphics Card ( How many watts ) ( god Knows ), New 1.3Kw Power supply with Amd will give me some headroom with Power and heat in my case. AMD Cpus are less power hungry. Rob, I will let you know after my new build. You don't have to install DCS again! Just copy the files and run DCS repair/updater on new computer. Point the desktop shorcut to a new location if needed. 9700k - TDP 95W 7800x3D - 120W 3080Ti - 350W 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
jaydee Posted July 8, 2023 Author Posted July 8, 2023 On 7/7/2023 at 6:41 PM, draconus said: You don't have to install DCS again! Just copy the files and run DCS repair/updater on new computer. Point the desktop shorcut to a new location if needed. 9700k - TDP 95W 7800x3D - 120W 3080Ti - 350W Thank you draconus ! ~S~ 1 R7 7800X3d,64g 6000 Ram,4090, Pimax Crystal.
jaydee Posted July 28, 2023 Author Posted July 28, 2023 Got DCS back and running after some dramas ! ...Guys, here is my Upgrade . AMD 7800 x3d , 64G 6000 Ram, Asus Strix 670e MB, 990 Pro Nvme, Msi RTX 4090. My Monitor hasnt changed . It is ROG PG48Q at 3440+1440. . Lads, I have some "canned Missions" that have been using for Benchmarks over the years. I use GPU-Z to monitor when running DCS. I use Logitech (keyboard) to show CPU/RAM usage. I am not going to get too deep into statistics. OLD System : CPU usage 90%.CPU Temp 70-80c. 3080ti Hotspot 80C. Openbeta frame rate in Mission 45-70 FPS. New system : CPU usage 30-60% average. CPU TEMP : 34-60 C. 4090 Hotspot 60c. FPS is 80-100 (Monitor settings).. Just flew my Spit and wow ! Smooth, Smooth, Smooth ! Thanks for all your help lads ! 3 R7 7800X3d,64g 6000 Ram,4090, Pimax Crystal.
silverdevil Posted July 28, 2023 Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, jaydee said: Got DCS back and running after some dramas ! ...Guys, here is my Upgrade . AMD 7800 x3d , 64G 6000 Ram, Asus Strix 670e MB, 990 Pro Nvme, Msi RTX 4090. My Monitor hasnt changed . It is ROG PG48Q at 3440+1440. . Lads, I have some "canned Missions" that have been using for Benchmarks over the years. I use GPU-Z to monitor when running DCS. I use Logitech (keyboard) to show CPU/RAM usage. I am not going to get too deep into statistics. OLD System : CPU usage 90%.CPU Temp 70-80c. 3080ti Hotspot 80C. Openbeta frame rate in Mission 45-70 FPS. New system : CPU usage 30-60% average. CPU TEMP : 34-60 C. 4090 Hotspot 60c. FPS is 80-100 (Monitor settings).. Just flew my Spit and wow ! Smooth, Smooth, Smooth ! Thanks for all your help lads ! good to hear. have fun. good luck and clear skies. AKA_SilverDevil Join AKA Wardogs Email Address My YouTube “The MIGS came up, the MIGS were aggressive, we tangled, they lost.” - Robin Olds - An American fighter pilot. He was a triple ace. The only man to ever record a confirmed kill while in glide mode.
jaydee Posted August 12, 2023 Author Posted August 12, 2023 Update Lads ! Got DCS running great. USB assignments changed so I had to start from scratch with controllers . Not really a big deal..Just take it Plane by Plane ! I didnt have to Download DCS again. (Thanks). Hardware Upgrade : AM5 and MB (after a BIOS update) are Great . I made one BIG Mistake ! Dont make the same if you are upgrading...I bought an Asus MB and I bought a Gigabyte 280 AIO. The Cooler has to have a USB 2 connection to the MB. ( I just lost a USB header on my MB...The Fans DO NOT connect to MB cpu headers and BIOS will show NO CPU Cooler Present ! You have to set BIOS to "IGNORE".... Bloatware with the Cooler : Even if is Enabled in startup menu, it doesnt always work. (CPU Idle= 60c ) . I dont like It !.. If the Gigabyte Software fails, CPU may be Fried !..Hope I have given back to all simmers some tips ~S~ 1 R7 7800X3d,64g 6000 Ram,4090, Pimax Crystal.
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