Time to Roll Back to playable version?

[AvgWhiteGuy]

Haven't flown since early October when my monitor took a dump on me. Replaced with 3440x1440 (XiaoMi)Redmi G34WQ running off my now ancient NVidia GeForce GTX1070.
Updated DCS the other night and it's unplayable with constant stuttering, freezing almost every second, and that is at Low Graphics settings. Can't even pan around cockpit while parked cold on tarmac....and that's with NO USB peripherals attached (TrackIR, Warthog HOTAS, etc). I think this machine has seen it's better days.
Everything ran fine just prior to monitor dump so I'm wondering if & how I can easily rollback to an earlier version and try that out before I start shopping for a whole new machine.
If this sounds feasible can someone direct me to any instructions on rolling back to ??? version era about Sept-Oct '24? Appreciate the help while I sort out a new purchase...need to fly as I'm sure you can understand.

[Rudel_chw]

30 minutes ago, AvgWhiteGuy said:

Everything ran fine just prior to monitor dump

if you upgraded from a 1080p display to a 1440 one, then your gpu has to move around 5 million pixels instead of 2 million, a performance hit is unavoidable. Give it a try: tell windows to use your old resolution: 1920 x 1080 and re-test dcs

[Hiob]

What he said.
I think DCS is slowly outgrowing your hardware specs, which probably was manageable with low settings - but with your resolution upgrade you probably gave it the death blow.
You can still use lower rendering resolution in DCS than your native hardware's. 

[AvgWhiteGuy]

Appreciate the ideas guys, I switched back to a 1920 x 1080 res; no joy, still unplayable. GPU was bouncing at 92 to 100% while CPU racing as well on just loading a Free Flight - A-10C II above Caucasus at the lowest DCS graphic settings.

I guess time to shop around for something new...quick question on that. Not sure where you guys are but I'm looking at about ¥30,000 for a mid-level rig here in Shanghai, that +/-$4,200USD. Overall, does that sound like a reasonable comparison to your locally sourced, mid-level machine? 

Can anybody send me some relative specs for a new machine...nothing too detailed...just a good solid gaming rig...I only fly DCS.

Again, appreciate your help, hopefully back in the air soon,

Edited January 30 by AvgWhiteGuy
clarity

[Aapje]

@Panzerlang lives in Japan, so he is probably your best bet when it comes to advice on your local PC market.

But your price indication seems very high. Here I specced a high-end system without GPU for $1400: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Fdpdxg

Even with local taxes and a $1000 4080/5080, I'm still a long way off from $4200.

And if you just want to run this game on a flat screen at 1440p, then the system I specced is overkill and so is a 4080/5080, and you can save a decent chunk of cash by going for a cheaper CPU and GPU (both of which are upgradable, and if you pick a smart moment to do so, you can probably gain a large boost in the future for a relatively low price).

[DCoffey]

at your specs a 3060ti will be a big improvement for less than $300

[Panzerlang]

I order most of my PC gear from Newegg in the US.

[AvgWhiteGuy]

I guess I'll wait until the Chinese New Year holiday is over next week and source again. Wish I could source from home (US) but difficult right now. It's amazing to me that 95%+ of the stuff is made right here but they screw the local consumer on PC parts and systems. Current machine specs below....don't laugh, it's served it purpose 

Any opinions, comments, suggestions on rolling it back for the time being?

 

[Hotel987654321]

i have a question how much does it cost too rescue a female hog pilot if she is missing four more then 2 weeks and at the base her name has been reported missing on the flight board at her roost where her Barracks is four her unit.