Hardware advice needed. GTX1070?

[Oldmopars]

I currently have Lenovo laptop with an i7-10810U and integrated graphics card. As you can imagine, for most tasks, it is fine, but for a game machine, it sucks. DCS stutters and the frame rate is so low that it is not playable.

I am looking at building a budget computer with basically outdated higher end parts. I found a used case and motherboard that will accept a 12th or 13th Gen Intel. I am thinking i7-12700K. 

To keep things reasonable, I have been looking at the GTX1070 and GTX1070ti. My Daughter has a GTX 2060 in her computer and she is looking to upgrade. I may buy that from her so she can afford the one she wants. 

Anyway, would this combo, with the right amount of memory be a good combo for DCS?

[speed-of-heat]

yes providing you stay away from VR , i used to run  DCS on 12700k and on a 1070ti at first in 2d. I think you would be marginally better of with the 1070ti both in terms of raw performance and the extra 2Gb of RAM in the ti... the only thing to be aware of is that the 10xx series cards are coming to the end of their support life... which means no new drivers or hotfixes... that "shouldn't" impact DCS

[Oldmopars]

12 minutes ago, speed-of-heat said:

yes providing you stay away from VR , i used to run  DCS on 12700k and on a 1070ti at first in 2d. I think you would be marginally better of with the 1070ti both in terms of raw performance and the extra 2Gb of RAM in the ti... the only thing to be aware of is that the 10xx series cards are coming to the end of their support life... which means no new drivers or hotfixes... that "shouldn't" impact DCS

Thanks. I also forgot to mention that I am using a 65in TV for my Sim Pit and it is only 1080P. So, I will not be doing any 1440, 4K or 8K any time soon. 

[speed-of-heat]

i'd still go for the extras vram 

[TheFreshPrince]

I'm currently using a GTX 1080, which is sufficient for medium to high settings at 2K. But get 32GB of RAM and a good SSD, that's rather important for DCS. Also I want to add, that DLSS/DLAA, etc. is only available from 2xxx+ cards, so if you can get a 2060/2070/2080, maybe even 3060, that will make a big difference for not so much more money. Because MSAA sucks in DCS right now.

Edited Friday at 06:23 PM by TheFreshPrince

[speed-of-heat]

good point i hadn't thought about that!

[Oldmopars]

On 6/6/2025 at 11:23 AM, TheFreshPrince said:

I'm currently using a GTX 1080, which is sufficient for medium to high settings at 2K. But get 32GB of RAM and a good SSD, that's rather important for DCS. Also I want to add, that DLSS/DLAA, etc. is only available from 2xxx+ cards, so if you can get a 2060/2070/2080, maybe even 3060, that will make a big difference for not so much more money. Because MSAA sucks in DCS right now.

So, I have narrowed down my choice between the GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition and the RTX 2060. The 2060 is only being looked at because my daughter has it and she is going to upgrade and I can buy it from her.

I guess what I need to know, is what is really better for DCS World? I have no plans to play any other games. I am building a sim pit. I am too old to play any game that requires a game controller. My arthritis in my hands is really bad and I struggle to type, tiny buttons on a game controller are a no-go. A custom sim pit with full size stick, throttle, peddles and buttons is my only option. 

[speed-of-heat]

1080ti without a shadow of a doubt will give you a 40% ish performance benefit in rasterization over the 2060, even with DLSS or DLAA you wont get that level of perf increase with a 2060... my daughter is still rocking my 1080ti , because i lieterally cannot find another card to upgrade her to without spending stupid money , i think the earliest card that matches it would be a 3060ti in terms of performance, and even then you still end up with 3Gb less vRAM which DCS eats like candy

Edited 3 hours ago by speed-of-heat

[TheFreshPrince]

vor 11 Minuten schrieb speed-of-heat:

1080ti without a shadow of a doubt will give you a 40% ish performance benefit in rasterization over the 2060, even with DLSS or DLAA you wont get that level of perf increase... 

I agree in principle. What you could do is get the 1080ti AND also test the 2060 from your daughter just for comparison. The 1080ti might be able to push 4x MSAA in 1080p, while the 2060 will be able to utilize DLAA. Then you can compare how it looks and decide. You will always be able to sell the 1080ti if you don't like it. It is probably THE best graphics card ever made if you look at the price/performance ratio and the durability.

Edited 3 hours ago by TheFreshPrince