Cali Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 A few pictures from the build 1 i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looks purty! You've gotta love the pile of boxes before you start.:thumbup: That looks like the same model Zalman I have. Mine is the one with the blue LEDs since, for some reason, half my office glows blue so I just go with the flow. :D EDIT: Does that cooler have a clip to hold it down that is a real PITA? ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Looks purty! You've gotta love the pile of boxes before you start.:thumbup: That looks like the same model Zalman I have. Mine is the one with the blue LEDs since, for some reason, half my office glows blue so I just go with the flow. :D EDIT: Does that cooler have a clip to hold it down that is a real PITA? Mine is the one with the blue lights also and yes it came with a clip to hold it down. It wasn't that hard installing, but I'm still trying to fix the cable mess that is going on. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 To eliminae cable mess you'd need to have a case that accomodated cable routing behind the motherboard... maybe as next upgrade Cali? :) I had exact same CPU fan/heatsink years back, that was before I tried water cooling. Congrats on the upgrade, it was about time :D No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thx Kuky and wow you changed your sig! To fix some of the cable problem, I'm just gonna start cutting! :D Yes it was about time I upgraded, sometimes you gotta put family first. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Thx Kuky and wow you changed your sig! yeah, after watching documentaries for days I feel its time to let the bug go, it did enough circles :noexpression: ...sometimes you gotta put family first.LOL :D 1 No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoleCat Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nice Rig Cali. Congratulations. Enjoy it! Out http://www.104thphoenix.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiJack Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 This is a great build Cali! :thumbup: I paused my upgrade just because the new Intel Ivy Bridge CPU had some heating problems. It may anyhow be interesting to get some performance data regarding DCS World from your build. Please let us know :joystick: (HJ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 WTB CPU's where he gets his....$219 for a 2500 and we are £250 for one here :( ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Thx Polecat and Hijack I plan on enjoying it! I was going to get a Ivy Bridge also but after researching it more saw that the SB would be a better option for me @ Pikey, I'm in the US, that's why it's cheaper. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 Hey, make sure to set up an FPS test run - if you have a FRAPS license (or if the freeware version supports it, I can't remember), collect some data to quantify exactly how much of a difference it'll make. I'm curious since, well, that's a pretty huge upgrade you're doing. :D Just installed FC2 today and with my old in-game settings I was getting 25-30 on the ground. With the new system, same settings (no tweaks applied yet in the config) I'm getting a steady 60+ FPS :) Gonna add mirrors, water to high and terrain to high and see what happens. 1 i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealN Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I suspect it will still be 60+. :) If I remember right, this computer at low/semi-low settings give 120-160 FPS in A-10C, and yours should be even better. :) FC2 just gets slaughtered by it, aside from the odd load-stutter etcetera. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hassata Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Very nice! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galagamo Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 ^^^^Welcome to the not so crappy computer club:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] OS:WIN7 HP X64|MOBO:ASRock Z68|CPU:I52500k@4Ghz|RAM:12Gb 3x4Gb GSkill Ripjaws 9-9-9-24 @1600Mhz|GPU:ASUS GTX580|HDD:2x128Gb Crucial sataIII SSD raid0|PSU:Antek 1000watt|Case:Antek 1200|Peripherals: TMWH|Saitek ProFlight rudder pedals|TrackIr4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 20, 2012 Author Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) Water on high still kills FPS, but I never liked the way it looked anyway. Needless to say I still get 60+ with everything set to high expect water. I'll do some more testing tomorrow with settings. Still need to O/C the CPU also. EDIT: Guess I'm gonna have to buy A-10C sometime now. Edited June 20, 2012 by Cali i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaspeR32 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 Load times with the SSD noticeably faster? And grats on the new system!! Intel i5-2500k @ 4.4GHz w/ H70 liquid cooler, ASRock PRO3-M Z68 Mobo, 32G 1600Mhz Mushkin RAM, EVGA GTX970 4GB , OCZ Agility 3 128g SSD, SanDisk 240g SSD, Win7 64-bit --Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/livingfood -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 Load times are much faster now then my last system. This system murders DCS World, just tested it out....:) everything on high except water, 60 FPS and higher depending on what was going on. In the fly by view FPS went up to 122! then back to about 60. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnDart Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Really too bad that DCS/FC doesn't take full advantage of multi-threaded ops and all cores. It's also heavily CPU bottlenecked, so a kickass GPU doesn't automatically equal superior framerates compared to a mid-range card. None the less, the average framerate sits pretty high with a good gaming rig, even if it still dips into the 40s with maxed out settings over cities and with lots of models to render. This seems to hold true in DCS/FC for most systems regardless of exact hardware as long as it's mid-range to high-end... [sigpic]http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/Signatures/sig_LD.jpg[/sigpic] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Corsair 750D Case | Corsair RM850i PSU | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X CODE | 32GB Corsair DDR4 3200 | Intel i7-8086K | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Cooler | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW | Oculus Rift | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty | Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB NVMe | Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB | WD Caviar Black 2 x 1TB | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM Pendular Rudder | TM MFD Cougar Pack | 40" LG 1080p LED | Win10 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share Posted June 22, 2012 I don't mind if FPS dip into the 40's especially if settings are maxed out. My last system was silkly smooth even when the FPS dipped into the 20's. I know I could have bought a cheaper card and been fine with DCS, FC2, BMS and Arma, but I wanted more eye candy and something that would be fine in the future. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawnDart Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nothing wrong with wanting eye candy and maxed out frames! I didn't need to sell my GTX 460s (SLI) and get a GTX 670, but I'm glad I did! :D [sigpic]http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/Signatures/sig_LD.jpg[/sigpic] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Corsair 750D Case | Corsair RM850i PSU | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X CODE | 32GB Corsair DDR4 3200 | Intel i7-8086K | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Cooler | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW | Oculus Rift | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty | Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB NVMe | Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB | WD Caviar Black 2 x 1TB | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM Pendular Rudder | TM MFD Cougar Pack | 40" LG 1080p LED | Win10 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 This new system kills Arma II and BMS and I haven't even O/C'ed it yet. I'll most likely test that out next Friday. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_mojo97 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 i5 is a great chip Yeah, this is a great chip. I OC'd my chip by a simple Genie button on my MSI board to from 3.4 to 4.2gig and I only use an HD6950 gpu but on full bifta settings I get around 45-50fps;) MSI M5 z270 | Intel i5 7600k (OC) 4.8GHz | MSI GTX1080ti Gaming X 11Gb | 500gb Samsung 970 Evo NVME M.2 (DCS World) | 500gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD (OS and Apps) | 32Gb 2400MHz DDR4 - Crucial Ballistix | Be Quiet Silent Loop 240mm | NZXT H440 case | Thrustmaster Warthog - 47608 with Virpil Mongoose joystick base | MFG Crosswinds - 1241 | Westland Lynx collective with Bodnar X board | Pilot's seat from ZH832 Merlin | JetSeat | Oculus Rift S | Windows 10 | VA | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just tried out A-10C and this computer is a BEAST! Getting like 70+ frames in the pit. I still need to config things and that was without messing with the MFD's. i7-4820k @ 3.7, Windows 7 64-bit, 16GB 1866mhz EVGA GTX 970 2GB, 256GB SSD, 500GB WD, TM Warthog, TM Cougar MFD's, Saitek Combat Pedals, TrackIR 5, G15 keyboard, 55" 4K LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotasso Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Have fun Cali, might the other users now realise Sandy/Ivy bridge are most adequate platforms from both the economical and technical perspectives. Who needs Sandy-E for gaming??? [sigpic]http://forums.eagle.ru/signaturepics/sigpic4448_29.gif[/sigpic] My PC specs below:Case: Corsair 400C PSU: SEASONIC SS-760XP2 760W Platinum CPU: AMD RYZEN 3900X (12C/24T) RAM: 32 GB 4266Mhz (two 2x8 kits) of trident Z RGB @3600Mhz CL 14 CR=1T MOBO: ASUS CROSSHAIR HERO VI AM4 GFX: GTX 1080Ti MSI Gaming X Cooler: NXZT Kraken X62 280mm AIO Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2+6GB WD 6Gb red HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog + CH pro pedals Monitor: Gigabyte AORUS AD27QD Freesync HDR400 1440P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticcoho Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Just tried out A-10C and this computer is a BEAST! Getting like 70+ frames in the pit. I still need to config things and that was without messing with the MFD's. So glad it is working for you!! It is a nice set up!:pilotfly: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]Celticcoho (OriginFreedom) WIN 7 64 bit, I7975 at 3.6ghz,X58 Classified 3 Mobo, 6gb Corsair 2000 ram, 2 ea ATI 5870 Eyefinity 6 2gb's , 27" Ultra Sharp,(main view), 3 23"touch screens , Tm Warthog, Saitek Combat Pedals Track IR 5,:D JIM.:book: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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