Max Graphics Settings

[Mike Busutil]

Ok thank's for the info. As soon as it shows up I will let you know the results and if it has the horsepower I am looking for ;)

 

http://www.dell.com/us/enterprise/p/precision-m6700/pd

[KLR Rico]

I don't think anyone is saying that it's not going to be a kickass machine; it'll chew up anything you throw at it. The jist of it is that you wound up with a professional machine instead of an equivalent enthusiast computer that would have cost much less. In any case, you won't be disappointed with the performance. So, if price is no object, have a ball. :)

[fzfq3m]

Ok thank's for the info. As soon as it shows up I will let you know the results and if it has the horsepower I am looking for ;)

 

http://www.dell.com/us/enterprise/p/precision-m6700/pd

 

That's a monstrous laptop no doubt of it...

[Mike Busutil]

Excellent!

 

[PeterP]

Yes, you are right - That's exactly what the the people at Dell are thinking!

 

Excellent!

 

[MonnieRock]

+1

For about the same price he could have bought an Alienware M18x with Dual Geforce GTX680M and enjoy it with games that are SLI enabled... or if the laptop is just for DCS then save money by buying it with only one GTX680M and spend the rest in something else.

 

+1

 

 

I went with a M18xR2, dual GTX 680m and i7-3920XM cpu. Could not be happier. Chews up DCS World.

 

Ordered mine during "back to school time" and additional haggling got me a total of 24% off so basically $3600 with 4 year advanced warranty

 

Plus on the M18xR2, you can overclock the CPU because the BIOS is unlocked. Currently running at 4.4ghz on all cores temps 60°C to 68°C. No need to overclock the GTX 680m's as they perform plenty for DCS

 

M18xR2 does have a 18.3" screen compared to the 17.3" screen on the 6700

 

Only option that is nice on the 6700 is you can get a IPS RGB Monitor which I wish was an option for the M18xR2

 

Overclocked you can get:

40500 in 3D Mark Vantage

12500 in 3D Mark 11

 

Specs in my signature.

 

Thank you,

Monnie

Edited September 6, 2012 by MonnieRock

[Aries]

Overclocked you can get:

40500 in 3D Mark Vantage

12500 in 3D Mark 11

 

:worthy:

[Wrecking Crew]

Here is a link to an Excel 2007 spreadsheet that you might want to use to make video card adjustments for DCS -

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwHk38uryutrc0FSM3FYQXQxbmM

 

WC

Edited September 6, 2012 by Wrecking Crew
Excel 2007

[Madone]

I was told this video card would have ZERO problems running this sim. But I would like to be the last word on that... At $2400 for a video card It shouldn't have a problem!

 

http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro-k5000.html#pdpContent=1

 

Oo dude! My pc cost something like 850$ XD I feel depressed now ^^

 

Relax man, sure you will have the best of the sim with these specs, but for DCS I think the CPU is really more important than the graphic card because e.g there's tons of objects to show while flying low with high visibility and the CPU works for that.

But you're good for many years with this PC. Damn 2400 I still can't believe that! lol

 

At this time, DCS use only 2 cores right? (that's for my information)

Edited September 21, 2012 by Madone

[Dudikoff]

It's not like you will have problems running games on the Quadro, what we are trying to say is that they sold you a GFX that is optimized for a different thing than gaming and is about twice expensive... Quadro's are more stable and have better support... yes... but they are not certified for gaming

 

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Anyway, take what I stated before with a bit grain of salt. I have no relationship with Nvidia or Dell and I'm not computer guru... but I'm quite sure they sold a laptop that is not for gaming...

regards

 

The K5000M is basically an underclocked 680M. The gaming is not a problem as usually Nvidia geforce drivers actually support the Quadros directly (since they're the same card) and even if they're not, you can find modified inf files to force it. The only problem here is that it's sold for much more as it's certified to run professional software so it's kind of a waste of money (e.g. it would be better to get the Dell workstation with the cheapest card and get the 680M separately and upgrade it, but takes a bit of tinkering).

[ikaro]

Is it true that the DCS-soft requires more CPU than GPU??

 

What hardware must have to be 18-20 fps stable at least???

Cause I think the recommended hardware falls well short....

[Madone]

Is it true that the DCS-soft requires more CPU than GPU??

 

What hardware must have to be 18-20 fps stable at least???

Cause I think the recommended hardware falls well short....

 

IMHO, yes, but maybe I'm wrong, I know that the CPU/RAM work together to load and calculate the amount of objects and the GPU provide the textures, shadows...

But be careful, don't think that you need a core i7 2600k ultra overclocked with a 512 mb direct X9 graphic card. The best thing is too have a homogeneous PC with a good CPU and GPU working well together.

 

To your second question, 18-20FPS stable isn't enough to play correctly, personally, I prefer a 45-50FPS with MID/HIGH settings than 20 FPS max settings because DCS doesn't need to be at Max settings to kick your ***.

There's no specified hardware, just check what the others players have and judge by yourself with what you need. Personally I'm proud with my core i3 2100/HD6850 tandem. The fps never drop under 20 FPS at almost max settings.

PS: we are going off topic, it would have been better in the hardware section :/

[EtherealN]

Is it true that the DCS-soft requires more CPU than GPU??

 

What hardware must have to be 18-20 fps stable at least???

Cause I think the recommended hardware falls well short....

 

Depends on what you mean.

"Recommended" is NOT "this will let you play at 60FPS with maxed graphics.

 

The basic system requirements should be read as "this is what you should have at absolute minimum to play this at all", and recommeded system spec is "what you should have to enjoy it properly", not "what you should have to max everything".

[Mike Busutil]

I pick my new computer up tomorrow and will spend the day installing and flying DCS. We'll see how she does...

[Mike Busutil]

My computer was delayed so I actually pick it up today...

[slowhand]

Mike ,with the sys I'm running see sig and a combine res of 2720x768 on two monitors in windowed mode everything set to hi expt water and heat blur(both low)also running peter p's export.lua and max fps set to 30. I get between 30/18 fps not the best but hell runs Good :thumbup:

[Mike Busutil]

Well I just got done with a flight on the new PC with all setting's set to high including mirrors and cockpit shadows. OMG it's like a whole new sim. The graphics on the HD monitor with this graphics card are insane! I really like that I am able to fly over dense areas at full speed and move my TGP around while watching the scenery go past my mirrors without a single frame rate hit. I don't know what my FPS are but regardless the sim is 100% smooth on this computer. Also with the new version 1.2.1 the flight physics are much smoother and I love the way the 30mm rounds explode on impact ;)

[SkateZilla]

Workstation Cards are Designed for AutoCAD/3d Studio MAX Environments,

 

There's no Garauntee that $2400 Card will perform well in games.

 

Look at the history of Desktop vs Workstation CounterParts.

 

the best Example, Geforce 4 ti 440 Awesome, stomped everything, the Workstation Version couldnt run games at half the speed of it's desktop brother.

 

Workstation cards are optimized for Workstation Suites, not Gaming.

[lokitexas]

Workstation Cards are Designed for AutoCAD/3d Studio MAX Environments,

 

There's no Garauntee that $2400 Card will perform well in games.

 

Look at the history of Desktop vs Workstation CounterParts.

 

the best Example, Geforce 4 ti 440 Awesome, stomped everything, the Workstation Version couldnt run games at half the speed of it's desktop brother.

 

Workstation cards are optimized for Workstation Suites, not Gaming.

 

Obviously his is working just fine if you read the post right above yours. It has already been discussed ad nausem about the card. I believe it has moved on since then....