memento10 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 (edited) Assuming a triple monitor setup of 5040x1080 for outside view and Helios on a 4th monitor, what are today's ideal computer specs? Considering DCS still really only uses 1 core (sound on 2nd core), and the amount of memory a setup like this uses? Let's keep the budget reasonable, say under $2k for all components. No point in discussing power supplies or cases but the meat and bones: Processor: i5-4670k Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro Memory Size and Speed: 2 x 8GB, PC3-15000, 1866MHz VideoCard(s): 2 x Geforce 670 (4GB) OR 2 x Radeon 7950 (3GB) Hard Drive: Solid State 240 GB Kingston Do you think there's anything better than this setup today for under $2k all in? Would you do 2 'pretty good' video cards or 1 amazing one? Have to consider having enough video outs for atleast 4 monitors. Edited July 26, 2013 by memento10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whartsell Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 why 670 and not 770? get about 10% increase in perf or so Arduino,EOS and Helios Tutorial Static ATC menu mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marker Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Assuming a triple monitor setup of 5040x1080 for outside view and Helios on a 4th monitor, what are today's ideal computer specs? Considering DCS still really only uses 1 core (sound on 2nd core), and the amount of memory a setup like this uses? Let's keep the budget reasonable, say under $2k for all components. No point in discussing power supplies or cases but the meat and bones: Processor: i5-4670k Motherboard: Asus Z87-Pro Memory Size and Speed: 2 x 8GB, PC3-15000, 1866MHz VideoCard(s): 2 x Geforce 670 (4GB) OR 2 x Radeon 7950 (3GB) Hard Drive: Solid State 240 GB Kingston Do you think there's anything better than this setup today for under $2k all in? Would you do 2 'pretty good' video cards or 1 amazing one? Have to consider having enough video outs for atleast 4 monitors. Actually, the power supply is probably the most important part of your system.. So yeah I would discuss it.. “Any pilot should be flying the spitfire, at least once.” – John S. Blyth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whartsell Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 also you may want to consider a better (IMHO) alternative than 5040x1080 + helios that will help with performance Arduino,EOS and Helios Tutorial Static ATC menu mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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