DCS on a 55-inch 4K TV

[Slick]

Ver nice deal. Looking forward to reading your review.

[Chic]

OK all. Running Huey on Panasonic 4k/60 via Displayport. Just AMAZING but, as expected, my rig can’t handle it. I like to run on close to “max” settings. It’s playable with Instant Action ( 20/40 fps) but Missions (10/25fps) no good.

Don’t have SLI upgrade option on current rig but can go to a single GTX 980. I’m thinking that I will still come up short , particularly with EDGE. So better to just get new build with 2 x GTX 980. Agree???

I also have question bout my pilots head position which is to far back in this new configuration. Please advise if this is the proper thread to ask.

Thank you for any help with this.

 

Intel i7 4770k 3.5/3.9 Ghz Turbo 8 MB Overclocked.

8GB Cosair vengeance DDR3-1600 (2x4GB).

NVDIA GeForce GTX 770 2GB

30GB Cosair Nova 2 SSD Caching

1TB Seagate 7200 rpm 64 MB Cache SATA 6G

Panasonic 55” 4k 60hz

 

Track IR

 

FlightLink G-Stick III plus, with Collective & ATPs

[Slick]

sweet. If you have the money, by all means :)

I'd start with one 980 and check how that goes.

[SDsc0rch]

quick note.. EDGE will actually make things faster

 

you'll get more framerates from the same machine when EDGE arrives

[fastfreddie]

You're going to need 2 980s GTX cards to get decent frame rates for a 4k setup at this time. Check out this link and there are others that did some 4k test.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_980_sli_review,22.html

[*Rage*]

quick note.. EDGE will actually make things faster

 

you'll get more framerates from the same machine when EDGE arrives

 

Im not so sure.

 

Edge will look prettier.

 

It will make more use of your Gfx card in order to make everything look prettier.

 

Im just not sure if you can make everything look prettier and also have better FPS at the same time.

[SDsc0rch]

that's fine - I thought the same thing..

[Chic]

Prettier is nice.

BTW, ain't takin any chances. Instead of riskin being disappointed with an upgrade to a single GFX 980, I just ordered a new rig to handle the 55' 4k Panasonic.

Went with Intel CoreTi7 4790k 4/4.4 GHz and a pair of GFX 980s.

Thought I would be OK with a higher GHz single core cuz I only run DCS Huey.

Based that on what I've gleaned from the forum. Hope it's right choice.

[USARStarkey]

Im not so sure.

 

Edge will look prettier.

 

It will make more use of your Gfx card in order to make everything look prettier.

 

Im just not sure if you can make everything look prettier and also have better FPS at the same time.

 

You get a better FPS because it is using direct x 11 among other optimizations. It means that for with similar settings running like you have now, youll get a better FPS. If you start turning on the new features etc, you might run into problems, but overall you'd probably be able to turn the settings higher than you can now.

[rcjonessnp175]

In theory yes but not always the case.....

[Kuky]

Hey Slick

Here's the site and the unit that Kuky turned me on to. yes, it has a display port.

http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/TC-58AX800U

Interesting caveat. The unit lists for $3300. I ordered it last nite @ 9pm for $1999. Around 1am this morning I went back to the site just to check on the dimensions of the set. I was surprised to see that the unit was further marked down to $1499. I promptly cancelled My order and repurchased at the new price. As of this moment, I see that the price is back at $1999.

 

I'm anxious to get it up and running.

 

you are bloody lucky to get it so much cheaper, unlike me :cry:

[Chic]

Sorry. Not meant to rub it in.

[Kuky]

Well its not your fault that its been discounted so you have nothing to be sorry about :)

[SDsc0rch]

hey.. you guys with large screens (TVs) --- where do you mount your Track-IR sensor?

 

mounting it on the top/sides will result in considerable off-axis alignment - resulting in less-than-optimum performance (i would guess)

[Kuky]

I've put TrackIR on top of the TV... while TV was on a standard height desk which I used before it was too high and I would lose tracking looking down.

 

Then I decided to remove the desk and mount the TV lower so that my eyes are looking at about middle of the screen... and with this lower position I don't get TrackIR losing tracking any more when looking down.

[SDsc0rch]

i see

 

that's good input - will try that

 

thx

[Chic]

Same experience as Kuky. Eye level @ center screen, 3 ft away, sensor mounted on top, no probs.

note: tilt reflector visor upward slightly to avoid limiting down view range of motion.

[mue]

hey.. you guys with large screens (TVs) --- where do you mount your Track-IR sensor?

 

mounting it on the top/sides will result in considerable off-axis alignment - resulting in less-than-optimum performance (i would guess)

 

I'm using a big rear projection screen. I mounted the trackir cam on top of the screen and the vector clip on top of my head phones. See the first two pictures in this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=89624.

[Chic]

In case anybody still interested I finally got my new rig to to feed the 55" 4K Panasonic. Running Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0/4.3 GHz overclocked, 16GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-2400, SLI 2x NVDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB overclocked, Windows 7 64-bit, Panasonic 55" 4K Display, Flight Link Cyclic, Collective & ATPs.

 

Got World and Huey all Modded out.

 

I CAN'T BREATHE!

[hansangb]

Nice! I have the same except for the SLI setup. Just on 980 for me. Can you post some pics?

 

hsb

[Rangi]

In case anybody still interested I finally got my new rig to to feed the 55" 4K Panasonic. Running Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0/4.3 GHz overclocked, 16GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-2400, SLI 2x NVDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB overclocked, Windows 7 64-bit, Panasonic 55" 4K Display, Flight Link Cyclic, Collective & ATPs.

 

Got World and Huey all Modded out.

 

I CAN'T BREATHE!

 

So are you getting good fps at 4K resolution with that setup?

[WildBillKelsoe]

What I would like to do is get the sides, the canopy bow, and the upper arch of A-10 visible. This is the best situational awareness imho.

[Slick]

In case anybody still interested I finally got my new rig to to feed the 55" 4K Panasonic. Running Intel Core i7 4790K 4.0/4.3 GHz overclocked, 16GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-2400, SLI 2x NVDIA GeForce GTX 980 4 GB overclocked, Windows 7 64-bit, Panasonic 55" 4K Display, Flight Link Cyclic, Collective & ATPs.

 

Got World and Huey all Modded out.

 

I CAN'T BREATHE!

 

Thats awesome.

Show some pics or even better a video :thumbup:

[SDsc0rch]

*whistles*

 

I'm curious, chic - what Panasonic?

[Buckeye]

*whistles*

 

 

 

I'm curious, chic - what Panasonic?

 

 

Check post #162, there's a link in the quote of his post :)

 

I'm currently running with an Asus Ultrawide IPS monitor, driven by a single R9 280x. When I update in a year or so, I'll definitely be looking to go with a 55" 4k TV with dual cards.