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  3. DCS Radials - P-47, I-16 and Fw 190 pilots take note!

    in DCS Series

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    3 hours ago, Jabo said:

    It certainly looks like there's a lot of information there, but I don't understand the vast majority of it. Clearly more reading is required.

    I found that reading the left-hand sides of the paragraph with my left eye and right with my right proved most fruitful; although there was often a fight for the last word when they met in the middle.

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  10. Time for a new rig, probably.

    in Hardware Hell

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    Holy Moly. Well, 3080/3090s are pretty scarce right now, due to bitcoin miners gabbing them all right?

    I think realistically, I'm looking at an entry/mid level VR machine with scalability. I suspect I'll start with an Oculus like Fenrir and Fruitbat have. The only time I've tried VR was at Duxford on I think a Rift DK1, which I thought was pretty damn good then. Just been reading up on Rift S v Quest 2 and it certainly seems the latter would be the way to go for now, even with the extra cable required it's cheaper, higher-res and more future proof.

    With that in mind, would a 3070 be a decent bet to keep costs down further?

  11. Time for a new rig, probably.

    in Hardware Hell

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    6 minutes ago, Crash said:

    Ryzen 5000 series right now are the best CPU for Il-2 performance wise.

    That was going to be a question, I'm obviously coming from an intel spell but had previous good experiences with AMD and wondered if they'd returned to form and also value for money.

    Would I be better off going for an AMD build this time around? Something like this for example?

    https://www.ebuyer.com/1128542-alphasync-rtx-3070-ryzen-5-5600x-32gb-ram-2tb-hdd-500gb-ssd-as-d5403

     

  13. Time for a new rig, probably.

    in Hardware Hell

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    Understood Kev, thanks. I'll def go 32gb ram minimum. 

    I'm currently running Windows and DCS on separate sata SSDs, will m2s be much more preferable or could I get away with reusing these?

    Just been reading up about 11th gen intel chips, they reckon release date around March time, not sure I can wait that long. Hah. Also, won't that ramp up the price somewhat? 

  16. Time for a new rig, probably.

    in Hardware Hell

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    Howdy gents,

    I know I've mentioned this to a few of you on TS over the last couple of months, but it's becoming more apparent now that my rig is in need of either a drastic overhaul, or more likely almost total replacement.
    I'm totally out of touch with this now so just asking for some advice before I start looking seriously into purchasing components etc. 
    My current set-up, originally built in 2013 has only seen an increase in RAM and GFX upgrade in the intervening years (along with various drives added due to DCS being such a monster).

    Current spec is as follows: 
    Intel Core i5 3570K 3.4GHz Socket 1155 6MB Cache
    Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H Socket 1155 Mobo
    16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
    GeForce GTX 970 4GB
     

    Whilst initially, I was thinking of just squeezing the most out of this as possible, I think on balance it might be better to just start from scratch, especially as I promised myself the next rig would include VR.
    With that in mind, I'm looking at either building or spec-ing an off the shelf rig, with a budget of probably around £1.5 - 2K with £300ish of that ideally reserved for the Oculus Rift S or alternative?
    I've always built my own gaming rig from scratch, but I'm now more inclined to entertain the idea of an off the shelf solution. My limited knowledge of the current landscape, tells me the following build services look relatively half-decent:

    https://www.ebuyer.com/store/Computer/cat/Desktop-PC/subcat/Gaming-PC

    https://www.novatech.co.uk/newmod.html?s=PC-2714

    Thoughts?

    So, I suppose the question is, unless I can really do anything of note to my current set-up, will that kind of budget get me a half decent VR gaming rig that'll see me another 5+ years? 
     

    S!

     

  22. PWCG P-38 Lightning Strikes Co-op Campaign

    in IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles Series

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    1 hour ago, Jabo said:

    Seems Bert might have had a lucky escape there on Tuesday evening after experiencing a structural failure of the left wing seconds after take-off which resulted in the aircraft rolling inverted before hitting the ground very hard still upside-down and spreading itself over a wide area. Worth noting that I accidentally clipped a building with the wingtip while taxiing but decided to proceed with the take-off as there was no visible damage - this was obviously a major error of judgement with nearly fatal quinsequonces. If anyone else suffers a similar mishap, I would recommend scrubbing that sortie! Good job we had no bombs on board, as there was no time to jettison them once the accident started.

    After consulting a bottle of scotch the MO has cleared me to fly on Sunday...

    Having watched the track back, it is indeed a spectacular crash sir! You are one lucky sausage Berty.

    It also illustrates the extent and complexity of the damage modelling in GBS, quite fascinating really. I'll try and do a little vid of it at some point.

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