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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?

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

Crikey Crash, that's a lot of data. My brain hurts! Thank you though, that'll take some digesting.

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?

And here we have it, in glorious technicolour, how it happened...

Thanks matey, much appreciated!

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!

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That is a tasty bit of kit there Crash!

That is famously the favoured tipple of Captain Lewis Nixon from 101st Airborne, as documented in Band of Brothers. I've yet to try it, despite seeing it once in a bar in Barcelona. Fursday Fun Facts brought to you by BluBear

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.

I'll be there/here.

Oooooooh nice! Headcorn is a pleasant surprise, is Lashenden in the works also?

You were missed sir, I hope the gremlins are dealt with swiftly!

Great work sir! Count me in for tomorrow.