What is the medium pc rated to play dcs without a issue?

[BlackAngel]

Need advice. New to pc world and enjoying gaming all over again.. DCS is what I really want to study and play. Need a ready out of box. Not cheap but not mind bending price point. Like to upgrade for future use as well.

[Troll Norris]

something like 10th gen Core I7 or better.
Some at least 8GB VRAM GPU - RTX2080 (or 3070, 3060) I prefer 2080 because it has up to 11GB of VRAM.
32GB RAM
512GB SSD drive
OS W10

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by BlackAngel:

Need advice. New to pc world and enjoying gaming all over again.. DCS is what I really want to study and play. Need a ready out of box. Not cheap but not mind bending price point. Like to upgrade for future use as well.

The specs that Troll Norris laid out above are pretty much the norm for DCS but I would go further on the SSD and say that you will want 1TB dedicated to DCS since your install can get quite large as you get more maps. For reference, my current DCS install is 400 gigs. A 512 gig SSD will fill up VERY quickly when dealing with DCS.

Beyond the system, there is another aspect you will want to consider. Peripherals. This can become something of a rabbit hole of a topic but you will want to seriously think about the functionality you will want (perhaps based on what DCS modules you wish to focus on) and find the setup that lets you do what you want to do without a lot of fuss or compromise. The flight sim peripheral market is pretty expensive overall. The entry level stuff isn't worth the price you pay and the higher end stuff (while quite well built and well designed) is quite extreme when it comes to pricing.

If anything. I would just be careful because sometimes the most popular options are not the ones that will work best for you. Sometimes those options are popular not because they are well built or versatile but because they are inexpensive and thus more accessible to a wider market.

Generally speaking. You will want a HOTAS, rudder pedals, and some kind of head tracking (IR headtracking or VR).

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by THE BATMAN:

I have this:
i7 11700 none K
GPU - GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Vision
GIGABYTE Z590 AORUS ELITE
64 GB of RAM 3200 MHz
Crucial MX500 1TB SSD dedicated for DCS World.
OS W10

:batman: <( Be smart. Build a PC that can last more than 5-8 years for what you need it for)

If i was you, i will go with this:
i7 13700 and the Mobo for it, or better.
GPU - RTX 3070, or better.
32GB or more of RAM 3200 MHz,
1TB SSD dedicated for DCS World.
OS W10 or better.

When you look at the current mainstream gaming trends, getting a RTX 3070 at this point is not a great idea (I say this as someone who made that mistake). Now that developers have moved on from the prior generation consoles, mainstream releases are now moving past the 8 gigs of VRAM that many existing GPU's have.

If anything, it would be smart to higher-end 40 series cards that have more than 8 gigs of VRAM.

[Troll Norris]

Yes. As I mentioned, VRAM is important. At least 8GB. But for VR or any higher resolution (Above 2k) you will need more.

[Maki Nishikino]

Bought a 3070 myself and got rid of it a few years later.

[Heimatlos]

I use this and it works very well.

i9-11900k
RTX 3080ti EVGA FTW3 Ultra
64GB DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z Neo
ASUS ROG Strix 7590-E
1200W be quiet! Dark Power Pro P11
Corsair iCUE H150i Pro
6x Corsair Light Loop Fans
Lian Li - PC-011

34" LG 34WR50QC-B
Oculus Rift S
TrackIR 5
Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + F-18 Stick
Thrustmaster TPR Rudder

most important thing in DCS next to GPU is RAM!!!

[Troll Norris]

Thing is: do you feel that your rigs are "middle class"?

[Heimatlos]

well upper middle class I would say. what's the point if you buy a PC with the most basic requirements now and have to upgrade in a year?