Can I run it???

[Grimshot]

Hi guys, I want to get into sim flying but I am not sure if my gaming laptop can handle it. My laptop specs are: External Monitor: 2560 x 1440, 59Hz [GPU] NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop [CPU] 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H 2.30 GHz [RAM] 16 GB

[Troll Norris]

It could. Make sure you install game on internal SSD drive. Prepare 300 GB space for base game.

Before download make sure the study level realistic (physics and dynamics) combat flight simulator is something you want to play.

[Grimshot]

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

It could. Make sure you install game on internal SSD drive. Prepare 300 GB space for base game.

Before download make sure the study level realistic (physics and dynamics) combat flight simulator is something you want to play.

Is 16 gb enough, I have heard others say 32 is a minimum?

[Troll Norris]

16 GB will do the thing for single player. You can partially compensate memory by big enough page file. But it will help only partially.

[startrekmike]

Originally posted by Minimum Wage Heister:

Originally posted by Troll Norris:

It could. Make sure you install game on internal SSD drive. Prepare 300 GB space for base game.

Before download make sure the study level realistic (physics and dynamics) combat flight simulator is something you want to play.

Is 16 gb enough, I have heard others say 32 is a minimum?

16 gigs of RAM is going to be technically enough but I think it is important to point out that it will be a limitation to varying degrees depending on the modules you choose to fly, the maps you choose to use, and the size of the missions you play. Obviously everyone will have their own idea of what "it runs fine" means and some folks are going to be more tolerant of stuttering and the like than others but on a basic technical level, DCS really wants at least 32 gigs of RAM.

One more thing to keep firmly in mind. Laptops tend to run things worse than a similarly spec'ed desktop. Laptops will heat up and you will start encountering throttling. Likewise. Components used in laptops are typically less powerful than their desktop equivalent. When you look at the requirements for something like DCS, keep in mind that even if your laptop meets the minimum requirements, those requirements assume a desktop machine. Your experience with a laptop will likely be worse.

I hate to be a bummer on this but it is what it is. I am not trying to scare you away from DCS or something but I am telling you all this so you can adjust your expectations accordingly.

[mosshunt]

you may aswell try it, you have not got to pay to find out

[T'Khaos]

This is the minimum specs:

OS: Windows 10, 11
Processor: Intel or AMD 3.0Ghz+ with 4+ cores
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Discrete AMD or NVIDIA 8GB+
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 200 GB available space

59hZ (60) is a little on the low side for the monitor so if you set things too high you will end up getting some tearing so can just drop a little on some settings.

End of the day it's a free game to start with, you get a Su-25 fast jet and a TF-51 prop so you can download it and try it. If it runs like a slide show at least it you haven't spent any money, if it runs fine the buy some paid modules. Just be aware though if you get a large map then start running missions with 300 units in you might run into problems.

This post on the official DCS website will give you a bit of guides on graphics settings, ignore it being for a specific map it's the settings in general showing what takes the most out the system.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/269368-dcs-world-286-graphics-explanation-and-optimized-settings-for-better-fps-mariana-islands/

[Patpat]

I run it fine on RTX2060 i7 10th, on same resolution as you want. I do have 32G ram though and SSD ...

PS. Everything on max except shadowns I think. Even on slow aircrafts like rotaries, no time to admire shadows :)

[Grimshot]

Originally posted by Patpat:

I run it fine on RTX2060 i7 10th, on same resolution as you want. I do have 32G ram though and SSD ...

PS. Everything on max except shadowns I think. Even on slow aircrafts like rotaries, no time to admire shadows :)

How much fps do you get?

[Grimshot]

Originally posted by T'Khaos:

This is the minimum specs:

OS: Windows 10, 11
Processor: Intel or AMD 3.0Ghz+ with 4+ cores
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Discrete AMD or NVIDIA 8GB+
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 200 GB available space

59hZ (60) is a little on the low side for the monitor so if you set things too high you will end up getting some tearing so can just drop a little on some settings.

End of the day it's a free game to start with, you get a Su-25 fast jet and a TF-51 prop so you can download it and try it. If it runs like a slide show at least it you haven't spent any money, if it runs fine the buy some paid modules. Just be aware though if you get a large map then start running missions with 300 units in you might run into problems.

This post on the official DCS website will give you a bit of guides on graphics settings, ignore it being for a specific map it's the settings in general showing what takes the most out the system.

https://forum.dcs.world/topic/269368-dcs-world-286-graphics-explanation-and-optimized-settings-for-better-fps-mariana-islands/

Btw what does discrete AMD or Nvidia 8gb+ mean?
Im sorta new to pc's

[Troll Norris]

It means you need dedicated graphics card with 8GB and more of video memory

[Patpat]

Originally posted by Minimum Wage Heister:

Originally posted by Patpat:

I run it fine on RTX2060 i7 10th, on same resolution as you want. I do have 32G ram though and SSD ...

PS. Everything on max except shadowns I think. Even on slow aircrafts like rotaries, no time to admire shadows :)

How much fps do you get?

45 FPS with that modest setup, is enough for me in any case.

[Moist]

16gb = SP ONLY. 32gb = MAYBE MP IF UR PC GOOD ENOUGH