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Thanks folks; will probably leave it for now then; currently running happily enough in 4K with what I have.
Loving the Warthog HOTAS; this thing makes the X52 Pro seem like a toy! Although I am trying to get my head around configuring all the switches!!!
Loving the Warthog HOTAS; this thing makes the X52 Pro seem like a toy! Although I am trying to get my head around configuring all the switches!!!
Ah nuts, I was looking forward to that! Better than releasing it broken, hopefully they don't got the cyberpunk route of delayed and still broken lol.
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Why is my graphics cards utilisation so low?
My 3080 never seems to go above 60% utilisation at 1440p ultra. So much wasted GPU power.
My 3080 never seems to go above 60% utilisation at 1440p ultra. So much wasted GPU power.
mainthread limited on the CPU
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My cpu seems to boost multi core to 4.1
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Anyway round it barring a faster CPU?
I swear we were only talking about this 24 hours ago! It’s because your cpu won’t cut the mustard. Well it’s more like poor coding of the game for single cpu core dx11 performance and as good as your and mine 3900x are they just aren’t great at this but a 5800x (whilst better) won’t suddenly solve the issue either.
You can try what I did which was to disable SMT and use Ryzen Master to overclock the two fastest cores to their maximum.
Sadly not really unless you look into lowering settings that specifically load up the CPU. They are continually trying to move things off that mainthread as time goes on though so you may find things improve eventually.
What CPU is it out of interest?
Neither mate, wait for DX12 to be patched in then you’ll be gpu limited but a 3090 isn’t (really) an upgrade on a 3080 unless 3-5 fps for an extra grand is worth it to you.
How are you finding this? I have this stick coming tomorrow, as going down the HOTAS route is a little pricey for me right now. What other device are you using with the stick? Keyboard? Mouse? Controller? Just wondering what the best control scheme is with this game.
I picked one of these up too. It’s a big step up from an Xbox pad! Feels far more realistic and very subtle to inputs. Plane feels more stable and easier to correct, easier to set trim and throttle.
It is a very plasticky but solid, will probably only use it for this game so can’t bring myself to spend money on an all metal one but could see myself adding the throttle quadrant at a later point!
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Will DX12 need/seek more VRAM.... hope not, i have run out at 10GB/4K?
I don’t know mate I’m running at 8gb on my 3080. But I have scaling set to 80% Taa on and then most things ultra and the sliders at 150.
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I'm looking at upgrading my graphics card so I am able to play. Any thoughts on a 1070 or 1080? I appreciate they are older cards but with the market the way it is at the moment I don't really have much choice. My budget is around £300.
I've got a 3600 and 32gb ram. My monitor is only 1080p and I don't mind playing on medium/high if it means a smooth playing experience.
I've got a 3600 and 32gb ram. My monitor is only 1080p and I don't mind playing on medium/high if it means a smooth playing experience.
You can always sign up for a ms game pass for £1 and then download MSFS202 and try it, then judge how your hardware performs.
.It’s just crazy to me that a budget of £300 means you are looking at a 1070/1080 in 2021... insane.
It’s a shame, you could have had my 2070S last month for £275 which is what I ended up selling to CEX for. If you had enough posts for the members market here you could probably bag yourself a better deal!
Anyway, I would say a 1080 should have little bother giving you a good experience at 1080p... if you can bump up another £50 or so budget and sign up to some stock discords you might be able to bag yourself a 3060Ti founders edition though - worth a try perhaps.
It’s a shame, you could have had my 2070S last month for £275 which is what I ended up selling to CEX for. If you had enough posts for the members market here you could probably bag yourself a better deal!
Anyway, I would say a 1080 should have little bother giving you a good experience at 1080p... if you can bump up another £50 or so budget and sign up to some stock discords you might be able to bag yourself a 3060Ti founders edition though - worth a try perhaps.