That is a really nice set-up Paul, a good balance across the board.
For me, I still struggle with the cost/value prop of the 2080 Ti, and don’t want to buy a 1080 Ti. I also don’t want just 8GB GPU memory, so the 2080 is less inviting. I’m also noticing that 32GB of RAM would suit me far better, as the days of 16GB seems to be hitting a wall sometimes (especially DCS is large missions and MP), but then don’t want to go buy more DDR3 that I’ll need to throw away very soon.
Do let us know how it goes, as really interested to hear how things work out for that set-up. It’ll only take a few screenshots of FPS counters on screen and it’ll push me that required inch/centimeter over the edge to pull the purchase handle.
If it looks anywhere near as good as your rig, I’ll be more than happy.
I’m now thinking that sometime next year I will have to start looking at a decent 4K monitor. The 10 year old 32 inch 1080p TV I am using now really isn’t going to do the new PC any justice.
This. My son just built his first gaming rig for Christmas. We unboxed everything and I was expecting an experience much like the six I built post-Y2K. I was almost angry at how easy it was.
I also have a question.
Should I get Windows 10 Home or Professional for my new PC?
Until now I always went for pro, but I wonder if it is still worth it. For example to turn off all that damn telemetry, Cortana and whatnot.
I am only used to Pro since we use that at work, so the differences are not very clear to me.
The main difference is the ability to join a domain and use a group policy. You also don’t get Hyper-V, BitLocker (handy for that laptop left on train), remote desktop and a few other corporate toys. If you don’t use those bits then Home is fine. You’re limited to 128GB of RAM vs 2TB on Pro, so DCS 2019 might be a squeeze .
Ignoring the current cost of RAM, I’m just wondering what kind of setup is needed to cram 2TB of memory into a system. Since that’d take about 128 sticks of 16GB modules, if my math is correct.
Just to stop 3rd party hosting datacenters from putting a database like MSSQL on Win10 Home to save some money. 64-bit DB’s often have a lot of RAM as it’s cheaper to scale up a single machine that way rather than scaling out to lots of other DBs. Win7 and XP had the same sort of restriction, basically to stop them being used as large servers on the cheap. Gotta keep Bill in the bling.
