Computer Hardware

[CP_Admin]

Attention Pilots!

Feel free to discuss what computer hardware you use or how to squeeze the best performance out of your machine. The best combat flight-sim experience begins with quality hardware.

 

The Combat Pilot Team

[JediMaster]

Whatever engine CP uses, modified commercially available or proprietary, I hope it utilizes modern tech like multithreading, raytracing, and the like from the start. No need to go wild with the RT now, but if it's there to begin with things can be turned up as the hardware advances without heavy lifting later.

[Mauler]

Perhaps we could put our machine specs in here to give the devs some idea on what the player base is using now?

Mine:

Operating System:    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU:                            AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 
RAM:                           G Skill Nero DR5-6000(3000 MHz) 64.0GB 
Motherboard:             ASRock X670E Steel Legend (AM5)
Graphics:                    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6
Display:                       LG TV SSCR2 (3840x2160@120Hz)
Storage:                      931GB Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB - Windows drive
                                    WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB - Games drive
Audio:                         AMD K19.6 High Definition Audio Controller - On board sound

Also - Request support for triple monitors in addition to VR.

[FlyingShark]

Here's mine:

Operating System:    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU:                            AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 
RAM:                           G Skill 16GB (2x8) Ripjaws 3200MHz 
Motherboard:             Asus Rog Strix 8550-E Gaming
Graphics:                    Gigabyte Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti
Display:                       MSI Quad HH (sorry, forgot the details but it's a good one)
Storage:                      931GB Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB - Windows drive
Audio:                          Don't know, it works the way it should and it sounds great

 

Have a nice day.

 

~S~

Edited May 19, 2023 by FlyingShark

[Dutch]

I did have the intention for an upgrade to an 7800X3D & RTX4070ti, only right now I’m canceling this because who knows an next 14gen Intel and a future AMD series 8000 Vcard is a better choice. Its especially counting for Vcards but some game do run better on AMD, or Nvidia or Intel, hardware. 

Keep in your mind this is only the flysim announcement, guess it will cost 1,5 years to get something flying on your rig. 

Edited May 19, 2023 by Dutch

[FlyingShark]

35 minutes ago, FlyingShark said:

MSI Quad HH

I mean "HD" instead of "HH" but can't edit anymore.

 

Have a nice day.

 

~S~

[GPatricks]

OS: Win11 Pro Ver. 22H2 - Build 23493.1000, Intel i9-13900KF @5.8Gz w/ 64GB, Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 - Nvidia 545.31 Drivers
MONITORS:  3 Samsung LC32G53TQWUXEN 32" 7680x1440 at 144Hz
CONTROLLERS: Warthog HOTAS\VirPil stick base, MFG V3 Pedals, TIR 5
VR: Reverb G2 v2 (WMR HMD), SteamVR res @ 126%: 3552x3472, NVCleanstall 545.31 drivers (no GF Exp or telemetry)

Edited July 17, 2023 by GPatricks

[LuftManu]

One more here!

Operating System:    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
CPU:                            Intel Core i9 13900K
RAM:                           Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5200(2x32gb) 64GB
Motherboard:             Asus ROG Maximus Hero Z790
Graphics:                    Nvidia RTX 4080 Gigabyte Gaming
Display:                       Gigabyte G32QC - 2560x1440P 144hz
Storage:                      Crucial P5Plus 1Tb - Windows drive
                                    Samsung 860 Evo 512gb (x3)- Games drive
 

[Sharpie]

Operating System:    Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
CPU:                            Intel Core i9 13700K
RAM:                           Corsair Vengeance Dominator DDR5 5200(4x16gb) 64GB
Motherboard:            Asus Prime z790-A
Graphics:                   GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC 24G
Display:                      lg34gn850

[Loke]

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 19045) (19041.vb_release.191206-1406)
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Display Memory: 12146 MB
Dedicated Memory: 8081 MB
Shared Memory: 4065 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: DELL U2412M
Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)

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Sound Devices
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Description: loudspeakers (Sound Blaster Z)
Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Digital-In (Sound Blaster Z)
Description: Microphone (Sound Blaster Z)

[JV44HeinzBar]

My current rig:

Operating System:    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU:                            AMD Ryzen 9 3950x
RAM:                           G Skill DDR4 3600 32.0GB 
Motherboard:             Asus Tuf Gaming WiFi Plus 570
Graphics:                    EVGA 3080Ti
Display:                      VR: HP Reverb G2; Desktop: Alienware 34 curved 3440 x 1440
Storage:                     2x Samsung 980 Pro Nve Mram 2TB - Windows drive
                                    2x 2Tb Evo 870 Samsung SSD Gaming drives, 2x 8Tb external hdd storage drives
Audio:                         Classic Turtle Beach true 5.1 Ear Force HPA2 headphones

I'll be upgrading next year to a new cpu & mobo, as well as, ram.

HB

Edited May 19, 2023 by JV44HeinzBar

[OPS_boski_qrdl_logos]

OS: W11

CPU: i9-11900K

RAM: 64 DDR4 4000

GPU: 4090 RTX

MOBO: MSI MEG Z590 ACE

DISPLAY: SAMSUNG ODYSSEY 49"

STORAGE: a lot of m.2 GEN 3/4

Edited May 19, 2023 by OPS_boski_qrdl_logos

[PacificBound]

OS: Windows 10/64

CPU: i9 11900KF

RAM:  32GB DR4 at 3400

GPU: 3090ti

MOBO: Asus ROG

Storage: 2TB m.2 PCIe NVMe SSD and 2TB HD

Display: Dell Ultrasharp 38 (boot monitor)

VR display: Varjo Aero

Other: RSeat S1, HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog & Pedals, Buttkicker

[roothdw]

OS: Windows 11

CPU: R5 3600

RAM:  32GB DDR4 3200

GPU: 2070 Super

BOARD: Asus TUF x570

Storage: 512 Nvme PCI 3.0 x4 + 1 TB SSD + 4 HDD 

Display: Lenovo FullHD

VR display: Meta Quest 2

Joystick: Logitech Force 3D Pro

[MITB2N]

Mine is follows:

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: I7-12700K (ASUS Z690 mobo)
• RAM: 32GB (2x16) DDR5 running at 4800 MHz (no XMP enabled on purpose)
• GPU: RTX 3060TI (looking to upgrade to 4070 someday)
• Storage: 1x M2 SSD 240GB (Samsung Pro), 1x M2 SSD 2TB (Samsung Evo), 1x WD blue 2TB for regular storage
• Display: 1080p

Controllers:

• Joystick: VKB Gunfighter with MCG Pro
• Joystick #2: VKB Gladiator MK2 (used as throttle and the additional set of buttons currently)
• Pedals: VKB T-Rudders MK IV
• Head tracking: ViewTracker + Web camera.

[Melonfish]

I would argue this should be a survey link so it's easier for the devs to collate numbers, far easier than trawling a forum post and manually counting.

[Dutch]

24 minutes ago, Melonfish said:

I would argue this should be a survey link so it's easier for the devs to collate numbers, far easier than trawling a forum post and manually counting.

I’m afraid when this game is being released we are 1,5y later while 50% of the publishers here, do have something different. 

[Chief_Mouser]

• Forgotten what the motherboard is 🤔
• CPU: Intel Core i7-7700k @ 4.20GHz
• Memory/RAM: 32GB DDR5
• HDD: 240GB  SSD for Windows 10 Home 64-bit
• HDD: 3TB HDD for flight sims.

 

• Video Card: nVidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB
• Monitor Resolution: 2560 x 1440 @144Hz

      Controllers/Joystick:

• Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS throttle;
• WinWing Orion 2 joystick and base.
• MFG Crosswind Pedals
• Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant
• Authentikit throttles and trim units
• Home-built button box.

 

• TrackIR 4 c/w LED Clip Pro
• Tobii Eye Tracker 5. Please make Combat Pilot with inbuilt support for this; Il-2 GB doesn't have it.
• No VR.

Of course, by the time we get the specs for Combat Pilot I'm going to realise that some of my rig is sadly inadequate. I reckon I might need a new motherboard, CPU and graphics card for it. Plus another SSD.

Cheers.

Edited May 20, 2023 by Chief_Mouser

[Hoss]

Time to start saving for the Monster Pewter System..... 13900K, 4090ti..... NLR-FS-BE.... new Virpil system... some kind of VR... Plenty of time before anything is released...

for those who wonder if CPU/GPU are efficient with each other..... https://pc-builds.com/

Crap... another money pit... Thanks, Jason......

 

Edited May 20, 2023 by Hoss

[wheelsup_cavu]

1 hour ago, Hoss said:

Crap... another money pit... Thanks, Jason....

Lol, we can't take it with us when we go so why not spend it now. 😇

 

Wheels

[Hoss]

True... But I'm going to need a couple of 2 TB nvme SSD's for IL2 Public & Beta... DCS Open Beta, and now Combat Pilot... and all the back up files.  I had been contemplating a few MSFS Warbirds to fly around as well...

Just have to take it in manageable bites...

[wheelsup_cavu]

31 minutes ago, Hoss said:

Just have to take it in manageable bites...

Those frequent sales of the Great Battles content where it was heavily discounted definitely made that achievable for anyone who did not want to be an early adopter of the content. Only time will tell if they plan on having a similar sales strategy with this project.

 

Wheels

[Vigilante]

I have a system that won't upgrade to Windows 11 for some reason (no camera?), but I have an iron rule about upgrading hardware: Don't do it until you have software in hand that requires the upgrade.  I never thought I would build another PC, but I will if I'm fortunate enough to still be around when this is released, and I won't skimp!

[MITB2N]

12 hours ago, Hoss said:

True... But I'm going to need a couple of 2 TB nvme SSD's for IL2 Public & Beta... DCS Open Beta, and now Combat Pilot... and all the back up files.  I had been contemplating a few MSFS Warbirds to fly around as well...

Just have to take it in manageable bites...

That is the reason why I don't keep betas installed since 270GBs of stable DCS client is enough for my 2 TB ssd, so I can have other games installed also. But that's just me.

[Hoss]

Well, I've got two, 2TB nvme M.2 SSD'S in my current build for games... a 500GB SSD with OS on it, and a 350GB HDD Raptor with all my saved junk.... So I'll just keep everything I need to, right where I want it, with room to spare... Cheers!!!!!!!!!!

Hoss

Edited May 21, 2023 by Hoss