The specifc screen I'm after is Philips 436M6VBPAB, which is a 60hz "light" gaming and productivity PC monitor (not a TV), with FreeSync even and somewhat budget oriented. But the visual improvement over 27" monitor is huge and the details in 4K is stunning (although in a pretty much static ~10fps screen with RX580), which is what drives me for the display upgrade.
I've tried hooking up my PC with 55" 4K living room TV thru HDMI for playing DCS a bit this past summer and I think I could relate to the color/shadow issue you described. Thanks for your response Bossco82 and helpful insight. These are my specs.ĥ600x 4.6Ghz 1.2v, X570, 32gb 3200Mhz C14 DDR4, 6800xt 2450Mhz 1050Mv, 1tb Nvme Gen4 SSD, I can run 2x MSAA on some maps but I tend to leave it off because its not completely needed using 4k on a 32" monitor. I underestimated the jump to 4k in early 2020 and upgraded my system to eliminate annoying micro stutters, but, I really like the eye candy. From experience I look at my 6800xt and wish I had spent the extra on a 3080ti. If you really want 4k, its 6800xt, 3080 or 2080ti minimum. Especially as your running an ITX setup, temps wont be such an issue. A 6700xt or a 3060Ti will drive that along nicely. A 32" 1440p monitor will make DCS look good, very good. On the 5700xt and 2060 super it was noticeable if I did not keep the view distance to medium. The 2080ti would even fall down slightly on this one when flying low over Dubai or on the Super Carrier. DCS has random dips in fps mostly down low like when your at take off or landing. The best scenario would be that if Vsync was off you would get above 70ish fps to maintain a solid 60fps. The final thing regarding Track IR, you want to maintain a solid 60fps to have smooth movement looking around without micro stutters. The 5700xt and 2060 super just about coped with a mix of medium ish settings but no MSAA bells and whistles etc and down low was dodgy. The 2080ti did it on high without 2x MSAA. The 6800xt will do it on high settings with 2x MSAA on most maps but not Syria. I run a MSI 6800xt Gaming X Trio, before that I had a Nvidia 2080ti and before that I had a Sapphire 5700xt Nitro and before that I had a 2060 super.
The jump in graphics load going from 1080p or 1440p to 4k with DCS is a bigger leap than you might think.
I will add if you play I-L2 or the Sniper Elite series this problem is even more noticeable and does spoil the gameplay.Ģnd. If your going to use a TV, make sure it has game mode and the latest HDMi interface on the inputs, 2.0 will be ok 2.1 would be better. It was also worse on AMD cards but also present with Nvidia. I had it using a Hisense 50" TV for a monitor after a while it did my head in. However if you fly a lot and sit close you start to pick up on it. Its hard to describe, almost like an aura or halo. In DCS its noticeable and shows as either a violet or lime green shadows around some objects. Three things to warn you about, before you go spending any money.ġst "IF" your going to use a 43" TV, be careful they use 8+2bit with FRC panels, these can cause, I think the term is dithering on transparent textures. Any first hand experience with 3060Ti / 6700XT for 4K or any advice would be much appreciated~
Rest of my build is: Ryzen 3600 / 32G RAM / 1T M2 Gen3 SSD. Would they suffice for 4K single screen, for Caucuses and Mariana maps respectively (I mean, the two maps are basically different tiers of hardware requirement)? I probably wouldn't expect all max setting, but was hoping for high texture / draw distance / foliage, and wouldn't mind compromised or lower special effects / anti-alias and such. Now my next best choice seems to be either 3060Ti or 6700XT. Was originally hoping for RX6800 reference card which would be a perfect fit, but then the COVID happened and the availability has been exactly nil. My dilemma is to find a powerful enough 2-slot GPU that can fit in my tiny A4 sized sandwich ITX case driven by a 500~600W FlexATX power supply.
Although it's been OKish for 1080P (~60FPS in Caucuses), now really want to upgrade to a largish 43" 4K monitor and get more clarity when glancing at the instruments or squinting at other planes in distance. Been using 27" single screen on AMD RX580 with TrackIR for DCS for a few years.